GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ
GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 27 at the Hartford Rib Off (2019). They finished #1218 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2019
latest Aug 24, 2019
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.28 · weakest Chicken (149.13)
Road miles
167
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
635.63 / 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 | #1218 (182 pts) | #1683 (117 pts) | #846 (372 pts) | #1216 (207 pts) | #1314 (177 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 141.7028 | 149.13 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 165.7028 | 170.28 | top 22% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9884 | 149.0628 | 156.53 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 157.0972 | 159.69 | top 58% |
“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)
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Hartford Rib Off
- First call Hartford Rib Off
- First overall top-10 Hartford Rib Off
- Career-best overall score642.8340 Hartford Rib Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 Hartford Rib Off
- Most recent contest Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2019 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 27 / 36 (628.4228) | 25 (156.5600) | 13 (165.7028) | 32 (149.0628) | 26 (157.0972) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Hartford Rib Off 🏅 Hartford, CT | 7 / 27 (319.9772) | 24 (141.7028) | 2 (174.8572) | 8 (163.9884) | 12 (162.2856) |