Keij Smokin Hot
Rating
1528
peak 1528 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2026-05-23
latest 2026-07-10
Best ToY finish
#353
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 18%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 177.71 · weakest Brisket (170.08)
Road miles
642
mi across 4 mapped stops
Master avg
692.81 / 720
2 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition (2026-05-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 23-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BUNCH OF SWINES.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 18 at their very first tracked contest, Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition (2026-05-23).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8456 | 171.4056 | 173.13 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 172.5600 | 174.46 | top 23% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 175.4288 | 177.71 | top 9% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 175.4056 | 161.1088 | 170.08 | top 45% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition (2026-05-23)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 692.81 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-05-23 — First tracked contest · Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition
- 📣 2026-05-23 — First call · Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition
- 🏆 2026-05-23 — First Grand Championship · Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition
- ⭐ 2026-05-23 — Career-best overall score (696.5488) · Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition
- 🔥 2026-07-10 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · No Smoke, No Glory
Category scores over time
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 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 18% | 96.7% | 96.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Zagreb, 10000 | — | — | — | — | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2026-07-11 | No Smoke, No Glory (ONE MEAT RIBS) Zagreb, 10000 | — | — | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-07-10 | No Smoke, No Glory Zagreb, 10000 | 5 / 16 (689.0744) | 10 (171.4056) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (161.1088) |
| 2026-05-23 | Het Belgisch Barbecue Weekend 8the Edition Boom, 2850 | 1 / 18 (696.5488) | 1 (174.8456) | 5 (172.5600) | 2 (175.4288) | 3 (173.7144) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #353 (434 pts) | #439 (384 pts) | #316 (598 pts) | #308 (509 pts) | #305 (531 pts) |