BLOWN AWAY BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2776

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1511

peak 1516 · rated over 17 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-06-20

latest 2018-05-25

Best ToY finish

#790

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 167.91 · weakest Brisket (158.12)

Road miles

1,407

mi 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

⚔ Compare with another team

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.

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
2018-04-20

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

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.

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

Whole Hog Cafe

#2779 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BLOWN AWAY BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLOWN AWAY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2022-10-21

⚔ Head-to-head

SHADETREECOOKS

#2789 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BLOWN AWAY BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 16 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

RedHog BBQ

#2778 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQguru.nl

#2777 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1549

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-11-30

⚔ Head-to-head

Animal House BBQ

#2773 of the rated field

1511 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

PAPA'S BARBQ

#2764 of the rated field

1512 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1518

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2019-09-20

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 75%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 46%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Freedom	2	25	0	top 82%	2015-06-19

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2014-06-20 → 2018-05-25

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 16 of 17 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 16 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 17 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 167.91 · weakest Brisket (158.12)

Walk rate 53% a top-10 call in 9 of 17 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 17 contests

Master average 654.11 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 374 308–370 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,407 17 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi

Schedule strength 1584 average field rating faced — tougher than 67% of rated contests

Power rating 1511 peak 1516 · #2776 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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
2015
Apr 24 First call Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival
2016
Jun 24 10th tracked contest Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off
2017
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
2018
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 (1516) Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
May 25 Most recent contest *Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	2018-04-20
+10.6	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2015-04-24
+7.6	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival	2017-04-21
+6.1	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge	2016-07-08
+4.4	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2016-04-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Rock'n Freedom	2014-06-20
-6.1	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC	2014-11-07
-4.8	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off	2018-05-25
-3.9	Table Rock and Ribs (GC receives Golden Ticket to the World Food Championship)	2015-05-22
-3.6	Rockin Apples Festival	2016-09-02

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	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
2018-05-25	*Shepherd's Smokin Summer Kick Off Branson, MO	39 / 50 (646.1260)	29 (168.0000)	32 (162.8000)	28 (165.1088)	44 (150.2172)
2018-04-20	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	9 / 43 (679.9084)	15 (171.9656)	12 (169.7028)	9 (170.2628)	15 (167.9772)
2017-07-08	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)
2017-04-21	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	17 / 55 (662.7540)	34 (162.2400)	30 (161.0856)	11 (171.9656)	14 (167.4628)
2016-09-17	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO	29 / 43 (662.1716)	35 (161.6572)	37 (161.1084)	17 (169.7032)	16 (169.7028)
2016-09-02	Rockin Apples Festival Appleton City, MO	18 / 23 (648.5488)	17 (162.3088)	20 (149.6800)	10 (169.7028)	13 (166.8572)
2016-07-08	Johnson County Fair BBQ Challenge Warrensburg, MO	18 / 40 (664.5260)	7 (174.2744)	3 (174.8572)	23 (164.5372)	33 (150.8572)
2016-06-24	Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	27 / 49 (653.5888)	28 (167.4060)	30 (162.7884)	2 (176.0000)	43 (147.3944)
2016-05-06	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	18 / 32 (656.9828)	19 (165.6800)	19 (163.4056)	23 (165.0856)	16 (162.8116)
2016-04-22	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	22 / 61 (655.8056)	25 (163.3828)	37 (156.5144)	4 (173.1200)	26 (162.7884)
2015-11-06	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)
2015-06-19	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	25 / 36 (661.5660)	22 (167.3944)	11 (170.8228)	29 (162.2516)	22 (161.0972)
2015-05-22	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)
2015-04-24	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	15 / 63 (664.5720)	10 (171.4516)	20 (167.3944)	15 (167.4400)	31 (158.2860)
2014-11-07	MO Veterans Home BBQ BIVOUAC St. James, MO	28 / 31 (623.2340)	27 (155.9428)	29 (154.8228)	28 (158.2628)	27 (154.2056)
2014-08-08	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)
2014-06-20	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	31 / 33 (623.8172)	31 (155.4056)	30 (154.2400)	14 (165.6800)	29 (148.4916)

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	#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)