Restless Smoke
Restless Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 36th of 42 at the East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship (2024). They finished #1065 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 23, 2024
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 1.8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.53 · weakest Chicken (155.96)
Road miles
28
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
643.26 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 150.2284 | 155.96 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 151.3600 | 157.09 | top 77% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 156.5028 | 166.53 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 159.9428 | 163.68 | top 53% |
“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
Opponents faced
191
finished ahead 97 times, behind 100
Longest layoff
1.8 yrs
Aug 23, 2024 → Jun 26, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First call The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0060 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best overall score661.0060 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 66 / 157 (661.0060) | 97 (161.6916) | 93 (162.8116) | 8 (176.5600) | 96 (159.9428) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | East Central Kansas State BBQ Championship 🏅 Paola, KS | 36 / 42 (625.5084) | 42 (150.2284) | 40 (151.3600) | 41 (156.5028) | 19 (167.4172) |