Smoking Gorillas
Smoking Gorillas is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 10th of 18 at the Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2019
latest Oct 18, 2019
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.01 · weakest Brisket (161.11)
Road miles
64
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Purse competed for
$5,400
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
657.66 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 160.5256 | 163.11 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 161.7372 | 165.43 | top 53% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1656 | 166.8456 | 168.01 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 159.3712 | 161.11 | top 73% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20197 milestones
- First tracked contest Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ
- First call Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ
- First overall top-10 Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2856 Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1656 Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ
- Career-best overall score661.0400 Harper County Bullseye BBQ
- Most recent contest Harper County Bullseye BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2019 | Harper County Bullseye BBQ 🏅 Harper, KS | 17 / 25 (661.0400) | 18 (165.6916) | 10 (169.1316) | 17 (166.8456) | 20 (159.3712) |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Sand Creek Summer Daze Festival Saucy and Glazed BBQ 🏅 Newton, KS | 10 / 18 (654.2856) | 13 (160.5256) | 12 (161.7372) | 8 (169.1656) | 12 (162.8572) |