Smoke and Dagger BBQ
Rating
1455
peak 1455
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2024-08-03
latest 2026-04-25
Best ToY finish
#473
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.80
last 5 vs career avg 650.25 (-0.45)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±13.48
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.14 · weakest Brisket (156.88)
Road miles
16
mi across 7 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BLUE MIST BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke and Dagger BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokin Genius has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Aussie TongMasters has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 29% of their entries (2 of 7).
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 170.8456 | 158.2856 | 164.00 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 168.5716 | 158.8344 | 164.23 | top 63% |
| Pork | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 175.4744 | 150.8112 | 165.14 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 164.5600 | 141.1088 | 156.88 | top 77% |
“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: 2025 (3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 650.25
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 648.4920 | 648.49 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 667.4172 | 659.23 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 658.7884 | 641.86 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 7 / 9 (648.4920) | 7 (165.7260) | 5 (166.8572) | 8 (160.5372) | 7 (155.3716) |
| 2025-11-01 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 5 / 9 (667.4172) | 3 (170.8456) | 4 (167.4172) | 1 (175.4744) | 9 (153.6800) |
| 2025-08-02 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 9 / 12 (660.6060) | 7 (164.5828) | 3 (168.5716) | 8 (166.2972) | 9 (161.1544) |
| 2025-04-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 9 / 13 (649.6684) | 11 (159.4056) | 11 (158.8344) | 1 (173.1656) | 10 (158.2628) |
| 2024-11-02 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 13 / 14 (622.8004) | 9 (158.2856) | 11 (161.6916) | 10 (161.7144) | 14 (141.1088) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoking on the Swan Burswood, Western Australia, 6100 | 9 / 10 (643.9768) | 6 (166.8684) | 7 (161.7372) | 10 (150.8112) | 3 (164.5600) |
| 2024-08-03 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 8 / 10 (658.7884) | 9 (162.2628) | 8 (164.5256) | 7 (168.0000) | 8 (164.0000) |
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 ↗ | Master | #584 (139 pts) | #651 (139 pts) | #643 (159 pts) | #623 (129 pts) | #619 (139 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #473 (404 pts) | #489 (459 pts) | #464 (504 pts) | #344 (654 pts) | #530 (354 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #528 (349 pts) | #518 (394 pts) | #577 (379 pts) | #542 (364 pts) | #484 (434 pts) |