The comeback
5.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.1 years, then back at The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out (Sep 23, 2022).
- last seen Aug 11, 2017
- back Sep 23, 2022
SMOKEY BOYS BBQ
SMOKEY BOYS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 25th of 43 at The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 23, 2022
latest Oct 14, 2022
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.13 · weakest Brisket (149.93)
Road miles
2,213
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 2,161 mi
Purse competed for
$48K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
647 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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SMOKEY BOYS BBQ has 2 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 153 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,605 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with SMOKEY BOYS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1491
They were already cooking in 2015, 7 years before SMOKEY BOYS BBQ's first contest.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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⚔ Compare careers#3,588 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before SMOKEY BOYS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,577 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 5 years before SMOKEY BOYS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 153.7028 | 165.13 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 141.1200 | 155.39 | top 75% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 162.8456 | 165.12 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 143.8972 | 149.93 | top 87% |
“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
Busiest season
2022
3 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
91
finished ahead 21 times, behind 71
Longest layoff
5.1 yrs
Aug 11, 2017 → Sep 23, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First call The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9200 The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out
- Career-best overall score655.9200 The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4400 The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out
- Most recent contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke on the River Bands, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD)
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 76% | 91.1% | 89.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 48 / 51 (638.0800) | 36 (167.4056) | 45 (159.3828) | 36 (167.3944) | 51 (143.8972) |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 24 (167.9772) | — | — | — |
| Sep 23, 2022 | The Great Kearney BBQ Smoke-Out 🏅 Fresno, CA | 25 / 43 (655.9200) | 8 (171.4400) | 24 (165.6800) | 23 (162.8456) | 32 (155.9544) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Ceres Bands Brews & BBQ Throwdown / Formerly Smoke on the River Ceres, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Smoke on the River Bands, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) Ceres, CA | — | 16 (153.7028) | 18 (141.1200) | — | — |