A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Always Smokin Something BBQ
Always Smokin Something BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 24th of 28 at the Smoke On the Ohio (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1457
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 24, 2016
latest Aug 16, 2024 · 8.1 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 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±1.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.12 · weakest Brisket (140.81)
Road miles
357
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 108 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
611.43 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 138.7996 | 153.68 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9660 | 153.0744 | 159.12 | top 72% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 148.5144 | 157.83 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 131.4172 | 140.81 | top 93% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 88% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 98% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IN
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
134
finished ahead 10 times, behind 157
Longest layoff
4.9 yrs
Sep 13, 2019 → Aug 16, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues
20191 milestone
- Career-best overall score613.5200 Smoke On the Ohio
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- Career-best single call (Chicken)164.5828 Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
- Peak power rating (1490) Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval | Aug 19, 2016 |
| -11.4 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues | Aug 16, 2024 |
| -10.3 | Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness | Jun 24, 2016 |
| -9.6 | Smoke On the Ohio | Sep 13, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2024 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues 🏅 Madison, IN | 49 / 49 (611.3488) | 45 (161.1200) | 44 (157.6916) | 44 (161.1200) | 49 (131.4172) |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Smoke On the Ohio 🏅 Mt.Vernon, IN | 24 / 28 (613.5200) | 27 (150.2056) | 13 (161.7372) | 20 (159.9656) | 27 (141.6116) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN | 60 / 63 (608.9940) | 63 (138.7996) | 55 (153.0744) | 39 (161.7144) | 50 (155.4056) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Smoke on the Square: In memory of David Harness Franklin, IN | 28 / 31 (611.8516) | 22 (164.5828) | 20 (163.9660) | 30 (148.5144) | 30 (134.7884) |