Grind City Smokers
Grind City Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival (2023). They finished #1209 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 21, 2023
latest Jun 2, 2023
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.05 · weakest Brisket (153.94)
Road miles
51
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
647.79 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1209 (70 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #827 (220 pts) | #1210 (80 pts) | #1249 (70 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 158.2056 | 165.66 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 164.5372 | 166.05 | top 63% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 159.3828 | 162.23 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 147.9316 | 153.94 | top 86% |
“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
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
43
finished ahead 12 times, behind 45
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20236 milestones
- First tracked contest Southaven Springfest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.8284 Southaven Springfest
- Career-best overall score659.8284 Southaven Springfest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 Southaven Springfest
- First call Patio Porkers on Beale (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 21 / 25 (635.7600) | 23 (158.2056) | 16 (164.5372) | 19 (165.0856) | 21 (147.9316) |
| May 20, 2023 | Patio Porkers on Beale (ONE MEAT RIBS) Memphis, TN | — | — | 9 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 26 / 34 (659.8284) | 11 (173.1200) | 22 (167.3828) | 31 (159.3828) | 30 (159.9428) |