SMOKIN THE BLUES AWAY

SMOKIN THE BLUES AWAY is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 7th of 43 at the Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2013). They are ranked #2732 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,732

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1514 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Sep 12, 2014 · 1.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1038

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

20% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

678.8228 / 720

Master · Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

100%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8456

Brisket · Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±8.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.05 · weakest Brisket (163.06)

Road miles

101

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

664.28 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

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
Sep 13, 2013

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.

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
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)

Overall rank by season

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

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#2,729 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1513

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Twizted Smoke BBQ

#2,721 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1513

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rated over 5 contests
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The Smokey Bandits (NL)

#2,754 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

Level with SMOKIN THE BLUES AWAY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2019

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SMOKE & SPICE

#2,715 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1524

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2018

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QUE SHACK

#2,728 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen May 11, 2018

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GOIN' FOR SMOKE

#2,760 of the rated field

1512 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1512

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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Familiar 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
DIGGIN QUE-GA	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HAWGPOUND SMOKERS	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	1	0	171.4172	166.8570	170.05	top 38%
Pork Ribs	5	1	0	173.1316	149.1544	163.08	top 55%
Pork	5	2	0	171.9998	163.4172	168.09	top 36%
Brisket	5	2	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 36%

Repeat visits (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%	Sep 12, 2014
Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	17	0	top 54%	Aug 30, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 2 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 109 finished ahead 106 times, behind 85

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

20142 milestones

Aug 14 Peak power rating (1514) Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 12 Most recent contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

20136 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
May 17 First call Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.7138 Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 13 Career-best overall score678.8228 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 13 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8456 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.8	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Sep 13, 2013
+2.1	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	May 17, 2013
+0.3	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 14, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.4	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	Aug 30, 2014
-0.1	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	Sep 12, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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	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
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	23 / 42 (666.7312)	17 (171.4056)	7 (173.1316)	19 (167.3828)	38 (154.8112)
Aug 30, 2014	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	24 / 39 (655.3828)	13 (170.8456)	39 (149.1544)	24 (163.4172)	8 (171.9656)
Aug 14, 2014	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)
Sep 13, 2013	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	7 / 43 (678.8228)	16 (171.4172)	22 (163.4172)	12 (169.1428)	3 (174.8456)
May 17, 2013	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	17 / 37 (661.7138)	20 (166.8570)	14 (168.5714)	8 (171.9998)	30 (154.2856)

SMOKIN THE BLUES AWAY

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

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

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

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 — 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)