Steel Rails BBQ
Steel Rails BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 17th of 18 at the Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Aug 9, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 157.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.71)
Purse competed for
$2,450
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 | 157.1084 | 157.1084 | 157.11 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.7144 | 153.7144 | 153.71 | top 89% |
“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 9, 2025 | Smokin Downtown (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, IN | 17 / 18 (310.8228) | 17 (157.1084) | 16 (153.7144) | — | — |