Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
Superior Smoke
Superior Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 8th of 25 at the Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival (2022). They finished #918 in the 2022 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1511
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 29, 2022
latest Oct 25, 2024 · 2.5 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.93
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.42 · weakest Brisket (163.39)
Road miles
162
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 74 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
674.58 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #918 (145 pts) | #913 (165 pts) | #996 (155 pts) | #890 (175 pts) | #1175 (100 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 161.0972 | 168.54 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 166.8572 | 171.42 | top 38% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 168.5256 | 171.22 | top 35% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 159.4172 | 163.39 | 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
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
64
finished ahead 40 times, behind 41
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
Apr 28, 2023 → Oct 25, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- First category win (Pork Ribs) VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score682.8000 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1513) Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- First call Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- First overall top-10 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.9084 Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2024 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 21 / 31 (669.0400) | 25 (161.0972) | 1 (180) | 19 (168.5256) | 24 (159.4172) |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Brandon, MS | 15 / 28 (682.8000) | 15 (172.5600) | 23 (166.8572) | 7 (173.1200) | 15 (170.2628) |
| Apr 29, 2022 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 8 / 25 (671.9084) | 6 (171.9656) | 7 (167.4172) | 5 (172.0228) | 15 (160.5028) |