SHOOTING THE BREEZE
SHOOTING THE BREEZE is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 10th of 9 at the Buds Blues and BBQ (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Sep 5, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.54 · weakest Chicken (156.26)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
318.79 / 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 147.4172 | 156.26 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 158.8000 | 162.54 | top 77% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buds Blues and BBQ | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 87% | Sep 5, 2025 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20252 milestones
- Career-best overall score323.8972 Buds Blues and BBQ
- Most recent contest Buds Blues and BBQ
20244 milestones
- First tracked contest Buds Blues and BBQ
- First call Buds Blues and BBQ
- First overall top-10 Buds Blues and BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)166.2744 Buds Blues and BBQ
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2025 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 10 / 9 (323.8972) | 9 (165.0972) | 10 (158.8000) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Buds Blues and BBQ 🏅 Columbia, MO | 10 / 16 (313.6916) | 10 (147.4172) | 7 (166.2744) | — | — |