The comeback
4.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.5 years, then back at Lake Views & BBQ (Apr 5, 2024).
- last seen Oct 11, 2019
- back Apr 5, 2024
Smokology
Smokology is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 17 at the Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2019
latest Apr 5, 2024 · 4.7 years on the trail
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.26 · weakest Chicken (158.43)
Road miles
543
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 514 mi
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
658.78 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
322.74 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
479.91 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 150.2284 | 158.43 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 166.8688 | 157.0628 | 163.02 | top 52% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 164.5484 | 168.26 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 160.5372 | 160.54 | top 73% |
“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
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
66
finished ahead 26 times, behind 39
Longest layoff
4.5 yrs
Oct 11, 2019 → Apr 5, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Lake Views & BBQ
20197 milestones
- First tracked contest Hometown BBQ Bash
- First call Hometown BBQ Bash
- First overall top-10 Hometown BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.7776 Hometown BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score658.7776 Hometown BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.9772 Hometown BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1504) Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Lake Views & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 13 / 21 (322.7428) | 9 (165.6800) | 15 (157.0628) | — | — |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) Trussville, AL | 7 / 17 (479.9084) | 12 (150.2284) | 3 (165.1316) | 3 (164.5484) | — |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Hometown BBQ Bash 🏅 Hoover, AL | 10 / 15 (658.7776) | 11 (159.3944) | 10 (166.8688) | 5 (171.9772) | 11 (160.5372) |