The comeback
5.4 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 5.4 years, then back at Poosa Q (Oct 4, 2024).
- last seen Apr 26, 2019
- back Oct 4, 2024
NATIVE SMOKERS
NATIVE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 7th of 33 at the BBQ Boogie & Blues (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1506
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2019
latest Oct 4, 2024 · 5.4 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.97 · weakest Pork (155.41)
Road miles
159
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi
Purse competed for
$43K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
327.06 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.3828 | 162.8000 | 163.09 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9660 | 163.9656 | 163.97 | top 54% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 155.4056 | 155.41 | top 45% |
“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
GA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
163
finished ahead 71 times, behind 96
Longest layoff
5.4 yrs
Apr 26, 2019 → Oct 4, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
20193 milestones
- First call BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score326.7656 BBQ Boogie & Blues
20181 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues
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 | 43 / 59 (327.3488) | 41 (163.3828) | 44 (163.9660) | — | — |
| Apr 26, 2019 | BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 7 / 33 (326.7656) | 7 (162.8000) | 11 (163.9656) | 15 (155.4056) | — |
| Apr 27, 2018 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | — | — | — | — | — |