High-water mark
683.3028
career-best overall
94.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 683.3028 at Lakeland Pig Festival — 94.9% of a perfect 720.
- Backyard
- Jan 27, 2023
The Smoked Biscuit Company
The Smoked Biscuit Company is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 51 at the Lakeland Pig Festival (2023). They are ranked #3114 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1513 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Jan 28, 2022
latest Apr 25, 2026 · 4.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.28 · weakest Brisket (160.13)
Road miles
353
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 130 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$83K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
566.10 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
326.79 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
644.10 / 720
2 Backyard (4-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1565 (57 pts) | #1597 (57 pts) | — | #1570 (57 pts) | #1577 (57 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to The Smoked Biscuit Company, each with one reason worth a look.
118 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,128 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,109 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1507
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before The Smoked Biscuit Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,111 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
They were already cooking in 2016, 6 years before The Smoked Biscuit Company's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with The Smoked Biscuit Company on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1503
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before The Smoked Biscuit Company's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1513
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' Ain't EZ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| K & E's Little Smokers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Dog BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Belly Bustin Bistro | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Slapulator BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Tillman's BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Team Smoke Showin' | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Accutech BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SWEET SMOKE Q FLORIDA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 149.6572 | 162.63 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 149.6916 | 163.28 | top 50% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 156.5028 | 162.82 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 174.2744 | 139.8856 | 160.13 | top 44% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 35% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Pig Festival | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 35% | Jan 22, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
FL
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
266
finished ahead 223 times, behind 197
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
Apr 14, 2023 → Jan 22, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Pitmasters in Paradise
20235 milestones
- First overall top-10 Lakeland Pig Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.3028 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best overall score683.3028 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2744 Lakeland Pig Festival
- Peak power rating (1513) Lakeland Pig Festival
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
- First call Lakeland Pig Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.1 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 27, 2023 |
| +5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 22, 2026 |
| +2.8 | Ribs on the Ridge | Feb 20, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | Apr 14, 2023 |
| -5.1 | Pitmasters in Paradise | Apr 25, 2026 |
| -3 | Lakeland Pig Festival | Jan 28, 2022 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 50% | 93.4% | 91.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 94.9% | 79.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 58% | 84% | 84% |
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 | 26 / 35 (672.4228) | 24 (169.1084) | 27 (168.5372) | 30 (162.8116) | 16 (171.9656) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 12 / 32 (322.7660) | 12 (158.8116) | 11 (163.9544) | 10 (163.4288) | 3 (167.3828) |
| Jan 22, 2026 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 24 / 63 (330.8228) | 11 (169.7144) | 34 (161.1084) | 25 (164.5372) | 28 (160.5256) |
| Apr 14, 2023 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 31 / 32 (459.7716) | 30 (156.5144) | — | 30 (156.5028) | 30 (146.7544) |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 4 / 51 (683.3028) | 6 (171.9656) | 13 (173.1200) | 27 (163.9428) | 3 (174.2744) |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 35 / 60 (604.9028) | 37 (149.6572) | 34 (149.6916) | 9 (165.6684) | 40 (139.8856) |