A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smoke Tender
Smoke Tender is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 38th of 183 at the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest Jun 24, 2022 · 9 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 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.55
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.00 · weakest Brisket (156.27)
Road miles
8
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1509)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.81 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 148.5484 | 157.12 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 155.3940 | 161.00 | top 46% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 149.6456 | 160.42 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 151.4172 | 156.27 | top 55% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 38 | 0 | top 43% | Jun 26, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
347
finished ahead 359 times, behind 351
Longest layoff
7 yrs
Jun 26, 2015 → Jun 24, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20222 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5944 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score646.8564 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1510) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.6 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| +0.5 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.5 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -3.2 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
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 | 0% | top 72% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 21% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 118 / 164 (635.4516) | 139 (153.7028) | 91 (161.7372) | 49 (168.5944) | 143 (151.4172) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 90 / 183 (634.2396) | 157 (148.5484) | 31 (168) | 112 (157.7256) | 77 (159.9656) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 109 / 184 (622.6964) | 44 (166.2284) | 114 (155.3940) | 143 (149.6456) | 117 (151.4284) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 38 / 183 (646.8564) | 84 (159.9998) | 90 (158.8570) | 41 (165.7140) | 52 (162.2856) |