Savory Smoke IA
Rating
1491
peak 1491
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2026-05-01
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#302
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.36)
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6228 | 153.6228 | 153.62 | top 176% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3600 | 147.3600 | 147.36 | top 176% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2056 | 150.2056 | 150.21 | top 171% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3828 | 147.3828 | 147.38 | top 171% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IA (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 598.57
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 598.5712 | 598.57 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) Cambridge, IA | 14 / 17 (598.5712) | 30 (153.6228) | 30 (147.3600) | 29 (150.2056) | 29 (147.3828) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #302 (56 pts) | #303 (56 pts) | #300 (56 pts) | — | — |