Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 16 at their very first tracked contest, 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) (May 17, 2019).
- May 17, 2019
- 16-team field
Smoque-ology
Smoque-ology is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 5th of 16 at the 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2019
latest May 31, 2019
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.69 · weakest Pork (157.12)
Road miles
6
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
314.17 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
645.65 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 149.6456 | 157.39 | top 25% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 162.8572 | 163.69 | top 27% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 157.1200 | 157.12 | top 56% |
“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)
20196 milestones
- First tracked contest 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score645.6456 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1428 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | Horse Town Brew N Que Festival (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Norco, CA | 8 / 49 (314.1712) | 9 (149.6456) | 5 (164.5256) | — | — |
| May 17, 2019 | 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) Riverside, CA | 5 / 16 (645.6456) | 5 (165.1428) | 7 (162.8572) | 9 (157.1200) | — |