BLIND CHERRY BBQ

BLIND CHERRY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 29th of 37 at the Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest (2017). They are ranked #6280 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,280

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1414

peak 1414 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Aug 23, 2019 · 6.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1086

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 85%

overall standings

Best overall

636.9372 / 720

Master · Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

613.11 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 608.71 (+4.41)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

169.7028

Brisket · Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

Consistency

±19.62

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 157.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.22)

Road miles

761

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 82 mi

Schedule strength

60%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)

Purse competed for

$21K

listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

608.71 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.3 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.26 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Pork Ribs avg 147.22
Pork avg 157.47
0 calls in 14 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of JUST Q IT in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival (May 1, 2015).

last seen May 3, 2013
back May 1, 2015

Pork nemesis

11 of 12 shared pork entries lost

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, DRILLING & GRILLING has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

GO DAWGS BARBECUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#1152 (240 pts)	#1173 (240 pts)	#957 (330 pts)	#1154 (240 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1202 (240 pts)	#1287 (240 pts)	#1290 (240 pts)	#1281 (240 pts)	#942 (385 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#1918 (105 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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TEAM ANONIEM

#6,282 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 13, 2016

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MADMIKE'S SMOKIN' HAWGS BBQ

#6,283 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1414

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 14, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 2, 2018

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HIDDEN BOOGER BBQ

#6,281 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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RAW DAWGIN BBQ

#6,279 of the rated field

1414 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1414

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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JUST Q IT

#6,275 of the rated field

1415 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1415

4–0 in 4 shared contests (100% to BLIND CHERRY BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — BLIND CHERRY BBQ ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Kickin Ash

#6,290 of the rated field

1412 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1412

Level with BLIND CHERRY BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DRILLING & GRILLING	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GUZZY-Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SLOWER LOWER BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HOG STREET BULLIES	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	0	163.9428	136.5712	151.42	top 85%
Pork Ribs	14	0	162.8344	129.6344	147.22	top 85%
Pork	14	0	166.8344	138.7884	157.47	top 64%
Brisket	14	1	169.7028	136.5144	152.60	top 73%

“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 85%
Large (40+)	11	0	top 84%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	6	top 86%
PA	4	top 89%
DE	4	top 78%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	2	53	top 83%	Aug 23, 2019
Boo-B-Que	2	56	top 82%	Oct 19, 2018
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	31	top 74%	Jun 8, 2018
Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest	2	29	top 80%	May 5, 2018
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	46	top 85%	May 6, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 4 contests

Contests a season 2.3 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 6 of 14 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 9 5 of them more than once

Opponents faced 318 finished ahead 116 times, behind 613

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 3, 2013 → May 1, 2015

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

20192 milestones

May 25 Career-best overall score636.9372 Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2
Aug 23 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

20181 milestone

Aug 24 10th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)

20172 milestones

May 5 First call Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest
Jun 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7028 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

20132 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 Peak power rating (1488) Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	May 3, 2013
-10.4	Boss Frogs BBQ	Apr 7, 2017
-9.9	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 6, 2016
-7.6	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 28, 2019
-7.1	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 1, 2015

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	3	0%	top 90%	88.5%	86.6%
2018	4	0%	top 80%	87.9%	84.8%
2017	4	25%	top 83%	86.7%	84%
2016	1	0%	top 90%	81.6%	81.6%
2015	1	0%	top 80%	84.4%	84.4%
2013	1	0%	top 89%	82.4%	82.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	53 / 65 (617.9884)	52 (155.3600)	59 (149.0628)	29 (163.9428)	56 (149.6228)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	44 / 48 (614.6400)	40 (155.9772)	46 (147.3600)	43 (154.8000)	36 (156.5028)
May 25, 2019	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	31 / 32 (636.9372)	32 (155.3716)	31 (155.9428)	28 (162.2400)	26 (163.3828)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	60 / 73 (608.3084)	71 (142.2400)	33 (162.8344)	52 (155.3484)	65 (147.8856)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	60 / 71 (587.6916)	47 (154.2172)	69 (129.6344)	29 (159.3600)	57 (144.4800)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	31 / 42 (632.9488)	30 (158.2172)	33 (153.0972)	14 (166.8344)	30 (154.8000)
May 5, 2018	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	30 / 37 (614.6972)	33 (149.6800)	31 (149.6800)	18 (164.5372)	31 (150.8000)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	56 / 69 (620.3888)	46 (163.9428)	49 (152.5256)	33 (161.1432)	63 (142.7772)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	34 / 46 (623.9084)	40 (150.8228)	40 (146.2628)	34 (157.1200)	11 (169.7028)
May 5, 2017	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	29 / 37 (615.3028)	32 (153.0856)	35 (138.2860)	27 (155.9312)	10 (168)
Apr 7, 2017	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	45 / 45 (560.8572)	45 (142.1828)	43 (143.3716)	45 (138.7884)	44 (136.5144)
May 6, 2016	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	46 / 51 (587.2340)	45 (147.3828)	49 (136.4800)	38 (151.4284)	36 (151.9428)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	51 / 64 (607.8628)	51 (154.8456)	52 (147.3600)	49 (153.7144)	52 (151.9428)
May 3, 2013	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	49 / 55 (593.1428)	53 (136.5712)	43 (149.1428)	19 (159.4286)	38 (148.0002)

BLIND CHERRY BBQ

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

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)

📉 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)