Twisted Smoke Bbq

Twisted Smoke Bbq is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 12th of 43 at the Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) (2019).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1506

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 9, 2013

latest Oct 11, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 55%

overall standings

Best overall

679.3832 / 720

Master · Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Pork Ribs · Harvest On Fire at The Winery

Consistency

±76.03

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.97 · weakest Pork Ribs (128.98)

Road miles

376

across 4 mapped stops · furthest 293 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1563)

Purse competed for

$16K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

624.34 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

679.3832 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3832 at Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 11, 2019

A tough matchup

3–0 behind in the head-to-head

iBQ'n ahead in 100% of their meetings

iBQ'n has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

4.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.8 years, then back at Harvest On Fire at The Winery (Jul 12, 2019).

last seen Sep 12, 2014
back Jul 12, 2019

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	2	0	0	174.2744	160.5256	167.97	top 35%
Pork Ribs	4	1	1	1	177.1544	20	128.98	top 60%
Pork	4	2	0	0	175.4516	154.2400	164.83	top 48%
Brisket	4	0	0	0	171.9772	144	162.55	top 47%

“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)	2	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IL	2	0	top 38%
MI	2	0	top 72%

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IL 2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 111 finished ahead 70 times, behind 73

Longest layoff 4.8 yrs Sep 12, 2014 → Jul 12, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20195 milestones

Jul 12 First category win (Pork Ribs) Harvest On Fire at The Winery
Jul 12 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1544 Harvest On Fire at The Winery
Oct 11 Career-best overall score679.3832 Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)
Oct 11 Peak power rating (1506) Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)
Oct 11 Most recent contest Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)

20141 milestone

Sep 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5312 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival

20132 milestones

Aug 9 First tracked contest Dam Good BBQ Championship
Aug 9 First call Dam Good BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ)	Oct 11, 2019
+5.9	Harvest On Fire at The Winery	Jul 12, 2019
+3.8	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival	Sep 12, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	Dam Good BBQ Championship	Aug 9, 2013

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	1	100%	top 38%	94.4%	93.8%
2014	1	0	0%	top 44%	90.8%	90.8%
2013	1	0	100%	top 100%	68.6%	68.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 11, 2019	Central Illinois Bragging Rights (CIBR-BBQ) 🏅 Arthur, IL	12 / 43 (679.3832)	7 (174.2744)	34 (157.6800)	5 (175.4516)	11 (171.9772)
Jul 12, 2019	Harvest On Fire at The Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	15 / 31 (670.7888)	7 (172.5600)	1 (177.1544)	30 (154.2400)	11 (166.8344)
Sep 12, 2014	Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI	19 / 43 (653.5312)	29 (160.5256)	25 (161.0972)	22 (164.5256)	15 (167.3828)
Aug 9, 2013	Dam Good BBQ Championship Newaygo, MI	31 / 31 (493.6456)	11 (164.5256)	31 (20)	10 (165.1200)	29 (144)