High-water mark
694.2284
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2284 at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 21, 2026
West Texas Smoke
West Texas Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 9th of 51 at the Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2025
latest Aug 21, 2026
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 170.66 · weakest Chicken (166.25)
Road miles
1,558
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 762 mi
Purse competed for
$62K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
674.77 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 160.5028 | 166.25 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 163.4056 | 167.60 | top 63% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 162.8228 | 167.58 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 164.5372 | 170.66 | top 33% |
“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
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
216
finished ahead 80 times, behind 150
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First call Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- First overall top-10 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best overall score694.2284 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- Most recent contest Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship
20252 milestones
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3144 Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 9 / 51 (694.2284) | 4 (176.5600) | 19 (173.1200) | 25 (169.1084) | 9 (175.4400) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN | 82 / 90 (666.7312) | 88 (160.5028) | 84 (163.4056) | 53 (170.8228) | 34 (172) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 62 / 92 (655.3144) | 66 (161.6800) | 53 (166.2744) | 69 (162.8228) | 41 (164.5372) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.