Down to Smoke
Down to Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 28th of 35 at the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 25, 2016
latest Oct 17, 2020 · 4.3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.26 · weakest Pork (148.79)
Road miles
835
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 835 mi
Master avg
628.14 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 156.5372 | 162.26 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 157.6800 | 159.11 | top 83% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9312 | 145.6572 | 148.79 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 157.1316 | 157.98 | 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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
71
finished ahead 8 times, behind 63
Longest layoff
4.3 yrs
Jun 25, 2016 → Oct 17, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20203 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.2684 Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9772 Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2020 | Columbia Elks Lodge # 594 BBQ Contest 🏅 Columbia, MO | 37 / 38 (639.2684) | 32 (167.9772) | 35 (160.5372) | 38 (151.9312) | 32 (158.8228) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 28 / 35 (617.0060) | 29 (156.5372) | 26 (157.6800) | 31 (145.6572) | 27 (157.1316) |