The comeback
3.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at Plant City Pig Jam (Nov 18, 2022).
- last seen May 31, 2019
- back Nov 18, 2022
Smoke Em If Ya Got Em
Smoke Em If Ya Got Em is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 11th of 36 at the Up In Smoke on the Square (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 31, 2019
latest Nov 18, 2022 · 3.5 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.23)
Road miles
936
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 936 mi
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
293.03 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
628.97 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 153.0740 | 159.37 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.5028 | 139.9544 | 144.23 | top 58% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5828 | 160.5828 | 160.58 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2172 | 154.2172 | 154.22 | top 44% |
“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
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
97
finished ahead 45 times, behind 50
Longest layoff
3.5 yrs
May 31, 2019 → Nov 18, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score628.9712 Plant City Pig Jam
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.6684 Plant City Pig Jam
- Most recent contest Plant City Pig Jam
20191 milestone
- First call Up In Smoke on the Square
20171 milestone
- First tracked contest Up In smoke on the Square
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2022 | Plant City Pig Jam 🏅 Plant City, FL | 16 / 25 (628.9712) | 9 (165.6684) | 20 (148.5028) | 11 (160.5828) | 11 (154.2172) |
| May 31, 2019 | Up In Smoke on the Square 🏅 Lincoln, IL | 11 / 36 (293.0284) | 6 (153.0740) | 13 (139.9544) | — | — |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Up In smoke on the Square ( WAIT LIST ONLY FOR JUDGES) Lincoln, IL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Up In smoke on the Square Lincoln, IL | — | — | — | — | — |