The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKEHOUSE 72 has finished one call ahead of Savory Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Savory Smoke
Savory Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 17 at the SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) (2026). They finished #373 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 1, 2026
latest Oct 16, 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.07)
Road miles
279
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1610)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.44 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
598.57 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2860 | 153.6228 | 161.53 | top 107% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2284 | 145.6344 | 149.07 | top 124% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 149.6684 | 153.28 | top 121% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 147.3828 | 154.44 | top 118% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
More numbers
Most contests held in
IA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Chicken
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
64
finished ahead 5 times, behind 81
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First tracked contest SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
- Peak power rating (1492) SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2860 Shenandoah ShenDig
- Career-best overall score634.7432 King of the Corn
- Most recent contest King of the Corn
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Shenandoah ShenDig | Jul 17, 2026 |
| -9.1 | King of the Corn | Oct 16, 2026 |
| -8.3 | SmokeHouse Barbeque Showdown (OPEN FORMAT) (REGISTRATION FULL) | May 1, 2026 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA | 30 / 31 (634.7432) | 28 (165.1660) | 31 (145.6344) | 30 (159.9656) | 26 (163.9772) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig 🏅 Shenandoah, IA | 27 / 28 (626.1372) | 17 (170.2860) | 27 (154.2284) | 27 (149.6684) | 28 (151.9544) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Shenandoah ShenDig (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Shenandoah, IA | — | 17 (157.0512) | — | — | — |
| May 1, 2026 | 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) |