BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA

BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA is a competition barbecue team with 23 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 7th of 17 at the Smokin on the White (2017). They are ranked #5764 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,764

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1444

peak 1444 · rated over 23 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 20, 2016

latest Nov 9, 2018 · 2.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#505

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

4% of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7424 / 720

Master · Smokin on the White

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.28 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 643.12 (-4.84)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Brisket · Smokin on the White

Consistency

±14.43

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.67 · weakest Brisket (158.20)

Road miles

2,972

across 23 mapped stops · furthest 256 mi

Schedule strength

76%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)

Master avg

643.12 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

670.7424 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7424 at Smokin on the White — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 15, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Kermit's Ex has finished one call ahead of BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

CAVEMAN CUISINE ahead in 100% of their meetings

CAVEMAN CUISINE has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.5 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.47 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 9% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 158.20
Chicken avg 164.67
2 calls in 23 entries

Chicken nemesis

10 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

CAVEMAN CUISINE ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CAVEMAN CUISINE has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-31 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 31 points across 11 contests since Apr 7, 2018 — from 1475 down to 1444.

11 contests since Apr 7, 2018
now 1444

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BELLA-CUE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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A June team

Top 64% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 64% across 3 contests, versus top 73% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 73% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.00% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.00% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.3% of a perfect score
23 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
2018 ↗	Master	#505 (710 pts)	#398 (895 pts)	#501 (740 pts)	#356 (970 pts)	#518 (715 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#625 (622 pts)	#515 (767 pts)	#567 (707 pts)	#703 (592 pts)	#515 (767 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1102 (283 pts)	#1162 (288 pts)	#981 (373 pts)	#1115 (313 pts)	#1180 (273 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN IN THE BOARDROOM

#5,771 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1502

They've been 1502 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 17, 2022

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WYOMING BS BBQ

#5,768 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1444

Careers of much the same size, 27 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2024

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DIXIE MOON

#5,770 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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CALLAWAY CREAMATORS

#5,773 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

Level with BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 12, 2018

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PJ's Magic Smoke

#5,758 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1444

They turned up 10 years after BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA did, first appearing in 2026.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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Pop N Chubby's BBQ

#5,759 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1444

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CAVEMAN CUISINE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN DAN	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
Survivor-Que	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Three Hog Night Smokers	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOT AND FAST BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
501 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	3	0	173.7144	153.6344	164.67	top 62%
Pork Ribs	23	3	0	171.4172	142.7544	158.92	top 71%
Pork	23	2	1	174.2972	148.4800	161.32	top 68%
Brisket	23	2	1	175.4056	141.0972	158.20	top 69%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 67%
Medium (20–39)	15	top 78%
Large (40+)	5	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AR	9	top 66%
MO	7	top 81%
OK	7	top 75%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	3	23	top 87%	May 18, 2018
Bikes, Blues and BBQ	2	20	top 62%	Sep 28, 2018
Smokin on the White	2	7	top 62%	Sep 7, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 11 contests

Contests a season 7.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 9 of 23 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 19 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 407 finished ahead 221 times, behind 553

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

20181 milestone

Nov 9 Most recent contest Smoke EM IF You Got EM

20174 milestones

Sep 15 First overall top-10 Smokin on the White
Sep 15 10th tracked contest Smokin on the White
Sep 15 Career-best overall score670.7424 Smokin on the White
Sep 15 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4056 Smokin on the White

20164 milestones

May 20 First tracked contest Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
May 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9540 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
May 20 Peak power rating (1498) Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
Oct 7 First call Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8	Smokin on the White	Sep 15, 2017
+5.3	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Jun 23, 2017
+3.1	Bikes, Blues and BBQ	Sep 22, 2017
+1.9	Bikes Blues and BBQ	Sep 23, 2016
+1.8	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	May 4, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	Apr 28, 2017
-8.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 5, 2017
-8.1	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 19, 2017
-7.8	Smoke EM IF You Got EM	Nov 9, 2018
-7.5	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway	Aug 4, 2018

