Bell's Up In Smoke BBQ
Bell's Up In Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 28th of 31 at the Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Aug 22, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 151.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (149.07)
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4288 | 151.4288 | 151.43 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0744 | 149.0744 | 149.07 | top 87% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2025 | Up in Smoke on the Square (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, IL | 28 / 31 (300.5032) | 29 (151.4288) | 27 (149.0744) | — | — |