A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BULL IN THE RING ahead in 100% of their meetings
BULL IN THE RING has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Whole Smoke BBQ
Whole Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 4th of 4 at the Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 1, 2021
latest May 13, 2022
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.35 · weakest Pork (152.49)
Road miles
497
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
331.70 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
463.23 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 146.8000 | 160.37 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 161.6800 | 164.35 | top 75% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.4912 | 152.4912 | 152.49 | top 80% |
“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
2022
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
39
finished ahead 8 times, behind 38
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.3944 American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest
- First call Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5828 Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)
20213 milestones
- First tracked contest Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
- Career-best overall score463.2340 Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
- Peak power rating (1486) Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2022 | Alva Police Department Cars, Concerts and BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Alva, OK | 4 / 4 (336) | 4 (168.5828) | 4 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 18 / 25 (327.3944) | 15 (165.7144) | 16 (161.6800) | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Que' For a Cause (BACKYARD) Tahlequah, OK | 19 / 20 (463.2340) | 20 (146.8000) | 12 (163.9428) | 16 (152.4912) | — |