A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Justice BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Justice BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
SMOKE FRIENDS
SMOKE FRIENDS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 23 at the BBQ Fest Panama (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 2, 2024
latest Mar 21, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.03
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 156.56 · weakest Brisket (145.30)
Road miles
92
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
4%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1505)
Master avg
593.44 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6800 | 141.7028 | 146.06 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 144.5716 | 156.56 | top 41% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 126.8456 | 145.51 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.8572 | 127.4400 | 145.30 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Fest Panama | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 67% | Mar 21, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
45
finished ahead 20 times, behind 45
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Mar 2, 2024 → Apr 26, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Panama
- Career-best overall score633.0516 BBQ Fest Panama
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9772 BBQ Fest Panama
- Most recent contest BBQ Fest Panama
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest Panama BBQ Fest
- First call Panama BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1492) Panama BBQ Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa | 8 / 23 (633.0516) | 19 (142.8000) | 5 (163.4172) | 6 (167.9772) | 6 (158.8572) |
| Apr 26, 2025 | BBQ Fest Panama Panama, Pa | 23 / 23 (574.7084) | 14 (153.6800) | 19 (144.5716) | 23 (126.8456) | 13 (149.6112) |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Panama BBQ Fest Panama City | 17 / 22 (572.5488) | 17 (141.7028) | 4 (161.6916) | 18 (141.7144) | 20 (127.4400) |