A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
GIRLS CAN GRILL ahead in 100% of their meetings
GIRLS CAN GRILL has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BIG SMOKIES
BIG SMOKIES is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 14th of 15 at the Southern Utah BBQ Festival (2018). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 18, 2018
latest Aug 20, 2021 · 3.3 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.25
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.04)
Road miles
54
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
629.82 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1091 (96 pts) | #715 (226 pts) | #1306 (61 pts) | #1032 (116 pts) | #1190 (76 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #865 (75 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1784 (95 pts) | #1566 (125 pts) | #1844 (95 pts) | #1870 (90 pts) | #1806 (100 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 160.5828 | 169.53 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7260 | 141.1428 | 147.04 | top 93% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 146.7884 | 156.15 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 149.6456 | 157.10 | top 80% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
UT
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
63
finished ahead 15 times, behind 65
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
May 18, 2018 → Aug 14, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9660 Western Legends BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score659.9660 Western Legends BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Western Legends BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Western Legends BBQ Contest
20183 milestones
- First tracked contest Southern Utah BBQ Festival
- First call Southern Utah BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1488) Southern Utah BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2021 | Western Legends BBQ Contest 🏅 Kanab, UT | 16 / 26 (659.9660) | 3 (177.7028) | 23 (153.7260) | 12 (168) | 20 (160.5372) |
| Aug 14, 2020 | Western Legends Heritage and Music Festival 🏅 Kanab, UT | 38 / 42 (631.3256) | 22 (170.2972) | 41 (146.2400) | 40 (153.6684) | 32 (161.1200) |
| May 18, 2018 | Southern Utah BBQ Festival Washington, UT | 14 / 15 (598.1596) | 9 (160.5828) | 14 (141.1428) | 15 (146.7884) | 13 (149.6456) |