KJ'S RUB-UM & SMOKE-UM BBQ
KJ'S RUB-UM & SMOKE-UM BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 27th of 31 at the Red, White and Que (2017). They finished #2831 in the 2017 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 13, 2013
latest Sep 30, 2017 · 4.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 149.11 · weakest Brisket (142.54)
Road miles
124
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi
Master avg
584.98 / 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 | #2831 (56 pts) | #2839 (56 pts) | #2844 (56 pts) | #2197 (71 pts) | #2106 (86 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5028 | 147.4288 | 147.97 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.4800 | 142.2628 | 145.37 | top 95% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 142.2628 | 149.11 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3828 | 129.6916 | 142.54 | top 78% |
“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
60
finished ahead 7 times, behind 54
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Jul 13, 2013 → Sep 30, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20173 milestones
- Career-best overall score608.3200 Red, White and Que
- Career-best single call (Pork)155.9544 Red, White and Que
- Most recent contest Red, White and Que
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Troy Pig Out
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2017 | Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ | 27 / 31 (608.3200) | 28 (148.5028) | 30 (148.4800) | 22 (155.9544) | 19 (155.3828) |
| Jul 13, 2013 | Troy Pig Out Troy, NY | 29 / 32 (561.6460) | 26 (147.4288) | 30 (142.2628) | 26 (142.2628) | 30 (129.6916) |