SMOKE'N GRIND
SMOKE'N GRIND is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 16th of 20 at the Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge (2015). They finished #2212 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKE N' GRIND”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 9, 2015
latest Jan 20, 2017 · 1.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.41 · weakest Brisket (148.26)
Road miles
26
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
616.18 / 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 | #2212 (60 pts) | #2257 (65 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 157.1084 | 161.41 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 153.1088 | 155.98 | top 69% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9656 | 149.0972 | 150.53 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 138.8116 | 148.26 | top 81% |
“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
Opponents faced
52
finished ahead 5 times, behind 53
Longest layoff
1.3 yrs
Oct 9, 2015 → Jan 20, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.7028 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Most recent contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best overall score625.6340 Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2017 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 39 / 40 (606.7204) | 24 (165.7028) | 33 (153.1088) | 39 (149.0972) | 39 (138.8116) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Slab O Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 16 / 20 (625.6340) | 16 (157.1084) | 11 (158.8572) | 17 (151.9656) | 13 (157.7028) |