Brotherhood of the Smoke
Brotherhood of the Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 26th of 47 at the Iowa State BBQ Championship (2023). They finished #373 in the 2024 Backyard Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Mar 31, 2023
latest Mar 29, 2024 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.82 · weakest Chicken (158.81)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
321.63 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 | 163.3828 | 154.2400 | 158.81 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 161.6572 | 162.82 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State BBQ Championship | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 73% | Mar 29, 2024 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20243 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.0400 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score325.0400 Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
20232 milestones
- First tracked contest Iowa State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)163.9772 Iowa State BBQ Championship
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2024 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 38 / 42 (325.0400) | 37 (163.3828) | 36 (161.6572) | — | — |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 26 / 47 (318.2172) | 29 (154.2400) | 15 (163.9772) | — | — |