The heartbreaker
4.0572
points from the title
Came within 4.0572 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ Fest Market Plaza (Jul 12, 2026).
Urban Smoke House
Urban Smoke House is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 13 at the BBQ Fest Market Plaza (2026), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They finished #550 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1522
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 21, 2026
latest Jul 24, 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
75% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±17.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.15 · weakest Brisket (161.55)
Road miles
785
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 272 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
666.53 / 720
4 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 | #550 (280 pts) | #666 (235 pts) | #612 (300 pts) | #474 (390 pts) | #674 (205 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 153.7028 | 163.56 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.2856 | 164 | 168.28 | top 45% |
| Pork | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 175.4172 | 170.2628 | 173.15 | top 20% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 167.9656 | 149.1656 | 161.55 | top 52% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
By state / province (where the contests were held)
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PO | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
| SJ | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
PO
1 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
45
finished ahead 45 times, behind 23
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
202610 milestones
- First tracked contest BBQ Fest Panama
- First call BBQ Fest Panama
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Panama
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.9660 Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
- Career-best overall score679.9660 Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026
- First overall podium BBQ Fest Market Plaza
- First Reserve Championship BBQ Fest Market Plaza
- Peak power rating (1528) BBQ Fest Market Plaza
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 ECP BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest ECP BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | BBQ Fest Market Plaza | Jul 12, 2026 |
| +10.4 | BBQ Fest Panama | Mar 21, 2026 |
| +3.9 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.3 | ECP BBQ Challenge | Jul 24, 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)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | ECP BBQ Challenge San Jose | 12 / 17 (676.5028) | 11 (168.5828) | 13 (169.6916) | 4 (175.4172) | 14 (162.8112) |
| Jul 12, 2026 | BBQ Fest Market Plaza La Chorrera, PO | 2 / 13 (672.5140) | 4 (160.5256) | 3 (170.2856) | 3 (173.7372) | 2 (167.9656) |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2026 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 8 / 19 (679.9660) | 7 (171.4172) | 12 (169.1316) | 3 (173.1772) | 10 (166.2400) |
| Mar 21, 2026 | BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa | 5 / 23 (637.1312) | 10 (153.7028) | 4 (164) | 4 (170.2628) | 13 (149.1656) |