High-water mark
669.7832
career-best overall
93.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.7832 at Fire on Ice BBQ Championship — 93.0% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Feb 21, 2025
Pure Smoke BBQ
Pure Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 25th of 42 at the Fire on Ice BBQ Championship (2025).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2016
latest Feb 21, 2025 · 8.8 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.29 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.84)
Road miles
81
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 41 mi
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
657.14 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.9028 | 157.1084 | 162.01 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7376 | 159.9428 | 160.84 | top 73% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 167.4400 | 172.29 | top 17% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 160 | 162 | 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.
More numbers
Opponents faced
100
finished ahead 44 times, behind 67
Longest layoff
8.8 yrs
May 13, 2016 → Feb 21, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20256 milestones
- First call Fire on Ice BBQ Championship
- First category win (Pork) Fire on Ice BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.7832 Fire on Ice BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score669.7832 Fire on Ice BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.1428 Fire on Ice BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Fire on Ice BBQ Championship
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2025 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN | 25 / 42 (669.7832) | 31 (166.9028) | 33 (161.7376) | 1 (177.1428) | 31 (164) |
| May 13, 2016 | Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN | 44 / 71 (644.4912) | 61 (157.1084) | 48 (159.9428) | 22 (167.4400) | 39 (160) |