High-water mark
334.2516
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 334.2516 at Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.8% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Jun 14, 2024
Liberty Call Smoke Shack
Liberty Call Smoke Shack is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 10th of 28 at the Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 14, 2024
latest Jun 14, 2024
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.28)
Road miles
43
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$5,500
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1175 (99 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 170.2628 | 170.26 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 163.9888 | 166.28 | top 47% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20246 milestones
- First tracked contest Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score334.2516 Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score334.2516 Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)170.2628 Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | 11th Annual Rockin' BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Warsaw, IN | — | — | 16 (168.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN | 10 / 28 (334.2516) | 9 (170.2628) | 11 (163.9888) | — | — |