High-water mark
677.0740
career-best overall
94.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.0740 at Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest — 94.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jun 11, 2021
Smokin' Gorillas
Smokin' Gorillas is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 39 at the Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 7, 2019
latest Jun 11, 2021 · 2 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.83 · weakest Chicken (162.25)
Road miles
1
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
677.07 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
329.66 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 155.3944 | 162.25 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 171.4056 | 172.83 | top 29% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 166.8228 | 166.82 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 169.7372 | 169.74 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 37% | Jun 11, 2021 |
More numbers
Opponents faced
81
finished ahead 55 times, behind 40
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 7, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score677.0740 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
20195 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First call Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6572 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2021 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 17 / 28 (677.0740) | 19 (169.1084) | 15 (171.4056) | 19 (166.8228) | 15 (169.7372) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 5 / 39 (329.6572) | 13 (155.3944) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |