Mamba Smoke & Grill
Mamba Smoke & Grill is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 13 at the BBQ Fest Market Plaza (2026). They finished #935 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jan 24, 2026
latest Jul 12, 2026
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.85 · weakest Brisket (147.70)
Road miles
177
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Master avg
623.08 / 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 | #935 (113 pts) | #864 (143 pts) | #912 (143 pts) | #825 (133 pts) | #973 (108 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.2512 | 152.5372 | 155.39 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 161.7372 | 162.85 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 152.5600 | 157.13 | top 71% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8572 | 144.5484 | 147.70 | top 75% |
“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)
20266 milestones
- First tracked contest Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.9656 Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional
- First call BBQ Fest Market Plaza
- First overall top-10 BBQ Fest Market Plaza
- Career-best overall score626.2396 BBQ Fest Market Plaza
- Most recent contest BBQ Fest Market Plaza
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2026 | BBQ Fest Market Plaza La Chorrera, PO | 10 / 13 (626.2396) | 7 (158.2512) | 7 (161.7372) | 8 (161.7028) | 11 (144.5484) |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Chiriqui Grill Fest Internacional Chiriqui | 21 / 31 (619.9200) | 26 (152.5372) | 13 (163.9656) | 25 (152.5600) | 20 (150.8572) |