The comeback
2.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Twin Smoke (May 17, 2025).
- last seen Jul 2, 2022
- back May 17, 2025
POLISH BBQ SMOKER
POLISH BBQ SMOKER is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 14 at the Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships (2026). They finished #967 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jul 2, 2022
latest Jun 5, 2026 · 3.9 years on the trail
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
3
of 3 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.75 · weakest Brisket (145.69)
Road miles
255
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1513)
Master avg
612.30 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1544 | 154.8800 | 164.75 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 126.8228 | 148.74 | top 87% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 156.5484 | 150.2628 | 153.12 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155.3600 | 137.6800 | 145.69 | 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Smoke | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 79% | May 17, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
LT
2 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
31
finished ahead 10 times, behind 27
Longest layoff
2.9 yrs
Jul 2, 2022 → May 17, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships
- Career-best overall score637.7372 Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships
- Most recent contest Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Twin Smoke
- First call Twin Smoke
- First overall top-10 Twin Smoke
- Peak power rating (1496) Twin Smoke
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | Polish Open Grill and BBQ Championships Mazowieckie | 10 / 14 (637.7372) | 1 (177.1544) | 10 (164) | 12 (152.5600) | 12 (144.0228) |
| May 17, 2025 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 10 / 11 (623.2340) | 8 (162.2284) | 10 (155.3828) | 10 (150.2628) | 7 (155.3600) |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, Lithuania | 10 / 15 (575.9312) | 5 (154.8800) | 15 (126.8228) | 4 (156.5484) | 13 (137.6800) |