Smoke in the Air BBQ
Smoke in the Air BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 20th of 22 at the Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) (2021). They finished #824 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 14, 2021
latest May 15, 2021
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.98 · weakest Chicken (158.51)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
652.98 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #824 (155 pts) | #942 (130 pts) | #682 (245 pts) | #898 (140 pts) | #748 (205 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 158.2056 | 158.51 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 165.1200 | 167.98 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 162.2516 | 162.53 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 163.9428 | 163.95 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 76% | May 15, 2021 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20216 milestones
- First tracked contest Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First call Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2572 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Career-best overall score655.2572 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8344 Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1)
- Most recent contest Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 2) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 20 / 22 (650.6972) | 20 (158.8228) | 16 (165.1200) | 20 (162.8116) | 14 (163.9428) |
| May 14, 2021 | Mark Marley's Go Big or Go Home BBQ Bash (DAY 1) 🏅 Plainview, TX | 20 / 33 (655.2572) | 25 (158.2056) | 8 (170.8344) | 23 (162.2516) | 16 (163.9656) |