A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
B & C SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
B & C SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
BLUE VALLEY BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1514 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2018-04-20
Best ToY finish
#1256
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.54
last 5 Master vs avg 643.54 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.51
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.85)
Road miles
115
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Master avg
643.54 / 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.
The weak link
−8.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.82 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.85
- Pork avg 164.66
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PORK 'N MINDY in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
3.7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.7 years, then back at 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (2017-04-21).
- last seen 2013-08-23
- back 2017-04-21
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.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3198 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
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#3205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 7 years after BLUE VALLEY BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-head#3199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLUE VALLEY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
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#3207 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1500
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#3206 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
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-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 152.5028 | 159.97 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 141.6800 | 155.85 | top 68% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2856 | 154.8570 | 164.66 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8570 | 150.2288 | 163.06 | top 46% |
“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.
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2018-04-20
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
KS
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 164.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.85)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
643.54
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
222
141–149 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
115
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1546
average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests
Longest layoff
3.7 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2017-04-21
Power rating
1500
peak 1514 · #3194 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- First call 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8570 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- Career-best overall score658.8570 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL)
- Peak power rating (1514) East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.2856 *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL)
- 2018
- Most recent contest 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) | 2013-04-19 |
| +3.7 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival | 2013-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | 2018-04-20 |
| -5.2 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge | 2017-04-21 |
| -0.2 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) | 2017-05-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 66% | 89.9% | 89% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 29% | 91.5% | 90.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-20 | 10th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 40 / 46 (629.5200) | 40 (154.8000) | 44 (151.3600) | 22 (163.4056) | 33 (159.9544) |
| 2017-05-05 | *Sertoma 48 BBQ(JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS | 25 / 44 (647.2800) | 18 (167.9656) | 38 (154.8000) | 4 (174.2856) | 36 (150.2288) |
| 2017-04-21 | 9th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge Overland Park, KS | 48 / 64 (634.1372) | 58 (152.5028) | 64 (141.6800) | 12 (172.5484) | 24 (167.4060) |
| 2013-08-23 | East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS | 27 / 68 (647.8972) | 30 (161.1316) | 36 (161.6916) | 43 (158.2284) | 18 (166.8456) |
| 2013-04-19 | 5th Annual VFW Post 846 BBQ Challenge (FULL) Overland Park, KS | 14 / 73 (658.8570) | 29 (163.4286) | 4 (169.7144) | 46 (154.8570) | 10 (170.8570) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1946 (75 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1722 (120 pts) | #1631 (155 pts) | #1822 (120 pts) | #1066 (335 pts) | #1771 (125 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1256 (205 pts) | #1551 (150 pts) | #1029 (300 pts) | #1560 (150 pts) | #1116 (260 pts) |