A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bentley Que ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bentley Que has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
FOCAS SMOKAS
FOCAS SMOKAS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 24th of 31 at the Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026). They finished #325 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 13, 2024
latest Jun 12, 2026 · 1.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.57
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.70)
Road miles
70
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
324.85 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
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% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
64
finished ahead 11 times, behind 79
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20265 milestones
- First call Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score328.4800 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score328.4800 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1491) Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 24 / 31 (328.4800) | 9 (175.4172) | 30 (153.0628) | — | — |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 29 / 29 (322.7660) | 28 (165.0972) | 29 (157.6688) | — | — |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 29 / 33 (323.3144) | 28 (163.9428) | 29 (159.3716) | — | — |