A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
JOE'S COOKSHACK ahead in 100% of their meetings
JOE'S COOKSHACK has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
LS Smokers
LS Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 29th of 50 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 31 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 3, 2013
latest Apr 10, 2015 · 1.5 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 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.90
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 161.25 · weakest Chicken (156.53)
Road miles
621
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 621 mi
Schedule strength
13%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)
Master avg
633.56 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2740 | 145.0512 | 156.53 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 143.9888 | 158.84 | top 51% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 153.6456 | 161.25 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 145.6456 | 156.95 | top 55% |
“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
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
635
finished ahead 403 times, behind 405
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 4, 2014 → Apr 10, 2015
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20151 milestone
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ
20142 milestones
- First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.4056 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)
20133 milestones
- First tracked contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Career-best overall score646.7652 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- Peak power rating (1505) 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.7 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | Oct 3, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.8 | Cedar Fest BBQ | Apr 10, 2015 |
| -2.2 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) | Apr 4, 2014 |
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 | 0% | top 62% | 86% | 86% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 89.8% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2015 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX | 33 / 53 (619.2684) | 11 (166.2740) | 47 (143.9888) | 31 (156.5028) | 34 (152.5028) |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) Cedar Park, TX | 29 / 50 (627.1768) | 46 (145.0512) | 32 (157.0744) | 35 (153.6456) | 5 (171.4056) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 140 / 174 (641.0400) | 162 (155.9772) | 31 (170.8572) | 55 (168.5600) | 169 (145.6456) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 207 / 535 (646.7652) | 327 (158.8000) | 183 (163.4284) | 140 (166.2972) | 270 (158.2396) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.