A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smokin Buddies BBQ
Smokin Buddies BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 31 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Buddies BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 10, 2023
latest Mar 13, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.50
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.81)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
317.64 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
481.62 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 155.9768 | 164.98 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 143.3484 | 154.81 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3940 | 147.9316 | 156.97 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 14 | 0 | top 66% | Mar 13, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 41 times, behind 74
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Mar 7, 2025 → Mar 13, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- First call Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score481.6228 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1503) Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.4 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 10, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 9, 2024 |
| -2.6 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 13, 2026 |
| -2.5 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | Mar 7, 2025 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 89.8% | 89.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 89.2% | 89.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2026 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 19 / 30 (319.3484) | 2 (176) | 30 (143.3484) | 18 (161.1656) | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 20 / 30 (323.3600) | 17 (163.4056) | 22 (159.9544) | 21 (163.3940) | — |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 25 / 28 (310.2056) | 22 (155.9768) | 26 (154.2288) | 29 (147.9316) | — |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 14 / 31 (481.6228) | 15 (164.5256) | 15 (161.7028) | 23 (155.3944) | — |