A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
JANKY LEG BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
JANKY LEG BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smokehouse Gang
Smokehouse Gang is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 16th of 18 at the 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 (2023). They finished #818 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1474
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Oct 28, 2016
latest Sep 8, 2023 · 6.9 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 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.69 · weakest Brisket (152.67)
Road miles
256
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 108 mi
Schedule strength
92%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1633)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
633.62 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #818 (163 pts) | #827 (183 pts) | #1071 (133 pts) | #861 (163 pts) | #794 (193 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 153.6456 | 163.69 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 147.3600 | 154.99 | top 91% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 156.5372 | 162.28 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 142.2172 | 152.67 | top 86% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 83% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
3 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
84
finished ahead 12 times, behind 95
Longest layoff
6.6 yrs
Oct 28, 2016 → May 19, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5376 Primo BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score648.5376 Primo BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Primo BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Primo BBQ Bash
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Dickson County Smoke Fest
- Peak power rating (1487) Dickson County Smoke Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.8 | Dickson County Smoke Fest | Oct 28, 2016 |
| -5.8 | 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 | May 19, 2023 |
| -4.4 | Primo BBQ Bash | Sep 8, 2023 |
| -2.7 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival | Jun 2, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 90.1% | 89% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 85% | 85% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2023 | Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO | 24 / 28 (648.5376) | 12 (171.4172) | 24 (159.9772) | 14 (167.4516) | 27 (149.6916) |
| Jun 2, 2023 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN | 20 / 25 (644.4000) | 20 (162.8000) | 24 (147.3600) | 20 (162.8344) | 13 (171.4056) |
| May 19, 2023 | 3rd Annual Obion County Fair BBQ Cook Off - Day 1 🏅 Union City, TN | 16 / 18 (629.6688) | 12 (166.8800) | 18 (153.1428) | 16 (162.2972) | 17 (147.3488) |
| Oct 28, 2016 | Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN | 39 / 40 (611.8744) | 40 (153.6456) | 33 (159.4744) | 40 (156.5372) | 40 (142.2172) |