High-water mark
679.3372
career-best overall
94.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 679.3372 at Uniquely Union Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 5, 2025
Smoke Till You're Broke
Smoke Till You're Broke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 25 at the Uniquely Union Festival (2025). They finished #991 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2025
latest Nov 14, 2025
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.28 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.95)
Road miles
148
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 148 mi
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
675.32 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #991 (105 pts) | #1008 (115 pts) | #892 (165 pts) | #897 (135 pts) | #1076 (90 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 166.2516 | 169.11 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 163.9428 | 167.95 | top 58% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2860 | 170.2744 | 170.28 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 165.1200 | 167.98 | top 60% |
“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)
20256 milestones
- First tracked contest Uniquely Union Festival
- First call Uniquely Union Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.3372 Uniquely Union Festival
- Career-best overall score679.3372 Uniquely Union Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9656 Uniquely Union Festival
- Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 47 / 56 (671.3032) | 47 (166.2516) | 51 (163.9428) | 39 (170.2744) | 29 (170.8344) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Uniquely Union Festival 🏅 Union, SC | 14 / 25 (679.3372) | 12 (171.9656) | 6 (171.9656) | 9 (170.2860) | 17 (165.1200) |