High-water mark
683.3600
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.3600 at The River Grill before the Big Chill — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 10, 2014
Velvet Smoke BBQ
Velvet Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 16th of 49 at The River Grill before the Big Chill (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1519
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 10, 2014
latest Oct 21, 2016 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.99 · weakest Brisket (168.84)
Road miles
284
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 284 mi
Master avg
682.49 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 169.1084 | 170.54 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 171.9772 | 173.99 | top 24% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 168.5256 | 169.12 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 165.6800 | 168.84 | top 35% |
“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
Opponents faced
143
finished ahead 99 times, behind 44
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 10, 2014 → Oct 21, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)
20145 milestones
- First tracked contest The River Grill before the Big Chill
- First call The River Grill before the Big Chill
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.3600 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Career-best overall score683.3600 The River Grill before the Big Chill
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 The River Grill before the Big Chill
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 30 / 96 (681.6112) | 51 (169.1084) | 32 (171.9772) | 41 (168.5256) | 28 (172) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 16 / 49 (683.3600) | 14 (171.9656) | 7 (176) | 19 (169.7144) | 20 (165.6800) |