High-water mark
685.6000
career-best overall
95.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 685.6000 at VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition — 95.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 3, 2023
Sheltered Smoke
Sheltered Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 8th of 16 at the Back the Blue (2021).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1509
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 25, 2021
latest Nov 3, 2023 · 2.4 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
1
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.26 · weakest Pork (168.25)
Road miles
60
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Purse competed for
$6,450
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
677.60 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 166.2400 | 168.83 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 159.9544 | 168.26 | top 55% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 166.8228 | 168.25 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 171.4056 | 172.26 | top 30% |
“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
39
finished ahead 23 times, behind 18
Longest layoff
2.4 yrs
Jun 25, 2021 → Nov 3, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20233 milestones
- Career-best overall score685.6000 VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition
20214 milestones
- First tracked contest Back the Blue
- First call Back the Blue
- First overall top-10 Back the Blue
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.6000 Back the Blue
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition 🏅 Vidalia, LA | 12 / 27 (685.6000) | 15 (166.2400) | 6 (176.5600) | 12 (169.6800) | 8 (173.1200) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Back the Blue 🏅 Brookhaven, MS | 8 / 16 (669.6000) | 7 (171.4172) | 14 (159.9544) | 8 (166.8228) | 5 (171.4056) |