High-water mark
343.9888
career-best overall
95.6% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 343.9888 at Poosa Q — 95.6% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- Oct 4, 2024
LWS SMOKING ACES
LWS SMOKING ACES is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 20th of 59 at the Poosa Q (2024). They finished #271 in the 2024 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1505
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Oct 4, 2024
latest Oct 11, 2024
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.68)
Road miles
155
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 78 mi
Purse competed for
$47K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
332.79 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #271 (145 pts) | #269 (155 pts) | #299 (130 pts) | — | — |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 160.5028 | 167.11 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 161.0856 | 165.68 | top 51% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20245 milestones
- First tracked contest Poosa Q
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score343.9888 Poosa Q
- Career-best overall score343.9888 Poosa Q
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.7144 Poosa Q
- Most recent contest Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 27 / 38 (321.5884) | 28 (160.5028) | 23 (161.0856) | — | — |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 20 / 59 (343.9888) | 18 (173.7144) | 25 (170.2744) | — | — |