The comeback
5.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.9 years, then back at Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition (Apr 8, 2022).
- last seen May 14, 2016
- back Apr 8, 2022
Smokehouse BBQ
Smokehouse BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 6th of 30 at the Porkapalooza BBQ Festival (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 19, 2015
latest Apr 8, 2022 · 6.8 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 160.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.36)
Road miles
2,195
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 2,050 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
642.24 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
147.37 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8456 | 157.1544 | 160 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 147.3716 | 156.36 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.7884 | 158.8688 | 160.83 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 155.4056 | 160.56 | top 30% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
1 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 54 times, behind 65
Longest layoff
5.9 yrs
May 14, 2016 → Apr 8, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1511) Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch
20156 milestones
- First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First call Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.2860 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score650.2860 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.7144 Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2022 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC | 23 / 36 (147.3716) | — | 22 (147.3716) | — | — |
| May 14, 2016 | Smokin Q at Lynnwood Ranch Aldersyde, Alberta Canada | 17 / 34 (634.1940) | 26 (157.1544) | 20 (158.8456) | 8 (162.7884) | 16 (155.4056) |
| Jun 19, 2015 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Edmonton Alberta | 6 / 30 (650.2860) | 15 (162.8456) | 7 (162.8572) | 14 (158.8688) | 4 (165.7144) |