Mean Dean's Smokin Machine

Mean Dean's Smokin Machine is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 334th of 552 at the 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open (2014).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1484

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 3, 2013

latest Oct 29, 2016 · 3.1 years on the trail

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

646.2168 / 720

Master · 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

Best single call

172.0572

Pork Ribs · 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

Consistency

±17.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.41 · weakest Brisket (148.88)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

625.42 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

B & C SMOKERS 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 FOUNTAIN CITY BARBEQUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) (Oct 29, 2016).

last seen Oct 2, 2014
back Oct 29, 2016

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	170.2972	148.0116	157.54	top 65%
Pork Ribs	3	172.0572	153.6456	163.41	top 43%
Pork	3	160.5600	146.2628	155.60	top 71%
Brisket	3	162.3084	131.2344	148.88	top 71%

“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 MO 2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 1,047 finished ahead 438 times, behind 1,200

Longest layoff 2.1 yrs Oct 2, 2014 → Oct 29, 2016

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

20162 milestones

Oct 29 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.0572 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)
Oct 29 Most recent contest 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)

20141 milestone

Oct 2 Career-best overall score646.2168 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

20132 milestones

Oct 3 First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Oct 3 Peak power rating (1496) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 29, 2016	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	518 / 557 (603.8632)	465 (154.3088)	75 (172.0572)	532 (146.2628)	549 (131.2344)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	334 / 552 (646.2168)	126 (170.2972)	463 (153.6456)	371 (159.9656)	266 (162.3084)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	352 / 535 (626.1828)	476 (148.0116)	168 (164.5256)	264 (160.5600)	353 (153.0856)