High-water mark
665.0056
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0056 at BBQ Knife Clash — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 23, 2026
the north brianza bbq smokers
the north brianza bbq smokers is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 10 at the BBQ Knife Clash (2026). They finished #585 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1464
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2025
latest Sep 19, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 84%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.01 · weakest Brisket (154.08)
Road miles
186
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 91 mi
Schedule strength
15%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1522)
Master avg
638.83 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #585 (262 pts) | #549 (347 pts) | #589 (342 pts) | #526 (347 pts) | #654 (232 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 148.5256 | 163.01 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.2628 | 151.3716 | 158.25 | top 72% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 147.9428 | 160.95 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 145.6228 | 154.08 | top 80% |
“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 80% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 89% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 89% | Sep 19, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GG
1 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
63
finished ahead 16 times, behind 78
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ Knife Clash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.0056 BBQ Knife Clash
- Career-best overall score665.0056 BBQ Knife Clash
- Career-best single call (Pork)176 BBQ Knife Clash
- Most recent contest Fo.G & Smoke 2026
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest Fo.G & Smoke 2025
- First call Fo.G & Smoke 2025
- Peak power rating (1489) Fo.G & Smoke 2025
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 | Sep 19, 2026 |
| -10.6 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | Sep 20, 2025 |
| -7.5 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | Apr 11, 2026 |
| -6.9 | BBQ Knife Clash | May 23, 2026 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 83% | 92.4% | 89.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 85.3% | 85.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Fo.G & Smoke 2026 Spilamberto | 20 / 22 (632.9256) | — | 20 (154.8116) | 19 (159.3484) | 22 (145.6228) |
| May 23, 2026 | BBQ Knife Clash Romano Di Lombardia, GG | 8 / 10 (665.0056) | 7 (167.9656) | 3 (170.2628) | 3 (176) | 10 (150.7772) |
| Apr 11, 2026 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Parma | 33 / 42 (643.2800) | 19 (172.5484) | 34 (156.5488) | 32 (160.5256) | 33 (153.6572) |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto | 21 / 24 (614.1028) | 23 (148.5256) | 21 (151.3716) | 22 (147.9428) | 10 (166.2628) |