Giant slayer
46
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 46-team field at The Golden State Battle II.
- Jan 24, 2020
.Smokin' Mokers
.Smokin' Mokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at The Golden State Battle II (2020). Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Mokers” and “Smokin' Mokers”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jan 24, 2020
latest May 26, 2023 · 3.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve · wins it all 25% of the time
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 174.30 · weakest Chicken (158.27)
Road miles
921
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 386 mi
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 158.2744 | 158.27 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 168.5372 | 168.54 | top 53% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 167.4056 | 167.41 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2972 | 174.2972 | 174.30 | top 16% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
First title
Jan 24, 2020
The Golden State Battle II
Opponents faced
68
finished ahead 62 times, behind 8
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Apr 16, 2021 → May 26, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First call Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score668.5144 Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2972 Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship
20206 milestones
- First overall top-10 The Golden State Battle II
- First overall podium The Golden State Battle II
- First Grand Championship The Golden State Battle II
- First state championship The Golden State Battle II
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score178.8572 The Golden State Battle II
- Biggest field won (46 teams) The Golden State Battle II
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest Arizona National BBQ Stampede
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 2% | 99.4% | 99.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2023 | Big Bear Grill & Chill BBQ Championship 🏅 Big Bear Lake, CA | 9 / 19 (668.5144) | 19 (158.2744) | 10 (168.5372) | 11 (167.4056) | 3 (174.2972) |
| Apr 16, 2021 | The Golden State Battle III - Day 1 🏅 Hollister, CA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 24, 2020 | The Golden State Battle II 🏅 Hollister, CA | 1 / 46 (178.8572) | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 27, 2019 | Arizona National BBQ Stampede 🏅 Phoenix, AZ | — | — | — | — | — |