The Chain Smokers
The Chain Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 26 at the Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships (2019). They finished #995 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 3, 2019
latest Oct 25, 2019
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.89 · weakest Chicken (154.79)
Road miles
96
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$8,250
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
659.11 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #995 (263 pts) | #1450 (148 pts) | #1023 (283 pts) | #762 (423 pts) | #977 (298 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 150.7656 | 154.79 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4628 | 165.1544 | 166.31 | top 39% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.9144 | 170.8688 | 172.89 | top 13% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 155.9312 | 165.11 | top 39% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20197 milestones
- First tracked contest Burleigh BBQ Championships
- First call Burleigh BBQ Championships
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0860 Burleigh BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score661.0860 Burleigh BBQ Championships
- First overall top-10 Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.9144 Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2019 | Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships Palmview | 6 / 26 (657.1312) | 17 (158.8228) | 4 (167.4628) | 2 (174.9144) | 17 (155.9312) |
| Aug 3, 2019 | Burleigh BBQ Championships Queensland | 17 / 32 (661.0860) | 31 (150.7656) | 20 (165.1544) | 6 (170.8688) | 4 (174.2972) |