Smokin Valley BBQ
Smokin Valley BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 14th of 17 at the Warren All American BBQ Festival (2013). They finished #1152 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1478
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jul 19, 2013
latest Apr 5, 2024 · 10.7 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.51)
Road miles
959
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 959 mi
Purse competed for
$6,500
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
619.02 / 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)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1152 (66 pts) | #1205 (71 pts) | #1291 (66 pts) | #1118 (86 pts) | #1179 (66 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5712 | 157.6800 | 159.13 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 141.0628 | 148.51 | top 88% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 156.0228 | 162 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5716 | 146.1944 | 149.38 | top 94% |
“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
Opponents faced
52
finished ahead 3 times, behind 49
Longest layoff
10.7 yrs
Jul 19, 2013 → Apr 5, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20242 milestones
- Career-best single call (Pork)167.9772 Lake Views & BBQ
- Most recent contest Lake Views & BBQ
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Warren All American BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score625.1200 Warren All American BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2024 | Lake Views & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK | 21 / 21 (612.9144) | 20 (157.6800) | 21 (141.0628) | 17 (167.9772) | 21 (146.1944) |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Warren All American BBQ Festival Warren, PA | 14 / 17 (625.1200) | 12 (160.5712) | 13 (155.9544) | 13 (156.0228) | 15 (152.5716) |