Smoke in the Air BBQ TX
Rating
1486
peak 1486
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2021-05-14
latest 2021-05-15
Best ToY finish
#824
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.98 · weakest Chicken (158.51)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, TX first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 158.2056 | 158.51 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 165.1200 | 167.98 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 162.2516 | 162.53 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 163.9428 | 163.95 | 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 652.98
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 655.2572 | 652.98 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-15 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) Plainview, TX | 20 / 22 (650.6972) | 20 (158.8228) | 16 (165.1200) | 20 (162.8116) | 14 (163.9428) |
| 2021-05-14 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) Plainview, TX | 20 / 33 (655.2572) | 25 (158.2056) | 8 (170.8344) | 23 (162.2516) | 16 (163.9656) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #824 (155 pts) | #942 (130 pts) | #682 (245 pts) | #898 (140 pts) | #748 (205 pts) |