High-water mark
687.9772
career-best overall
95.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.9772 at Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest — 95.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 28, 2017
Smoking Q
Smoking Q is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 10th of 43 at the Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest (2017). Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' G Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 28, 2017
latest Aug 15, 2025 · 8 years on the trail
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 174.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.06)
Road miles
523
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 307 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
674.96 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 158.8000 | 167.39 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 159.9428 | 166.06 | top 50% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 160.5372 | 166.64 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 179.4400 | 171.9772 | 174.85 | top 15% |
“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
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
125
finished ahead 86 times, behind 47
Longest layoff
7.9 yrs
Sep 15, 2017 → Aug 15, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Peak power rating (1521) Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20176 milestones
- First tracked contest Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- First call Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- First overall top-10 Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score687.9772 Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score687.9772 Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 22 / 55 (674.1596) | 5 (176.5600) | 42 (159.9428) | 35 (164.5140) | 8 (173.1428) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Cherokee Strip BBQ Cook-Off Ponca City, OK | 18 / 38 (662.7316) | 28 (158.8000) | 6 (171.4172) | 25 (160.5372) | 10 (171.9772) |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS | 10 / 43 (687.9772) | 25 (166.8228) | 25 (166.8344) | 12 (174.8800) | 2 (179.4400) |