Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
CREEKSIDE SMOKERS
CREEKSIDE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 4th of 29 at the Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1528
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 23, 2016
latest Sep 18, 2026 · 10 years on the trail
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 20%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 174.56 · weakest Chicken (169.68)
Road miles
16
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$9,580
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
690.19 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 165.0856 | 169.68 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 169.1200 | 174.56 | top 26% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 170.8228 | 174.26 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 170.2744 | 171.69 | top 36% |
“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
Opponents faced
54
finished ahead 48 times, behind 10
Longest layoff
10 yrs
Sep 23, 2016 → Sep 18, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score695.8968 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
- First call Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
- First overall top-10 Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score684.4916 Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 4 / 29 (695.8968) | 23 (165.0856) | 1 (180) | 4 (177.7028) | 9 (173.1084) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 8 / 31 (684.4916) | 3 (174.2744) | 15 (169.1200) | 12 (170.8228) | 13 (170.2744) |