The Smokin Chief
The Smokin Chief is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2014. Also listed in KCBS results as “THE SMOKIN' CHIEF”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2014
latest Sep 19, 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 12 contests
Avg finish
—
overall standings
Best overall
—
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.28)
Road miles
579
across 12 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 162.7884 | 169.82 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 163.3944 | 166.28 | top 37% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.1772 | 163.9656 | 168.95 | top 32% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
6 contests
Contests a season
4
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
7 of 12 contests · 2 states in all
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20161 milestone
- Most recent contest Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD)
20151 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
- First call Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD)
- First category win (Chicken) Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7028 Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD)
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% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2016 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN | — | 18 (167.3828) | 16 (166.2972) | 20 (163.9656) | — |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD - JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 12 (171.4056) | 24 (163.3944) | 1 (177.1772) | — |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 22, 2015 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Backyard BBQ Brawl (Competitor's Series) Murfreesboro, TN | — | 14 (162.7884) | 7 (166.8456) | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2015 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Backyard Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN | — | 1 (177.7028) | 12 (168.5944) | 19 (165.7028) | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 16, 2014 | Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 18, 2014 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |