High-water mark
664.9712
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.9712 at Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 22, 2023
House of Smoke
House of Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1481
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 17, 2019
latest Sep 22, 2023 · 4.4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.27)
Road miles
2,028
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 2,028 mi
Purse competed for
$12K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
664.97 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard (4-meat) avg
563.44 / 720
1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 142.2740 | 157.12 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 130.2972 | 148.27 | top 83% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9428 | 141.7260 | 152.83 | top 85% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8228 | 162.8228 | 162.82 | top 79% |
“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
47
finished ahead 8 times, behind 39
Longest layoff
4.4 yrs
May 17, 2019 → Sep 22, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20234 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.9712 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
- Career-best overall score664.9712 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.9656 Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
- Most recent contest Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
20191 milestone
- First tracked contest 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2023 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC | 25 / 33 (664.9712) | 17 (171.9656) | 22 (166.2400) | 23 (163.9428) | 26 (162.8228) |
| May 17, 2019 | 16th Annual Burnt Offerings (BACKYARD ONLY) Riverside, CA | 16 / 16 (563.4400) | 14 (142.2740) | 16 (130.2972) | 16 (141.7260) | — |