Backdraft Smoke Ops
Backdraft Smoke Ops is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 39th of 45 at the Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1493
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 87%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.97 · weakest Chicken (143.93)
Purse competed for
$19K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143.9312 | 143.9312 | 143.93 | top 96% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6800 | 149.6800 | 149.68 | top 91% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 163.9656 | 163.97 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.6228 | 145.6228 | 145.62 | top 91% |
“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 | 39 / 45 (603.1996) | 43 (143.9312) | 41 (149.6800) | 35 (163.9656) | 41 (145.6228) |