Smoque Staff
Smoque Staff is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2022. Their best overall finish is 7th of 36 at the Best of the Midwest BBQ (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Aug 20, 2022
latest Oct 14, 2022
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 156.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.98)
Road miles
136
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi
Purse competed for
$9,750
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
304.51 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 ↗ | Backyard | — | #153 (245 pts) | #155 (250 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.0968 | 151.9656 | 156.53 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.4400 | 136.5256 | 147.98 | top 49% |
“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 Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.0968 Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Best of the Midwest BBQ
- Career-best overall score311.4056 Best of the Midwest BBQ
- Most recent contest Best of the Midwest BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI | 7 / 36 (311.4056) | 10 (151.9656) | 5 (159.4400) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 14 / 20 (297.6224) | 9 (161.0968) | 17 (136.5256) | — | — |