VERTICAL SMOKE BBQ
VERTICAL SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 20th of 20 at the Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) (2025). They finished #1108 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 7, 2014
latest Apr 25, 2025 · 11.1 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.11 · weakest Brisket (147.91)
Road miles
758
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 758 mi
Purse competed for
$4,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
619.47 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | 169.1084 | 149.1200 | 159.11 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3600 | 154.8000 | 155.08 | top 97% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5260 | 154.2056 | 157.37 | top 99% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5144 | 143.3028 | 147.91 | top 99% |
“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
Opponents faced
86
finished ahead 2 times, behind 83
Longest layoff
11.1 yrs
Mar 7, 2014 → Apr 25, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20253 milestones
- Career-best overall score637.5088 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)169.1084 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
- Most recent contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Smokin in the Square
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2025 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 20 / 20 (637.5088) | 15 (169.1084) | 20 (155.3600) | 20 (160.5260) | 20 (152.5144) |
| Mar 7, 2014 | Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL | 46 / 46 (601.4284) | 44 (149.1200) | 43 (154.8000) | 45 (154.2056) | 45 (143.3028) |