High-water mark
669.0284
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.0284 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 30, 2024
Smokin' Bunz
Smokin' Bunz is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 34th of 43 at the Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition (2015). Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin Bunz”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 29, 2015
latest Oct 30, 2024 · 9.4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Consistency
±22.63
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.27 · weakest Brisket (153.28)
Road miles
29
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$68K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
637.23 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 158.2288 | 162.26 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 153.1084 | 162.27 | top 56% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5712 | 150.8228 | 159.41 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 139.3712 | 153.28 | top 77% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
908
finished ahead 263 times, behind 776
Longest layoff
8 yrs
Oct 29, 2016 → Oct 30, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20244 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.0284 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score669.0284 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2628 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
- Peak power rating (1492) Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 265 / 444 (669.0284) | 262 (167.4056) | 92 (174.2628) | 333 (162.8228) | 280 (164.5372) |
| Oct 29, 2016 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 481 / 557 (618.2052) | 353 (161.1544) | 465 (153.1084) | 276 (164.5712) | 533 (139.3712) |
| May 29, 2015 | Kelley Wilson Memorial BBQ Competition Kansas City, MO | 34 / 43 (624.4460) | 30 (158.2288) | 27 (159.4516) | 39 (150.8228) | 31 (155.9428) |