Semper Smokin'

Semper Smokin' is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 14th of 25 at the BBQ, Boots & Brew (2021). They finished #1059 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “SEMPER SMOKIN”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1501

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 18, 2017

latest May 21, 2021 · 3.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1059

Master 2021 · every season

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9656 / 720

Master · BBQ, Boots & Brew

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.6916

Pork Ribs · BBQ, Boots & Brew

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.72 · weakest Brisket (158.22)

Road miles

865

across 2 mapped stops · furthest 865 mi

Purse competed for

$5,000

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

643.89 / 720

2 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (1 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

667.9656 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9656 at BBQ, Boots & Brew — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 21, 2021

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
2021 ↗	Master	#1059 (105 pts)	#1087 (110 pts)	#877 (165 pts)	#1091 (105 pts)	#1111 (95 pts)

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	2	0	167.4628	163.9772	165.72	top 49%
Pork Ribs	2	1	169.6916	147.9544	158.82	top 48%
Pork	2	0	166.2856	155.9544	161.12	top 58%
Brisket	2	0	164.5256	151.9200	158.22	top 70%

“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 51 finished ahead 21 times, behind 30

Longest layoff 3.8 yrs Aug 18, 2017 → May 21, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20215 milestones

May 21 First call BBQ, Boots & Brew
May 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9656 BBQ, Boots & Brew
May 21 Career-best overall score667.9656 BBQ, Boots & Brew
May 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.6916 BBQ, Boots & Brew
May 21 Most recent contest BBQ, Boots & Brew

20171 milestone

Aug 18 First tracked contest Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 21, 2021	BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA	14 / 25 (667.9656)	13 (167.4628)	6 (169.6916)	14 (166.2856)	16 (164.5256)
Aug 18, 2017	Pepsi WY State Championship BBQ & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	18 / 28 (619.8060)	13 (163.9772)	20 (147.9544)	17 (155.9544)	21 (151.9200)