Sparks Sweet Smoke BBQ
Sparks Sweet Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 26th of 36 at the Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2023
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 169.68 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.83)
Purse competed for
$4,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 164.5600 | 164.56 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8344 | 158.8344 | 158.83 | top 83% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 169.6800 | 169.68 | top 42% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 26 / 36 (493.0744) | 27 (164.5600) | 30 (158.8344) | 15 (169.6800) | — |