The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOAKWOOD has finished one call ahead of HotItems 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
HotItems
HotItems is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 12th of 19 at the Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 5, 2023
latest May 6, 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 148.92 · weakest Chicken (147.02)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,800
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
294.22 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 140.5484 | 147.02 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152.5144 | 146.2400 | 148.92 | top 67% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 62% | May 6, 2023 |
More numbers
Most contests held in
DE
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
35
finished ahead 16 times, behind 44
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- First call Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)153.1200 Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- Career-best overall score299.8972 Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 12 / 19 (299.8972) | 12 (147.3828) | 11 (152.5144) | — | — |
| May 6, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, DE | — | — | 8 (146.2400) | — | — |
| May 5, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE | 12 / 20 (288.5484) | 12 (140.5484) | 11 (148) | — | — |
| May 5, 2023 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lincoln, DE | — | 8 (153.1200) | — | — | — |