Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Smoke Til You're Broke
Smoke Til You're Broke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 41 at the Battle of the Blue Ridge (2026). They finished #523 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1522
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 9, 2026
latest Aug 7, 2026
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.56 · weakest Pork (170.55)
Road miles
98
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
691.36 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #523 (305 pts) | #483 (405 pts) | #591 (320 pts) | #528 (330 pts) | #564 (290 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 169.1200 | 174.56 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 173.7028 | 174.56 | top 23% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 165.0972 | 170.55 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 166.8228 | 171.69 | top 32% |
“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)
20268 milestones
- First tracked contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- First call South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.1944 South Carolina Festival of Discovery
- First category win (Chicken) Battle of the Blue Ridge
- First overall top-10 Battle of the Blue Ridge
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Battle of the Blue Ridge
- Career-best overall score696.5256 Battle of the Blue Ridge
- Most recent contest Battle of the Blue Ridge
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2026 | Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC | 5 / 41 (696.5256) | 1 (180) | 14 (173.7028) | 4 (176) | 22 (166.8228) |
| Jul 9, 2026 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 31 / 75 (686.1944) | 49 (169.1200) | 9 (175.4172) | 59 (165.0972) | 8 (176.5600) |