SMOKIE AND THE BANDITS
SMOKIE AND THE BANDITS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 30th of 30 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2022). They finished #1954 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2018
latest Oct 14, 2022 · 4.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 98%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (132.44)
Road miles
952
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 952 mi
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
566.09 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
299.78 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 150.2400 | 159.97 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.8000 | 130.0800 | 132.44 | top 115% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.1084 | 137.1084 | 137.11 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.9428 | 143.9428 | 143.94 | top 93% |
“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
126
finished ahead 13 times, behind 112
Longest layoff
4.2 yrs
Aug 17, 2018 → Oct 14, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- First call Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7028 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20182 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score566.0912 BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 30 / 30 (299.7828) | 4 (169.7028) | 40 (130.0800) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2018 | BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO | 55 / 57 (566.0912) | 52 (150.2400) | 55 (134.8000) | 57 (137.1084) | 53 (143.9428) |