A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BLUE CHIP BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BLUE CHIP BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Smoking Pickles
Smoking Pickles is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 27 at the Smokin' For Garrett (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1496
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 22, 2021
latest Jul 24, 2026 · 4.8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.20 · weakest Brisket (155.97)
Road miles
342
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
646.66 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
338.21 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
482.24 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
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.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 152.4800 | 162.62 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 154.3088 | 163.79 | top 54% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 162.2284 | 167.20 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9660 | 155.9660 | 155.97 | top 91% |
“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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
194
finished ahead 105 times, behind 105
Longest layoff
3.4 yrs
Oct 22, 2021 → Mar 14, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score646.6632 Fire on the Mountain BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 Fire on the Mountain BBQ
- Most recent contest Fire on the Mountain BBQ
20252 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.2056 Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1505) Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Smokin' For Garrett
- First call Smokin' For Garrett
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2026 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ 🏅 Leburn, KY | 20 / 22 (646.6632) | 22 (152.4800) | 16 (168.5372) | 13 (169.6800) | 20 (155.9660) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 29 / 100 (338.2056) | 25 (169.6800) | 30 (168.5256) | 18 (169.6800) | — |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Smokin' For Garrett 🏅 Boonville, IN | 16 / 27 (482.2400) | 8 (165.7028) | 16 (154.3088) | 13 (162.2284) | — |