A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
THE GRISWOLDS ahead in 100% of their meetings
THE GRISWOLDS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Plumb Smokin
Plumb Smokin is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 33 at the Bates County BBQ State Championship (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 25, 2013
latest May 6, 2016 · 2.5 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 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 155.13 · weakest Brisket (138.68)
Road miles
203
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
593.79 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.6172 | 143.9544 | 155.13 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7260 | 141.1432 | 149.28 | top 81% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 142.2284 | 150.70 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6916 | 130.8228 | 138.68 | top 89% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
175
finished ahead 37 times, behind 194
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Oct 25, 2013 → May 1, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
20135 milestones
- First tracked contest Bates County BBQ State Championship
- First call Bates County BBQ State Championship
- Career-best overall score628.0120 Bates County BBQ State Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.6172 Bates County BBQ State Championship
- Peak power rating (1495) Bates County BBQ State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Grills and Grilles | Oct 16, 2015 |
| -9.6 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 1, 2015 |
| -8.7 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival | May 6, 2016 |
| -5.3 | Bates County BBQ State Championship | Oct 25, 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 84% | 81.3% | 81.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 81.1% | 80.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2016 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 70 / 83 (585.5772) | 54 (153.1084) | 51 (157.7260) | 77 (142.2284) | 75 (132.5144) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK | 36 / 38 (577.6116) | 37 (143.9544) | 34 (146.8344) | 30 (156) | 37 (130.8228) |
| May 1, 2015 | Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 69 / 81 (583.9544) | 53 (154.8340) | 75 (141.1432) | 72 (146.2972) | 73 (141.6800) |
| Oct 25, 2013 | Bates County BBQ State Championship 🏅 Butler, MO | 23 / 33 (628.0120) | 9 (168.6172) | 27 (151.4288) | 24 (158.2744) | 26 (149.6916) |