A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
S&S BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
S&S BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
GRANDPA SMOKEY
GRANDPA SMOKEY is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 26th of 39 at the Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character (2019). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2013
latest May 3, 2019 · 5.7 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 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.07
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.98 · weakest Brisket (146.98)
Road miles
46
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
635.48 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 146.2172 | 158.97 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 162.2516 | 164.55 | top 46% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 157.1200 | 164.98 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 139.4284 | 146.98 | top 88% |
“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 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ and Fly In on the River | 2 | 37 | 0 | top 77% | Aug 15, 2014 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
137
finished ahead 47 times, behind 142
Longest layoff
3.7 yrs
Aug 15, 2014 → May 4, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8000 Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
- Career-best overall score650.8000 Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
- Most recent contest Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character
20182 milestones
- First call Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River
- Peak power rating (1491) BBQ and Fly In on the River
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 16, 2013 |
| -5.2 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q | May 4, 2018 |
| -4.8 | BBQ and Fly In on the River | Aug 15, 2014 |
| -0.4 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character | May 3, 2019 |
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 67% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 87.9% | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 86.1% | 86.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | Apple Blossom BBQ Made with Uncommon Character 🏅 St. Joseph, MO | 26 / 39 (650.8000) | 24 (163.4172) | 17 (166.2628) | 36 (157.1200) | 25 (164) |
| May 4, 2018 | Apple Blossom Bar-B-Q St. Joseph, MO | 29 / 37 (638.2172) | 30 (159.9772) | 23 (163.4172) | 10 (170.2628) | 35 (144.5600) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 37 / 51 (632.9828) | 27 (166.2628) | 28 (162.2516) | 32 (164.5256) | 49 (139.9428) |
| Aug 16, 2013 | BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO | 54 / 66 (619.9200) | 61 (146.2172) | 16 (166.2744) | 20 (168) | 64 (139.4284) |