J.R.'s Post Oak Smoke
J.R.'s Post Oak Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 14th of 22 at the Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019). They finished #1955 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “J.R's Post Oak Smoke”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
Contests
First seen
Avg finish
Strongest meat
Road miles
Purse competed for
Master avg
Backyard avg
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9312 | 152.5256 | 154.23 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3944 | 149.1428 | 152.27 | top 76% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126.2400 | 126.2400 | 126.24 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.9428 | 147.9428 | 147.94 | top 88% |
“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)
20194 milestones
- First tracked contest Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score585.5084 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
- Career-best single call (Chicken)155.9312 Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
- Most recent contest Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2019 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown Day 1 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 50 / 50 (585.5084) | 46 (155.9312) | 42 (155.3944) | 50 (126.2400) | 44 (147.9428) |
| Jun 9, 2019 | Lake Country BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 14 / 22 (301.6684) | 12 (152.5256) | 15 (149.1428) | — | — |