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
BLACK AND BLUE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 19th of 34 at the Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest (2014). They are ranked #4398 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1475
peak 1475 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 24, 2013
latest Oct 17, 2014 · 1.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.73
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 160.78 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.73)
Road miles
430
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
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BLACK AND BLUE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,389 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#4,392 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,381 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
They've been 1505 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
They turned up 5 years after BLACK AND BLUE BBQ did, first appearing in 2018.
⚔ Compare careers#4,410 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Level with BLACK AND BLUE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,405 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
4 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
165
finished ahead 70 times, behind 154
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20142 milestones
- Career-best overall score645.0400 Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest
- Most recent contest 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q
20134 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest | Jul 11, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 21, 2013 |
| -7.3 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ | May 24, 2013 |
| -3.3 | 9th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q | Oct 17, 2014 |
| -2.1 | 8th Annual Lambs Farm Barn Burner Bar-B-Q (TEAMS FULL) | Oct 18, 2013 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2014 | 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) |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Firin' Up the Fox BBQ Contest St. Charles, IL | 19 / 34 (645.0400) | 12 (165.0740) | 27 (152) | 5 (168.5944) | 16 (159.3716) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | 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) |
| Jun 21, 2013 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Indianapolis, IN | 27 / 29 (617.7136) | 7 (169.7142) | 28 (133.7142) | 29 (143.9996) | 6 (170.2856) |
| May 24, 2013 | Westmont Red, White & BBQ Westmont, IL | 52 / 70 (625.7136) | 48 (158.2854) | 68 (144.5714) | 50 (158.2856) | 24 (164.5712) |