High-water mark
682.1828
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 682.1828 at The National BBQ Cup — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 20, 2015
JUST BLOWING SMOKE
JUST BLOWING SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 12th of 28 at the Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition (2015). They are ranked #4142 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
peak 1515 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Jul 24, 2015
latest May 15, 2021 · 5.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.88 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 639.24 (-15.35)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.87
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.88 · weakest Chicken (158.25)
Road miles
969
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 465 mi
Schedule strength
55%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1570)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.24 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1417 (178 pts) | #1546 (173 pts) | #1061 (313 pts) | #993 (348 pts) | #1303 (218 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to JUST BLOWING SMOKE, each with one reason worth a look.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,136 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,147 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
They've been 1514 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,160 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1480
Level with JUST BLOWING SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,159 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,123 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before JUST BLOWING SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,157 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before JUST BLOWING SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 144.5372 | 158.25 | top 72% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 143.3944 | 160.88 | top 64% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 149.6912 | 160.78 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 143.9428 | 159.32 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 85% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 9 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
7
a different one every time
Opponents faced
208
finished ahead 104 times, behind 175
Longest layoff
3 yrs
Jun 10, 2016 → Jun 7, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2
20155 milestones
- First call Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.0516 Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score682.1828 The National BBQ Cup
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 The National BBQ Cup
- Peak power rating (1515) The National BBQ Cup
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | The National BBQ Cup | Nov 20, 2015 |
| +6.5 | Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition | Jul 24, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | Jun 7, 2019 |
| -11 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 | May 14, 2021 |
| -10.7 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 | May 15, 2021 |
| -0.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) | Mar 4, 2016 |
| -0.3 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin | Jun 10, 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 85.6% | 84.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 81.2% | 81.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 59% | 91.5% | 91.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 40% | 94.7% | 94.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 13 / 15 (602.3088) | 14 (147.9772) | 13 (152.5944) | 13 (155.4284) | 13 (146.3088) |
| May 14, 2021 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 15 / 18 (616.4684) | 16 (149.6800) | 13 (160.5600) | 17 (149.6912) | 13 (156.5372) |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 28 / 31 (584.9600) | 28 (144.5372) | 27 (143.3944) | 26 (153.0856) | 28 (143.9428) |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Fitzgerald Pig Pickin Fitzgerald, GA | 15 / 26 (656.9368) | 20 (158.8000) | 12 (169.6800) | 23 (157.6340) | 4 (170.8228) |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 35 / 59 (658.7428) | 17 (171.9656) | 36 (163.9888) | 45 (160.5256) | 33 (162.2628) |
| Nov 20, 2015 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | 28 / 74 (682.1828) | 57 (163.9428) | 2 (178.2972) | 9 (174.2628) | 48 (165.6800) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA | 12 / 28 (673.0516) | 13 (170.8228) | 25 (157.6688) | 4 (174.8572) | 7 (169.7028) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 25, 2014 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA | — | — | — | — | — |