High-water mark
664.4572
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4572 at RiverFest — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 13, 2019
I-Heart Smokers
I-Heart Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 8th of 54 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “iHeart Smokers”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1514
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2019
latest Sep 13, 2019
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.12 · weakest Chicken (162.26)
Road miles
26
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
664.46 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
325.10 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 157.0972 | 162.26 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 162.2400 | 165.12 | top 46% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 169.1200 | 169.12 | top 30% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 165.6800 | 165.68 | top 51% |
“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 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First call The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall top-10 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.0972 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score664.4572 RiverFest
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.1200 RiverFest
- Most recent contest RiverFest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2019 | RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL | 19 / 37 (664.4572) | 20 (167.4172) | 27 (162.2400) | 11 (169.1200) | 19 (165.6800) |
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 8 / 54 (325.0972) | 25 (157.0972) | 10 (168) | — | — |