Smoke and Beer team
Rating
1511
peak 1511
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-09-12
latest 2025-10-11
Best ToY finish
#537
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.69)
Road miles
391
mi across 2 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rusty grill has finished one call ahead of Smoke and Beer team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 11 at their very first tracked contest, Bulgarian Barbecue Championship (2025-09-12).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0116 | 173.7256 | 174.87 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 167.3944 | 169.69 | top 60% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 162.8228 | 170.84 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 168.5372 | 174.27 | top 19% |
“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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 27% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 689.66
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 699.9772 | 689.66 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs, 3900 | 11 / 21 (679.3488) | 7 (176.0116) | 10 (171.9772) | 16 (162.8228) | 6 (168.5372) |
| 2025-09-12 | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship Sofia, 1000 | 3 / 11 (699.9772) | 4 (173.7256) | 8 (167.3944) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #537 (327 pts) | #576 (337 pts) | #720 (252 pts) | #555 (327 pts) | #481 (422 pts) |