Down Range Smoke
Down Range Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 12th of 12 at the Big Knob BBQ Fest (2025). They finished #789 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
May 23, 2025
latest Jun 21, 2025
Avg finish
top 98%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.55 · weakest Brisket (145.97)
Road miles
210
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 210 mi
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
606.73 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #789 (153 pts) | #873 (153 pts) | #759 (232 pts) | #756 (188 pts) | #843 (153 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6456 | 145.7028 | 147.67 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3944 | 145.6800 | 151.40 | top 92% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 159.9656 | 162.55 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2972 | 141.6344 | 145.97 | top 100% |
“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
DC
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
45
finished ahead 1 times, behind 46
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest Big Knob BBQ Fest
- First call Big Knob BBQ Fest
- Career-best overall score620.4800 Big Knob BBQ Fest
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.1428 Big Knob BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2025 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 25 / 26 (592.9828) | 26 (145.7028) | 24 (145.6800) | 24 (159.9656) | 26 (141.6344) |
| Jun 21, 2025 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 20 (153.1316) | — | — |
| May 23, 2025 | Big Knob BBQ Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 12 / 12 (620.4800) | 12 (149.6456) | 12 (155.3944) | 8 (165.1428) | 12 (150.2972) |