A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
THE BRISKET BUS
THE BRISKET BUS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 13th of 17 at the Squealin on the Square (2021). They finished #808 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 9, 2021
latest Mar 4, 2022
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.21)
Road miles
142
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 112 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
641.37 / 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 168 | 169.89 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 124.3544 | 145.21 | top 86% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.3200 | 151.3828 | 163.61 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 159.9772 | 162.66 | top 65% |
“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
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
189
finished ahead 36 times, behind 181
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20216 milestones
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1491) SC Festival of Discovery
- First call Squealin on the Square
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4456 Squealin on the Square
- Career-best overall score652.4456 Squealin on the Square
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Squealin on the Square
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 55 / 73 (649.0056) | 35 (170.2628) | 58 (161.0972) | 72 (151.3828) | 44 (166.2628) |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Squealin on the Square 🏅 Laurens, SC | 13 / 17 (652.4456) | 7 (171.4172) | 14 (150.1828) | 9 (169.1200) | 12 (161.7256) |
| Jul 9, 2021 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 67 / 81 (622.6516) | 41 (168) | 77 (124.3544) | 24 (170.3200) | 53 (159.9772) |