A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokin' Hawks
Smokin' Hawks is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 9th of 54 at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2013
latest May 3, 2019 · 5.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.84
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.83)
Road miles
539
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 538 mi
Schedule strength
8%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1511)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
624.57 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
322.29 / 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 179.4286 | 158.2628 | 167.86 | top 21% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 136.5712 | 150.83 | top 66% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8916 | 146.2972 | 151.25 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.6172 | 145.7142 | 155.82 | top 47% |
“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
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 68 | 0 | top 58% | Jun 26, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
390
finished ahead 338 times, behind 330
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Jun 26, 2015 → May 3, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20193 milestones
- First overall top-10 The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Peak power rating (1507) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- Most recent contest The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
20151 milestone
- Career-best overall score641.1544 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First call Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First category win (Chicken) Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4286 Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.9 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 3, 2019 |
| +5.1 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 26, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.8 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -4 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | Jun 27, 2014 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 37% | 89% | 89% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 72% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
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 | 9 / 54 (322.2856) | 10 (162.2972) | 24 (159.9884) | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 68 / 183 (641.1544) | 111 (158.2628) | 66 (163.3828) | 132 (154.8916) | 40 (164.6172) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 118 / 184 (618.2628) | 9 (171.4628) | 165 (143.3600) | 157 (146.2972) | 75 (157.1428) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 131 / 183 (614.2854) | 1 (179.4286) | 174 (136.5712) | 131 (152.5714) | 146 (145.7142) |