The heartbreaker
Finished level on points with the champion at The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (May 19, 2023) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
Furlongs Smoke & Seafood is a competition barbecue team with 65 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 12 Grand Championships, most recently at the Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 6 times. They are ranked #169 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #249 (125 pts) | #281 (105 pts) | #251 (145 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #44 (984 pts) | #37 (1,094 pts) | #64 (849 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #54 (884 pts) | #81 (734 pts) | #44 (929 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #3 (1,334 pts) | #12 (1,249 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #771 (180 pts) | #617 (300 pts) | #757 (255 pts) | #802 (180 pts) | #815 (180 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #2 (1,345 pts) | #13 (1,211 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #12 (1,179 pts) | #29 (1,029 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #119 (53 pts) | #83 (113 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #1108 (55 pts) | #1114 (55 pts) | #892 (70 pts) | #671 (130 pts) | #744 (115 pts) |
The teams rated closest to Furlongs Smoke & Seafood, each with one reason worth a look.
Careers of much the same size, 65 contests to 65, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Furlongs Smoke & Seafood has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1937 at their best, 165 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Furlongs Smoke & Seafood's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersTheir rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 114 contests, alongside a 42% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersRated 2 points above Furlongs Smoke & Seafood.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrecking Crew BBQ | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| DAWGS BBQ | 29 | 19 | 10 | 66% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Ten Bones | 27 | 21 | 6 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| Sensuous BBQ | 27 | 14 | 13 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKEY GQ | 26 | 21 | 5 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| Lucky Shoes BBQ | 24 | 18 | 6 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Pittie Q | 23 | 19 | 4 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| Porket About It | 23 | 14 | 9 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| DAD BOD BARBEQUE | 22 | 12 | 10 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 22 | 8 | 14 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Sugar Shack | 21 | 17 | 4 | 81% | ⚔ compare |
| FENDER BENDER BBQ | 21 | 16 | 5 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| MACHETE BOYS BBQ | 21 | 15 | 6 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| UGLY BABY BBQ | 20 | 16 | 4 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 19 | 11 | 7 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 61 | 41 | 14 | 26 | 180 🔥 | 134.7428 | 171.81 | top 22% |
| Pork Ribs | 63 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 178.8572 | 150.7888 | 169.34 | top 27% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 157.0628 | 166.20 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 157.0628 | 168.32 | 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.
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 4 | top 13% |
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 5 | top 19% |
| Large (40+) | 29 | 3 | top 28% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 1 | 3 | top 9% | Aug 17, 2024 |
| Minnesota in May | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 33% | May 8, 2026 |
| Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 11% | Mar 20, 2026 |
| Poosa Q | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 14% | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 26% | Oct 28, 2023 |
| Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 33% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 33% | Jun 10, 2023 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 16% | Jun 9, 2023 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 19% | Oct 15, 2022 |
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 34% | Mar 29, 2024 |
| The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | May 19, 2023 |
| Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | Oct 14, 2022 |
| B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | Aug 5, 2022 |
| Minnesota in May | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 29% | May 7, 2021 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.4 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | Aug 21, 2021 |
| +14.2 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 | Jun 11, 2021 |
| +14 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) | Apr 22, 2022 |
| +13.9 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) | Oct 16, 2021 |
| +13.5 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -18.4 | Minnesota in May | May 8, 2026 |
| -8.5 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 24, 2026 |
| -8.4 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | Sep 27, 2023 |
| -5.8 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship | Oct 28, 2022 |
| -4.8 | Fire on the Mountain | Jul 24, 2020 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 47% | 96.2% | 94% |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 100% | top 13% | 99.4% | 96.9% |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 67% | top 21% | 97.5% | 95.7% |
| 2023 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 65% | top 22% | 98.7% | 95% |
| 2022 | 23 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 91% | top 20% | 98.7% | 93.1% |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 88% | top 17% | 98.6% | 93.9% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 91.2% | 87.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 60 / 77 (672.4916) | 51 (169.6800) | 36 (169.1316) | 73 (161.6800) | 23 (172) |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 13 / 24 (333.0744) | 16 (165.6800) | 12 (167.3944) | — | — |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 12 / 125 (346.2516) | 16 (173.1316) | 9 (173.1200) | 36 (165.1084) | — |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 3 / 42 (351.9656) | 1 (180) | 10 (171.9656) | — | — |
| May 25, 2025 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN | 7 / 70 (351.4172) | 8 (175.4172) | 10 (176) | — | — |
| May 9, 2025 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 8 / 58 (342.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 23 (164) | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 8 / 24 (339.3828) | 13 (165.6684) | 3 (173.7144) | — | — |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 1 / 100 (357.7144) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (178.8572) | 22 (169.6684) | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 19 / 59 (344.5372) | 21 (172.5600) | 18 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 1 / 18 (346.2284) | 3 (173.1200) | 2 (173.1084) | — | — |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Smoke & Fire (BACKYARD ONLY) Stanley, WI | 2 / 16 (350.8344) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| May 25, 2024 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN | 8 / 47 (347.9888) | 14 (174.2744) | 10 (173.7144) | — | — |
