Choate's Grit and Grind Smokers
Choate's Grit and Grind Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 38th of 44 at the Southaven Springfest (2024). They finished #1182 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2024
latest Apr 26, 2024
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.38 · weakest Brisket (158.83)
Road miles
204
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 204 mi
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 163.3828 | 163.38 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 161.7028 | 162.28 | top 82% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 159.9544 | 159.95 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 158.8344 | 158.83 | top 91% |
“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)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score643.8744 Southaven Springfest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.3828 Southaven Springfest
- Most recent contest Southaven Springfest
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First call Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2024 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 38 / 44 (643.8744) | 37 (163.3828) | 36 (161.7028) | 39 (159.9544) | 40 (158.8344) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 9 (162.8572) | — | — |