High-water mark
662.7768
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.7768 at Wine Country Big Q — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Jul 10, 2015
BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS
BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 8th of 38 at the Wine Country Big Q (2015). They are ranked #2103 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1535
peak 1535 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 8, 2014
latest Oct 14, 2016 · 2.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.00
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.87 · weakest Pork (157.36)
Road miles
235
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 54 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
645.33 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1186 (250 pts) | #1082 (320 pts) | #1025 (345 pts) | #1505 (195 pts) | #1309 (235 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1020 (297 pts) | #938 (367 pts) | #1107 (297 pts) | #1421 (207 pts) | #1065 (297 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1861 (116 pts) | #1827 (136 pts) | #1870 (126 pts) | #1984 (111 pts) | #1980 (106 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.
74 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1535
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 11 contests to 5.
⚔ Compare careers#2,099 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1543
Level with BLUE RIDGE SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,111 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1540
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,107 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1535
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Compare careers#2,098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1534
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIRATES OF THE PIG | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SON OF SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey and the Pirate | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 156.5140 | 167.87 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 147.3828 | 162.16 | top 35% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2972 | 152 | 157.36 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 147.3944 | 157.93 | top 41% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
CA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
114
finished ahead 119 times, behind 48
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20162 milestones
- Peak power rating (1535) Smoke on the River
- Most recent contest Smoke on the River
20155 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
- First overall top-10 Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.1656 Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score662.7768 Wine Country Big Q
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
- First call Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.6 | Wine Country Big Q | Jul 10, 2015 |
| +8.7 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship | May 1, 2015 |
| +7.1 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival | Jul 8, 2016 |
| +5.4 | Smoke on the River | Oct 14, 2016 |
| +2.9 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show | Aug 8, 2014 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 32% | 90.1% | 89.5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 25% | 92.1% | 91.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2016 | Smoke on the River Sacramento, CA | 13 / 38 (639.9200) | 26 (156.5140) | 1 (178.8572) | 15 (157.1544) | 25 (147.3944) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Wine Country Big Q Competition and Festival Petaluma, CA | 11 / 38 (648.4684) | 2 (176.5828) | 31 (147.3828) | 20 (157.6456) | 6 (166.8572) |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Wine Country Big Q Rohnert Park, CA | 8 / 38 (662.7768) | 20 (162.2284) | 12 (164.5256) | 10 (166.2972) | 4 (169.7256) |
| May 1, 2015 | Elk Grove Western Festival & BBQ Championship Elk Grove, CA | 9 / 32 (649.1656) | 1 (179.4400) | 6 (165.1544) | 22 (152) | 19 (152.5712) |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Brentwood Cook Off & Car Show Brentwood, CA | 12 / 26 (626.3088) | 9 (164.5828) | 10 (154.8916) | 13 (153.7144) | 14 (153.1200) |