Copper State Smoke
Copper State Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 21st of 44 at the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1503
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Nov 14, 2025
latest Mar 6, 2026
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.95 · weakest Chicken (160.80)
Road miles
14
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
324.75 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 155.3600 | 160.80 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 163.9428 | 163.95 | 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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score330.1944 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score330.1944 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.2400 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20251 milestone
- First tracked contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 21 / 44 (330.1944) | 19 (166.2400) | 25 (163.9544) | — | — |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 25 / 56 (319.3028) | 28 (155.3600) | 21 (163.9428) | — | — |