Smokin' & Jokin'
Smokin' & Jokin' is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 16th of 45 at the Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 (2024). Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin & Jokin”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest May 3, 2024 · 9.9 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 166.88 · weakest Chicken (153.12)
Road miles
839
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 839 mi
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
633.67 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
325.10 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8456 | 151.3944 | 153.12 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 154.2400 | 163.97 | top 39% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.7028 | 157.7028 | 157.70 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 166.8800 | 166.88 | top 25% |
“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
102
finished ahead 52 times, behind 49
Longest layoff
9.9 yrs
Jun 6, 2014 → May 3, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.0972 Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7028 Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1
- Most recent contest Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1
20143 milestones
- First tracked contest McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- First call McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
- Career-best overall score633.6684 McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 16 / 45 (325.0972) | 21 (151.3944) | 3 (173.7028) | — | — |
| Jun 6, 2014 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 23rd Annual McLouth, KS | 20 / 36 (633.6684) | 26 (154.8456) | 26 (154.2400) | 25 (157.7028) | 9 (166.8800) |