Smokin'45 BBQ
Smokin'45 BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2025. Their best overall finish is 25th of 25 at the Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) (2025). They finished #997 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
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 28, 2025
latest Mar 29, 2025
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.63 · weakest Pork (149.11)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$8,900
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
619.55 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #997 (102 pts) | #1030 (112 pts) | #691 (267 pts) | #1051 (102 pts) | #1000 (112 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 148.5028 | 158.25 | top 93% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 153.6344 | 162.63 | top 77% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 139.9656 | 149.11 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2516 | 150.8116 | 154.53 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 100% | Mar 29, 2025 |
More numbers
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
40
finished ahead 0 times, behind 71
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First tracked contest Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score627.8972 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1)
- First call Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5828 Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Most recent contest Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 2) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 25 / 25 (611.2116) | 25 (148.5028) | 25 (153.6344) | 25 (158.2628) | 23 (150.8116) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT RIBS) St. Robert, MO | — | — | 5 (172.5828) | — | — |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Kickin' It Route 66 Barbecue Challenge (Day 1) 🏅 St. Robert, MO | 27 / 27 (627.8972) | 23 (168) | 26 (161.6800) | 27 (139.9656) | 26 (158.2516) |