Subtle Smoke BBQ
Subtle Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 64th of 75 at the Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff (2026). They finished #1020 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
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 92%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.94 · weakest Brisket (149.65)
Road miles
1
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$100K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
616.69 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1020 (60 pts) | #1093 (60 pts) | #1161 (60 pts) | #1067 (60 pts) | #1051 (60 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 157.0740 | 157.94 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 143.3716 | 152.81 | top 84% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 148.5828 | 156.29 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0628 | 142.2400 | 149.65 | top 87% |
“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)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score642.1144 Danny Dietz Memorial World Championship Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)164 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 | 64 / 75 (642.1144) | 65 (158.8000) | 52 (162.2516) | 48 (164) | 58 (157.0628) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX | 90 / 92 (591.2684) | 82 (157.0740) | 91 (143.3716) | 88 (148.5828) | 89 (142.2400) |