Smokin' Gorillas KS
Rating
1504
peak 1511
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-06-07
latest 2021-06-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.83 · weakest Chicken (162.25)
Road miles
1
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 39 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2019-06-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 503.37
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 677.0740 | 677.07 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.6572 | 329.66 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-11 | 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) |
| 2019-06-07 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest Derby, KS | 5 / 39 (329.6572) | 13 (155.3944) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |