High-water mark
334.2172
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 334.2172 at Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off — 92.8% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Sep 20, 2024
STEELE SMOKIN
STEELE SMOKIN is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 8th of 26 at the Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 20, 2024
latest Sep 20, 2024
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.98 · weakest Chicken (162.24)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 162.2400 | 162.24 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 171.9772 | 171.98 | top 12% |
“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
OK
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Opponents faced
35
finished ahead 20 times, behind 14
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- First call Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- First overall top-10 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.2172 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score334.2172 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9772 Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cookoff 🏅 Ponca City, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK | 8 / 26 (334.2172) | 10 (162.2400) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |