The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
THE SMOKIN' GRILL has finished one call ahead of CD's BBQ & More 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
CD's BBQ & More
CD's BBQ & More is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 26th of 26 at the Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1453
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jul 11, 2013
latest Oct 5, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 97%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±76.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.81 · weakest Pork Ribs (141.52)
Road miles
23
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Master avg
516.87 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.7996 | 143.3600 | 151.81 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7028 | 137.0972 | 141.52 | top 95% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 137.0968 | 150.11 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 133.7260 | 146.85 | top 74% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squealin in the Square | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 100% | Oct 5, 2018 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
SC
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 8 times, behind 145
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
Jul 11, 2013 → Sep 30, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Squealin in the Square
20161 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork)159.9772 Squealin' on the Square
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest SC Festival of Discovery
- Career-best overall score606.7316 SC Festival of Discovery
- Peak power rating (1488) SC Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Squealin' on the Square | Sep 30, 2016 |
| -12 | SC Festival of Discovery | Jul 11, 2013 |
| -11.4 | Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | Oct 6, 2017 |
| -10.1 | Squealin in the Square | Oct 5, 2018 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 80.4% | 80.4% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 59.6% | 59.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 62.9% | 62.9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2018 | Squealin in the Square Laurens, SC | 27 / 27 (578.6740) | 23 (158.7996) | 25 (141.0628) | 27 (145.0856) | 27 (133.7260) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Squealin in the Square (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Laurens, SC | 26 / 26 (429.0168) | 25 (154.8228) | 25 (137.0972) | 26 (137.0968) | — |
| Sep 30, 2016 | Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC | 26 / 26 (453.0400) | 26 (143.3600) | 24 (149.7028) | 20 (159.9772) | — |
| Jul 11, 2013 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 70 / 78 (606.7316) | 68 (150.2744) | 77 (138.2056) | 44 (158.2744) | 37 (159.9772) |