High-water mark
497.6340
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 540
Their best day on record: 497.6340 at Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) — 92.2% of a perfect 540.
- Backyard
- Mar 10, 2023
SMOKE RING & BARK
SMOKE RING & BARK is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 8th of 31 at the Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 10, 2023
latest Oct 4, 2024 · 1.6 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.27 · weakest Pork (163.93)
Road miles
167
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 83 mi
Purse competed for
$51K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
347.37 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
497.63 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 165.1200 | 170.26 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 168.5828 | 170.27 | top 27% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.9312 | 163.9312 | 163.93 | top 32% |
“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
140
finished ahead 118 times, behind 27
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Mar 10, 2023 → Oct 4, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First call Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall top-10 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score497.6340 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score497.6340 Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2024 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 11 / 59 (347.3712) | 13 (175.4056) | 21 (171.9656) | — | — |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 8 / 31 (497.6340) | 13 (165.1200) | 6 (168.5828) | 10 (163.9312) | — |