Golden Smoke

Golden Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 8th of 32 at the Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) (2018).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1523

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 24, 2016

latest Jun 23, 2018 · 2 years on the trail

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

697.7032 / 720

Master · Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)

Consistency

±21.29

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.26)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Master avg

671.54 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

697.7032 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.7032 at Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 23, 2018

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SHO DAWG BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) (Jun 22, 2018).

last seen Jun 24, 2016
back Jun 22, 2018

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	1	0	176.5716	167.4172	171.42	top 33%
Pork Ribs	3	0	0	168.5716	154.8000	162.26	top 64%
Pork	3	0	0	173.7028	155.9656	167.02	top 44%
Brisket	3	1	1	178.8572	166.2856	170.84	top 26%

“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.

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)	2	8	0	top 30%	Jun 23, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NM 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 2 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 69 finished ahead 71 times, behind 41

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 24, 2016 → Jun 22, 2018

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20187 milestones

Jun 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3596 Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1)
Jun 23 First call Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)
Jun 23 First overall top-10 Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)
Jun 23 Career-best overall score697.7032 Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)
Jun 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)
Jun 23 Peak power rating (1523) Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)
Jun 23 Most recent contest Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2)

20161 milestone

Jun 24 First tracked contest Smokin' On The Pecos

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 23, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 2) Artesia, NM	8 / 32 (697.7032)	6 (176.5716)	18 (168.5716)	13 (173.7028)	2 (178.8572)
Jun 22, 2018	Smokin On The Pecos (Day 1) Artesia, NM	14 / 39 (671.3596)	14 (170.2628)	25 (163.4056)	13 (171.4056)	17 (166.2856)
Jun 24, 2016	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	22 / 44 (645.5656)	19 (167.4172)	32 (154.8000)	25 (155.9656)	12 (167.3828)