THE SMOKE WHISPERER
THE SMOKE WHISPERER is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 46 at the Grand Lake BBQ & Festival (2016). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 20, 2016
latest May 19, 2017 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.84 · weakest Brisket (157.65)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
648.41 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 163.9428 | 165.09 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 166.2628 | 166.84 | top 66% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 151.3940 | 158.83 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6572 | 157.6456 | 157.65 | top 86% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 83% | May 19, 2017 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5540 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
- Career-best overall score657.5540 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4172 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 34 / 36 (639.2568) | 31 (163.9428) | 25 (166.2628) | 36 (151.3940) | 33 (157.6572) |
| May 20, 2016 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 33 / 46 (657.5540) | 35 (166.2284) | 29 (167.4172) | 26 (166.2628) | 37 (157.6456) |