BLAZED N' GLAZED

BLAZED N' GLAZED is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 13th of 42 at the 8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic (2016). They are ranked #3730 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,730

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1489 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 27, 2015

latest Jan 27, 2017 · 1.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#793

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.57 · weakest Chicken (162.25)

Road miles

1,034

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

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
Jul 29, 2016

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

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
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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLAZED N' GLAZED, each with one reason worth a look.

142 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

#3,711 of the rated field

1489 power rating

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

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 Apr 4, 2025

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Stitt Show BBQ

#3,738 of the rated field

1489 power rating

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

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 May 3, 2024

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BROKE ASS BAR-B-QUE CO.

#3,708 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1504

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2017

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BJ's Smokin Pistols

#3,745 of the rated field

1488 power rating

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

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 14, 2022

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KICKEN ASH AND MAKEN FLAMES

#3,716 of the rated field

1489 power rating

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

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 Jun 16, 2022

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Turnpike Smokers

#3,705 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1489

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2016

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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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 70%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 59%

Repeat visits (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%	Jun 3, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CA 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 12 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 267 finished ahead 236 times, behind 358

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

20171 milestone

Jan 27 Most recent contest Newport Beach Winter Q

20165 milestones

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

20153 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic	Jul 29, 2016
+5.3	5th Annual Santa Anita Winners' Circle BBQ Championship	Apr 1, 2016
+2.7	Indio California State BBQ Championship- JUDGES FULL	Nov 13, 2015
+2.5	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship	May 15, 2015
+1.3	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival	May 29, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.4	Havasu Landing CA (JUDGES LIST IS FULL)	Mar 27, 2015
-5.7	The Ultimate BBQ Showdown East vs West VI	Apr 10, 2015
-5.7	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons	Aug 7, 2015
-4.7	Newport Beach Winter Q	Jan 27, 2017
-3.8	The Ultimate BBQ showdown East vs West VII	Apr 15, 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	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
Jan 27, 2017	Newport Beach Winter Q Newport, CA	41 / 56 (645.7948)	53 (148.0460)	28 (165.7716)	29 (166.2744)	19 (165.7028)
Jul 29, 2016	8th Annual Vista BBQ Classic Vista, CA	13 / 42 (672.5256)	35 (160.5600)	18 (166.8344)	7 (173.1428)	8 (171.9884)
Jun 24, 2016	Newport Beach Barbecue Competition Newport, CA	23 / 33 (660.5028)	30 (155.9656)	24 (163.4400)	9 (171.4172)	8 (169.6800)
Jun 10, 2016	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)
Jun 3, 2016	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	41 / 58 (645.0744)	43 (165.1544)	39 (159.9772)	49 (155.4172)	30 (164.5256)
Apr 15, 2016	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)
Apr 1, 2016	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)
Nov 13, 2015	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)
Aug 7, 2015	Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington Beach, CA	44 / 58 (646.2972)	47 (159.4400)	46 (157.1316)	28 (164.5600)	34 (165.1656)
May 29, 2015	Horse Town Brew n Que Festival Norco, CA	40 / 75 (666.8232)	14 (173.1544)	38 (167.4288)	28 (169.1200)	56 (157.1200)
May 15, 2015	Bakersfield's Biggest, Baddest BBQ Championship Bakersfield, CA	26 / 53 (653.5768)	31 (160.5600)	39 (155.9428)	10 (171.4056)	17 (165.6684)
Apr 10, 2015	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)
Mar 27, 2015	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)

BLAZED N' GLAZED

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

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)