A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
PASSIONS OF THE PIT ahead in 100% of their meetings
PASSIONS OF THE PIT has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Gone Smokin
Gone Smokin is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 19th of 33 at the Battle of the Brisket (2016). They are ranked #4466 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1501 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2013
latest Apr 26, 2019 · 5.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.77 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 628.80 (-3.03)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.72
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.57 · weakest Brisket (148.81)
Road miles
39
across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Purse competed for
$4,800
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
628.80 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Gone Smokin, each with one reason worth a look.
146 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1474
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,473 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
They turned up 8 years after Gone Smokin did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#4,469 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They've been 1505 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,471 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1473
Level with Gone Smokin on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,463 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
They've been 1504 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,485 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9144 | 158.8800 | 162.20 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 144.5028 | 155.22 | top 71% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 153.7028 | 162.57 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7028 | 143.3376 | 148.81 | top 83% |
“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
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle of the Brisket | 3 | 19 | 0 | top 58% | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Sertoma 48 BBQ | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 87% | Apr 26, 2019 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
193
finished ahead 83 times, behind 186
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 19, 2014 → Sep 16, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Battle of the Brisket
- First call Battle of the Brisket
- Career-best overall score643.9544 Battle of the Brisket
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.7256 Battle of the Brisket
- Peak power rating (1501) Battle of the Brisket
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.5 | Battle of the Brisket | Sep 13, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | Apr 26, 2019 |
| -8.4 | Sertoma 48 BBQ | May 4, 2018 |
| -4.5 | Smoke On the Trails | Sep 29, 2017 |
| -4 | Battle of the Brisket | Sep 19, 2014 |
| -1.2 | Battle of the Brisket | Sep 16, 2016 |
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 89% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 51% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2019 | Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS | 34 / 38 (613.5888) | 21 (164.0228) | 37 (145.1084) | 23 (161.1200) | 35 (143.3376) |
| May 4, 2018 | Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS | 35 / 41 (609.0400) | 30 (158.8800) | 39 (144.5028) | 34 (153.7028) | 34 (151.9544) |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Smoke On the Trails Gardner, KS | 47 / 64 (641.6460) | 37 (162.2628) | 34 (163.4288) | 34 (165.1428) | 57 (150.8116) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 19 / 33 (638.9256) | 12 (166.9144) | 22 (157.1656) | 23 (161.1428) | 20 (153.7028) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 30 / 46 (625.6688) | 30 (160.5372) | 36 (155.4400) | 17 (164.5600) | 40 (145.1316) |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Battle of the Brisket Mission, KS | 27 / 53 (643.9544) | 28 (160.5944) | 18 (165.7028) | 8 (169.7256) | 46 (147.9316) |