High-water mark
695.9428
career-best overall
96.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.9428 at European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) — 96.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 17, 2026
Smoking Butchers
Smoking Butchers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 17, 2026
latest Jul 18, 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 15%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 178.86 · weakest Chicken (170.54)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
693.06 / 720
2 Master contests · 1 GC
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 167.3712 | 170.54 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 178.8572 | 178.8572 | 178.86 | top 5% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 170.2628 | 170.55 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 173.1200 | 173.12 | top 30% |
“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.
More numbers
First title
Jul 17, 2026
European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Opponents faced
22
finished ahead 31 times, behind 4
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
202610 milestones
- First tracked contest European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First call European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall top-10 European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall podium European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First Grand Championship European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score695.9428 European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best overall score695.9428 European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Open Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest Open Barbecue Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Open Barbecue Championship Wilhering | 5 / 20 (690.1828) | 17 (167.3712) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (170.8344) | 6 (173.1200) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Wilhering | 1 / 17 (695.9428) | 10 (173.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.