The comeback
7.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.5 years, then back at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (Mar 31, 2023).
- last seen Oct 3, 2015
- back Mar 31, 2023
Smokin Cole's BBQ
Smokin Cole's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 29th of 57 at the Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2023). Also listed in KCBS results as “SMOKIN COLES BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Mar 31, 2023
latest Mar 28, 2025 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.69 · weakest Brisket (157.38)
Road miles
838
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 801 mi
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
643.86 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 157.6684 | 158.81 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 156.5372 | 159.99 | top 71% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 162.2628 | 167.69 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 155.9656 | 157.38 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 63% | Mar 28, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TX
2 of 4 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
87
finished ahead 40 times, behind 63
Longest layoff
7.5 yrs
Oct 3, 2015 → Mar 31, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20233 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4568 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score652.4568 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Pork)173.1084 Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Que Festival
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 75% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 36 / 48 (635.2684) | 35 (157.6684) | 39 (156.5372) | 32 (162.2628) | 29 (158.8000) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Cedar Park, TX | 29 / 57 (652.4568) | 39 (159.9428) | 35 (163.4400) | 13 (173.1084) | 39 (155.9656) |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival Atlanta, GA | — | — | — | — | — |