High-water mark
674.2632
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2632 at Smoke on the Seaway — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 9, 2026
Steelsmith's Smokehouse
Steelsmith's Smokehouse is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 12 at the Smoke on the Seaway (2026). They finished #740 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 9, 2026
latest May 9, 2026
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 177.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.38)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #740 (162 pts) | #681 (237 pts) | #670 (272 pts) | #693 (212 pts) | #845 (132 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.1544 | 177.1544 | 177.15 | top 17% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.0116 | 138.7540 | 153.38 | top 71% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168.5600 | 168.5600 | 168.56 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 160.5372 | 160.54 | top 67% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First call Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Seaway
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.2632 Smoke on the Seaway
- Career-best overall score674.2632 Smoke on the Seaway
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Smoke on the Seaway
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Seaway
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | Smoke on the Seaway Cornwall, ON | 5 / 12 (674.2632) | 2 (177.1544) | 5 (168.0116) | 3 (168.5600) | 8 (160.5372) |
| May 9, 2026 | Smoke on the Seaway (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cornwall, ON | — | — | 10 (138.7540) | — | — |