Where Theres Smoke Theres Dinner
Where Theres Smoke Theres Dinner is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 13th of 15 at the Melbourne Barbecue Festival (2015). Also listed in KCBS results as “WHERE THERE'S SMOKE THERE'S DINNER”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jan 31, 2015
latest Oct 25, 2019 · 4.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 150.55 · weakest Brisket (141.14)
Road miles
898
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$8,250
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
589.11 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154.8456 | 145.1316 | 149.99 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6916 | 143.4172 | 150.55 | top 74% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7144 | 145.1428 | 147.43 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.4744 | 138.8000 | 141.14 | top 95% |
“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
39
finished ahead 4 times, behind 35
Longest layoff
4.7 yrs
Jan 31, 2015 → Oct 25, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- Career-best overall score591.4404 Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)157.6916 Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Melbourne Barbecue Festival
- First call Melbourne Barbecue Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2019 | Sunshine Coast BBQ Championships Palmview | 24 / 26 (591.4404) | 24 (145.1316) | 16 (157.6916) | 23 (145.1428) | 25 (143.4744) |
| Jan 31, 2015 | Melbourne Barbecue Festival Melbourne, Victoria | 13 / 15 (586.7772) | 8 (154.8456) | 13 (143.4172) | 13 (149.7144) | 14 (138.8000) |