High-water mark
678.8228
career-best overall
94.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 678.8228 at Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 94.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-09-13
SMOKIN THE BLUES AWAY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1514 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-17
latest 2014-09-12
Best ToY finish
#1038
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
664.28
last 5 Master vs avg 664.28 (-0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.17
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.05 · weakest Brisket (163.06)
Road miles
101
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1533)
Master avg
664.28 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.99 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 163.06
- Chicken avg 170.05
- 2 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
5–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HOOTIE-Q in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2720 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2719 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after SMOKIN THE BLUES AWAY did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#2714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKIN THE BLUES AWAY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2735 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2709 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2721 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOOTIE-Q | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| TUFF DAWG GRILLERS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWGPOUND SMOKERS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD PLANTATION BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 166.8570 | 170.05 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 149.1544 | 163.08 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9998 | 163.4172 | 168.09 | top 36% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 154.2856 | 163.06 | top 54% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 36% | 2014-09-12 |
| Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 54% | 2014-08-30 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.3 yrs
2013-05-17 → 2014-09-12
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.05 · weakest Brisket (163.06)
Walk rate
100%
a top-10 call in 5 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
664.28
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
110
106–85 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
101
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1533
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Power rating
1513
peak 1514 · #2717 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7138 Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall top-10 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score678.8228 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8456 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
- 2014
- Peak power rating (1514) Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
- Most recent contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.8 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-09-13 |
| +2.1 | Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-05-17 |
| +0.3 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | 2014-08-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.4 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2014-08-30 |
| -0.1 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2014-09-12 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 92.6% | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 94.3% | 93.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-12 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA | 23 / 42 (666.7312) | 17 (171.4056) | 7 (173.1316) | 19 (167.3828) | 38 (154.8112) |
| 2014-08-30 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | 24 / 39 (655.3828) | 13 (170.8456) | 39 (149.1544) | 24 (163.4172) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2014-08-14 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 19 / 35 (658.7544) | 9 (169.7144) | 25 (161.1200) | 9 (168.5256) | 25 (159.3944) |
| 2013-09-13 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA | 7 / 43 (678.8228) | 16 (171.4172) | 22 (163.4172) | 12 (169.1428) | 3 (174.8456) |
| 2013-05-17 | Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | 17 / 37 (661.7138) | 20 (166.8570) | 14 (168.5714) | 8 (171.9998) | 30 (154.2856) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1217 (236 pts) | #943 (376 pts) | #1107 (296 pts) | #1063 (311 pts) | #1112 (286 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1038 (275 pts) | #1336 (200 pts) | #1367 (200 pts) | #1053 (290 pts) | #984 (305 pts) |