High-water mark
678.2400
career-best overall
94.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.2400 at Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship — 94.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 26, 2024
Meat Wagon Smokers
Meat Wagon Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 17th of 27 at the Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship (2023). They finished #1038 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 28, 2023
latest Apr 26, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.03 · weakest Pork (164.82)
Road miles
98
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 33 mi
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
670.81 / 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 166.3200 | 167.15 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 169.1200 | 171.03 | top 41% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 164.5140 | 164.82 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1544 | 163.4172 | 168.29 | top 39% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 call
Opponents faced
56
finished ahead 26 times, behind 45
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- Career-best overall score678.2400 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1544 Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.3712 Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship
- First call 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2024 | Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 18 / 34 (678.2400) | 24 (167.9884) | 15 (171.9772) | 24 (165.1200) | 9 (173.1544) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 5 (172) | — | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Lodi BeerFest & BBQ Championship 🏅 Lodi, CA | 17 / 27 (663.3712) | 16 (166.3200) | 15 (169.1200) | 22 (164.5140) | 14 (163.4172) |