The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) (Jul 17, 2020).
- last seen Jun 29, 2018
- back Jul 17, 2020
Molly Leighninger
Molly Leighninger is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2013
latest Jul 17, 2020 · 7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 15 contests
Avg finish
—
overall standings
Best overall
—
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Road miles
1,351
across 15 mapped stops · furthest 116 mi
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|
“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
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
15 of 15 contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
Jun 29, 2018 → Jul 17, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)
20161 milestone
- 10th tracked contest 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2020 | Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 25, 2018 | Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 13, 2016 | 21st Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-off At Basswood Resort Platte City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 15, 2015 | 20th Annual Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 1, 2015 | Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 7, 2014 | MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2014 | Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Smokin on the Summit Lee's Summit, MO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | — | — | — | — | — |