Announced themselves early
5th
at their very first contest
Finished 5 of 12 at their very first tracked contest, Mozingo Lake BBQ (Sep 3, 2021).
- Sep 3, 2021
- 12-team field
LET THERE BE SMOKE BBQ
LET THERE BE SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 12 at the Mozingo Lake BBQ (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 3, 2021
latest Oct 29, 2021
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.39 · weakest Chicken (150.50)
Road miles
100
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Backyard avg
313.90 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155.3716 | 145.6344 | 150.50 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.9660 | 162.8228 | 163.39 | top 26% |
“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)
20216 milestones
- First tracked contest Mozingo Lake BBQ
- First call Mozingo Lake BBQ
- First overall top-10 Mozingo Lake BBQ
- Career-best overall score319.3376 Boo-B-Que - Day 1
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.9660 Boo-B-Que - Day 1
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que - Day 1
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2021 | Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO | 6 / 41 (319.3376) | 8 (155.3716) | 4 (163.9660) | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Mozingo Lake BBQ 🏅 Maryville, MO | 5 / 12 (308.4572) | 5 (145.6344) | 5 (162.8228) | — | — |