Mega Smoke
Mega Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 14th of 30 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2016). They finished #1148 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “MEGASMOKE”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 1, 2016
latest Jan 17, 2025 · 8.8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.53 · weakest Chicken (152.22)
Road miles
941
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 941 mi
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
629.85 / 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 | 163.3712 | 141.0744 | 152.22 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 154.8232 | 157.69 | top 77% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7028 | 157.1200 | 159.41 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 159.9428 | 160.53 | top 53% |
“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
76
finished ahead 18 times, behind 58
Longest layoff
8.8 yrs
Apr 1, 2016 → Jan 17, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
20163 milestones
- First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score646.7308 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Chicken)163.3712 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2025 | 10th Annual Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 46 / 48 (612.9604) | 48 (141.0744) | 45 (154.8232) | 42 (157.1200) | 32 (159.9428) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Renton, WA | 14 / 30 (646.7308) | 18 (163.3712) | 18 (160.5484) | 15 (161.7028) | 12 (161.1084) |