High-water mark
664.6288
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.6288 at 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 12, 2019
Smokin' Jokers' BBQ
Smokin' Jokers' BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 17th of 29 at the Big Blue BBQ Championship (2019). They finished #1236 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Jokers BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2019
latest Sep 16, 2021 · 2.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±3.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.48 · weakest Chicken (158.07)
Road miles
109
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi
Schedule strength
73%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)
Purse competed for
$142K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
659.40 / 720
3 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 154.2516 | 158.07 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 161.1888 | 167.44 | top 42% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 167.4516 | 170.48 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 159.4056 | 163.41 | top 56% |
“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
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
697
finished ahead 300 times, behind 661
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 12, 2019 → Sep 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest Big Blue BBQ Championship
- First call Big Blue BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.6344 Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1502) Big Blue BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score664.6288 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1428 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 279 / 467 (655.9316) | 343 (159.9428) | 151 (169.1316) | 159 (167.4516) | 310 (159.4056) |
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 198 / 468 (664.6288) | 341 (160.0116) | 322 (161.1888) | 55 (173.1428) | 115 (170.2856) |
| May 31, 2019 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 17 / 29 (657.6344) | 26 (154.2516) | 7 (172) | 7 (170.8572) | 22 (160.5256) |