High-water mark
672.4572
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.4572 at Hammond BBQ — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Mar 24, 2017
THE SMOKIN' CATS
THE SMOKIN' CATS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 24th of 55 at the Hammond BBQ (2017). They finished #2173 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 21, 2014
latest Mar 24, 2017 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.55 · weakest Brisket (156.53)
Road miles
3
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
649.30 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2173 (65 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2244 (70 pts) | #1660 (145 pts) | #2165 (75 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 153.6572 | 157.66 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 164.5944 | 166.57 | top 45% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 163.4056 | 168.55 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 144.4912 | 156.53 | 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond BBQ | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 69% | Mar 24, 2017 |
More numbers
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 35 times, behind 79
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 21, 2014 → Mar 24, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20175 milestones
- First call Hammond BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.4572 Hammond BBQ
- Career-best overall score672.4572 Hammond BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Hammond BBQ
- Most recent contest Hammond BBQ
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Hammond BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 24 / 55 (672.4572) | 46 (161.6572) | 23 (168.5372) | 9 (173.7028) | 22 (168.5600) |
| Mar 21, 2014 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 57 / 61 (626.1484) | 58 (153.6572) | 30 (164.5944) | 34 (163.4056) | 58 (144.4912) |