Team of the Year

Team profile

K & E's Little Smokers

Contests
62
Grand Championships GC
0
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
0
Overall top 10s
7
Average overall score
657.184
Best overall score
695.372
Seasons active
2019–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 62%

Entries
61
Firsts
0
Top 10s
9

Ribs

Typical finishTop 59%

Entries
63
Firsts
2
Top 10s
14

Pork

Typical finishTop 39%

Entries
60
Firsts
2
Top 10s
27

Brisket

Typical finishTop 76%

Entries
59
Firsts
0
Top 10s
5

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for K & E's Little Smokers Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2019 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2025 with 15 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2019: 2 contests, 1 top 10 2 2019 2020: 1 contest 1 2020 2021: 1 contest, 1 top 10 1 2021 2022: 8 contests, 1 top 10 8 2022 2023: 9 contests 9 2023 2024: 14 contests 14 2024 2025: 15 contests, 3 top 10s 15 2025 2026: 11 contests, 1 top 10 11 2026
Overall contests by year for K & E's Little Smokers
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2019201605.594
2020100619.349
2021101650.812
2022801639.847
2023900655.07
20241400666.422
20251503656.495
20261101674.105
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for K & E's Little Smokers Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 674.105 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 580600620640660680700 2019: average overall score 605.594605.6 2019 2020: average overall score 619.349619.3 2020 2021: average overall score 650.812650.8 2021 2022: average overall score 639.847639.8 2022 2023: average overall score 655.07655.1 2023 2024: average overall score 666.422666.4 2024 2025: average overall score 656.495656.5 2025 2026: average overall score 674.105674.1 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 14th

    Uniquely Union

    Sep 11, 2026KCBS Union, SC 14 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    661.6
  2. 43rd

    South Carolina Festival of Discovery

    Jul 9, 2026KCBS Greenwood, SC 75 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    679.303
  3. 16th

    BBQ for Bravery

    Jun 19, 2026KCBS Alcoa Duck Pond 636 Vose Rod Alcoa, TN 19 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    674.137
  4. 11th

    Honeybee BBQ Competition

    May 29, 2026KCBS Lafayette, GA 19 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    685.623
  5. 75th

    8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)

    May 23, 2026KCBS James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds) 945 E Baddour Pkwy Lebanon, TN 117 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    681.04
  6. 26th

    20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off

    May 8, 2026KCBS Schwank Way Waynesboro, GA 42 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    674.183
  7. 20th

    Bear-B-Q

    May 1, 2026KCBS New Bern, NC 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    664.411
  8. 30th

    The Downtown BBQ Showdown

    Apr 17, 2026KCBS Lake City, FL 41 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    680.434
  9. 7th

    Torry Island BBQ Showdown

    Mar 20, 2026KCBS North Belle Glade, FL 34 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    688.491
  10. 29th

    Ribs on the Ridge

    Feb 20, 2026KCBS Haines City, FL 32 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    658.08
  11. 50th

    Lakeland Pig Festival

    Jan 22, 2026KCBS Lakeland, FL 63 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    667.851
  12. 20th

    Plant City Pig Jam

    Nov 21, 2025KCBS Plant City, FL 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    672.994

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