Smoking Butchers
Rating
1531
peak 1531 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2026-07-17
latest 2026-07-18
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 15%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 178.86 · weakest Chicken (170.54)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
693.06 / 720
2 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2026-07-17) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BBQ+.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 17 at their very first tracked contest, European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2026-07-17).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) (2026-07-17)
- Wins it all in 50% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 693.06 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-07-17 — First tracked contest · European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- 📣 2026-07-17 — First call · European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- 🏆 2026-07-17 — First Grand Championship · European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- ⭐ 2026-07-17 — Career-best overall score (695.9428) · European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES)
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 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 15% | 96.7% | 96.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Open Barbecue Championship Wilhering, 4073 | 5 / 20 (690.1828) | 17 (167.3712) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (170.8344) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2026-07-17 | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) Wilhering, 4073 | 1 / 17 (695.9428) | 10 (173.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (170.2628) | 5 (173.1200) |