HOWLIN' SMOKESTACKS
HOWLIN' SMOKESTACKS is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2016. Their best overall finish is 29th of 32 at the Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest (2016). They finished #2879 in the 2016 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
May 6, 2016
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.25 · weakest Brisket (145.10)
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 | #2879 (57 pts) | #2175 (92 pts) | #2899 (57 pts) | #2896 (57 pts) | #2892 (57 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 166.2516 | 166.25 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3944 | 155.3944 | 155.39 | top 91% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2972 | 158.2972 | 158.30 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.0972 | 145.0972 | 145.10 | top 100% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2016 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | 29 / 32 (625.0404) | 18 (166.2516) | 29 (155.3944) | 28 (158.2972) | 32 (145.0972) |