The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
PapaDads BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smoke’N’Stooges 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Smoke’N’Stooges
Smoke’N’Stooges is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 18 at the September Fest (2024). They finished #1024 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1485
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Sep 19, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.80 · weakest Brisket (158.25)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$6,340
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
656.78 / 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 158.2400 | 163.39 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 167.4288 | 171.80 | top 25% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1772 | 162.2628 | 165.72 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 154.8344 | 158.25 | top 90% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September Fest | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 81% | Sep 19, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MI
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Opponents faced
41
finished ahead 8 times, behind 43
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 13, 2024 → Sep 19, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest September Fest
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest September Fest
- First call September Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0628 September Fest
- Career-best overall score657.0628 September Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 22 / 26 (656.5032) | 23 (158.2400) | 13 (167.4288) | 12 (169.1772) | 22 (161.6572) |
| Sep 19, 2025 | September Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Coldwater, MI | — | — | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | September Fest 🏅 Coldwater, MI | 14 / 18 (657.0628) | 11 (168.5484) | 3 (171.4172) | 12 (162.2628) | 17 (154.8344) |