The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
TOTALLY SMOKIN has finished one call ahead of Great Southern Smokers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Great Southern Smokers
Great Southern Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 27th of 38 at the Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 27, 2013
latest Sep 30, 2016 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.40 · weakest Pork (154.14)
Road miles
13
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
627.39 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 155.9312 | 160.40 | top 54% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 144.5372 | 158.55 | top 64% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9028 | 147.3828 | 154.14 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7828 | 137.0744 | 154.30 | top 57% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 70% | Sep 25, 2015 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AR
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
121
finished ahead 62 times, behind 112
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 25, 2015 → Sep 30, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20164 milestones
- First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score641.1540 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1772 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1498) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.9 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 25, 2015 |
| -5.2 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 26, 2014 |
| -2.5 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival | Sep 30, 2016 |
| -2 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest | Sep 27, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 89% | 89% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 87% | 87% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 58% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2016 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 28 / 44 (641.1540) | 7 (169.1772) | 31 (161.6912) | 36 (149.6912) | 29 (160.5944) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 27 / 38 (606.7660) | 26 (158.2516) | 37 (144.5372) | 18 (166.9028) | 27 (137.0744) |
| Sep 26, 2014 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 33 / 48 (626.2968) | 32 (158.2512) | 29 (158.8800) | 42 (147.3828) | 20 (161.7828) |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Fest Jonesboro, AR | 28 / 48 (635.3596) | 32 (155.9312) | 13 (169.1084) | 38 (152.5828) | 24 (157.7372) |