The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Rum Runners BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke Showing Backyard BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smoke Showing Backyard BBQ
Smoke Showing Backyard 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 4th of 26 at the Torry Island BBQ Showdown (2025). They finished #173 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 21, 2025
latest Mar 20, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±0.72
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.23 · weakest Chicken (159.01)
Road miles
224
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
322.40 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 153.1084 | 159.01 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.5256 | 160.5260 | 163.38 | top 30% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 166.2284 | 166.23 | top 25% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 160.5372 | 160.54 | top 22% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 21% | 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
96
finished ahead 82 times, behind 46
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5256 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Peak power rating (1518) Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Most recent contest Torry Island BBQ Showdown
20254 milestones
- First tracked contest Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- First call Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- First overall top-10 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
- Career-best overall score323.3600 Torry Island BBQ Showdown
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2026 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 9 / 34 (321.6340) | 12 (153.1084) | 8 (168.5256) | — | — |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL | 13 / 32 (322.1944) | 11 (161.6684) | 13 (160.5260) | 8 (166.2284) | 7 (160.5372) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 4 / 26 (323.3600) | 4 (162.2628) | 7 (161.0972) | — | — |