Hidden Valley Smokers

Hidden Valley Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 38th of 40 at the BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 (2021). Also listed in KCBS results as “Hiddenvalley Smokers”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1479

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 17, 2018

latest Aug 20, 2021 · 3 years on the trail

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

627.2568 / 720

Master · BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)

Best single call

162.7884

Chicken · BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)

Consistency

±17.89

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.88)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

84%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1613)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

Master avg

612.39 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LOCOMOTIVE #1 in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 (Aug 20, 2021).

last seen Aug 16, 2019
back Aug 20, 2021

They cook the hard rooms

1613 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 84% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1613 power rating — a tougher draw than 84% of every rated contest in the data.

3 rated contests

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	162.7884	143.3828	152.34	top 86%
Pork Ribs	3	153.6684	133.0512	144.88	top 91%
Pork	3	162.2628	155.9656	159.78	top 76%
Brisket	3	155.9200	154.8228	155.39	top 81%

“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
BBQ and Fly In on the River	2	45	0	top 81%	Aug 16, 2019

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 108 finished ahead 25 times, behind 137

Longest layoff 2 yrs Aug 16, 2019 → Aug 20, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20211 milestone

Aug 20 Most recent contest BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1

20184 milestones

Aug 17 First tracked contest BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 17 Career-best overall score627.2568 BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)162.7884 BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 17 Peak power rating (1495) BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL)

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 20, 2021	BBQ & Fly in on the River - Day 1 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	38 / 40 (587.2224)	39 (143.3828)	39 (133.0512)	36 (155.9656)	32 (154.8228)
Aug 16, 2019	BBQ and Fly In on the River 🏅 Excelsior Springs, MO	57 / 68 (622.6968)	66 (150.8456)	57 (153.6684)	48 (162.2628)	55 (155.9200)
Aug 17, 2018	BBQ and Fly In on the River (JUDGES FULL) Excelsior Springs, MO	45 / 57 (627.2568)	36 (162.7884)	52 (147.9084)	39 (161.1200)	46 (155.4400)