River Rat Smokers
River Rat Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 15th of 31 at the Bands & BBQ at the Point (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Sep 12, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 149.71 · weakest Brisket (129.65)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
287.39 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4288 | 148 | 149.71 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138.8000 | 136.5600 | 137.68 | top 60% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.4172 | 136.5256 | 141.97 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.6688 | 121.6228 | 129.65 | top 50% |
“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)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score290.2288 Bands and BBQ at the Point
- Career-best single call (Chicken)151.4288 Bands and BBQ at the Point
- Most recent contest Bands and BBQ at the Point
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest Bands & BBQ at the Point
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Bands and BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 18 / 29 (290.2288) | 15 (151.4288) | 21 (138.8000) | 17 (147.4172) | 16 (137.6688) |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Bands & BBQ at the Point 🏅 Carrollton, KY | 15 / 31 (284.5600) | 12 (148) | 15 (136.5600) | 14 (136.5256) | 14 (121.6228) |