Who Wants Smoke
Who Wants Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 17th of 18 at the Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They finished #304 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Sep 19, 2026
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.51 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.27)
Purse competed for
$2,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here. Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #304 (83 pts) | #295 (93 pts) | #311 (83 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5144 | 160.5144 | 160.51 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 158.2744 | 158.27 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2026 | Paxton Swine n Dine (BACKYARD ONLY) Paxton, IL | 17 / 18 (318.7888) | 15 (160.5144) | 17 (158.2744) | — | — |