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
- 2015-08-28
HAZY BLUE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1532 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2014-06-06
latest 2018-10-05
Best ToY finish
#1075
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 50%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
632.79 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 642.21 (-9.42)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.99 · weakest Brisket (156.09)
Road miles
326
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Master avg
642.21 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (7 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
7–1
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
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.
98 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2812 of the rated field
- 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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2809 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2825 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2815 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with HAZY BLUE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 |
| A BOY NAMED QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Risky Brisket | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 177.1544 | 150.8344 | 162.83 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 157.6800 | 162.99 | top 40% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 147.9316 | 160.30 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 11 | 2 | 0 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | 9 | 0 | top 47% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 41% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grill Games | 5 | 8 | 0 | top 49% | 2018-08-24 |
| *Harbor-Que | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 65% | 2018-10-05 |
| Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 40% | 2016-10-21 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.3 yrs
2014-06-06 → 2018-10-05
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WI
9 of 11 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
3 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
11 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 162.99 · weakest Brisket (156.09)
Walk rate
55%
a top-10 call in 6 of 11 contests
Overall top-10 rate
18%
2 of 11 contests
Master average
642.21
out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
198
223–193 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
326
11 mapped stops · furthest 88 mi
Schedule strength
1534
average field rating faced — tougher than 25% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2015-08-28
Power rating
1510
peak 1532 · #2823 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Poor Que
- First call Poor Que
- First overall top-10 Poor Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8000 Poor Que
- 2015
- Career-best overall score664.6288 Grill Games
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1544 Grill Games
- Peak power rating (1532) Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off
- 2018
- 10th tracked contest Grill Games
- Most recent contest *Harbor-Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Grill Games | 2015-08-28 |
| +11.3 | Poor Que | 2014-06-06 |
| +7.5 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook off | 2015-10-23 |
| +1.6 | Grill Games | 2014-08-22 |
| +0.4 | Best of the Midwest BBQ Cook-off | 2016-10-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP | 2017-05-19 |
| -5 | *Harbor-Que | 2017-10-06 |
| -4 | Grill Games | 2016-08-26 |
| -2.5 | Grill Games | 2017-08-25 |
| -1.6 | *Harbor-Que | 2018-10-05 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 90% | 89% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 70% | 88.7% | 87.1% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 57% | 89.6% | 88.6% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 23% | 92.3% | 91.8% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-05 | *Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 17 / 28 (634.1488) | 18 (158.8000) | 20 (157.6800) | 16 (160.5372) | 16 (157.1316) |
| 2018-08-24 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 25 / 42 (647.9200) | 24 (164.5600) | 20 (163.4172) | 25 (158.8572) | 21 (161.0856) |
| 2017-10-06 | *Harbor-Que Winthrop Harbor, IL | 16 / 23 (625.0744) | 18 (155.3484) | 13 (159.9888) | 8 (167.4400) | 21 (142.2972) |
| 2017-08-25 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 23 / 39 (638.7088) | 12 (166.2972) | 6 (169.6800) | 38 (147.9316) | 29 (154.8000) |
| 2017-05-19 | ASTOP’s BBQ 4 ASTOP Fond du Lac, WI | 24 / 30 (618.0912) | 13 (164.5256) | 16 (158.8116) | 27 (147.9540) | 26 (146.8000) |
| 2016-10-21 | 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) |
| 2016-08-26 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 23 / 37 (630.7316) | 29 (153.6228) | 18 (161.1544) | 15 (162.8344) | 22 (153.1200) |
| 2015-10-23 | 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) |
| 2015-08-28 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 8 / 49 (664.6288) | 3 (177.1544) | 18 (163.3944) | 17 (163.4744) | 21 (160.6056) |
| 2014-08-22 | Grill Games Kenosha, WI | 22 / 47 (647.4172) | 3 (172.0000) | 14 (165.1544) | 15 (165.1544) | 38 (145.1084) |
| 2014-06-06 | Poor Que Montello, WI | 7 / 38 (654.8000) | 13 (163.4172) | 5 (167.4172) | 17 (160.5484) | 10 (163.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |