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SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION

Listed under another spelling in the results: Smokestack Redemption.

Contests
72
Grand Championships GC
1
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
1
Overall top 10s
23
Average overall score
657.696
Best overall score
688.537
Seasons active
2013–2026
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 48%

Entries
70
Firsts
3
Top 10s
18

Ribs

Typical finishTop 39%

Entries
69
Firsts
4
Top 10s
26

Pork

Typical finishTop 40%

Entries
70
Firsts
1
Top 10s
23

Brisket

Typical finishTop 47%

Entries
71
Firsts
1
Top 10s
16

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 SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2013 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2016 with 10 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0246810 2013: 3 contests 3 2013 2014: 6 contests, 1 top 10 6 2014 2015: 9 contests, 2 top 10s 9 2015 2016: 10 contests, 5 top 10s 10 2016 2017: 9 contests, 4 top 10s 9 2017 2018: 8 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 4 top 10s 8 2018 2019: 7 contests, 3 top 10s 7 2019 2020: 2 contests 2 2020 2021: 3 contests, 1 top 10 3 2021 2022: 3 contests 3 2022 2023: 3 contests, 1 top 10 3 2023 2024: 4 contests, 1 top 10 4 2024 2025: 0 contests 2025 2026: 2 contests, 1 top 10 2 2026
Overall contests by year for SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2013300583.295
2014601645.64
2015902648.811
20161005663.505
2017904660.291
2018814664.614
2019703668.478
2020200651.857
2021301662.354
2022300666.754
2023301677.775
2024401667.423
2026201675.023
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for SMOKESTACK REDEMPTION Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 677.775 in 2023. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 550600650700 2013: average overall score 583.295 2013 2014: average overall score 645.64 2014 2015: average overall score 648.811 2015 2016: average overall score 663.505 2016 2017: average overall score 660.291 2017 2018: average overall score 664.614 2018 2019: average overall score 668.478 2019 2020: average overall score 651.857 2020 2021: average overall score 662.354 2021 2022: average overall score 666.754 2022 2023: average overall score 677.775 2023 2024: average overall score 667.423 2024 2025 2026: average overall score 675.023 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 8th

    Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)

    May 16, 2026KCBS Morgantown, PA 17 teams

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    682.766
  2. 15th

    Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)

    May 15, 2026KCBS Morgantown, PA 25 teams

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    667.28
  3. 27th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 27, 2024KCBS PA 32 teams

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    662.697
  4. 22nd

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 26, 2024KCBS PA 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    660.412
  5. 16th

    Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)

    May 18, 2024KCBS Morgantown, PA 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    665.554
  6. 10th

    Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)

    May 17, 2024KCBS Morgantown, PA 37 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    681.028
  7. 13th

    Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)

    Jul 28, 2023KCBS PA 51 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    684.445
  8. 10th

    York County BBQ Festival

    Jun 16, 2023KCBS Delta, PA 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    677.017
  9. 14th

    Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

    May 19, 2023KCBS Morgantown, PA 37 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    671.863
  10. 18th

    Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)

    Jul 29, 2022KCBS Spring Grove, PA 54 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    668.526
  11. 23rd

    York County BBQ Festival

    Jun 17, 2022KCBS Delta, PA 34 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    655.257
  12. 13th

    Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

    May 13, 2022KCBS Morgantown, PA 39 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    676.48

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