Smoke & Bark BBQ Team
Rating
1482
peak 1482
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-11-15
latest 2026-02-21
Best ToY finish
#726
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.11 · weakest Brisket (159.42)
Road miles
16
mi across 2 mapped stops
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By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 164.5256 | 165.11 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 158.8688 | 161.15 | top 82% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 161.6800 | 164.84 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4172 | 159.4172 | 159.42 | top 78% |
“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 (1 contest)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 486.82
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 644.4916 | 644.49 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.1428 | 329.14 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-21 | BBQ Fest Costa Rica Alajuela, 10903 | 16 / 18 (644.4916) | 12 (164.5256) | 16 (158.8688) | 14 (161.6800) | 14 (159.4172) |
| 2025-11-15 | BBQ Fest Palmares (BACKYARD ONLY) Palmares, 20701 | 6 / 8 (329.1428) | 7 (165.7028) | 6 (163.4400) | 7 (168.0000) | — |
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 | #726 (88 pts) | #759 (108 pts) | #840 (88 pts) | #729 (98 pts) | #731 (98 pts) |