High-water mark
678.7888
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.7888 at Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 11, 2026
AIRBORNE SMOKE
AIRBORNE SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 75 at the Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1498
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2025
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.54)
Road miles
1
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
657.93 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 160 | 166.01 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 157.0972 | 162.54 | top 69% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 162.8228 | 166.82 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 157.1428 | 162.56 | top 55% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.7888 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Career-best overall score678.7888 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0116 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Most recent contest Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
20251 milestone
- First tracked contest Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 23 / 75 (678.7888) | 18 (172.0116) | 38 (167.9772) | 26 (170.8228) | 28 (167.9772) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 78 / 92 (637.0628) | 72 (160) | 81 (157.0972) | 68 (162.8228) | 67 (157.1428) |