High-water mark
345.1200
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 345.1200 at Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) — 95.9% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 4, 2024
Smoker and the Bandit
Smoker and the Bandit is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 5th of 19 at the Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2024
their only contest in the data
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.86 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.26)
Purse competed for
$3,750
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 174.8572 | 174.86 | top 21% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 170.2628 | 170.26 | top 42% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | Big Creek BBQ Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Pleasant Hill, MO | 5 / 19 (345.1200) | 4 (174.8572) | 8 (170.2628) | — | — |