High-water mark
663.3600
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.3600 at Cookin on the Kaw — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 9, 2015
Smokehouse Mafia
Smokehouse Mafia is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 20th of 36 at the Cookin on the Kaw (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2013
latest Aug 26, 2016 · 3.1 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 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.42 · weakest Chicken (155.24)
Road miles
156
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi
Schedule strength
16%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
639.06 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 145.0972 | 155.24 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 161.7372 | 165.42 | top 48% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 149.1200 | 159.15 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5256 | 155.4172 | 159.25 | top 56% |
“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 56% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookin on the Kaw | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 59% | Oct 9, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
166
finished ahead 59 times, behind 127
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Oct 11, 2013 → Oct 9, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival
20153 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3600 Cookin on the Kaw
- Career-best overall score663.3600 Cookin on the Kaw
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.2628 Cookin on the Kaw
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Peak power rating (1490) Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Cookin on the Kaw | Oct 9, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ | Aug 2, 2013 |
| -4.8 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival | Aug 26, 2016 |
| -2.9 | Cookin' on the Kaw | Oct 11, 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 | 0% | top 70% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 87.8% | 87.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2016 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off, Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 43 / 61 (631.3372) | 38 (159.9428) | 35 (161.7372) | 56 (149.1200) | 31 (160.5372) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Cookin on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 20 / 36 (663.3600) | 17 (167.9656) | 20 (170.2628) | 21 (168.5944) | 30 (156.5372) |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Cookin' on the Kaw DeSoto, KS | 26 / 42 (629.6684) | 38 (147.9428) | 18 (162.8228) | 15 (163.4856) | 23 (155.4172) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 42 / 51 (631.8740) | 51 (145.0972) | 19 (166.8456) | 46 (155.4056) | 17 (164.5256) |