High-water mark
694.2400
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2400 at 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 15, 2018
Smokin Returns II cooking as Low Life BBQ
Smokin Returns II cooking as Low Life BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 468 at the 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1536
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 15, 2018
latest Sep 12, 2019 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 2%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 177.71 · weakest Pork (168.54)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
691.65 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179.4400 | 170.8228 | 175.13 | top 13% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 177.71 | top 2% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 167.9656 | 168.54 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 167.9772 | 170.26 | top 26% |
“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)
20192 milestones
- First overall top-10 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
- Most recent contest 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST
20185 milestones
- First tracked contest 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- First call 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score694.2400 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best overall score694.2400 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2019 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 6 / 468 (518.2512) | 112 (170.8228) | 13 (176.5600) | 150 (169.1200) | 83 (172.5484) |
| Sep 15, 2018 | 39th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 13 / 467 (694.2400) | 6 (179.4400) | 5 (178.8572) | 166 (167.9656) | 161 (167.9772) |