A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
MURPHY'S SMOKIN MEATS
MURPHY'S SMOKIN MEATS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 29th of 31 at the Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q (2016). They finished #1955 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 6, 2016
latest May 3, 2019 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Consistency
±3.09
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.18 · weakest Brisket (146.06)
Road miles
2
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Master avg
604.54 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2271 (65 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2896 (56 pts) | #2906 (56 pts) | #2912 (56 pts) | #2088 (106 pts) | #2904 (56 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7600 | 147.4056 | 149.71 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7372 | 141.7484 | 148.59 | top 84% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 153.6912 | 160.18 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3944 | 145.0856 | 146.06 | top 93% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 94% | May 5, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
72
finished ahead 4 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 5, 2017 → May 3, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
- Career-best overall score608.0224 Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.4284 Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
- Peak power rating (1489) Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO | 39 / 39 (600.5144) | 39 (147.4056) | 37 (146.2972) | 32 (159.4172) | 36 (147.3944) |
| May 5, 2017 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 37 / 39 (605.0968) | 37 (147.9772) | 24 (157.7372) | 32 (153.6912) | 35 (145.6912) |
| May 6, 2016 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 29 / 31 (608.0224) | 29 (153.7600) | 30 (141.7484) | 15 (167.4284) | 30 (145.0856) |