Alkanas Briedis

Alkanas Briedis is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 14 at the Twin Smoke (2023).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1523

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 20, 2023

latest May 15, 2026 · 3 years on the trail

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 3 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 32%

overall standings

Best overall

670.1940 / 720

Master · Twin Smoke

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2628

Brisket · Twin Smoke

Consistency

±0.97

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 169.89 · weakest Pork (164.55)

Road miles

across 3 mapped stops

Schedule strength

17%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)

Master avg

669.28 / 720

3 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

670.1940 career-best overall

93.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.1940 at Twin Smoke — 93.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 20, 2023

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Porkmafia in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Twin Smoke (May 17, 2025).

last seen May 20, 2023
back May 17, 2025

Announced themselves early

3rd at their very first contest

Finished 3 of 14 at their very first tracked contest, Twin Smoke (May 20, 2023).

May 20, 2023
14-team field

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	3	2	1	173.1428	158.8456	166.28	top 52%
Pork Ribs	3	3	0	172.0116	165.6800	168.57	top 32%
Pork	3	2	1	169.7256	161.1084	164.55	top 39%
Brisket	3	3	2	174.2628	165.1316	169.89	top 25%

“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
Twin Smoke	3	3	0	top 32%	May 15, 2026

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in LT 3 of 3 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 37 finished ahead 33 times, behind 12

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 20, 2023 → May 17, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20263 milestones

May 15 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.2628 Twin Smoke
May 15 Peak power rating (1523) Twin Smoke
May 15 Most recent contest Twin Smoke

20236 milestones

May 20 First tracked contest Twin Smoke
May 20 First call Twin Smoke
May 20 First overall top-10 Twin Smoke
May 20 First overall podium Twin Smoke
May 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.1940 Twin Smoke
May 20 Career-best overall score670.1940 Twin Smoke

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 15, 2026	Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania	7 / 23 (667.9428)	18 (158.8456)	4 (172.0116)	13 (162.8228)	2 (174.2628)
May 17, 2025	Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania	5 / 11 (669.7144)	7 (166.8456)	4 (168.0116)	2 (169.7256)	5 (165.1316)
May 20, 2023	Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania	3 / 14 (670.1940)	2 (173.1428)	6 (165.6800)	6 (161.1084)	3 (170.2628)