The comeback
1.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Oct 18, 2025).
- last seen Apr 6, 2024
- back Oct 18, 2025
Smoked Mavericks
Smoked Mavericks is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Oct 7, 2023
latest Jun 20, 2026 · 2.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
—
overall standings
Best overall
—
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
29%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.56 · weakest Chicken (155.11)
Road miles
278
across 7 mapped stops
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 148.5372 | 155.11 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8460 | 159.4172 | 164.56 | top 58% |
“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
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Apr 6, 2024 → Oct 18, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8460 The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20251 milestone
20231 milestone
- First tracked contest Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 20 (161.6916) | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 8 (170.8460) | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Fossalta di Piave | — | 16 (148.5372) | — | — | — |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fossalta di Piave | — | — | 9 (166.2400) | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2024 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #1 Brescia | — | — | 19 (161.7144) | — | — |
| Apr 6, 2024 | "Smokin' Ribs Showdown" (ONE MEAT RIBS) #2 Brescia | — | — | 19 (159.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Country Road & BBQ Contest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cartigliano | — | — | 11 (164.5716) | — | — |