The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
DARKSIDE BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKIN' USA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SMOKIN' USA
SMOKIN' USA is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 25th of 33 at the Smoke on the Border (2018). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 1, 2017
latest Apr 7, 2018 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Consistency
±12.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 158.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.45)
Road miles
36
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
610.56 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7028 | 141.6916 | 148.74 | top 97% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5712 | 141.1544 | 146.45 | top 91% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 149.0856 | 157.31 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1312 | 155.4172 | 158.06 | top 61% |
“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
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
78
finished ahead 17 times, behind 88
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- Career-best overall score620.3768 Smoke on the Border
- Career-best single call (Pork)163.4056 Smoke on the Border
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Border
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce
- Peak power rating (1486) Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2018 | Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR | 25 / 33 (620.3768) | 31 (153.7028) | 31 (145.6228) | 21 (163.4056) | 22 (157.6456) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR | 29 / 38 (618.2280) | 37 (150.8112) | 30 (152.5712) | 23 (159.4284) | 25 (155.4172) |
| Apr 1, 2017 | Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR | 37 / 37 (593.0628) | 37 (141.6916) | 37 (141.1544) | 36 (149.0856) | 19 (161.1312) |