A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
309 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
309 BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Just A Smokin BBQ
Just A Smokin BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 20th of 23 at the Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2022
latest Jun 14, 2024 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Consistency
±4.44
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.24)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
14%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1520)
Purse competed for
$7,650
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
314.24 / 360
3 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 161.1428 | 163.99 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6684 | 143.3944 | 150.24 | top 84% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 82% | Jun 14, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 17 times, behind 76
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Jun 17, 2022 → Jun 17, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168 Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score320.5028 Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard)
- Peak power rating (1489) Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2024 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 36 / 40 (311.3944) | 11 (168) | 40 (143.3944) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2023 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL | 23 / 33 (320.5028) | 18 (162.8344) | 23 (157.6684) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (Backyard) Morris, IL | 20 / 23 (310.8112) | 17 (161.1428) | 19 (149.6684) | — | — |