A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA ahead in 100% of their meetings
DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BLACK AND BLUE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-24
latest 2014-10-17
Best ToY finish
#1262
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
626.43
last 5 Master vs avg 626.43 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.73)
Road miles
430
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi
Schedule strength
9%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Master avg
626.43 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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
−14.1
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.05 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork Ribs avg 146.73
- Brisket avg 160.78
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Q-N WITH ATTITUDE in 3 of their 3 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.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4368 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1523
0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to BLACK AND BLUE BBQ)
These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA ahead 5–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#4348 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4350 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
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#4386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLACK AND BLUE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after BLACK AND BLUE BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESIGNATED SMOKIN' AREA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 151.9312 | 159.74 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 133.7142 | 146.73 | top 86% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 143.9996 | 159.19 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 152.5484 | 160.78 | top 44% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.4 yrs
2013-05-24 → 2014-10-17
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
IL
4 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 160.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.73)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
626.43
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
167
70–154 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
430
5 mapped stops · furthest 187 mi
Schedule strength
1514
average field rating faced — tougher than 9% of rated contests
Power rating
1475
peak 1475 · #4363 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1493) Westmont Red, White & BBQ
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2856 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- 2014
- Career-best overall score645.0400 Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | 2014-07-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2013-06-21 |
| -7.3 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ | 2013-05-24 |
| -3.3 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | 2014-10-17 |
| -2.1 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | 2013-10-18 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 89.6% | 88.7% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 76% | 86.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-17 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q Libertyville, IL | 28 / 42 (632.4112) | 37 (151.9312) | 30 (157.6800) | 15 (165.6800) | 26 (157.1200) |
| 2014-07-11 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 19 / 34 (645.0400) | 12 (165.0740) | 27 (152.0000) | 5 (168.5944) | 16 (159.3716) |
| 2013-10-18 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) Libertyville, IL | 33 / 54 (611.2800) | 37 (153.6800) | 46 (145.6688) | 16 (159.3828) | 30 (152.5484) |
| 2013-06-21 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 27 / 29 (617.7136) | 7 (169.7142) | 28 (133.7142) | 29 (143.9996) | 6 (170.2856) |
| 2013-05-24 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL | 52 / 70 (625.7136) | 48 (158.2854) | 68 (144.5714) | 50 (158.2856) | 24 (164.5712) |
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 | #1558 (156 pts) | #1491 (191 pts) | #1870 (126 pts) | #1090 (301 pts) | #1567 (171 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1262 (204 pts) | #1006 (309 pts) | #1351 (204 pts) | #1175 (249 pts) | #945 (324 pts) |