The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
CIRCLE L BBQ has finished one call ahead of Vintage Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Vintage Smoke
Vintage Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 15th of 20 at the Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1467
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2022
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.68 · weakest Pork (155.10)
Road miles
14
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
85%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1615)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.17 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 157.1084 | 160.68 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 148.5144 | 156.25 | top 93% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 152.5372 | 155.10 | top 95% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 147.9316 | 158.13 | 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) | 3 | 26 | 0 | top 93% | Jun 19, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WV
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
89
finished ahead 11 times, behind 132
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 14, 2024 → Jun 19, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT)
20241 milestone
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.7144 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- First call Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score645.5544 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1493) Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.7 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 16, 2023 |
| -8.3 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) | Jun 19, 2026 |
| -8.1 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 14, 2024 |
| -7.4 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 17, 2022 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 28 / 29 (629.0284) | 31 (157.1084) | 30 (156.5256) | 31 (153.6800) | 27 (161.7144) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 27 / 30 (618.6976) | 13 (169.7144) | 29 (148.5144) | 28 (152.5372) | 27 (147.9316) |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 26 / 28 (627.3832) | 25 (157.6916) | 26 (158.8344) | 26 (154.8112) | 24 (156.0460) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 15 / 20 (645.5544) | 18 (158.2172) | 16 (161.1200) | 17 (159.3828) | 10 (166.8344) |