The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) (Oct 25, 2019).
- last seen Oct 27, 2017
- back Oct 25, 2019
SMOKEY ADAMS BAR-B-Q
SMOKEY ADAMS BAR-B-Q is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 20th of 42 at the Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Oct 25, 2019
latest Oct 25, 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Best overall
494.1712 / 540
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
22%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.30 · weakest Chicken (163.98)
Road miles
405
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 105 mi
Purse competed for
$5,350
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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SMOKEY ADAMS BAR-B-Q has 1 rated contest, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 116 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#3,158 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
Fewer contests behind them than SMOKEY ADAMS BAR-B-Q has cooked, 5 to 9, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with SMOKEY ADAMS BAR-B-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1507
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
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- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
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⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 162.8344 | 163.98 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 166.2400 | 169.30 | top 33% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 165.0856 | 167.39 | top 45% |
“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
5 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
6 of 9 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
41
finished ahead 22 times, behind 19
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 27, 2017 → Oct 25, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score494.1712 Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best overall score494.1712 Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL)
20171 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9772 Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD)
20151 milestone
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2019 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 20 / 42 (494.1712) | 26 (162.8456) | 20 (166.2400) | 26 (165.0856) | — |
| Oct 27, 2017 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN | — | 22 (162.8344) | 6 (171.9772) | 23 (165.1200) | — |
| May 13, 2016 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 25 (166.2628) | 15 (169.6684) | 7 (171.9656) | — |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 8, 2015 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 9, 2014 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |