High-water mark
340.5600
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 360
Their best day on record: 340.5600 at Minnesota in May (Backyard) — 94.6% of a perfect 360.
- Backyard
- May 13, 2022
FURLONG SMOKE & SEAFOOD
FURLONG SMOKE & SEAFOOD is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 5th of 38 at the Minnesota in May (Backyard) (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1513
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2022
latest Jul 21, 2023 · 1.2 years on the trail
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.54)
Road miles
142
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 71 mi
Purse competed for
$2,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
336.52 / 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 167.3944 | 169.98 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 165.0856 | 166.54 | top 34% |
“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
43
finished ahead 39 times, behind 12
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
May 13, 2022 → Jul 21, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
20226 milestones
- First tracked contest Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First call Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First overall top-10 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score340.5600 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- Career-best overall score340.5600 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.5600 Minnesota in May (Backyard)
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2023 | Fillmore County Fair BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Preston, MN | 9 / 15 (332.4800) | 11 (167.3944) | 7 (165.0856) | — | — |
| May 13, 2022 | Minnesota in May (Backyard) Cambridge, MN | 5 / 38 (340.5600) | 6 (172.5600) | 8 (168) | — | — |