SMOKING AND THE BANDITS KS
Rating
1488
peak 1488
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2023-09-27
latest 2023-09-27
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.30 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.93)
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 162.2972 | 162.30 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.9316 | 147.9316 | 147.93 | top 98% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.0000 | 152.0000 | 152.00 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0972 | 149.0972 | 149.10 | top 93% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in KS (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 611.33
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 611.3260 | 611.33 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 467 / 487 (611.3260) | 373 (162.2972) | 475 (147.9316) | 458 (152.0000) | 455 (149.0972) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2935 (52 pts) | #2827 (57 pts) | #2926 (52 pts) | #2917 (52 pts) | #2914 (52 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2689 (61 pts) | #2703 (61 pts) | #2708 (61 pts) | #2706 (61 pts) | #2698 (61 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1631 (135 pts) | #1650 (140 pts) | #1683 (140 pts) | #1534 (155 pts) | #1483 (155 pts) |