High-water mark
686.7884
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.7884 at Pitmasters in Paradise — 95.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 25, 2026
Smokin Armadillo BBQ
Smokin Armadillo BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 26 at the Torry Island BBQ Showdown (2025). They finished #700 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 21, 2025
latest Apr 25, 2026 · 1.1 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 173.15 · weakest Pork (164.53)
Road miles
120
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi
Schedule strength
32%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1543)
Purse competed for
$47K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
679.54 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 169.1200 | 171.40 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 167.3944 | 170.46 | top 51% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 162.8000 | 164.53 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.7144 | 172.0228 | 173.15 | top 21% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 52% | Mar 20, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
90
finished ahead 45 times, behind 75
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score686.7884 Pitmasters in Paradise
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2628 Pitmasters in Paradise
- Most recent contest Pitmasters in Paradise
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- First call Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.0972 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1500) Torry Island BBQ Showdown
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2026 | Pitmasters in Paradise 🏅 Auburndale, FL | 19 / 35 (686.7884) | 13 (174.2628) | 17 (173.1200) | 25 (167.3828) | 11 (172.0228) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 21 / 34 (674.7316) | 14 (170.8228) | 22 (167.3944) | 22 (162.8000) | 7 (173.7144) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 11 / 26 (677.0972) | 11 (169.1200) | 10 (170.8572) | 14 (163.4056) | 3 (173.7144) |