FOCAS SMOKAS AL
Rating
1475
peak 1475
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2024-09-13
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#252
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
324.85
last 3 vs career avg 324.85 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.57
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.70)
Road miles
70
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bentley Que has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 163.9428 | 168.15 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3716 | 153.0628 | 156.70 | top 95% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 324.85
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 328.4800 | 328.48 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 322.7660 | 322.77 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 323.3144 | 323.31 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 24 / 31 (328.4800) | 9 (175.4172) | 30 (153.0628) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 29 / 29 (322.7660) | 28 (165.0972) | 29 (157.6688) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 29 / 33 (323.3144) | 28 (163.9428) | 29 (159.3716) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #252 (61 pts) | #185 (141 pts) | #300 (56 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #414 (54 pts) | #412 (54 pts) | #417 (54 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #415 (58 pts) | #417 (58 pts) | #420 (58 pts) | — | — |