The Taste Smokers
The Taste Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 1 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contest on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 9th of 10 at the Steel City Smokeout (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1487
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2024
their only contest in the data
Overall top-10s
1
of 1 contest
Avg finish
top 90%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.25 · weakest Brisket (141.71)
Purse competed for
$8,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154.8228 | 154.8228 | 154.82 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.6688 | 161.6688 | 161.67 | top 50% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 162.2516 | 162.25 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 141.7144 | 141.7144 | 141.71 | top 90% |
“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.
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2024 | Steel City Smokeout 🏅 Bethlehem, PA | 9 / 10 (620.4576) | 10 (154.8228) | 5 (161.6688) | 7 (162.2516) | 9 (141.7144) |