The Spice Alchemist
The Spice Alchemist is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 10th of 11 at the Columbia Valley Smokeshow (2022). They finished #1105 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 28, 2022
latest Jun 24, 2022
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 157.71 · weakest Pork (145.68)
Road miles
252
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 252 mi
Purse competed for
$4,750
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
615.62 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1105 (111 pts) | #1170 (106 pts) | #1105 (121 pts) | #1167 (106 pts) | #1137 (111 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 154.2744 | 157.68 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5832 | 144.5256 | 154.55 | top 86% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.6800 | 145.6800 | 145.68 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.8456 | 156.5716 | 157.71 | top 71% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20226 milestones
- First tracked contest Porkapalooza BBQ Festival
- First call Columbia Valley Smokeshow
- First overall top-10 Columbia Valley Smokeshow
- Career-best overall score627.9204 Columbia Valley Smokeshow
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.5832 Columbia Valley Smokeshow
- Most recent contest Columbia Valley Smokeshow
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2022 | Columbia Valley Smokeshow Invermere | 10 / 11 (627.9204) | 11 (161.0856) | 9 (164.5832) | 11 (145.6800) | 10 (156.5716) |
| May 28, 2022 | Porkapalooza BBQ Festival Sherwood Park, AB | 35 / 39 (603.3256) | 33 (154.2744) | 35 (144.5256) | 39 (145.6800) | 20 (158.8456) |