High-water mark
663.9544
career-best overall
92.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 663.9544 at Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival — 92.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-04-22
BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS OF KCMO
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1533
peak 1533 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-08-23
latest 2016-04-22
Best ToY finish
#680
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.08 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 650.81 (+5.26)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.48 · weakest Brisket (160.96)
Road miles
269
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1531)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
650.81 / 720
7 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
DIRT ROAD BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
DIRT ROAD BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival (2016-04-22).
- last seen 2014-10-02
- back 2016-04-22
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.
85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2130 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2133 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2135 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.
⚔ Head-to-head#2139 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS OF KCMO on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1532
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 33% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2137 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 7, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRT ROAD BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| MasterQue | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 151.4172 | 162.20 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 152.5600 | 164.48 | top 36% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6912 | 155.4284 | 163.17 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 156.5144 | 160.96 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Smoke BBQ Contest | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 45% | 2014-08-22 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.7 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2016-04-22
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.48 · weakest Brisket (160.96)
Walk rate
43%
a top-10 call in 3 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
650.81
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
701
475–327 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
269
7 mapped stops · furthest 139 mi
Schedule strength
1531
average field rating faced — tougher than 23% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2016-04-22
Power rating
1533
peak 1533 · #2140 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Holy Smoke BBQ Contest
- 2014
- First call The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9424 The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake
- First overall top-10 Smokin n a Rollin
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.0228 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open
- 2016
- Career-best overall score663.9544 Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1533) Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.5 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake | 2014-04-11 |
| +6 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival | 2016-04-22 |
| +5 | NKC MO State Championship BBQ | 2014-03-14 |
| +3 | Smokin n a Rollin | 2014-06-06 |
| +2.9 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 26% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 39% | 92.2% | 90.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 45% | 88% | 88% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-22 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 16 / 61 (663.9544) | 15 (168.5600) | 24 (163.4172) | 12 (168.5600) | 23 (163.4172) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 241 / 552 (658.2512) | 131 (170.2628) | 473 (152.5600) | 288 (163.4056) | 64 (172.0228) |
| 2014-08-22 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 13 / 29 (647.9312) | 15 (163.4400) | 4 (169.6800) | 21 (155.4284) | 16 (159.3828) |
| 2014-06-06 | Smokin n a Rollin St. Joseph, MO | 10 / 22 (646.2972) | 16 (153.7144) | 4 (170.8800) | 10 (164.5712) | 13 (157.1316) |
| 2014-04-11 | The Best Dam BBQ Contest at Smithville Lake Smithville, MO | 12 / 54 (663.9424) | 22 (165.1428) | 11 (169.1428) | 7 (169.6912) | 30 (159.9656) |
| 2014-03-14 | NKC MO State Championship BBQ 🏅 N. Kansas City, MO | 24 / 61 (641.6572) | 24 (162.8572) | 16 (164.5372) | 44 (155.9656) | 30 (158.2972) |
| 2013-08-23 | Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO | 14 / 31 (633.6576) | 21 (151.4172) | 14 (161.1316) | 12 (164.5944) | 12 (156.5144) |
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 | #680 (531 pts) | #822 (441 pts) | #531 (741 pts) | #724 (526 pts) | #820 (431 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1783 (111 pts) | #2065 (76 pts) | #1859 (111 pts) | #1820 (121 pts) | #1772 (121 pts) |