PIONEER SMOKERS

PIONEER SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the Low Country Hog Fest (2016).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1515

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 29, 2016

latest Jul 28, 2017 · 1 year on the trail

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6228 / 720

Master · Low Country Hog Fest

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Chicken · Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival

Consistency

±13.78

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.97 · weakest Pork (165.49)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Master avg

672.66 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (2 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.6228 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6228 at Low Country Hog Fest — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 2, 2016

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

CONTAGIOUS Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

CONTAGIOUS Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	3	0	175.4056	168.5256	171.97	top 25%
Pork Ribs	3	1	0	172.5600	162.8344	168.17	top 50%
Pork	3	1	1	173.1200	160.5144	165.49	top 59%
Brisket	3	2	0	171.4400	158.2516	167.04	top 45%

“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

Busiest season 2016 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in SC 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 56 finished ahead 40 times, behind 30

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

20171 milestone

Jul 28 Most recent contest Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluegrass Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

20168 milestones

Jul 29 First tracked contest Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
Jul 29 First call Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
Jul 29 First overall top-10 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
Jul 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7768 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
Jul 29 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival
Sep 2 First overall podium Low Country Hog Fest
Sep 2 Career-best overall score685.6228 Low Country Hog Fest
Sep 2 Peak power rating (1524) Low Country Hog Fest

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluegrass Festival (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Summerville, SC	22 / 25 (653.5776)	6 (171.9772)	21 (162.8344)	23 (160.5144)	21 (158.2516)
Sep 2, 2016	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	3 / 26 (685.6228)	7 (168.5256)	4 (172.5600)	2 (173.1200)	4 (171.4172)
Jul 29, 2016	Smoke on the Shrine Lake & Bluesgrass Festival Summerville, SC	8 / 22 (678.7768)	5 (175.4056)	11 (169.1084)	17 (162.8228)	8 (171.4400)