High-water mark
684.5944
career-best overall
95.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 684.5944 at Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) — 95.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 14, 2024
The Smash Pals BBQ
The Smash Pals BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 26 at the La Classique BBQ Labonte (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 22, 2023
latest Sep 14, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
50% of 4 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.22
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.70 · weakest Pork (166.55)
Road miles
427
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 278 mi
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
676.66 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 159.9428 | 168.13 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5944 | 167.4400 | 170.29 | top 32% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 158.2400 | 166.55 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 174.8456 | 168 | 171.70 | top 30% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 56% | Sep 23, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MA
2 of 4 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
77
finished ahead 71 times, behind 49
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20247 milestones
- First category win (Brisket) La Classique BBQ Labonte
- First overall top-10 La Classique BBQ Labonte
- First overall podium La Classique BBQ Labonte
- Career-best overall score684.5944 Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4400 Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2)
- Peak power rating (1523) Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2)
- Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2)
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- First call Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.8972 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.7 | La Classique BBQ Labonte | Aug 2, 2024 |
| +9 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) | Sep 14, 2024 |
| +4.4 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | Sep 22, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.9 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | Sep 23, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 22% | 95.1% | 94.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 94.4% | 93.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2024 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 8 / 25 (684.5944) | 5 (175.4400) | 8 (170.3200) | 8 (170.8344) | 16 (168) |
| Aug 2, 2024 | La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 3 / 26 (677.1196) | 12 (166.2628) | 8 (167.4400) | 12 (168.5712) | 1 (174.8456) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 28 / 42 (665.0400) | 37 (159.9428) | 10 (172.5944) | 38 (158.2400) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Sep 22, 2023 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 14 / 31 (679.8972) | 18 (170.8572) | 13 (170.8228) | 16 (168.5372) | 10 (169.6800) |