SMOKING MAGNOLIAS - MS

SMOKING MAGNOLIAS - MS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 13th of 26 at the Downtown BBQ Showdown (2015). They finished #1879 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoking Magnolias”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1503

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 29, 2015

latest Apr 8, 2016

Best ToY finish

#1879

Master 2015 · every season

Category wins

2 podiums

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

663.2224 / 720

Master · Downtown BBQ Showdown

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Chicken · 'Que at the View

Consistency

±3.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.60 · weakest Brisket (159.96)

Road miles

135

across 3 mapped stops · furthest 59 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Master avg

659.10 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

663.2224 career-best overall

92.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 663.2224 at Downtown BBQ Showdown — 92.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 9, 2015

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

RED EYED SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

RED EYED SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CROSSROADS GRILLIN in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#1596 (175 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1879 (111 pts)	#1308 (226 pts)	#2001 (96 pts)	#2033 (96 pts)	#2007 (96 pts)

Overall rank by season

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	2	1	174.2628	168	171.60	top 21%
Pork Ribs	3	0	0	165.6916	154.2400	161.29	top 73%
Pork	3	1	1	172.5600	162.2400	166.25	top 49%
Brisket	3	0	0	162.8000	155.9544	159.96	top 68%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 69 finished ahead 43 times, behind 54

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20162 milestones

Apr 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 'Que at the View
Apr 8 Most recent contest 'Que at the View

20155 milestones

May 29 First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
May 29 First call Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
May 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9200 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Oct 9 Career-best overall score663.2224 Downtown BBQ Showdown
Oct 9 Peak power rating (1505) Downtown BBQ Showdown

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 8, 2016	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	28 / 43 (658.1488)	6 (174.2628)	30 (165.6916)	32 (162.2400)	35 (155.9544)
Oct 9, 2015	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	13 / 26 (663.2224)	3 (172.5484)	16 (163.9312)	16 (163.9428)	16 (162.8000)
May 29, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS	16 / 31 (655.9200)	12 (168)	27 (154.2400)	3 (172.5600)	19 (161.1200)