High-water mark
685.6228
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6228 at Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- May 9, 2026
The Smokin' Lab
The Smokin' Lab is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 7 at the Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest (2026). They finished #929 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 9, 2026
latest Sep 26, 2026
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 175.99 · weakest Chicken (166.53)
Road miles
193
across 3 mapped stops
Master avg
682.76 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
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 | #929 (114 pts) | #1050 (94 pts) | #524 (402 pts) | #968 (109 pts) | #686 (214 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 160.4912 | 166.53 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 174.8456 | 175.99 | top 32% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 166.2284 | 168.25 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 171.9772 | 171.4288 | 171.70 | top 25% |
“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
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls
Opponents faced
16
finished ahead 7 times, behind 12
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20267 milestones
- First tracked contest Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest
- First call Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.6228 Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score685.6228 Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs | 10 / 14 (679.8972) | 14 (160.4912) | 3 (177.7144) | 11 (170.2628) | 3 (171.4288) |
| Sep 26, 2026 | I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Szerencs | — | — | 4 (175.4172) | — | — |
| May 9, 2026 | Transylvanian Steak & BBQ Fest Targu Mures | 4 / 7 (685.6228) | 4 (172.5716) | 3 (174.8456) | 5 (166.2284) | 2 (171.9772) |