BLAZED N' GLAZED

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

Power ranking

#3717

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1489 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-03-27

latest 2017-01-27

Best ToY finish

#793

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

672.5256 / 720

Master · 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic

Perfect 180s

Current form

658.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.32 (+1.64)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Pork · Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship

Consistency

±10.71

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.57 · weakest Chicken (162.25)

Road miles

1,034

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 179 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Master avg

657.32 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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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

672.5256 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.5256 at 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-07-29

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

LADY OF Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

LADY OF Q has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.32 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 46%.

Chicken avg 162.25
Pork avg 168.57
0 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOSSY ROCK BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

8 of 11 shared pork entries lost

LADY OF Q ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LADY OF Q has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BAR-B-Q'S-2GO has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±1.49% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.49% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
13 contests

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

SMACKIN' BUTTS BBQ, NE

#3692 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-04-04

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Stitt Show BBQ

#3719 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2024-05-03

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PIT"SBURGH SMOKERS

#3686 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 42% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-05-22

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BJ's Smokin Pistols

#3732 of the rated field

1488 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Level with BLAZED N' GLAZED on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-10-14

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KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES

#3701 of the rated field

1489 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2022-06-16

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FARVA-Q

#3725 of the rated field

1489 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1489

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2020-08-14

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
COOL GRILLING	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
LADY OF Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
DG FIREHOUSE BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
NOTHING COMPARES 2 Q	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Sharpe's Woodshed	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ZZYZX BAR.B.Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
FU MAN QUE CREW	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' MONEY	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
MAR-B-QUE'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Porterhouse BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN MO'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
RAD FONDO BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
JET COATINGS - MONKEY STYLE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	0	0	173.1544	148.0460	162.25	top 70%
Pork Ribs	13	0	0	0	169.1316	155.3828	163.07	top 63%
Pork	13	6	1	1	178.3200	155.4172	168.57	top 37%
Brisket	13	2	0	0	171.9884	149.5772	163.44	top 53%

“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
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2	40	0	top 62%	2016-06-03

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

On the trail 1.8 yrs 2015-03-27 → 2017-01-27

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in CA 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 12 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 168.57 · weakest Chicken (162.25)

Walk rate 46% a top-10 call in 6 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 657.32 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 267 236–358 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,034 13 mapped stops · furthest 179 mi

Schedule strength 1562 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Power rating 1489 peak 1489 · #3717 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
Mar 27 First tracked contest Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL)
Apr 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.8972 The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI
May 15 First call Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship
2016
Jun 10 First category win (Pork) Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
Jun 10 10th tracked contest Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
Jun 10 Career-best single call (Pork)178.3200 Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship
Jul 29 Career-best overall score672.5256 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
Jul 29 Peak power rating (1494) 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic
2017
Jan 27 Most recent contest *Newport Beach Winter Q

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	2016-07-29
+5.3	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	2016-04-01
+2.7	Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL	2015-11-13
+2.5	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	2015-05-15
+1.3	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	2015-05-29

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL)	2015-03-27
-5.7	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI	2015-04-10
-5.7	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	2015-08-07
-4.7	*Newport Beach Winter Q	2017-01-27
-3.8	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII	2016-04-15

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	1	0	0%	top 73%	89.7%	89.7%
2016	6	1	67%	top 58%	93.4%	91.9%
2015	6	0	33%	top 66%	92.9%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-01-27	*Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	41 / 56 (645.7948)	53 (148.0460)	28 (165.7716)	29 (166.2744)	19 (165.7028)
2016-07-29	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	13 / 42 (672.5256)	35 (160.5600)	18 (166.8344)	7 (173.1428)	8 (171.9884)
2016-06-24	* Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA	23 / 33 (660.5028)	30 (155.9656)	24 (163.4400)	9 (171.4172)	8 (169.6800)
2016-06-10	Califorina Honey Harvest Festival and BBQ Championship Fillmore, CA	17 / 27 (670.8800)	21 (165.7372)	21 (159.4172)	1 (178.3200)	14 (167.4056)
2016-06-03	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	41 / 58 (645.0744)	43 (165.1544)	39 (159.9772)	49 (155.4172)	30 (164.5256)
2016-04-15	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII Wildomar, CA	24 / 32 (658.1944)	31 (158.8800)	14 (169.1316)	5 (173.1200)	26 (157.0628)
2016-04-01	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship Arciadia, CA	30 / 72 (662.8572)	16 (170.3200)	65 (155.3828)	16 (170.8800)	24 (166.2744)
2015-11-13	Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL Indio, CA	19 / 34 (669.0744)	22 (165.6800)	21 (166.2744)	6 (172.5828)	20 (164.5372)
2015-08-07	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	44 / 58 (646.2972)	47 (159.4400)	46 (157.1316)	28 (164.5600)	34 (165.1656)
2015-05-29	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	40 / 75 (666.8232)	14 (173.1544)	38 (167.4288)	28 (169.1200)	56 (157.1200)
2015-05-15	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	26 / 53 (653.5768)	31 (160.5600)	39 (155.9428)	10 (171.4056)	17 (165.6684)
2015-04-10	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI Wildomar, CA	32 / 42 (655.8972)	22 (170.3200)	17 (169.1200)	25 (166.8800)	39 (149.5772)
2015-03-27	Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL) Havasu Landing, CA	21 / 25 (637.6572)	23 (155.3828)	16 (164.0344)	20 (158.2628)	18 (159.9772)

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	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2079 (90 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#793 (462 pts)	#898 (412 pts)	#845 (462 pts)	#442 (932 pts)	#663 (597 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#843 (399 pts)	#816 (444 pts)	#802 (454 pts)	#670 (564 pts)	#813 (449 pts)