High-water mark
680.4800
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.4800 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 30, 2024
Smokey Cattle
Smokey Cattle is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 106th of 169 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 30, 2024
latest Oct 30, 2024
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.13 · weakest Brisket (162.80)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$113K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
673.05 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 169.6912 | 172.57 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 170.8344 | 173.13 | top 29% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 164.5372 | 164.55 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 154.7772 | 162.80 | top 68% |
“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
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
443
finished ahead 221 times, behind 390
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.4800 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best overall score680.4800 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 286 / 444 (665.6116) | 76 (175.4400) | 176 (170.8344) | 300 (164.5600) | 378 (154.7772) |
| Oct 30, 2024 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 106 / 169 (680.4800) | 109 (169.6912) | 31 (175.4288) | 151 (164.5372) | 87 (170.8228) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.