BLOWIN' SMOKE NWA

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

Power ranking

#5726

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1444

peak 1444 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2016-05-20

latest 2018-11-09

Best ToY finish

#505

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.67 · weakest Brisket (158.20)

Road miles

2,972

mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 256 mi

Schedule strength

75%

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

Master avg

643.12 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

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
2017-09-15

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 2018-04-07 — from 1475 down to 1444.

11 contests since 2018-04-07
now 1444

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

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

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

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

70 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

#5730 of the rated field

1444 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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 2022-06-17

⚔ Head-to-head

Smoke Til We're Broke

#5724 of the rated field

1444 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Nards Backyard BBQ

#5739 of the rated field

1443 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

WYOMING BS BBQ

#5738 of the rated field

1443 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1443

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

CALLAWAY CREAMATORS

#5737 of the rated field

1443 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1443

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2018-10-12

⚔ Head-to-head

GLAZED & CONFUSED

#5734 of the rated field

1443 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1443

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2019-04-05

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	3	23	top 87%	2018-05-18
*Bikes, Blues and BBQ	2	20	top 62%	2018-09-28
*Smokin on the White	2	7	top 62%	2018-09-07

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

On the trail 2.5 yrs 2016-05-20 → 2018-11-09

Busiest season 2018 11 contests

Contests a season 7.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AR 9 of 23 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 19 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 23 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 164.67 · weakest Brisket (158.20)

Walk rate 30% a top-10 call in 7 of 23 contests

Overall top-10 rate 4% 1 of 23 contests

Master average 643.12 out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 409 221–553 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,972 23 mapped stops · furthest 256 mi

Schedule strength 1597 average field rating faced — tougher than 75% of rated contests

Power rating 1444 peak 1444 · #5726 of 6,413 rated

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

2016
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
2017
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
2018
Nov 9 Most recent contest Smoke EM IF You Got EM

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.8	*Smokin on the White	2017-09-15
+5.3	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off	2017-06-23
+3.2	Bikes, Blues and BBQ	2017-09-22
+1.9	Bikes Blues and BBQ	2016-09-23
+1.8	*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival	2018-05-04

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	*Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off	2017-04-28
-8.8	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2017-05-05
-8.1	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	2017-05-19
-7.8	Smoke EM IF You Got EM	2018-11-09
-7.5	Red White Blue and Que Presented by Lucas Oil Speedway	2018-08-04

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	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
2018-11-09	Smoke EM IF You Got EM Springfield, MO	29 / 30 (628.5028)	27 (157.1428)	29 (149.1200)	13 (168.5600)	26 (153.6800)
2018-09-28	*Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	35 / 49 (631.8288)	18 (170.2628)	46 (142.7544)	23 (166.8572)	38 (151.9544)
2018-09-22	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	29 / 35 (641.0060)	31 (153.6344)	31 (154.2516)	3 (174.2972)	30 (158.8228)
2018-09-07	*Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	14 / 17 (645.0284)	9 (165.1200)	16 (157.6916)	15 (158.2512)	9 (163.9656)
2018-08-10	Route 66 Barbeque Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Springfield, MO	15 / 19 (645.0288)	12 (166.8344)	10 (165.1084)	15 (162.2516)	17 (150.8344)
2018-08-04	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)
2018-06-01	*Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	20 / 30 (655.3832)	13 (169.7144)	18 (162.8344)	22 (164.0000)	20 (158.8344)
2018-05-18	*Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	23 / 26 (658.8688)	15 (171.4288)	23 (160.6056)	21 (165.7144)	23 (161.1200)
2018-05-04	*Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK	36 / 68 (652.4456)	44 (161.0972)	33 (163.3828)	38 (164.5828)	28 (163.3828)
2018-04-27	*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)
2018-04-07	*Smoke on the Border Gravette, AR	21 / 33 (654.1944)	15 (166.3088)	20 (163.9772)	16 (166.8228)	24 (157.0856)
2017-10-27	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)
2017-09-22	Bikes, Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	20 / 38 (649.5888)	24 (162.2400)	5 (171.4172)	27 (158.8344)	23 (157.0972)
2017-09-15	*Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	7 / 17 (670.7424)	4 (171.4056)	11 (158.2284)	10 (165.7028)	2 (175.4056)
2017-06-23	Freedom Fest BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	18 / 35 (666.8684)	29 (163.9656)	12 (166.8800)	14 (168.5828)	16 (167.4400)
2017-05-19	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	35 / 36 (635.2460)	35 (155.9428)	33 (157.6916)	28 (163.3828)	32 (158.2288)
2017-05-05	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)
2017-04-28	*Smokin on the Prairie BBQ Cook-off Stuttgart, AR	25 / 29 (648.5260)	9 (172.0000)	26 (160.5944)	29 (149.6572)	15 (166.2744)
2017-04-01	*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)
2016-10-07	*Go Hog Wild Arkansas BBQ Championship Sheridan, AR	17 / 27 (635.7600)	23 (158.8000)	6 (169.6800)	25 (148.4800)	16 (158.8000)
2016-09-23	Bikes Blues and BBQ Fayetteville, AR	24 / 43 (647.9084)	18 (169.1428)	30 (156.5256)	15 (168.5828)	32 (153.6572)
2016-06-17	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)
2016-05-20	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	35 / 46 (655.9540)	40 (162.8112)	20 (169.7144)	34 (163.3940)	36 (160.0344)

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
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)