| May 10, 2024 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 16 / 58 (338.8456) | 26 (166.8456) | 6 (172) | — | — |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 14 / 42 (339.3944) | 16 (170.2744) | 15 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 13 / 40 (340.5028) | 5 (175.4056) | 14 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Oct 27, 2023 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 1 / 47 (350.8228) | 6 (176.5600) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 1 / 73 (355.4172) | 4 (176.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| Sep 27, 2023 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 270 / 487 (669.6112) | 361 (163.3828) | 155 (171.9656) | 334 (163.4056) | 131 (170.8572) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 1 / 16 (347.4400) | 1 (174.2856) | 2 (173.1544) | — | — |
| Aug 12, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Mayetta, KS | 17 / 29 (343.9544) | 18 (171.9772) | 15 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS | 39 / 90 (687.3256) | 24 (174.8456) | 42 (173.1200) | 65 (167.3944) | 37 (171.9656) |
| Jul 14, 2023 | Central Illinois BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Eureka, IL | 1 / 25 (346.2744) | 3 (175.4172) | 2 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Art of the Que 🏅 Spencer, IA | 2 / 28 (341.6800) | 4 (172) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| Jun 16, 2023 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 1 / 28 (348.5600) | 1 (180) | 5 (168.5600) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 12 / 40 (330.8116) | 15 (166.2400) | 12 (164.5716) | — | — |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 13 / 43 (327.8856) | 12 (168.5256) | 22 (159.3600) | — | — |
| May 19, 2023 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 2 / 34 (353.1200) | 1 (180) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 8 / 59 (339.9656) | 3 (174.8456) | 17 (165.1200) | — | — |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) St. Peter, MN | — | — | 22 (166.8228) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 16 / 47 (330.1944) | 9 (167.3828) | 19 (162.8116) | — | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 17 / 80 (337.0972) | 1 (178.8572) | 36 (158.2400) | — | — |
| Nov 12, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 4 / 49 (348.5256) | 22 (170.8228) | 3 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Nov 11, 2022 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 83 / 91 (659.2688) | 6 (177.7144) | 57 (167.4288) | 89 (157.0628) | 84 (157.0628) |
| Oct 29, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship Day 2 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 3 / 32 (348) | 4 (174.2744) | 5 (173.7256) | — | — |
| Oct 28, 2022 | Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship 🏅 Oak Grove, MO | 17 / 40 (174.8456) | 1 (174.8456) | — | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 7 / 20 (338.8000) | 3 (174.2628) | 14 (164.5372) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II (One Meat Ribs) West Salem, WI | — | — | 13 (157.0744) | — | — |
| Oct 14, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) West Salem, WI | 4 / 22 (341.1088) | 6 (170.2744) | 3 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 6 / 38 (347.9772) | 2 (176) | 12 (171.9772) | — | — |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Mt. Carmel, IL | 4 / 27 (517.1428) | 1 (180) | 7 (169.1428) | 10 (168) | — |
| Sep 10, 2022 | Bent Brewstillery BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 4 / 30 (343.9656) | 4 (174.8456) | 8 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 3 / 15 (343.9772) | 2 (173.1200) | 3 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Aug 5, 2022 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 2 / 21 (343.9772) | 6 (171.4172) | 3 (172.5600) | — | — |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 3 / 13 (341.1428) | 2 (173.7256) | 6 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Bourbon, Brews & BBQ (BACKYARD) Bancroft, IA | 1 / 14 (355.4172) | 1 (180) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Heritage Days BBQ Showdown (Day One) 🏅 Belvidere, IL | 2 / 36 (343.3828) | 1 (173.1200) | 3 (170.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 🏅 Franklin, IN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 7 / 37 (337.6916) | 1 (176.5600) | 19 (161.1316) | — | — |
| Jun 10, 2022 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 3 / 39 (339.9656) | 2 (173.7028) | 9 (166.2628) | — | — |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Smokin in Steele (Master & Backyard Contest) 🏅 Owatonna, MN | 1 / 33 (340.5600) | 1 (169.1200) | 1 (171.4400) | — | — |
| May 20, 2022 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Winchester, TN | 5 / 29 (344.5372) | 10 (173.1316) | 6 (171.4056) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN | — | — | 5 (172.0116) | — | — |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 1 / 34 (532.0116) | 5 (176.5600) | 2 (178.2972) | 1 (177.1544) | — |
| Mar 25, 2022 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 7 / 25 (339.9772) | 7 (172.5600) | 9 (167.4172) | — | — |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 2 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 1 / 36 (345.7028) | 3 (174.8456) | 4 (170.8572) | — | — |
| Oct 15, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon II Day 1 (BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 2 / 40 (338.2744) | 7 (168) | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Big Island BBQ Backyard Albert Lea, MN | 3 / 15 (340.5604) | 1 (176.5716) | 9 (163.9888) | — | — |
| Aug 21, 2021 | Boomer Backyard BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Canton, MN | 1 / 18 (354.8572) | 1 (178.2972) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| Aug 7, 2021 | B-Dale BBQ Contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Roseville, MN | 3 / 21 (337.6800) | 2 (170.8228) | 8 (166.8572) | — | — |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 2 🏅 West Salem, WI | 23 / 45 (318.1716) | 12 (167.3828) | 27 (150.7888) | — | — |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bring'n Home the Bacon - Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI | 6 / 52 (334.8228) | 13 (165.6684) | 3 (169.1544) | — | — |
| May 7, 2021 | Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN | 15 / 60 (333.6456) | 22 (164.5256) | 9 (169.1200) | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 20 / 41 (455.9200) | 26 (134.7428) | 13 (158.9144) | 11 (162.2628) | — |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Fire on the Mountain 🏅 Leburn, KY | 25 / 30 (656.5024) | 29 (153.1084) | 22 (163.3828) | 10 (170.2856) | 13 (169.7256) |
| May 10, 2019 | Minnesota in May 🏅 | 19 / 57 (310.2516) | 32 (145.7144) | 6 (164.5372) | — | — |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.