The comeback
3.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.2 years, then back at Southaven Springfest (Oct 29, 2021).
- last seen Aug 17, 2018
- back Oct 29, 2021
Robinson Smokehouse
Robinson Smokehouse is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 30th of 36 at the Southaven Springfest (2021). They finished #2533 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2018
latest Oct 29, 2021 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.68 · weakest Brisket (143.37)
Road miles
596
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 297 mi
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
618.38 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2533 (55 pts) | #2535 (55 pts) | #2524 (55 pts) | #2534 (55 pts) | #2527 (55 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0628 | 150.2516 | 153.66 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2172 | 153.1312 | 155.67 | top 94% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 161.6800 | 165.68 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7772 | 131.9544 | 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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
63
finished ahead 6 times, behind 58
Longest layoff
3.2 yrs
Aug 17, 2018 → Oct 29, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20212 milestones
- Career-best overall score639.7372 Southaven Springfest
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 Southaven Springfest
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2024 | World Championship Hot Wings Contest & Festival (COMPETITORS SERIES) Memphis, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS | 30 / 36 (639.7372) | 33 (157.0628) | 33 (158.2172) | 15 (169.6800) | 32 (154.7772) |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS | 30 / 30 (597.0172) | 30 (150.2516) | 29 (153.1312) | 25 (161.6800) | 30 (131.9544) |
| Jul 20, 2018 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |