Chase The Smoke
Chase The Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 31st of 41 at The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 (2021). They finished #856 in the 2020 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jan 24, 2020
latest Apr 16, 2021 · 1.2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.73 · weakest Brisket (158.52)
Road miles
301
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 151 mi
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
649.06 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9884 | 163.4628 | 163.73 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 151.3484 | 159.39 | top 62% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 162.2856 | 162.29 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9312 | 157.1084 | 158.52 | top 78% |
“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
Opponents faced
67
finished ahead 20 times, behind 73
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Jan 24, 2020 → Apr 16, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest The Golden State Battle III - Day 1
20204 milestones
- First tracked contest The Golden State Battle II
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6452 The Golden State Battle II
- Career-best overall score653.6452 The Golden State Battle II
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4400 The Golden State Battle II
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2021 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA | 31 / 41 (644.4796) | 22 (163.4628) | 39 (151.3484) | — | 30 (157.1084) |
| Jan 24, 2020 | The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA | 36 / 46 (653.6452) | 36 (163.9884) | 13 (167.4400) | 35 (162.2856) | 38 (159.9312) |