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 brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Smoke and Beer team
Smoke and Beer team is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 11 at the Bulgarian Barbecue Championship (2025). They finished #537 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2025
latest Oct 11, 2025
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
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
689.66 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | #537 (327 pts) | #576 (337 pts) | #720 (252 pts) | #555 (327 pts) | #481 (422 pts) |
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 🔥 | 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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20259 milestones
- First tracked contest Bulgarian Barbecue Championship
- First call Bulgarian Barbecue Championship
- First category win (Brisket) Bulgarian Barbecue Championship
- First overall top-10 Bulgarian Barbecue Championship
- First overall podium Bulgarian Barbecue Championship
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) Bulgarian Barbecue Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score699.9772 Bulgarian Barbecue Championship
- Career-best overall score699.9772 Bulgarian Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2025 | V. I Love Smoky Exhibition and BBQ Competition Szerencs | 11 / 21 (679.3488) | 7 (176.0116) | 10 (171.9772) | 16 (162.8228) | 6 (168.5372) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bulgarian Barbecue Championship Sofia | 3 / 11 (699.9772) | 4 (173.7256) | 8 (167.3944) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (180) |