High-water mark
335.4060
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 335.4060 at Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 93.2% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jun 14, 2024
Smoky J's
Smoky J's is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 28 at the Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 16, 2023
latest Jun 14, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.14 · weakest Chicken (156.84)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
315.98 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 146.2628 | 156.84 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 150.2972 | 159.14 | top 50% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 61% | Jun 14, 2024 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20246 milestones
- First call Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score335.4060 Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score335.4060 Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.9888 Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2024 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN | 9 / 28 (335.4060) | 10 (167.4172) | 8 (167.9888) | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN | 19 / 21 (296.5600) | 20 (146.2628) | 15 (150.2972) | — | — |