Sandhill Smokers
Sandhill Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 27th of 29 at the Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews (2024). They finished #1523 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2024
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.83 · weakest Brisket (147.42)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1523 (54 pts) | #1562 (54 pts) | #1605 (54 pts) | #1528 (54 pts) | #1528 (54 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2400 | 154.2400 | 154.24 | top 97% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 158.8344 | 158.83 | top 90% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0744 | 153.0744 | 153.07 | top 93% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4172 | 147.4172 | 147.42 | 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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2024 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews 🏅 Alamosa, CO | 27 / 29 (613.5660) | 28 (154.2400) | 26 (158.8344) | 27 (153.0744) | 27 (147.4172) |