The Smoking Dopes
The Smoking Dopes is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 40 at the Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2013
latest May 24, 2019 · 6 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 147.41 · weakest Brisket (128.57)
Road miles
1,724
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 1,724 mi
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
533.71 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
305.63 / 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 | 146.2400 | 125.1434 | 135.69 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3944 | 135.4284 | 147.41 | top 67% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5714 | 144.5714 | 144.57 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128.5712 | 128.5712 | 128.57 | top 95% |
“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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
136
finished ahead 33 times, behind 102
Longest layoff
6 yrs
May 17, 2013 → May 24, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20192 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)159.3944 Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
- Most recent contest Red, White, and BBQ Day 1
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score533.7144 Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2019 | Red, White, and BBQ Day 1 🏅 Westmont, IL | 22 / 40 (305.6344) | 28 (146.2400) | 15 (159.3944) | — | — |
| May 17, 2013 | Bakersfield's Biggest Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA | 61 / 65 (533.7144) | 63 (125.1434) | 63 (135.4284) | 50 (144.5714) | 62 (128.5712) |