High-water mark
672.5028
career-best overall
93.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 672.5028 at 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge — 93.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 22, 2016
Smoke & Brew BBQ
Smoke & Brew BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 15th of 17 at the Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) ().
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 22, 2016
latest Apr 21, 2017 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.01 · weakest Chicken (155.40)
Road miles
2
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$1,850
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
662.49 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
290.83 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), 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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 137.0972 | 155.40 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 153.7372 | 162.66 | top 42% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 165.1544 | 168.01 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 159.3828 | 162.81 | top 54% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
110
finished ahead 70 times, behind 72
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20171 milestone
- Most recent contest 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
20163 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.5028 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score672.5028 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
—2 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2017 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 34 / 64 (652.4800) | 54 (154.8228) | 18 (167.4172) | 14 (170.8572) | 44 (159.3828) |
| Apr 22, 2016 | 8th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 22 / 60 (672.5028) | 11 (174.2856) | 31 (166.8228) | 33 (165.1544) | 23 (166.2400) |
| — | Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL | 15 / 17 (290.8344) | 16 (137.0972) | 8 (153.7372) | — | — |