High-water mark
663.9544
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.9544 at Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 23, 2016
WHERE'S THE SMOKE
WHERE'S THE SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2016. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 111 at the Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (2016). They finished #2274 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Where's the Smoke?”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 23, 2016
latest Sep 23, 2016
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.55)
Road miles
1,185
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 1,185 mi
Purse competed for
$750
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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) | #1736 (145 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 174.2628 | 174.26 | top 8% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 147.3600 | 156.55 | top 66% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 161.1200 | 161.12 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 162.8344 | 162.83 | top 37% |
“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
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 78 times, behind 32
Longest layoff
10 yrs
Sep 23, 2016 → Sep 19, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20165 milestones
- First tracked contest Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First call Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9544 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best overall score663.9544 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 14 (147.3600) | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship 🏅 Shawnee, KS | 33 / 111 (663.9544) | 9 (174.2628) | 36 (165.7372) | 75 (161.1200) | 41 (162.8344) |