The comeback
4.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Maryland State BBQ Bash (Aug 11, 2017).
- last seen Jul 12, 2013
- back Aug 11, 2017
Smoke Damage
Smoke Damage is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 15th of 30 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 12, 2013
latest Aug 9, 2019 · 6.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.18 · weakest Brisket (143.42)
Road miles
979
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 979 mi
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 169.1772 | 169.18 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5144 | 144.5144 | 144.51 | top 100% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 156 | 156 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.4172 | 143.4172 | 143.42 | top 100% |
“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.
By field size and state
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
90
finished ahead 39 times, behind 50
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
Jul 12, 2013 → Aug 11, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
- First call The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
- Career-best overall score613.1088 The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1772 The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast
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 50% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2019 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 15 / 30 (303.9656) | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 12, 2013 | The Madelia Blazin' Barbeque Blast Madelia, MN | 23 / 23 (613.1088) | 9 (169.1772) | 23 (144.5144) | 22 (156) | 23 (143.4172) |