SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ

SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 4th of 33 at the Smoke on the Water (2015). They are ranked #2017 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,017

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1538

peak 1538 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Oct 9, 2015 · 2.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#546

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

42% of 12 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9656 / 720

Master · Wheatstock Grill Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.13 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 653.31 (+12.82)

Walk rate

58%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176

Pork Ribs · Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

Consistency

±19.16

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 165.49 · weakest Brisket (161.37)

Road miles

601

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

23%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

653.31 / 720

12 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

679.9656 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9656 at Wheatstock Grill Off — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 8, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BLUE BUCKET BBQ has finished one call ahead of SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−4.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.13 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 33% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 161.37
Pork Ribs avg 165.49
4 calls in 12 entries

A strong matchup

6–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of INDIGO PIG in 6 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries lost

FRONT DOOR GANG ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FRONT DOOR GANG has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.

An October team

Top 28% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 45% the rest of the year

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
2015 ↗	Master	#731 (480 pts)	#941 (365 pts)	#880 (405 pts)	#719 (520 pts)	#723 (510 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#546 (690 pts)	#590 (660 pts)	#428 (915 pts)	#635 (605 pts)	#556 (665 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

Grinders BBQ

#2,023 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1538

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

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

MANNY'S BBQ

#2,010 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1538

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 29, 2016

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Mac's BBQ

#2,028 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1538

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

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2017

⚔ Head-to-head

ROGUE Q SMOKERS OF THE SERENGETI

#2,009 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1538

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2014

⚔ Head-to-head

Hogback Cookers

#2,018 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1538

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ)

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 5, 2015

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Skinny's BBQ

#2,014 of the rated field

1538 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1538

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 17% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2016

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
INDIGO PIG	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BLUE BUCKET BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RICH AND STU'S VOODOO BBQ	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
BLUE COLLAR BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
KC SMOKE DAWGS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LAZY 2 BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
MEL'S BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN ELVISES	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
FRONT DOOR GANG	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
LIL' FIDDLER'S	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
PORKY MCBEEF AND THE CLUCKERS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON WHEELS	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	2	0	0	172.0228	150.8800	162.56	top 54%
Pork Ribs	12	4	0	1	176	155.9428	165.49	top 36%
Pork	12	4	1	1	175.4516	155.4056	163.89	top 47%
Brisket	12	4	0	1	174.8572	145.0856	161.37	top 46%

“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)	8	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 58%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
KS	11	0	top 43%
MO	1	0	top 57%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Spring	2	40	0	top 58%	Apr 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 11 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 11 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 743 finished ahead 479 times, behind 514

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

20155 milestones

May 8 10th tracked contest Wheatstock Grill Off
May 8 Career-best overall score679.9656 Wheatstock Grill Off
Oct 9 First category win (Pork) Smoke on the Water
Oct 9 Peak power rating (1538) Smoke on the Water
Oct 9 Most recent contest Smoke on the Water

20143 milestones

May 16 First overall top-10 Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ
May 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3716 Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest

20132 milestones

Sep 13 First tracked contest Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest
Sep 13 First call Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.4	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee	Oct 10, 2014
+12	Smoke on the Water	Oct 9, 2015
+9.4	Wheatstock Grill Off	May 8, 2015
+9	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ	May 16, 2014
+6.5	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest	Sep 12, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.7	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 6, 2014
-2.2	Smoke in the Spring	Apr 10, 2015
-1.9	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest	Aug 1, 2014
-1.2	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open	Oct 3, 2013
-0.7	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest	Jul 31, 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	4	2	1	50%	top 39%	94.4%	92.1%
2014	6	3	0	67%	top 45%	94.2%	90.6%
2013	2	0	0	50%	top 54%	88.9%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 9, 2015	Smoke on the Water Topeka, KS	4 / 33 (675.3944)	9 (167.4056)	13 (163.3944)	1 (175.4516)	5 (169.1428)
Jul 31, 2015	Rossville Tall Corn Festival BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	27 / 46 (655.9088)	38 (159.9656)	12 (169.6916)	30 (162.8344)	25 (163.4172)
May 8, 2015	Wheatstock Grill Off Abilene, KS	8 / 32 (679.9656)	16 (168)	16 (168.5256)	13 (168.5828)	4 (174.8572)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke in the Spring Osage City, KS	60 / 97 (641.0856)	88 (151.9656)	30 (166.8228)	60 (161.7256)	46 (160.5716)
Oct 10, 2014	Smoke on the Water at Lake Shawnee Topeka, KS	5 / 37 (678.2856)	6 (172.0228)	5 (170.2972)	8 (168.5484)	3 (167.4172)
Sep 12, 2014	Leavenworth Hog Wild BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	10 / 29 (661.1200)	17 (164.5944)	2 (176)	19 (158.8000)	14 (161.7256)
Aug 1, 2014	Rossville Tall Corn BBQ Contest Rossville, KS	23 / 37 (641.6344)	16 (164.5600)	10 (163.9772)	27 (159.3828)	27 (153.7144)
Jun 6, 2014	Big Blue BBQ Championship Marysville, KS	19 / 25 (618.1368)	14 (158.8228)	18 (158.8228)	22 (155.4056)	24 (145.0856)
May 16, 2014	Wheatstock Grill-Off: Peace, Love & BBQ Abilene, KS	8 / 27 (671.3716)	15 (167.4172)	5 (169.1200)	7 (168.0116)	10 (166.8228)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke In The Spring Osage City, KS	40 / 73 (643.2568)	31 (164.5256)	47 (155.9428)	24 (165.1200)	44 (157.6684)
Oct 3, 2013	34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	305 / 535 (633.5996)	447 (150.8800)	136 (165.6684)	354 (156.5256)	232 (160.5256)
Sep 13, 2013	Leavenworth's Hog Wild West BBQ Contest Leavenworth, KS	17 / 34 (639.9312)	14 (160.5600)	21 (157.6684)	7 (166.2628)	19 (155.4400)

SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

An October team

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)

📈 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)