BLUE STAR SMOKERS
BLUE STAR SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 23rd of 34 at the Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival (2015). They finished #2105 in the 2015 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1486
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 12, 2014
latest Sep 11, 2015 · 1 year on the trail
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.45 · weakest Chicken (142.55)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Master avg
626.59 / 720
2 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 | #2105 (69 pts) | #2714 (59 pts) | #1581 (164 pts) | #1745 (129 pts) | #2000 (99 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145.7028 | 139.3944 | 142.55 | top 98% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 154.8572 | 162.86 | top 48% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 156.5944 | 163.45 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5944 | 154.8800 | 157.74 | 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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 78% | Sep 11, 2015 |
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20154 milestones
- First call Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score641.1432 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2015 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 23 / 34 (641.1432) | 34 (139.3944) | 7 (170.8572) | 11 (170.2972) | 17 (160.5944) |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Silver Lake Apple BBQ Festival Mears, MI | 38 / 43 (612.0344) | 41 (145.7028) | 32 (154.8572) | 32 (156.5944) | 29 (154.8800) |