High-water mark
339.3828
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 339.3828 at Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) — 94.3% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- May 29, 2026
Smokin Gopher BBQ Team
Smokin Gopher BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 25 at the Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
May 29, 2026
their only contest in the data
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.27 · weakest Chicken (169.11)
Purse competed for
$2,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 169.1084 | 169.11 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 170.2744 | 170.27 | top 28% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2026 | Spring into Summer Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Owatonna, MN | 10 / 25 (339.3828) | 14 (169.1084) | 7 (170.2744) | — | — |