The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Clean Smoke BBQ has finished one call ahead of Magic Creek BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Magic Creek BBQ
Magic Creek BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 16th of 21 at the Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2023
latest Aug 22, 2025 · 2 years on the trail
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.36
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.64)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
644.13 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.1428 | 161.6800 | 171.99 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 152.5488 | 154.64 | top 90% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4284 | 154.2628 | 161.71 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0228 | 150.8228 | 155.79 | top 80% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the North | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 68% | Aug 22, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
43
finished ahead 23 times, behind 49
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North
20244 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Smoke in the North
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.5484 Smoke in the North
- Career-best overall score648.5484 Smoke in the North
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Smoke in the North
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- First call Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- Peak power rating (1493) Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 19 / 31 (638.1944) | 17 (161.6800) | 24 (154.2632) | 2 (171.4284) | 26 (150.8228) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 17 / 23 (648.5484) | 1 (177.1428) | 21 (157.1200) | 23 (154.2628) | 16 (160.0228) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp | 16 / 21 (645.6572) | 3 (177.1428) | 21 (152.5488) | 15 (159.4400) | 18 (156.5256) |