High-water mark
673.5884
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 673.5884 at Smoking in the Foothills — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 14, 2016
Breaking barbecue
Breaking barbecue is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2016. Their best overall finish is 20th of 41 at the Smoking in the Foothills (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 14, 2016
latest Oct 14, 2016
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 173.71 · weakest Pork (161.65)
Road miles
4,607
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 4,607 mi
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 159.3712 | 162.83 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 154.8116 | 166.83 | top 45% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6456 | 161.6456 | 161.65 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 173.7144 | 173.71 | top 20% |
“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
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
1 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
40
finished ahead 21 times, behind 19
Longest layoff
9.7 yrs
Oct 14, 2016 → Jun 20, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
20166 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoking in the Foothills
- First call Smoking in the Foothills
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoking in the Foothills
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.5884 Smoking in the Foothills
- Career-best overall score673.5884 Smoking in the Foothills
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8572 Smoking in the Foothills
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda | — | 15 (166.2856) | — | — | — |
| Jun 20, 2026 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda | — | — | 20 (154.8116) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC | 20 / 41 (673.5884) | 38 (159.3712) | 1 (178.8572) | 31 (161.6456) | 8 (173.7144) |