High-water mark
689.6456
career-best overall
95.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.6456 at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest — 95.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 30, 2026
TEXAS SMOKE BBQ
TEXAS SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2026. Their best overall finish is 90th of 360 at the American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1512
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 11 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 30, 2026
latest Sep 30, 2026
Avg finish
top 54%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.70 · weakest Chicken (163.67)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$114K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
680.77 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Still inside their first twelve months: see what a first season usually looks like.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 163.3944 | 163.67 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 167.9888 | 172.27 | top 45% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 173.1316 | 173.70 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8800 | 167.3828 | 171.13 | top 46% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
361
finished ahead 297 times, behind 219
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First tracked contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score689.6456 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best overall score689.6456 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
- Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS | 131 / 158 (671.8976) | 145 (163.3944) | 118 (167.9888) | 59 (173.1316) | 121 (167.3828) |
| Sep 30, 2026 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 90 / 360 (689.6456) | 293 (163.9428) | 53 (176.5600) | 99 (174.2628) | 59 (174.8800) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.