OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE

OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 29 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 9th of 34 at the 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival (2015). They are ranked #4253 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “OMAHA'S BLOWIN SMOKE”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,253

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1478

peak 1513 · rated over 29 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jul 11, 2025 · 12.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#838

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

7% of 29 contests

Avg finish

top 62%

overall standings

Best overall

673.1200 / 720

Master · Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.14 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 646.52 (-8.38)

Walk rate

38%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork Ribs · 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Consistency

±12.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.13 · weakest Brisket (158.30)

Road miles

1,439

across 29 mapped stops · furthest 134 mi

Schedule strength

53%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$42K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

646.52 / 720

29 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

673.1200 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.1200 at Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 26, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PORK PATROL BBQ has finished one call ahead of OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 43%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
1 category win
average top 43%

A tough matchup

22–1 behind in the head-to-head

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead in 96% of their meetings

WHEN PIGS DIE has come out ahead in 22 of their 23 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.83 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 158.30
Chicken avg 163.13
3 calls in 29 entries

A strong matchup

10–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ in 10 of their 12 shared contests.

The comeback

4.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown (Jul 11, 2025).

last seen May 28, 2021
back Jul 11, 2025

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Chicken nemesis

17 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

WHEN PIGS DIE ahead 74% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WHEN PIGS DIE has out-cooked them in 17 of 23 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

2FishQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 48% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 48% across 3 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 62% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.72% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.72% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.8% of a perfect score
29 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1098 (100 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1792 (84 pts)	#1777 (104 pts)	#2553 (54 pts)	#1559 (124 pts)	#1850 (84 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1949 (70 pts)	#1466 (155 pts)	#1997 (65 pts)	#1776 (105 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1617 (160 pts)	#1822 (120 pts)	#1644 (150 pts)	#1285 (235 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1109 (281 pts)	#856 (441 pts)	#1221 (266 pts)	#929 (411 pts)	#1203 (266 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1083 (272 pts)	#1094 (292 pts)	#1096 (302 pts)	#1025 (332 pts)	#1283 (227 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1438 (186 pts)	#1491 (191 pts)	#1532 (176 pts)	#1297 (241 pts)	#1460 (191 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#838 (362 pts)	#824 (392 pts)	#611 (547 pts)	#849 (387 pts)	#799 (397 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.

141 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

WHEAT STATE SMOKERS

#4,271 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2014

⚔ Head-to-head

JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ

#4,238 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1507

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 29, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen May 27, 2023

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SMOKIN' SOWBELLIES

#4,248 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1506

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

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POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ

#4,265 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 62
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1521

They've been 1521 at their best, 44 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Aug 7, 2020

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Saltworks BBQ

#4,241 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1500

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2019

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Q-THIS

#4,239 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1478

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WHEN PIGS DIE	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
HELPING U BBQ	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' LEFTY'S BBQ	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
WOODWARD BARBEQUE	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
KEV'S CHEW CHEW BBQ	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
ELWOOD BBQ	15	7	8	47%	⚔ compare
HOT GRILL ON GRILL ACTION	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
PORKY BUTTS BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DINGER - THE PROFESSOR OF HOGOLOGY	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
DIRT ROAD BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BLAIR'S BIGFOOT BBQ	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare
SPICE YOUR LIFE RUB YOUR MEAT	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
TEAM BREW & QUE	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
PARROTHEAD SMOKERS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	3	0	0	172.5828	143.9428	163.13	top 59%
Pork Ribs	29	4	1	1	177.7372	146.2858	162.46	top 56%
Pork	29	5	0	0	172.5600	146.7888	162.62	top 58%
Brisket	29	3	0	0	174.2856	138.2172	158.30	top 62%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	16	0	top 65%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NE	21	top 61%
IA	7	top 64%
KS	1	top 64%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ in the Bluffs	3	25	top 73%	May 12, 2017
Q for a Cause	2	13	top 56%	Apr 26, 2019
Smokin' in the Junction	2	18	top 55%	May 23, 2015
Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	2	9	top 36%	Sep 26, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 21 of 29 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 24 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 476 finished ahead 453 times, behind 691

Longest layoff 4.1 yrs May 28, 2021 → Jul 11, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Jul 11 Most recent contest Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown

20191 milestone

Apr 26 25th tracked contest Q for a Cause

20151 milestone

Jun 26 Peak power rating (1513) 3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival

20145 milestones

Aug 15 First category win (Pork Ribs) 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Aug 15 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7372 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Sep 26 First overall top-10 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Sep 26 10th tracked contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Sep 26 Career-best overall score673.1200 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show

20133 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest BBQ in the Bluffs
May 25 First call Smokin' In The Junction
May 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7140 Smokin' In The Junction

