Jax Smoke
Jax Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2025 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 33rd of 42 at the 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2026). They finished #846 in the 2026 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Nov 14, 2025
latest May 8, 2026
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.68 · weakest Brisket (154.78)
Road miles
145
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
642.97 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #846 (120 pts) | #909 (120 pts) | #980 (120 pts) | #787 (150 pts) | #872 (120 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 169.6800 | 169.68 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0860 | 156.5372 | 156.81 | top 96% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 151.9540 | 161.69 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2288 | 151.3372 | 154.78 | top 93% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9832 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score648.9832 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4288 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Most recent contest 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20251 milestone
- First tracked contest Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 33 / 42 (648.9832) | 27 (169.6800) | 39 (156.5372) | 19 (171.4288) | 38 (151.3372) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 54 / 56 (636.9488) | 39 (169.6800) | 55 (157.0860) | 56 (151.9540) | 54 (158.2288) |