A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
ACES HIGH BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
ACES HIGH BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smoke'N the Eye BBQ
Smoke'N the Eye BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 23 at the Puckaway Pigfest (2026). Also listed in KCBS results as “Smoke N The Eye BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 8, 2023
latest Sep 11, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.76
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.81 · weakest Pork (154.37)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)
Purse competed for
$23K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.66 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 147.9200 | 157.66 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 154.7772 | 160.82 | top 68% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9772 | 146.2056 | 154.37 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 149.0744 | 163.81 | top 54% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puckaway Pigfest | 4 | 16 | 0 | top 81% | Sep 11, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
WI
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
61
finished ahead 23 times, behind 96
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Sep 5, 2025 → Sep 11, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First call Puckaway Pigfest
- Career-best overall score661.5888 Puckaway Pigfest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176 Puckaway Pigfest
- Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest
20251 milestone
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.0516 Puckaway Pigfest
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Puckaway Pigfest
- Peak power rating (1488) Puckaway Pigfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 8, 2023 |
| -6.8 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 6, 2024 |
| -2.1 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 11, 2026 |
| -0.9 | Puckaway Pigfest | Sep 5, 2025 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 69% | 91.8% | 91.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 16 / 23 (661.5888) | 20 (157.1088) | 7 (169.6684) | 22 (158.8116) | 2 (176) |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 24 / 35 (661.0516) | 11 (173.1316) | 27 (160.5600) | 29 (159.9772) | 19 (167.3828) |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 33 / 37 (622.5368) | 34 (152.4912) | 32 (154.7772) | 33 (152.4684) | 22 (162.8000) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI | 27 / 28 (601.4744) | 28 (147.9200) | 22 (158.2744) | 27 (146.2056) | 26 (149.0744) |