I Only Smoke the Good Stuff
I Only Smoke the Good Stuff is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 30th of 32 at the High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1489
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
May 16, 2025
their only contest in the data
Avg finish
top 94%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.36)
Purse competed for
$4,300
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9660 | 163.9660 | 163.97 | top 94% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3600 | 155.3600 | 155.36 | top 97% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 166.2744 | 166.27 | top 56% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 30 / 32 (319.3260) | 30 (163.9660) | 31 (155.3600) | 18 (166.2744) | — |