HAZY BLUE BBQ

HAZY BLUE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 7th of 38 at the Poor Que (2014). They are ranked #2839 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,839

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1510

peak 1532 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014

latest Oct 5, 2018 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1075

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

664.6288 / 720

Master · Grill Games

Perfect 180s

Current form

632.79 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 642.21 (-9.42)

Walk rate

55%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1544

Chicken · Grill Games

Consistency

±13.67

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.99 · weakest Brisket (156.09)

Road miles

326

across 11 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1535)

Master avg

642.21 / 720

11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

664.6288 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.6288 at Grill Games — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 28, 2015

A tough matchup

7–1 behind in the head-to-head

BIG "E" BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

BIG "E" BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.90 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 156.09
Pork Ribs avg 162.99
2 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROLL THE BONES BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKE 2 PULL has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.90% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.90% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.2% of a perfect score
11 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Grill Games every year from 2014 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 8th

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	#1394 (153 pts)	#1467 (153 pts)	#1448 (163 pts)	#1451 (158 pts)	#1377 (178 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1246 (223 pts)	#1088 (323 pts)	#979 (383 pts)	#1236 (258 pts)	#1470 (183 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1719 (130 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1542 (180 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#1285 (240 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1075 (275 pts)	#1030 (320 pts)	#1362 (210 pts)	#1338 (230 pts)	#1398 (190 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1154 (255 pts)	#957 (370 pts)	#1052 (315 pts)	#1340 (225 pts)	#1379 (210 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

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

WISCO_BRISCO

#2,828 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1514

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to HAZY BLUE BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — HAZY BLUE BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2015

⚔ Head-to-head

42 BBQ

#2,827 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1525

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 11 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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Outhouse smokers

#2,846 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1523

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 25% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Apr 7, 2023

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WHOLE HOG CAFE - SPRINGFIELD

#2,855 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1513

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2015

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Piccolos BBQ

#2,838 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1535

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2021

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EAST LENEXA BBQ

#2,837 of the rated field

1510 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1519

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 25, 2021

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
D.F.G.'S BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
ROLL THE BONES BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
BLUE ISLAND BBQ CO.	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
BIG "E" BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
MOOSE'S BARBECUE	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Brass Monkey BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
SMOKE 2 PULL	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
BURNITA BAR-B-QUE	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
DU-LITTLE BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKE HUNTERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
KAVE DWELLERS	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
CHANNABILLY BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Littles BBQ Co	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
JC'S RIB-RIPPIN GOOD BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
A BOY NAMED QUE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	2	2	177.1544	150.8344	162.83	top 48%
Pork Ribs	11	2	0	169.6800	157.6800	162.99	top 40%
Pork	11	1	0	167.4400	147.9316	160.30	top 51%
Brisket	11	2	0	169.7484	142.2972	156.09	top 56%

“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 58%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
WI	9	0	top 47%
IL	2	0	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grill Games	5	8	top 49%	Aug 24, 2018
Harbor-Que	2	16	top 65%	Oct 5, 2018
Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	2	13	top 40%	Oct 21, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 9 of 11 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 5 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 197 finished ahead 223 times, behind 193

Longest layoff 1 yrs Aug 22, 2014 → Aug 28, 2015

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

20182 milestones

Aug 24 10th tracked contest Grill Games
Oct 5 Most recent contest Harbor-Que

20153 milestones

Aug 28 Career-best overall score664.6288 Grill Games
Aug 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Grill Games
Oct 23 Peak power rating (1532) Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off

20144 milestones

Jun 6 First tracked contest Poor Que
Jun 6 First call Poor Que
Jun 6 First overall top-10 Poor Que
Jun 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8000 Poor Que

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.4	Grill Games	Aug 28, 2015
+11.3	Poor Que	Jun 6, 2014
+7.5	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off	Oct 23, 2015
+1.6	Grill Games	Aug 22, 2014
+0.4	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off	Oct 21, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.2	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP	May 19, 2017
-5	Harbor-Que	Oct 6, 2017
-4.1	Grill Games	Aug 26, 2016
-2.5	Grill Games	Aug 25, 2017
-1.6	Harbor-Que	Oct 5, 2018

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	0	0%	top 60%	90%	89%
2017	3	0	67%	top 70%	88.7%	87.1%
2016	2	0	50%	top 57%	89.6%	88.6%
2015	2	1	50%	top 23%	92.3%	91.8%
2014	2	1	100%	top 33%	90.9%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 5, 2018	Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	17 / 28 (634.1488)	18 (158.8000)	20 (157.6800)	16 (160.5372)	16 (157.1316)
Aug 24, 2018	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	25 / 42 (647.9200)	24 (164.5600)	20 (163.4172)	25 (158.8572)	21 (161.0856)
Oct 6, 2017	Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL	16 / 23 (625.0744)	18 (155.3484)	13 (159.9888)	8 (167.4400)	21 (142.2972)
Aug 25, 2017	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	23 / 39 (638.7088)	12 (166.2972)	6 (169.6800)	38 (147.9316)	29 (154.8000)
May 19, 2017	ASTOPâ€™s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI	24 / 30 (618.0912)	13 (164.5256)	16 (158.8116)	27 (147.9540)	26 (146.8000)
Oct 21, 2016	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off Union Grove, WI	26 / 51 (645.0856)	45 (150.8344)	20 (162.2400)	23 (162.2628)	7 (169.7484)
Aug 26, 2016	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	23 / 37 (630.7316)	29 (153.6228)	18 (161.1544)	15 (162.8344)	22 (153.1200)
Oct 23, 2015	Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off Union Grove, WI	13 / 44 (657.7376)	20 (164.5600)	14 (163.9888)	11 (166.3088)	15 (162.8800)
Aug 28, 2015	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	8 / 49 (664.6288)	3 (177.1544)	18 (163.3944)	17 (163.4744)	21 (160.6056)
Aug 22, 2014	Grill Games Kenosha, WI	22 / 47 (647.4172)	3 (172)	14 (165.1544)	15 (165.1544)	38 (145.1084)
Jun 6, 2014	Poor Que Montello, WI	7 / 38 (654.8000)	13 (163.4172)	5 (167.4172)	17 (160.5484)	10 (163.4172)

HAZY 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

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

A standing appointment

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)