Team of the Year

Team profile

RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE

Contests
65
Grand Championships GC
3
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
4
Overall top 10s
36
Average overall score
418.777
Best overall score
690.88
Seasons active
2018–2026
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 42%

Entries
63
Firsts
4
Top 10s
36

Ribs

Typical finishTop 46%

Entries
63
Firsts
6
Top 10s
36

Pork

Typical finishTop 43%

Entries
24
Firsts
0
Top 10s
15

Brisket

Typical finishTop 71%

Entries
9
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

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 RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2018 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2023 with 12 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2018: 1 contest, 1 top 10 1 2018 2019: 5 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 4 top 10s 5 2019 2020: 3 contests, 1 top 10 3 2020 2021: 11 contests, 4 top 10s 11 2021 2022: 7 contests, 4 top 10s 7 2022 2023: 12 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 9 top 10s 12 2023 2024: 11 contests, 7 top 10s 11 2024 2025: 8 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 5 top 10s 8 2025 2026: 5 contests, 1 top 10 5 2026
Overall contests by year for RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2018101303.337
2019514357.298
2020301329.821
20211104375.454
2022704430.287
20231219410.463
20241107371.049
2025815470.96
2026501677.378
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 677.378 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 200300400500600700800 2018: average overall score 303.337303.3 2018 2019: average overall score 357.298357.3 2019 2020: average overall score 329.821329.8 2020 2021: average overall score 375.454375.5 2021 2022: average overall score 430.287430.3 2022 2023: average overall score 410.463410.5 2023 2024: average overall score 371.049371.0 2024 2025: average overall score 470.96471.0 2025 2026: average overall score 677.378677.4 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 9th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    688.48
  2. 32nd

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 25, 2026KCBS PA 39 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    674.206
  3. 31st

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 24, 2026KCBS PA 43 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    671.863
  4. 40th

    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.
    680.526
  5. 17th

    Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway

    May 15, 2026KCBS Darlington Raceway 1301 Harry Byrd Highway Darlington, SC 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    671.817
  6. 10th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 22, 2025KCBS Edinburg, VA 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    678.194
  7. 22nd

    Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)

    Aug 9, 2025KCBS Doswell, VA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    671.92
  8. 14th

    Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1)

    Aug 8, 2025KCBS Doswell, VA 21 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    336.548
  9. 7th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 26, 2025KCBS PA 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    343.943
  10. 4th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 25, 2025KCBS PA 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    346.823
  11. 15th

    South Carolina Festival of Discovery

    Jul 10, 2025KCBS Greenwood, SC 66 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.88
  12. 3rd

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

    Mar 22, 2025KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    351.966

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