High-water mark
677.6800
career-best overall
94.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 677.6800 at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour — 94.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-03-17
BLUE CLOUD BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1505
peak 1505 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2013-05-24
latest 2019-05-03
Best ToY finish
#1234
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.69 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 653.28 (+13.41)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.42
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.61 · weakest Brisket (159.98)
Road miles
2,056
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 416 mi
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
653.28 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 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
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
The weak link
−7.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.63 points below their pork, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 159.98
- Pork avg 167.61
- 2 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
6–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 86% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of MONSOON BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
The comeback
1.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at World BBQ Festival (2016-11-04).
- last seen 2015-05-01
- back 2016-11-04
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
Your Behind BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
109 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3025 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1508
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BLUE CLOUD BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLUE CLOUD BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3031 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1523
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BLUE CLOUD BBQ)
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 18 contests to 9.
⚔ Head-to-head#3020 of the rated field
- Contests
- 36
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1515
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BLUE CLOUD BBQ)
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 36 contests, alongside a 11% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#3030 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before BLUE CLOUD BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3016 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3021 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1528
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLUE CLOUD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONSOON BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Bad Boyz BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| LOOT N' BOOTY BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DJS SMOKIN' BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Your Behind BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT FRANKIES BBQ LLC | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BURNIN BELLIES | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| KNIFE PORK AND SPOON | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| COW TIPPIN BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 157.1426 | 163.80 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7488 | 142.8116 | 161.89 | top 59% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.2972 | 157.6684 | 167.61 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 145.6912 | 159.98 | top 57% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | 7 | 0 | top 55% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.9 yrs
2013-05-24 → 2019-05-03
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 7 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
7 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
9
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.61 · weakest Brisket (159.98)
Walk rate
56%
a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 9 contests
Master average
653.28
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
210
146–187 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,056
9 mapped stops · furthest 416 mi
Schedule strength
1551
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.5 yrs
2015-05-01 → 2016-11-04
Power rating
1505
peak 1505 · #3028 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Memorial Day Salute to Service
- 2014
- First call 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown
- 2016
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8232 World BBQ Festival
- 2017
- Career-best overall score677.6800 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First category win (Pork) City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown
- 2019
- Peak power rating (1505) 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down
- Most recent contest 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.7 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down | 2019-05-03 |
| +7.6 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown | 2017-05-05 |
| +7.4 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-03-17 |
| +5.6 | World BBQ Festival | 2016-11-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | Memorial Day Salute to Service | 2013-05-24 |
| -9.2 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2014-05-02 |
| -3.3 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | 2013-08-16 |
| -2.8 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship | 2018-09-14 |
| -2.5 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown | 2015-05-01 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 94% | 94% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 42% | 94.1% | 93.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 91.5% | 91.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.9% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-03 | 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down 🏅 Show Low, AZ | 11 / 45 (676.5260) | 38 (161.0972) | 5 (173.7488) | 26 (165.6800) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2018-09-14 | America's Finest BBQ State Championship 🏅 San Diego, CA | 26 / 40 (650.7660) | 29 (159.4060) | 17 (165.7028) | 15 (169.7372) | 31 (155.9200) |
| 2017-05-05 | City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 14 / 36 (669.6688) | 28 (163.4172) | 23 (164.5716) | 1 (178.2972) | 17 (163.3828) |
| 2017-03-17 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ | 13 / 29 (677.6800) | 18 (168.0000) | 16 (167.4172) | 14 (167.4172) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2016-11-04 | World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ | 15 / 31 (658.8232) | 17 (169.7144) | 19 (162.2744) | 2 (174.2856) | 27 (152.5488) |
| 2015-05-01 | Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 23 / 35 (643.9312) | 29 (160.5372) | 15 (166.8456) | 28 (157.6684) | 22 (158.8800) |
| 2014-05-02 | 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ | 29 / 35 (644.4916) | 25 (165.1428) | 29 (158.2172) | 5 (170.2972) | 33 (150.8344) |
| 2013-08-16 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA | 41 / 63 (617.6228) | 11 (169.7028) | 56 (142.8116) | 32 (159.4172) | 49 (145.6912) |
| 2013-05-24 | Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ | 24 / 29 (639.9994) | 26 (157.1426) | 24 (155.4286) | 14 (165.7140) | 13 (161.7142) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1420 (130 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #1272 (185 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #1066 (260 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1827 (100 pts) | #1781 (110 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1234 (229 pts) | #1665 (149 pts) | #1594 (169 pts) | #945 (394 pts) | #1148 (279 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2016 (106 pts) | #2153 (96 pts) | #2209 (86 pts) | #1262 (256 pts) | #2904 (56 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2085 (70 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1937 (110 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2111 (75 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2700 (60 pts) | #2713 (60 pts) | #2719 (60 pts) | #1519 (185 pts) | #2709 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2578 (59 pts) | #2676 (54 pts) | #2600 (59 pts) | #1894 (109 pts) | #1809 (114 pts) |