Seminary Avenue Smokers
Seminary Avenue Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 11th of 30 at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 5, 2025
latest Aug 15, 2026
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.53)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$1,080
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
325.95 / 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 159.4172 | 163.42 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 156.5028 | 162.53 | top 48% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 38% | Aug 15, 2026 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.9656 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score327.9656 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5484 Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
20252 milestones
- First tracked contest Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 11 / 30 (327.9656) | 17 (159.4172) | 10 (168.5484) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Park Ridge, IL | 15 / 38 (323.9312) | 9 (167.4284) | 24 (156.5028) | — | — |