High-water mark
681.0628
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.0628 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 3, 2019
Chokin 'N' the Smoke
Chokin 'N' the Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 54 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “Chokin 'n the Smoke”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest May 3, 2019 · 5.9 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.43 · weakest Brisket (165.70)
Road miles
132
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Master avg
671.96 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 166.2858 | 171.43 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 166.2400 | 167.41 | top 41% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 164.5714 | 167.42 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 163.4286 | 165.70 | top 53% |
“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
159
finished ahead 114 times, behind 45
Longest layoff
5.9 yrs
Jun 21, 2013 → May 3, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First call The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best overall score681.0628 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Queen City Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.8572 Queen City Cook-Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2019 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 12 / 54 (681.0628) | 3 (176.5828) | 28 (166.2400) | 15 (170.2744) | 21 (167.9656) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Queen City Cook-Off Clarksville, TN | 24 / 39 (662.8572) | 23 (166.2858) | 12 (168.5714) | 26 (164.5714) | 26 (163.4286) |