Smoking A's
Smoking A's is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2024. Their best overall finish is 8th of 34 at the Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship (2024).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1502
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Apr 26, 2024
latest Jun 14, 2024
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.13 · weakest Brisket (158.29)
Road miles
39
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 166.8456 | 166.85 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 167.4172 | 166.8460 | 167.13 | top 29% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 159.9544 | 159.95 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2856 | 158.2856 | 158.29 | top 72% |
“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)
20247 milestones
- First tracked contest Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- First call Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score329.6916 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4172 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score651.9316 CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS)
- Most recent contest CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2024 | CBCA Clayton BBQ and Brews Festival (MASTERS) 🏅 Clayton, CA | 18 / 25 (651.9316) | 16 (166.8456) | 13 (166.8460) | 22 (159.9544) | 18 (158.2856) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 8 / 34 (329.6916) | — | 2 (167.4172) | — | — |