Hazard County Smokers
Hazard County Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 29 at the MD State BBQ Bash (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 10, 2025
latest Oct 9, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 123%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.81)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$25K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
305.35 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 157.6916 | 160.54 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.6916 | 143.9316 | 144.81 | top 135% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD State BBQ Bash | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 123% | Oct 9, 2026 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score307.3260 MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.3944 MD State BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 37 / 28 (303.3832) | 32 (157.6916) | 39 (145.6916) | — | — |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 33 / 29 (307.3260) | 15 (163.3944) | 38 (143.9316) | — | — |