Short Bus Smoking
Short Bus Smoking is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 34th of 39 at the 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition (2019). They finished #1236 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2019
latest May 28, 2021 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.98 · weakest Brisket (145.94)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
605.55 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 139.9656 | 149.10 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3716 | 153.6688 | 154.52 | top 91% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8112 | 153.1544 | 155.98 | top 90% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2284 | 145.6572 | 145.94 | top 95% |
“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
59
finished ahead 5 times, behind 78
Longest layoff
2 yrs
May 31, 2019 → May 28, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
20193 milestones
- First tracked contest 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score618.6512 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork)158.8112 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2021 | 9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 46 / 46 (592.4460) | 46 (139.9656) | 42 (153.6688) | 45 (153.1544) | 44 (145.6572) |
| May 31, 2019 | 8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE | 34 / 39 (618.6512) | 30 (158.2400) | 35 (155.3716) | 32 (158.8112) | 37 (146.2284) |