Frankensmokers BBQ
Frankensmokers BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 29th of 77 at the Minnesota in May (2026). They finished #317 in the 2026 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1501
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 9, 2025
latest May 8, 2026 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.52)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
317.64 / 360
2 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 160.5600 | 161.12 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 155.9428 | 156.52 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 47% | May 8, 2026 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Minnesota in May
20253 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
- Career-best overall score318.7772 Minnesota in May
- Career-best single call (Chicken)161.6800 Minnesota in May
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 29 / 77 (316.5028) | 25 (160.5600) | 30 (155.9428) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 33 / 58 (318.7772) | 32 (161.6800) | 36 (157.0972) | — | — |