Smokin' Buddies
Smokin' Buddies is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 26 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 12, 2021
latest Mar 12, 2022 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.42 · weakest Pork (145.68)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$8,350
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard (3-meat) avg
375.60 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 163.4172 | 163.42 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 138.1828 | 148.21 | top 81% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.2396 | 145.1200 | 145.68 | top 95% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 91% | Mar 12, 2022 |
More numbers
Opponents faced
39
finished ahead 5 times, behind 47
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Mar 12, 2021 → Mar 12, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20223 milestones
- Career-best overall score466.7772 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.4172 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20211 milestone
- First tracked contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2022 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 23 / 26 (466.7772) | 13 (163.4172) | 18 (158.2400) | 25 (145.1200) | — |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 26 / 28 (284.4224) | — | 26 (138.1828) | 26 (146.2396) | — |