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	11	0	27%	top 77%	91.5%	89.5%
2017	8	1	38%	top 72%	93.2%	89.2%
2016	4	0	25%	top 67%	91.1%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 9, 2018	Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO	29 / 30 (628.5028)	27 (157.1428)	29 (149.1200)	13 (168.5600)	26 (153.6800)
Sep 28, 2018	Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	35 / 49 (631.8288)	18 (170.2628)	46 (142.7544)	23 (166.8572)	38 (151.9544)
Sep 22, 2018	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	29 / 35 (641.0060)	31 (153.6344)	31 (154.2516)	3 (174.2972)	30 (158.8228)
Sep 7, 2018	Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	14 / 17 (645.0284)	9 (165.1200)	16 (157.6916)	15 (158.2512)	9 (163.9656)
Aug 10, 2018	Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Springfield, MO	15 / 19 (645.0288)	12 (166.8344)	10 (165.1084)	15 (162.2516)	17 (150.8344)
Aug 4, 2018	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO	35 / 37 (634.1600)	27 (165.1200)	35 (156.5144)	36 (154.8456)	31 (157.6800)
Jun 1, 2018	Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	20 / 30 (655.3832)	13 (169.7144)	18 (162.8344)	22 (164)	20 (158.8344)
May 18, 2018	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	23 / 26 (658.8688)	15 (171.4288)	23 (160.6056)	21 (165.7144)	23 (161.1200)
May 4, 2018	Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK	36 / 68 (652.4456)	44 (161.0972)	33 (163.3828)	38 (164.5828)	28 (163.3828)
Apr 27, 2018	Smokin' in the Creek BBQ Contest -Re-Boot (JUDGES FULL) Sugar Creek, MO	34 / 53 (641.0512)	26 (167.9656)	44 (154.8116)	43 (155.9656)	29 (162.3084)
Apr 7, 2018	Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR	21 / 33 (654.1944)	15 (166.3088)	20 (163.9772)	16 (166.8228)	24 (157.0856)
Oct 27, 2017	Smokin the Fort BBQ & Blue Grass Festival Fort Gibson, OK	23 / 32 (629.0860)	25 (156.5600)	26 (158.2744)	22 (162.8456)	22 (151.4060)
Sep 22, 2017	Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	20 / 38 (649.5888)	24 (162.2400)	5 (171.4172)	27 (158.8344)	23 (157.0972)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	7 / 17 (670.7424)	4 (171.4056)	11 (158.2284)	10 (165.7028)	2 (175.4056)
Jun 23, 2017	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	18 / 35 (666.8684)	29 (163.9656)	12 (166.8800)	14 (168.5828)	16 (167.4400)
May 19, 2017	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	35 / 36 (635.2460)	35 (155.9428)	33 (157.6916)	28 (163.3828)	32 (158.2288)
May 5, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	28 / 29 (604.4344)	23 (163.4172)	28 (150.8000)	29 (149.1200)	28 (141.0972)
Apr 28, 2017	Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	25 / 29 (648.5260)	9 (172)	26 (160.5944)	29 (149.6572)	15 (166.2744)
Apr 1, 2017	Smoke on the Border Gravette Chambers of Commerce Gravette, AR	30 / 37 (632.4232)	11 (173.7144)	34 (150.7772)	35 (151.4288)	25 (156.5028)
Oct 7, 2016	Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	17 / 27 (635.7600)	23 (158.8000)	6 (169.6800)	25 (148.4800)	16 (158.8000)
Sep 23, 2016	Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	24 / 43 (647.9084)	18 (169.1428)	30 (156.5256)	15 (168.5828)	32 (153.6572)
Jun 17, 2016	Smoke on the water-Annual Carlton Landing BBQ Competition Carlton Landing, OK	23 / 31 (627.7484)	22 (162.8228)	24 (153.6228)	18 (158.2400)	27 (153.0628)
May 20, 2016	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	35 / 46 (655.9540)	40 (162.8112)	20 (169.7144)	34 (163.3940)	36 (160.0344)

BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA

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 (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)