Smoking Buds BBQ
Smoking Buds BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 32 at the Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 12, 2023
latest Apr 19, 2024
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.14)
Road miles
4
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 167.4400 | 168 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 160.5828 | 163.14 | top 71% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 76% | Apr 19, 2024 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score491.9204 Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)168.5600 Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Most recent contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score486.3084 Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2024 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 31 / 37 (491.9204) | 17 (168.5600) | 28 (165.6916) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 22 / 32 (486.3084) | 8 (167.4400) | 21 (160.5828) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.