The comeback
8.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 8.4 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 1, 2024).
- last seen Oct 23, 2015
- back Mar 1, 2024
SIMPLE SMOKERS
SIMPLE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 59 at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 1, 2024
latest Mar 1, 2024
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.49)
Road miles
41
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 157.0856 | 157.09 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.4916 | 152.4916 | 152.49 | top 53% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 166.8228 | 166.82 | top 29% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
94
finished ahead 31 times, behind 62
Longest layoff
8.4 yrs
Oct 23, 2015 → Mar 1, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score309.5772 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8228 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 32 / 59 (309.5772) | 29 (157.0856) | 31 (152.4916) | 17 (166.8228) | — |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA | — | — | — | — | — |