4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW

4 MILE SMOKIN' CREW is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 4th of 36 at the Smokin' In The Junction (2013).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1526

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 25, 2013

latest May 23, 2015 · 2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

50% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5714 / 720

Master · Smokin' In The Junction

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0002

Pork Ribs · Smokin' In The Junction

Consistency

±11.75

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.15 · weakest Chicken (160.83)

Road miles

308

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 77 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Master avg

663.38 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

680.5714 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5714 at Smokin' In The Junction — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 25, 2013

A tough matchup

3–1 behind in the head-to-head

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA ahead in 75% of their meetings

GRILLS GONE WILD IOWA has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DIG-IN COOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Smokin' in the Junction (May 23, 2015).

last seen Aug 16, 2013
back May 23, 2015

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 36 at their very first tracked contest, Smokin' In The Junction (May 25, 2013).

May 25, 2013
36-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Pig Skin BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	1	0	1	170.8456	153.0744	160.83	top 63%
Pork Ribs	4	3	1	1	176.0002	161.1544	169.15	top 22%
Pork	4	3	0	0	172	157.6684	166.98	top 31%
Brisket	4	3	0	0	172.5714	159.4172	166.41	top 31%

“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)	3	0	top 29%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 50%

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 119 finished ahead 101 times, behind 55

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Aug 16, 2013 → May 23, 2015

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

20152 milestones

May 23 Peak power rating (1526) Smokin' in the Junction
May 23 Most recent contest Smokin' in the Junction

20137 milestones

May 25 First tracked contest Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First call Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First category win (Pork Ribs) Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First overall top-10 Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.5714 Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 Career-best overall score680.5714 Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.0002 Smokin' In The Junction

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.2	Smokin' In The Junction	May 25, 2013
+6	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede	Aug 16, 2013
+5.8	Smokin' in the Junction	May 23, 2015
+0.5	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash	Jul 26, 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)
2015	1	0	0	0	100%	top 38%	92.6%	92.6%
2013	3	0	2	1	100%	top 33%	94.5%	92%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 23, 2015	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	14 / 37 (666.8116)	28 (158.8456)	6 (171.4400)	19 (166.8344)	10 (169.6916)
Aug 16, 2013	Lynch Livestock Pig Stampede Waucoma, IA	8 / 21 (649.0856)	3 (170.8456)	9 (161.1544)	10 (157.6684)	10 (159.4172)
Jul 26, 2013	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	33 / 66 (657.0400)	60 (153.0744)	18 (168)	5 (172)	26 (163.9656)
May 25, 2013	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	4 / 36 (680.5714)	26 (160.5712)	1 (176.0002)	7 (171.4286)	4 (172.5714)