Smokin Jays
Smokin Jays is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 36th of 45 at the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown (2025). They finished #1148 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 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Oct 24, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.97 · weakest Chicken (147.92)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.9200 | 147.9200 | 147.92 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 159.9544 | 159.95 | top 76% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 167.9656 | 167.97 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0628 | 157.0628 | 157.06 | top 80% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC | 36 / 45 (632.9028) | 40 (147.9200) | 34 (159.9544) | 27 (167.9656) | 36 (157.0628) |