High-water mark
668.4572
career-best overall
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 668.4572 at *BBQ & Blues on the Levee — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-10-06
BLIND SMOKE BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1520 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2016-08-19
latest 2018-08-17
Best ToY finish
#1284
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.64
last 5 Master vs avg 652.64 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.18
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.06 · weakest Brisket (159.04)
Road miles
645
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
652.64 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
QUE-N-BREW ahead in 100% of their meetings
QUE-N-BREW has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−8.0
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.02 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 60%.
- Brisket avg 159.04
- Pork Ribs avg 167.06
- 1 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of K & K KOOKERS in 3 of their 4 shared 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.
92 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2567 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLIND SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after BLIND SMOKE BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#2564 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BLIND SMOKE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 159.3600 | 163.97 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 161.1084 | 167.06 | top 36% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 146.1828 | 162.58 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 150.8344 | 159.04 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 48% | 2018-08-17 |
| *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 31% | 2017-10-06 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2016-08-19 → 2018-08-17
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 167.06 · weakest Brisket (159.04)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
40%
2 of 5 contests
Master average
652.64
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
140
98–77 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
645
5 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Power rating
1518
peak 1520 · #2557 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First call Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 *BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.5312 *BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- 2017
- Career-best overall score668.4572 *BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4172 *BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- Peak power rating (1520) *BBQ & Blues on the Levee
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | 2016-10-07 |
| +6.8 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee | 2017-10-06 |
| +5.9 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2016-08-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.7 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2018-08-17 |
| -1.1 | *36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | 2017-05-05 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 92.8% | 91.2% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 91.3% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-17 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 26 / 44 (645.5196) | 23 (164.5372) | 26 (161.1084) | 25 (161.6456) | 25 (158.2284) |
| 2017-10-06 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 10 / 30 (668.4572) | 17 (166.8228) | 9 (171.4172) | 6 (170.8228) | 20 (159.3944) |
| 2017-05-05 | *36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO | 21 / 34 (644.3884) | 15 (165.7028) | 10 (167.4172) | 33 (146.1828) | 19 (165.0856) |
| 2016-10-07 | *BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 6 / 21 (657.5312) | 18 (159.3600) | 3 (171.4172) | 11 (165.1084) | 10 (161.6456) |
| 2016-08-19 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 19 / 51 (647.3256) | 21 (163.4056) | 23 (163.9428) | 10 (169.1428) | 34 (150.8344) |
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 | #1954 (60 pts) | #1949 (70 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1284 (209 pts) | #1409 (204 pts) | #1201 (274 pts) | #1325 (229 pts) | #1571 (169 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2083 (90 pts) | #2228 (80 pts) | #2292 (70 pts) | #1793 (135 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |