High-water mark
336.5600
career-best overall
93.5% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 336.5600 at Esperanza Bonanza — 93.5% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 22, 2021
SMOKIN STUDS
SMOKIN STUDS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 27 at the Esperanza Bonanza (2021). Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN' STUDS”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 22, 2021
latest Oct 22, 2021
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 15%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.11)
Road miles
463
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 461 mi
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 162.2284 | 165.11 | top 31% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 168.5600 | 168.56 | top 15% |
“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
AR
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
2 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Opponents faced
37
finished ahead 30 times, behind 6
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
May 10, 2019 → Oct 22, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
20214 milestones
- First overall top-10 Esperanza Bonanza
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score336.5600 Esperanza Bonanza
- Career-best overall score336.5600 Esperanza Bonanza
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.5600 Esperanza Bonanza
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
- First call Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2023 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Esperanza Bonanza 🏅 Marion, AR | 4 / 27 (336.5600) | — | 8 (168) | 4 (168.5600) | — |
| May 10, 2019 | Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR | — | — | 10 (162.2284) | — | — |