High-water mark
670.2168
career-best overall
93.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 670.2168 at City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival — 93.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2014-08-30
THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1508
peak 1520 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-08-31
latest 2017-10-13
Best ToY finish
#1251
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
647.80
last 5 Master vs avg 647.80 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.19
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.69 · weakest Brisket (160.31)
Road miles
20
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
647.80 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
BUTCHER BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.4
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 40% of the time against 20%.
- Brisket avg 160.31
- Chicken avg 165.69
- 2 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
4–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 80% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ELLIS COUNTY BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
A standing appointment
4
years running at one contest
They've cooked City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival every year from 2013 to 2016 — the contest they never miss.
- 4 visits in all
- best finish 4th
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.
104 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2888 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2892 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#2875 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Level with THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2882 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before THIN, BEAUTIFUL, BLUE SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 8 contests to 5.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS COUNTY BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8112 | 157.6684 | 165.69 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8456 | 158.2628 | 161.12 | top 52% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0228 | 144.5256 | 160.67 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 154.2288 | 160.31 | top 52% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 43% | 2016-09-03 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.1 yrs
2013-08-31 → 2017-10-13
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TX
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 165.69 · weakest Brisket (160.31)
Walk rate
60%
a top-10 call in 3 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
20%
1 of 5 contests
Master average
647.80
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
209
176–130 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
20
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.1 yrs
2016-09-03 → 2017-10-13
Power rating
1508
peak 1520 · #2879 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2014
- First call City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2168 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score670.2168 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)172.5600 City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1520) City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.7 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2014-08-30 |
| +6.9 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2015-09-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.5 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2016-09-03 |
| -4.2 | *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival | 2017-10-13 |
| -2.5 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival | 2013-08-31 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 5% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 60% | 85.8% | 85.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-13 | *Smokin' Blues & BBQ Festival Duncanville, TX | 12 / 18 (651.9772) | 5 (169.7028) | 9 (162.3088) | 12 (159.9884) | 10 (159.9772) |
| 2016-09-03 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 44 / 58 (639.2916) | 15 (170.8112) | 38 (159.3944) | 49 (154.8572) | 47 (154.2288) |
| 2015-09-04 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 22 / 70 (659.9424) | 35 (163.4284) | 21 (166.8456) | 9 (171.9656) | 48 (157.7028) |
| 2014-08-30 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 4 / 76 (670.2168) | 19 (166.8456) | 48 (158.7884) | 6 (172.0228) | 5 (172.5600) |
| 2013-08-31 | City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX | 53 / 89 (617.5540) | 50 (157.6684) | 44 (158.2628) | 77 (144.5256) | 45 (157.0972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1947 (108 pts) | #1587 (168 pts) | #1772 (128 pts) | #1996 (108 pts) | #1936 (118 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2070 (110 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2055 (75 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2082 (80 pts) | #1647 (145 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1251 (225 pts) | #2001 (105 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #1498 (190 pts) | #1434 (200 pts) |