The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smokin in the Square (Mar 17, 2017).
- last seen Mar 6, 2015
- back Mar 17, 2017
WHO DAT SMOKIN
WHO DAT SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 19th of 35 at the Smokin In the Square (2019). They finished #1949 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “WHO DAT SMOKIN'”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Sep 28, 2018
latest Mar 22, 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 156.55 · weakest Chicken (142.42)
Road miles
1,887
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 476 mi
Schedule strength
81%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.50 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
280.78 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1949 (62 pts) | #2565 (52 pts) | #2510 (57 pts) | #2520 (57 pts) | #1932 (72 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to WHO DAT SMOKIN, each with one reason worth a look.
WHO DAT SMOKIN has 3 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 143 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Fewer contests behind them than WHO DAT SMOKIN has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,725 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
Level with WHO DAT SMOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1489
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before WHO DAT SMOKIN's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1489
Fewer contests behind them than WHO DAT SMOKIN has cooked, 6 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,749 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
Fewer contests behind them than WHO DAT SMOKIN has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careers#3,728 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Fewer contests behind them than WHO DAT SMOKIN has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0628 | 121.6568 | 142.42 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 131.3944 | 147.77 | top 60% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9312 | 155.9312 | 155.93 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5488 | 156.5488 | 156.55 | 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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 75% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
3 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
5 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
158
finished ahead 45 times, behind 128
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Mar 6, 2015 → Mar 17, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)159.9544 Smokin In the Square
- Peak power rating (1495) Smokin In the Square
- Most recent contest Hammond BBQ
20181 milestone
- Career-best overall score621.4972 Rock The Grill
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin in the Square
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.3 | Smokin In the Square | Mar 15, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Hammond BBQ | Mar 22, 2019 |
| -6 | Rock The Grill | Sep 28, 2018 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 85.7% | 78% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 36 / 48 (253.0512) | 35 (121.6568) | 29 (131.3944) | — | — |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL | 19 / 35 (308.5028) | 23 (148.5484) | 11 (159.9544) | — | — |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC | 23 / 27 (621.4972) | 25 (157.0628) | 24 (151.9544) | 24 (155.9312) | 21 (156.5488) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 16, 2018 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2017 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 7, 2014 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |