BLUE CLOUD BBQ

BLUE CLOUD BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 11th of 45 at the 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down (2019). They are ranked #3041 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,041

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1505

peak 1505 · rated over 9 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 24, 2013

latest May 3, 2019 · 5.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1234

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

677.6800 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.69 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.28 (+13.41)

Walk rate

56%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork · City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±18.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.61 · weakest Brisket (159.98)

Road miles

2,056

across 9 mapped stops · furthest 416 mi

Schedule strength

39%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

653.28 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

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
Mar 17, 2017

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 (Nov 4, 2016).

last seen May 1, 2015
back Nov 4, 2016

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Your Behind BBQ 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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLUE CLOUD BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BURNIN BUTTS BBQ

#3,044 of the rated field

1505 power rating

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen May 29, 2015

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Double Barrel Smokers

#3,035 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1515

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BLUE CLOUD BBQ)

36 contests to 9: their number has had years to settle where BLUE CLOUD BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 36 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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FIRE-N-SMOKE BBQ

#3,045 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1514

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.

rated over 9 contests

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DOC K'S BARBECUE

#3,030 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1511

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen May 24, 2014

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Smokin' Hot Mess BBQ

#3,028 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1505

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 23, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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GOLDEN TOAD

#3,034 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen May 6, 2022

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Familiar 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	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AZ	7	0	top 55%
CA	2	0	top 65%

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AZ 7 of 9 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 9 a different one every time

Opponents faced 210 finished ahead 146 times, behind 187

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs May 1, 2015 → Nov 4, 2016

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

20192 milestones

May 3 Peak power rating (1505) 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down
May 3 Most recent contest 7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down

20173 milestones

Mar 17 Career-best overall score677.6800 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 5 First category win (Pork) City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown
May 5 Career-best single call (Pork)178.2972 City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown

20161 milestone

Nov 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8232 World BBQ Festival

20141 milestone

May 2 First call 2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown

20131 milestone

May 24 First tracked contest Memorial Day Salute to Service

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.7	7th Annual Show Low BBQ Throw down	May 3, 2019
+7.6	City of Show Low's 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown	May 5, 2017
+7.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 17, 2017
+5.6	World BBQ Festival	Nov 4, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Memorial Day Salute to Service	May 24, 2013
-9.2	2nd Annual Show Low BBQ Throwdown	May 2, 2014
-3.3	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 16, 2013
-2.8	America's Finest BBQ State Championship	Sep 14, 2018
-2.5	Show Low BBQ Throwdown	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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	100%	top 24%	94%	94%
2018	1	0	0%	top 65%	90.4%	90.4%
2017	2	1	100%	top 42%	94.1%	93.6%
2016	1	0	100%	top 48%	91.5%	91.5%
2015	1	0	0%	top 66%	89.4%	89.4%
2014	1	0	100%	top 83%	89.5%	89.5%
2013	2	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
May 3, 2019	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)
Sep 14, 2018	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)
May 5, 2017	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)
Mar 17, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Tucson, AZ	13 / 29 (677.6800)	18 (168)	16 (167.4172)	14 (167.4172)	5 (174.8456)
Nov 4, 2016	World BBQ Festival Peoria, AZ	15 / 31 (658.8232)	17 (169.7144)	19 (162.2744)	2 (174.2856)	27 (152.5488)
May 1, 2015	Show Low BBQ Throwdown Show Low, AZ	23 / 35 (643.9312)	29 (160.5372)	15 (166.8456)	28 (157.6684)	22 (158.8800)
May 2, 2014	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)
Aug 16, 2013	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA	41 / 63 (617.6228)	11 (169.7028)	56 (142.8116)	32 (159.4172)	49 (145.6912)
May 24, 2013	Memorial Day Salute to Service Mesa, AZ	24 / 29 (639.9994)	26 (157.1426)	24 (155.4286)	14 (165.7140)	13 (161.7142)

BLUE CLOUD 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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

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)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 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)