The comeback
6.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.4 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 1, 2024).
- last seen Sep 22, 2017
- back Mar 1, 2024
S & M BBQ
S & M BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 21st of 25 at the Fire in the Foothills (2025). They finished #1108 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “S&M BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1472
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 22, 2017
latest Sep 26, 2025 · 8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Consistency
±30.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.60 · weakest Pork (153.67)
Road miles
1,084
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 895 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
633.97 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 153.7028 | 162.27 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 154.8684 | 163.60 | top 71% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6916 | 141.6800 | 153.67 | top 89% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 139.9772 | 154.43 | top 88% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
156
finished ahead 18 times, behind 147
Longest layoff
6.4 yrs
Sep 22, 2017 → Mar 1, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Fire in the Foothills
20243 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4116 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score656.4116 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.6800 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20172 milestones
- First tracked contest Tri City BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1488) Tri City BBQ Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 21 / 25 (655.2688) | 21 (166.8344) | 19 (166.2400) | 21 (161.6916) | 21 (160.5028) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 47 / 59 (656.4116) | 44 (166.2744) | 26 (169.6800) | 50 (157.6456) | 47 (162.8116) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA | 35 / 37 (590.2284) | 33 (153.7028) | 34 (154.8684) | 36 (141.6800) | 37 (139.9772) |