Team of the Year

Team profile

SMOKECRAFT - MD

Listed under another spelling in the results: Smokecraft - MD.

Contests
136
Grand Championships GC
3
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
9
Overall top 10s
63
Average overall score
676.082
Best overall score
702.823
Seasons active
2017–2026
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 53%

Entries
144
Firsts
2
Top 10s
46

Ribs

Typical finishTop 37%

Entries
150
Firsts
13
Top 10s
77

Pork

Typical finishTop 38%

Entries
135
Firsts
10
Top 10s
70

Brisket

Typical finishTop 47%

Entries
135
Firsts
5
Top 10s
50

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 SMOKECRAFT - MD Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2017 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2023 with 31 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 010203040 2017: 4 contests 4 2017 2018: 8 contests 8 2018 2019: 30 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 7 top 10s 30 2019 2020: 2 contests, 1 top 10 2 2020 2021: 9 contests, 6 top 10s 9 2021 2022: 7 contests, 4 top 10s 7 2022 2023: 31 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 22 top 10s 31 2023 2024: 21 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 12 top 10s 21 2024 2025: 12 contests, 5 top 10s 12 2025 2026: 11 contests, 6 top 10s 11 2026
Overall contests by year for SMOKECRAFT - MD
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2017400607.511
2018800649.526
20193017662.144
2020201687.903
2021906685.956
2022704681.365
202331122686.293
202421112685.597
20251205682.48
20261106690.829
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for SMOKECRAFT - MD Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 690.829 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 550600650700750 2017: average overall score 607.511607.5 2017 2018: average overall score 649.526649.5 2018 2019: average overall score 662.144662.1 2019 2020: average overall score 687.903687.9 2020 2021: average overall score 685.956686.0 2021 2022: average overall score 681.365681.4 2022 2023: average overall score 686.293686.3 2023 2024: average overall score 685.597685.6 2024 2025: average overall score 682.48682.5 2025 2026: average overall score 690.829690.8 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 4th

    The MoCo Smoke Show

    Oct 16, 2026KCBS Silver Spring, MD 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    694.777
  2. 9th

    MD State BBQ Bash

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Bel Air, MD 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).
    689.052
  3. 12th

    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.
    691.326
  4. 9th

    Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

    Jun 26, 2026KCBS Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    696.503
  5. 2ndRGC

    Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest

    May 22, 2026KCBS Rochester, PA 14 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.788
  6. 13th

    Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)

    May 2, 2026KCBS Ulster County Fairgrounds 249 Libertyville Rd New Paltz, NY 59 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    688.514
  7. 14th

    Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)

    May 1, 2026KCBS Ulster County Fairgrounds 249 Libertyville Rd New Paltz, NY 43 teams

    687.92
  8. 2ndRGC

    Revolutionary BBQ Brawl

    Apr 24, 2026KCBS Chickahominy Riverfront Park 1350 John Tyler Hwy Williamsburg, VA 20 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    688.514
  9. 4th

    Rekindled Ironman

    Apr 3, 2026KCBS Seven Valleys, PA 14 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    681.588
  10. 12th

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

    Mar 28, 2026KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.669
  11. 11th

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)

    Mar 27, 2026KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 40 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    688.468
  12. 23rd

    Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown

    Oct 24, 2025KCBS Rocky Mount, NC 45 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    675.863

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