Team of the Year

Team profile

SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ

Contests
92
Grand Championships GC
9
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
6
Overall top 10s
47
Average overall score
680.925
Best overall score
707.989
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 32%

Entries
89
Firsts
8
Top 10s
43

Ribs

Typical finishTop 44%

Entries
93
Firsts
7
Top 10s
32

Pork

Typical finishTop 39%

Entries
89
Firsts
8
Top 10s
40

Brisket

Typical finishTop 38%

Entries
90
Firsts
10
Top 10s
41

Dessert

Typical finishTop 15%

Entries
2
Firsts
1
Top 10s
1

Lamb Shank

Typical finishTop 100%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

BBQ Sides

Typical finishTop 40%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
1

Breakfast

Typical finishTop 46%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
1

Sauce

Typical finishTop 60%

Entries
1
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 SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ 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 2025 with 24 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0510152025 2018: 1 contest 1 2018 2019: 1 contest 1 2019 2020: 2 contests, 1 top 10 2 2020 2021: 2 contests 2 2021 2022: 18 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 9 top 10s 18 2022 2023: 13 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 8 top 10s 13 2023 2024: 12 contests, 3 top 10s 12 2024 2025: 24 contests, 5 Grand Championships, 18 top 10s 24 2025 2026: 16 contests, 8 top 10s 16 2026
Overall contests by year for SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2018100643.257
2019100649.554
2020201417.063
2021200664.446
20221829679.342
20231328687.405
20241203683.239
202524518694.7
20261608694.403
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for SMOKIN' VOLTS BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 694.7 in 2025. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 300400500600700800 2018: average overall score 643.257643.3 2018 2019: average overall score 649.554649.6 2019 2020: average overall score 417.063417.1 2020 2021: average overall score 664.446664.4 2021 2022: average overall score 679.342679.3 2022 2023: average overall score 687.405687.4 2023 2024: average overall score 683.239683.2 2024 2025: average overall score 694.7694.7 2025 2026: average overall score 694.403694.4 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 11th

    All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 2)

    Oct 17, 2026KCBS Sunland Racetrack & Casino 1200 Futurity Drive Sunland Park, NM 34 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    695.383
  2. 23rd

    All American BBQ Cook-Off (Day 1)

    Oct 16, 2026KCBS Sunland Racetrack & Casino 1200 Futurity Drive Sunland Park, NM 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    680.422
  3. 38th

    Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Wiseman Park Lynchburg, TN 99 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.206
  4. 49th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    691.908
  5. 99th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    689.051
  6. 39th

    Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Murphysboro, IL 71 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    687.886
  7. 18th

    Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

    Sep 4, 2026KCBS Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park 1900 Records Way Meridian, ID 52 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.132
  8. 2ndRGC

    2nd Annual Curley Que Classic

    Jul 24, 2026KCBS Honolulu, HI 12 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    703.383
  9. 6th

    Smoke-N-Wings

    Jun 26, 2026KCBS ID 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    702.252
  10. 8th

    Best Dam BBQ

    May 23, 2026KCBS Boulder City, NV 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    694.217
  11. 4th

    Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash

    May 1, 2026KCBS UT 19 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.297
  12. 2ndRGC

    The Downtown Grand Master BBQ Showdown

    Apr 17, 2026KCBS The Downtown Grand Hotel 206 N. 3rd Street Las Vegas, NV 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    702.834

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