Hocus Smokus BBQ
Hocus Smokus BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 10 at the Steel City Smokeout (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 6, 2018
latest Jul 19, 2024 · 6.3 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.84 · weakest Brisket (140.19)
Road miles
65
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 65 mi
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
613.59 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.8344 | 162.8456 | 166.84 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1316 | 137.7372 | 149.43 | top 77% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4060 | 154.8456 | 157.13 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145.0400 | 135.3372 | 140.19 | top 87% |
“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
Opponents faced
44
finished ahead 6 times, behind 38
Longest layoff
6.3 yrs
Apr 6, 2018 → Jul 19, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First call Steel City Smokeout
- First overall top-10 Steel City Smokeout
- Career-best overall score636.4120 Steel City Smokeout
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.8344 Steel City Smokeout
- Most recent contest Steel City Smokeout
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | Steel City Smokeout 🏅 Bethlehem, PA | 7 / 10 (636.4120) | 2 (170.8344) | 6 (161.1316) | 8 (159.4060) | 8 (145.0400) |
| Apr 6, 2018 | NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY | 33 / 36 (590.7656) | 18 (162.8456) | 34 (137.7372) | 23 (154.8456) | 34 (135.3372) |