High-water mark
698.2168
career-best overall
97.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 698.2168 at 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest — 97.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 12, 2025
Smoking Rays Backyard
Smoking Rays Backyard is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 10th of 35 at the 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2025
their only contest in the data
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 177.70 · weakest Brisket (170.26)
Purse competed for
$8,200
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 175.4056 | 175.41 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 174.8456 | 174.85 | top 43% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 177.7028 | 177.70 | top 17% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 170.2628 | 170.26 | top 60% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | 21st Annual Burnt Offerings BBQ Contest 🏅 Riverside, CA | 10 / 35 (698.2168) | 15 (175.4056) | 15 (174.8456) | 6 (177.7028) | 21 (170.2628) |