A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE SMOKING HILLS ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE SMOKING HILLS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smok'n Freaks
Smok'n Freaks is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 59th of 64 at the Qlathe BBQ Championship (2019). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1463
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 2, 2014
latest Mar 15, 2019 · 4.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.83
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 154.98 · weakest Chicken (147.10)
Road miles
28
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
609.71 / 720
4 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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4056 | 137.6572 | 147.10 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 149.1088 | 154.10 | top 81% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 148 | 154.98 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8344 | 145.6688 | 153.53 | top 77% |
“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.
By field size and state
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
1,037
finished ahead 183 times, behind 1,390
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Oct 2, 2014 → Oct 29, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Qlathe BBQ Championship
20172 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.3368 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1428 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1487) 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 2, 2014 |
| -10.7 | Qlathe BBQ Championship | Mar 15, 2019 |
| -9.5 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Oct 29, 2016 |
| -3.4 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) | Sep 1, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2019 | Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS | 59 / 64 (608.9716) | 59 (148.5144) | 46 (157.1200) | 58 (150.8228) | 55 (152.5144) |
| Sep 1, 2017 | 38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 299 / 407 (639.3368) | 312 (159.4056) | 313 (157.7028) | 133 (169.1428) | 332 (153.0856) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 504 / 557 (610.1028) | 537 (142.8344) | 474 (152.4684) | 500 (151.9656) | 268 (162.8344) |
| Oct 2, 2014 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 534 / 552 (580.4348) | 543 (137.6572) | 506 (149.1088) | 508 (148) | 505 (145.6688) |