BLOWN AWAY BBQ

BLOWN AWAY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 9th of 43 at the Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival (2018). They are ranked #2714 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,714

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1518 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 20, 2014

latest May 25, 2018 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#790

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9084 / 720

Master · Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.97 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 654.11 (+8.87)

Walk rate

53%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway

Consistency

±13.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.91 · weakest Brisket (158.12)

Road miles

1,407

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Master avg

654.11 / 720

17 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

679.9084 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9084 at Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 20, 2018

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.80 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 35%.

Brisket avg 158.12
Pork avg 167.91
0 calls in 17 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TAILGATE GUYS BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

10 of 14 shared pork entries lost

GETTIN' BASTED ahead 71% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GETTIN' BASTED has out-cooked them in 10 of 14 shared pork entries.

An April team

Top 28% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 28% across 4 contests, versus top 59% the rest of the year.

4 April contests
top 59% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.8% of a perfect score
17 contests

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	#1189 (205 pts)	#1401 (170 pts)	#1329 (185 pts)	#1254 (205 pts)	#1405 (170 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1463 (176 pts)	#1655 (151 pts)	#1478 (186 pts)	#922 (411 pts)	#1561 (171 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#790 (465 pts)	#761 (520 pts)	#701 (575 pts)	#489 (830 pts)	#768 (495 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1426 (189 pts)	#1477 (194 pts)	#1262 (244 pts)	#1289 (244 pts)	#1474 (189 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLOWN AWAY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

JW HAYES BBQ

#2,696 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1555

They've been 1555 at their best, 41 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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RED BARN BBQ

#2,736 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1530

Careers of much the same size, 18 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2019

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RED WAX BBQ

#2,734 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1517

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 6% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2018

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Whimpy's

#2,703 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1537

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

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EXPOSED BONE BBQ

#2,727 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1513

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 Jun 23, 2023

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SWINE ENTHUSIAST BBQ

#2,712 of the rated field

1513 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1524

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 31, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
A Good Rub BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SMOOTH SMOKE	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
COUNTRYSIDE BBQ PRO SHOP	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Q BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
YELLOW JACKET BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
UP SAUCE CREEK	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
IN DEEP SAUCE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE BOAR OF DIRECTORS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TAILGATE GUYS BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Smokin in the Ozarks	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
PORK N' CIDER	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	2	0	0	174.2744	150.2060	164.44	top 61%
Pork Ribs	17	2	0	1	174.8572	149.6800	163.63	top 55%
Pork	17	6	1	3	177.7028	156.5600	167.91	top 42%
Brisket	17	0	0	0	169.7028	145.0628	158.12	top 66%

“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 75%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 46%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	16	0	top 60%
KS	1	0	top 55%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Freedom	2	25	0	top 82%	Jun 19, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 16 of 17 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 16 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 372 finished ahead 312 times, behind 366

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

20184 milestones

Apr 20 First overall top-10 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 20 Career-best overall score679.9084 Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Apr 20 Peak power rating (1518) Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
May 25 Most recent contest Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off

20172 milestones

Jul 8 First category win (Pork) Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway
Jul 8 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway

20161 milestone

Jun 24 10th tracked contest Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off

20151 milestone

Apr 24 First call Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival

20142 milestones

Jun 20 First tracked contest Rock'n Freedom
Aug 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6456 Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.6	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 20, 2018
+10.6	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 24, 2015
+7.5	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 21, 2017
+6.5	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	Apr 22, 2016
+6.1	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge	Jul 8, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Rock'n Freedom	Jun 20, 2014
-6	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	Nov 7, 2014
-4.8	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off	May 25, 2018
-3.9	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)	May 22, 2015
-3.7	Rockin Apples Festival	Sep 2, 2016

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)
2018	2	1	0	50%	top 49%	94.4%	92.1%
2017	2	0	1	50%	top 49%	92.2%	92.1%
2016	6	0	0	67%	top 56%	92.3%	91.2%
2015	4	0	0	75%	top 59%	92.3%	91.1%
2014	3	0	0	0%	top 80%	90.8%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 25, 2018	Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	39 / 50 (646.1260)	29 (168)	32 (162.8000)	28 (165.1088)	44 (150.2172)
Apr 20, 2018	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	9 / 43 (679.9084)	15 (171.9656)	12 (169.7028)	9 (170.2628)	15 (167.9772)
Jul 8, 2017	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	21 / 31 (663.9088)	18 (168.5716)	11 (172.5716)	1 (177.7028)	30 (145.0628)
Apr 21, 2017	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	17 / 55 (662.7540)	34 (162.2400)	30 (161.0856)	11 (171.9656)	14 (167.4628)
Sep 17, 2016	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	29 / 43 (662.1716)	35 (161.6572)	37 (161.1084)	17 (169.7032)	16 (169.7028)
Sep 2, 2016	Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO	18 / 23 (648.5488)	17 (162.3088)	20 (149.6800)	10 (169.7028)	13 (166.8572)
Jul 8, 2016	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	18 / 40 (664.5260)	7 (174.2744)	3 (174.8572)	23 (164.5372)	33 (150.8572)
Jun 24, 2016	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	27 / 49 (653.5888)	28 (167.4060)	30 (162.7884)	2 (176)	43 (147.3944)
May 6, 2016	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	18 / 32 (656.9828)	19 (165.6800)	19 (163.4056)	23 (165.0856)	16 (162.8116)
Apr 22, 2016	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	22 / 61 (655.8056)	25 (163.3828)	37 (156.5144)	4 (173.1200)	26 (162.7884)
Nov 6, 2015	MVH BBQ BIVOUAC (Armed Forces Tribute) St. James, MO	17 / 26 (654.8000)	23 (160.5256)	10 (166.8228)	15 (165.1544)	20 (162.2972)
Jun 19, 2015	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	25 / 36 (661.5660)	22 (167.3944)	11 (170.8228)	29 (162.2516)	22 (161.0972)
May 22, 2015	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship) Kimberling City, MO	20 / 26 (643.8636)	25 (150.2060)	19 (163.9544)	3 (176.0116)	22 (153.6916)
Apr 24, 2015	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	15 / 63 (664.5720)	10 (171.4516)	20 (167.3944)	15 (167.4400)	31 (158.2860)
Nov 7, 2014	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	28 / 31 (623.2340)	27 (155.9428)	29 (154.8228)	28 (158.2628)	27 (154.2056)
Aug 8, 2014	Balloons & BBQ Festival at Kansas Speedway Kansas City, KS	29 / 53 (653.6456)	24 (169.1084)	14 (169.1544)	46 (156.5600)	36 (158.8228)
Jun 20, 2014	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	31 / 33 (623.8172)	31 (155.4056)	30 (154.2400)	14 (165.6800)	29 (148.4916)

BLOWN AWAY 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

Pork nemesis

An April team

The metronome

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)