A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
All Smoked Up BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
All Smoked Up BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Barkin' Iron BBQ
Barkin' Iron BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 14th of 26 at the Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) (2026). They finished #200 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 16, 2025
latest Aug 15, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±0.70
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.91 · weakest Chicken (163.18)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
87%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1619)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
328.08 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 157.0628 | 163.18 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 159.9544 | 164.91 | top 42% |
“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 N for the Kids (Day 2) | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 51% | Aug 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
80
finished ahead 58 times, behind 86
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8228 Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score329.0284 Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
- Peak power rating (1504) Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2)
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke N for the Kids
- First call Smoke N for the Kids
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.3372 Smoke N for the Kids
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 16 / 32 (329.0284) | 15 (165.0856) | 16 (163.9428) | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 14 / 26 (327.8856) | 18 (157.0628) | 6 (170.8228) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 16 / 32 (327.3372) | 10 (167.3828) | 17 (159.9544) | — | — |