The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Pit Bull Smokers has finished one call ahead of Smokin' Bush BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smokin' Bush BBQ
Smokin' Bush BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 7th of 14 at the Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only) (). They finished #756 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 14, 2019
latest Oct 30, 2020 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
50% of 6 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.80
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.20)
Road miles
137
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
4%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1504)
Master avg
619.47 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
305.85 / 360
4 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smokin' Bush BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
Smokin' Bush BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 147 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,670 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1470
Level with Smokin' Bush BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,710 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,699 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,680 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,695 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 164.5828 | 151.9656 | 158.18 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156.5828 | 146.8460 | 150.20 | top 84% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1656 | 144.5600 | 152.86 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4516 | 146.8684 | 153.16 | top 79% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WA
1 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
56
finished ahead 30 times, behind 69
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Bare Bones BBQ Comp
20192 milestones
- Career-best overall score624.0684 The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
- Peak power rating (1489) The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019
—4 milestones
- First tracked contest Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
- First call Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
- First overall top-10 Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)164.5828 Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 | Sep 14, 2019 |
| -9.2 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp | Oct 30, 2020 |
| -7 | Smokin in the Valley | Nov 9, 2019 |
| -3 | Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3 | Aug 29, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 55% | 86.5% | 85.9% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 84.5% | 84% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 86.7% | 86% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2020 | Bare Bones BBQ Comp Perth | 10 / 10 (301.0972) | 11 (151.9656) | 10 (149.1316) | — | — |
| Aug 29, 2020 | Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 3 Herron | 9 / 14 (304.0572) | 6 (157.1428) | 11 (146.9144) | — | — |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill WA | 13 / 17 (614.8688) | 11 (160.5484) | 14 (150.3088) | 16 (144.5600) | 10 (159.4516) |
| Sep 14, 2019 | The Chidlow BBQ Festival 2019 Chidlow | 15 / 17 (624.0684) | 15 (159.4516) | 15 (156.5828) | 10 (161.1656) | 17 (146.8684) |
| — | Pit Boss Premium Charcoal Barbecue (BACKYARD ONLY) Perth Western | 12 / 20 (306.8112) | 11 (155.4056) | 14 (151.4056) | — | — |
| — | Pitboss Backyarder BBQ Series Round 2 (Backyard Only) Bakersville, WA | 7 / 14 (311.4288) | 2 (164.5828) | 12 (146.8460) | — | — |