STEEL SMOKIN
STEEL SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2015. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 38 at the Grills and Grilles (2015).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1500
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 16, 2015
latest Oct 16, 2015
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.97 · weakest Brisket (151.94)
Road miles
91
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 45 mi
Purse competed for
$600
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 162.8228 | 162.82 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.1316 | 154.7884 | 155.96 | top 84% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9656 | 163.9656 | 163.97 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.9428 | 151.9428 | 151.94 | top 74% |
“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
Opponents faced
37
finished ahead 15 times, behind 22
Longest layoff
9.9 yrs
Oct 16, 2015 → Sep 19, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- First call Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest Grills and Grilles
- Career-best overall score635.8628 Grills and Grilles
- Career-best single call (Pork)163.9656 Grills and Grilles
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ponca City, OK | — | — | 7 (154.7884) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Grills and Grilles Broken Arrow, OK | 23 / 38 (635.8628) | 25 (162.8228) | 26 (157.1316) | 22 (163.9656) | 28 (151.9428) |