A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKE AND HOPE
SMOKE AND HOPE is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 19th of 21 at the Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (2024). They finished #1022 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2023
latest May 24, 2024 · 1.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Consistency
±9.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.69 · weakest Brisket (153.84)
Road miles
379
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 192 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
647.47 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 161.6688 | 165.69 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0228 | 157.6688 | 163.98 | top 70% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 157.0972 | 163.97 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 150.1944 | 153.84 | top 88% |
“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
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
74
finished ahead 13 times, behind 77
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ, Boots & Brew
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4344 BBQ, Boots & Brew
- Career-best overall score660.4344 BBQ, Boots & Brew
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2744 BBQ, Boots & Brew
- Peak power rating (1496) BBQ, Boots & Brew
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2024 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Felton, CA | 19 / 21 (639.8292) | 20 (161.6688) | 19 (157.6688) | 14 (164.5372) | 18 (155.9544) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | Dinuba's Annual BBQ & Brew Fest 🏅 Dinuba, CA | 27 / 29 (642.1488) | 20 (166.8344) | 14 (168.0228) | 28 (157.0972) | 27 (150.1944) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | BBQ, Boots & Brew 🏅 Perris, CA | 24 / 33 (660.4344) | 24 (168.5600) | 24 (166.2400) | 16 (170.2744) | 28 (155.3600) |