The comeback
5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5 years, then back at GBC Throwdown (Nov 19, 2021).
- last seen Nov 18, 2016
- back Nov 19, 2021
A RUBDOWN AND A SMOKE
A RUBDOWN AND A SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 18th of 28 at the GBC Throwdown (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Nov 19, 2021
latest Nov 19, 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.95 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.91)
Road miles
69
across 4 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$2,475
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
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 | 155.9544 | 155.9544 | 155.95 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9084 | 155.9084 | 155.91 | top 71% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9428 | 155.9428 | 155.94 | top 68% |
“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 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
58
finished ahead 16 times, behind 41
Longest layoff
5 yrs
Nov 18, 2016 → Nov 19, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20213 milestones
- Career-best overall score467.8056 GBC Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Chicken)155.9544 GBC Throwdown
- Most recent contest GBC Throwdown
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 86.6% | 86.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2021 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 18 / 28 (467.8056) | 18 (155.9544) | 20 (155.9084) | 19 (155.9428) | — |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 21, 2014 | The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |