The heartbreaker
1.1312
points from the title
Came within 1.1312 points of the Grand Championship at Kenai River BBQ Competition (Jun 30, 2023).
Halfracks Smoke Shack
Halfracks Smoke Shack is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 9 at the Kenai River BBQ Competition (2023), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They finished #668 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1507
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 30, 2023
latest May 31, 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 176.01 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.55)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$2,300
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
681.09 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 166.2400 | 168.83 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 168.5600 | 164.5372 | 166.55 | top 52% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 163.4056 | 169.70 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.5716 | 175.4400 | 176.01 | top 27% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenai River BBQ Competition | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 47% | May 31, 2024 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20241 milestone
- Most recent contest Kenai River BBQ Competition
20239 milestones
- First tracked contest Kenai River BBQ Competition
- First call Kenai River BBQ Competition
- First category win (Brisket) Kenai River BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Kenai River BBQ Competition
- First overall podium Kenai River BBQ Competition
- First Reserve Championship Kenai River BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score692.5488 Kenai River BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score692.5488 Kenai River BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5716 Kenai River BBQ Competition
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | Kenai River BBQ Competition Soldotna, AK | 5 / 7 (669.6228) | 5 (166.2400) | 5 (164.5372) | 7 (163.4056) | 3 (175.4400) |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Kenai River BBQ Competition Soldotna, AK | 2 / 9 (692.5488) | 4 (171.4172) | 3 (168.5600) | 2 (176) | 1 (176.5716) |