A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Frank's BBQ Trading Post ahead in 100% of their meetings
Frank's BBQ Trading Post has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Diamond smoke shack
Diamond smoke shack is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 20th of 27 at the Wild West BBQ Cook-Off (2026). They finished #807 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1462
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 13, 2021
latest Jul 24, 2026 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.71
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 159.69 · weakest Brisket (152.10)
Road miles
620
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
627.71 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #807 (134 pts) | #851 (149 pts) | #827 (179 pts) | #814 (139 pts) | #855 (129 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1481 (51 pts) | #1215 (61 pts) | #1572 (51 pts) | #1494 (51 pts) | #1105 (81 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 153.0972 | 159.26 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5828 | 154.2744 | 159.69 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 151.9428 | 156.67 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 137.6460 | 152.10 | top 85% |
“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 90% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 98% | Jul 24, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WY
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
89
finished ahead 10 times, behind 121
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Aug 13, 2021 → Jul 25, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.6568 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Chicken)165.1428 Wild West BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day
- Peak power rating (1488) Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 24, 2026 |
| -11.8 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day | Aug 13, 2021 |
| -10.7 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off | Jul 25, 2025 |
| -3.7 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off | Apr 24, 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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89.7% | 89.2% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 32 / 32 (639.2452) | 32 (161.6800) | 29 (161.6800) | 30 (159.9312) | 30 (155.9540) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO | 20 / 27 (645.6568) | 17 (165.1428) | 11 (164.5828) | 19 (162.8228) | 21 (153.1084) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY | 25 / 26 (628.9712) | 23 (157.1084) | 25 (158.2400) | 25 (151.9428) | 19 (161.6800) |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO | 40 / 42 (596.9832) | 39 (153.0972) | 37 (154.2744) | 39 (151.9656) | 40 (137.6460) |