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.9	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	Sep 26, 2014
+11.6	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival	Jun 26, 2015
+10.8	Q for a Cause	Apr 20, 2018
+6.9	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska	Aug 15, 2014
+2.9	Smokin' in the Junction	May 23, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown	Jul 11, 2025
-8.2	BBQ in the Bluffs	May 10, 2013
-7.9	4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition	May 29, 2015
-7.5	8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition	May 31, 2019
-5.3	Q for a Cause	Apr 26, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0%	top 100%	86.8%	86.8%
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 85%	90.2%	90.2%
2019	3	0	0	0%	top 76%	90.2%	88.7%
2018	3	0	0	67%	top 53%	92.8%	91%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 65%	91.2%	90.2%
2016	4	0	0	50%	top 65%	91.3%	89.6%
2015	4	1	0	50%	top 57%	92.1%	89.6%
2014	4	1	1	75%	top 43%	93.5%	91.3%
2013	6	0	0	17%	top 61%	90.8%	89.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 11, 2025	Goose's 1st Annual Pitmaster Showdown 🏅 Papillion, NE	24 / 24 (624.9144)	20 (165.0856)	17 (167.3828)	24 (147.9316)	24 (144.5144)
May 28, 2021	9th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	39 / 46 (649.6344)	43 (153.7028)	38 (159.9772)	33 (163.9772)	17 (171.9772)
Aug 9, 2019	GOBS Que 🏅 Arlington, NE	19 / 29 (636.3084)	15 (163.9428)	27 (147.8972)	11 (168.5256)	19 (155.9428)
May 31, 2019	8th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition 🏅 Valley, NE	32 / 39 (630.1944)	29 (158.8572)	17 (168)	20 (165.1200)	39 (138.2172)
Apr 26, 2019	Q for a Cause 🏅 Papillion, NE	26 / 32 (649.6460)	21 (164.5716)	25 (160.5828)	17 (169.1316)	27 (155.3600)
Aug 10, 2018	26th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Arlington, NE	20 / 30 (649.0516)	20 (162.2516)	21 (163.4400)	16 (166.8228)	22 (156.5372)
May 18, 2018	7th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	26 / 42 (649.5888)	35 (158.8456)	23 (159.9544)	33 (158.8116)	9 (171.9772)
Apr 20, 2018	Q for a Cause Papillion, NE	13 / 41 (667.9316)	23 (167.4172)	8 (169.1200)	24 (165.1316)	16 (166.2628)
Aug 4, 2017	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	38 / 54 (647.8740)	37 (161.1428)	42 (157.6684)	46 (154.7772)	6 (174.2856)
May 19, 2017	6th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	28 / 47 (643.8972)	44 (154.8000)	17 (167.4172)	28 (162.2744)	28 (159.4056)
May 12, 2017	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	25 / 39 (656.5600)	17 (170.2972)	25 (163.4400)	19 (169.1200)	35 (153.7028)
Aug 5, 2016	24th Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	47 / 70 (634.7088)	42 (162.2628)	51 (157.6800)	66 (146.7888)	21 (167.9772)
Jul 29, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Des Moines, IA	18 / 28 (657.6684)	4 (172.5828)	21 (159.9772)	16 (167.4056)	24 (157.7028)
May 20, 2016	5th Annual Valley Veteran's BBQ Competition Valley, NE	22 / 42 (646.1828)	33 (158.7884)	22 (163.4172)	5 (172.5600)	33 (151.4172)
May 13, 2016	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	25 / 33 (641.6116)	13 (167.9772)	27 (157.1088)	23 (161.1428)	23 (155.3828)
Aug 14, 2015	23rd Annual State BBQ Championship of Nebraska Omaha, NE	31 / 42 (641.5544)	8 (170.8228)	36 (157.0628)	34 (160.5488)	35 (153.1200)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	9 / 34 (662.9260)	20 (161.1428)	10 (169.7144)	8 (168.0344)	15 (164.0344)
May 29, 2015	4th Annual Valley Veterans BBQ Competition Valley, NE	22 / 28 (619.8860)	28 (143.9428)	14 (161.1888)	12 (166.8228)	24 (147.9316)
May 23, 2015	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	18 / 37 (655.9200)	21 (165.1428)	11 (169.7144)	29 (157.0856)	15 (163.9772)
Sep 26, 2014	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	9 / 47 (673.1200)	10 (169.1428)	19 (164)	10 (169.1200)	5 (170.8572)
Aug 15, 2014	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	14 / 38 (655.9544)	16 (166.2744)	1 (177.7372)	10 (166.8800)	34 (145.0628)
Jun 27, 2014	2nd Annual Ribstock MBA BBQ Festival Omaha, NE	16 / 30 (647.3372)	21 (161.0856)	12 (165.0972)	20 (162.2744)	17 (158.8800)
May 24, 2014	Smokin' in the Junction West Des Moines, IA	19 / 31 (653.0516)	13 (167.9656)	27 (150.2288)	7 (172.0228)	17 (162.8344)
Sep 27, 2013	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	30 / 56 (646.2168)	37 (161.7372)	44 (154.2284)	23 (164.0228)	20 (166.2284)
Aug 16, 2013	21st Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	24 / 43 (652.5480)	14 (169.7028)	13 (170.8456)	34 (159.4284)	35 (152.5712)
Aug 9, 2013	Cass County Weeping Water, NE	26 / 44 (636.5712)	23 (164.5484)	27 (157.7372)	28 (156.0228)	28 (158.2628)
Jun 7, 2013	Keepers of the Fire BBQ Contest Mayetta, KS	44 / 69 (641.7138)	32 (162.2856)	13 (170.8570)	62 (150.2856)	45 (158.2856)
May 25, 2013	Smokin' In The Junction West Des Moines, IA	20 / 36 (653.7140)	23 (162.2856)	4 (173.7144)	22 (165.7142)	30 (151.9998)
May 10, 2013	BBQ in the Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA	25 / 32 (622.8568)	18 (162.2858)	27 (146.2858)	20 (158.2856)	18 (155.9996)

OMAHA'S BLOWIN' SMOKE

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)