SMOKIN GUNS

SMOKIN GUNS is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 79 at the NKC MO State BBQ Championship (2013).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1522

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Sep 16, 2016 · 3.5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

25% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

672.5714 / 720

Master · NKC MO State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5714

Brisket · NKC MO State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±5.83

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 172.94 · weakest Chicken (157.98)

Road miles

2,882

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 1,429 mi

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

664.32 / 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.

High-water mark

672.5714 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.5714 at NKC MO State BBQ Championship — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 15, 2013

The comeback

3.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at Smoke on the River Bands, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) (Aug 26, 2016).

last seen Apr 12, 2013
back Aug 26, 2016

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 79 at their very first tracked contest, NKC MO State BBQ Championship (Mar 15, 2013).

Mar 15, 2013
79-team field

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	0	0	161.7144	153.1428	157.98	top 61%
Pork Ribs	4	1	0	0	172.5716	135.9656	158.70	top 50%
Pork	3	1	0	0	169.1426	161.7140	165.51	top 34%
Brisket	3	2	1	1	176.5714	169.1428	172.94	top 13%

“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 51%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 18%

More numbers

Contests a season 2 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 3 a different one every time

Opponents faced 140 finished ahead 125 times, behind 34

Longest layoff 3.4 yrs Apr 12, 2013 → Aug 26, 2016

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

20162 milestones

Sep 16 Peak power rating (1522) Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out
Sep 16 Most recent contest Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out

20137 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First call NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First category win (Brisket) NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First overall top-10 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.5714 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 Career-best overall score672.5714 NKC MO State BBQ Championship
Mar 15 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5714 NKC MO State BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	NKC MO State BBQ Championship	Mar 15, 2013
+6.7	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake	Apr 12, 2013
+1	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out	Sep 16, 2016

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	2	0	0	0	50%	top 51%	91.7%	91.7%
2013	2	0	1	1	100%	top 18%	93.4%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 16, 2016	Jesse James Barbeque Cook Out Kearney, MO	18 / 35 (660.4000)	25 (158.2056)	23 (163.3944)	19 (165.6800)	4 (173.1200)
Aug 26, 2016	Smoke on the River Bands, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) Ceres, CA	—	17 (153.1428)	20 (135.9656)	—	—
Apr 12, 2013	The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO	14 / 48 (659.9994)	29 (158.8568)	19 (162.8572)	6 (169.1426)	13 (169.1428)
Mar 15, 2013	NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO	5 / 79 (672.5714)	28 (161.7144)	4 (172.5716)	29 (161.7140)	1 (176.5714)