Keep Calm N Smoke On
Keep Calm N Smoke On is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 28th of 32 at the Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest (2023). They finished #1565 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1477
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 9, 2023
latest Jun 7, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.97 · weakest Brisket (143.37)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
632.11 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1565 (57 pts) | #1597 (57 pts) | #1693 (57 pts) | #1179 (87 pts) | #1577 (57 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 165.0856 | 169.97 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 151.3600 | 157.68 | top 88% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 153.0856 | 161.10 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8116 | 131.9200 | 143.37 | top 94% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8456 Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
- Career-best overall score640.3772 Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2024 | Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 39 / 43 (623.8512) | 11 (174.8456) | 33 (164) | 40 (153.0856) | 42 (131.9200) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Smoke on the Plains Derby BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS | 28 / 32 (640.3772) | 27 (165.0856) | 32 (151.3600) | 19 (169.1200) | 29 (154.8116) |