The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) (Mar 25, 2022).
- last seen Mar 22, 2019
- back Mar 25, 2022
LA Smokin Butts
LA Smokin Butts is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 28 at the Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022). Also listed in KCBS results as “LA SMOKIN' BUTTS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1528
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 22, 2019
latest Mar 25, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 12%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.93 · weakest Chicken (154.28)
Road miles
10
across 4 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
317.21 / 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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8800 | 137.6800 | 154.28 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 165.8400 | 160.0232 | 162.93 | top 12% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
101
finished ahead 101 times, behind 12
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Mar 22, 2019 → Mar 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20225 milestones
- First overall podium Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.9032 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score330.9032 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8800 Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY)
20193 milestones
- First call Hammond BBQ
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Hammond BBQ
- First overall top-10 Hammond BBQ
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin Blues & BBQ
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 11% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 13% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2022 | Hammond BBQ, Inc. (BACKYARD ONLY) Hammond, LA | 3 / 28 (330.9032) | 2 (170.8800) | 6 (160.0232) | — | — |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Hammond BBQ 🏅 Hammond, LA | 6 / 48 (303.5200) | 24 (137.6800) | 1 (165.8400) | — | — |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 27, 2015 | Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA | — | — | — | — | — |