West Country Smokaholics
West Country Smokaholics is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 7th of 34 at the Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1494
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2024
latest May 24, 2025 · 1 year on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.42)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
613.09 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
299.36 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 149.6572 | 153.96 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.7028 | 141.1316 | 145.42 | top 56% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7028 | 149.7028 | 149.70 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9888 | 163.9888 | 163.99 | top 54% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 58% | May 24, 2025 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- First call Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- First overall top-10 Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- Most recent contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
20243 milestones
- First tracked contest Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- Career-best overall score613.0860 Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)163.9888 Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2025 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 7 / 34 (299.3600) | 7 (149.6572) | 6 (149.7028) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | Embers and Ice Pitmaster Championship Calmar, AB | 37 / 39 (613.0860) | 37 (158.2628) | 37 (141.1316) | 38 (149.7028) | 21 (163.9888) |