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
- Oct 6, 2017
BLIND SMOKE BBQ
BLIND SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 6th of 21 at the BBQ & Blues on the Levee (2016). They are ranked #2571 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1520 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 19, 2016
latest Aug 17, 2018 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.06 · weakest Brisket (159.04)
Road miles
645
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
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 | #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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BLIND SMOKE BBQ, 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.
#2,581 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,576 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
They turned up 5 years after BLIND SMOKE BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,582 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
Level with BLIND SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,575 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
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.
⚔ Compare careers#2,565 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1518
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.
⚔ Compare careers#2,569 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 48% | Aug 17, 2018 |
| BBQ & Blues on the Levee | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 31% | Oct 6, 2017 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
140
finished ahead 98 times, behind 77
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
20173 milestones
- 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
20164 milestones
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.9 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Oct 7, 2016 |
| +6.8 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee | Oct 6, 2017 |
| +5.9 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 19, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.7 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest | Aug 17, 2018 |
| -1 | 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's | May 5, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 26 / 44 (645.5196) | 23 (164.5372) | 26 (161.1084) | 25 (161.6456) | 25 (158.2284) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 10 / 30 (668.4572) | 17 (166.8228) | 9 (171.4172) | 6 (170.8228) | 20 (159.3944) |
| May 5, 2017 | 36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO | 21 / 34 (644.3884) | 15 (165.7028) | 10 (167.4172) | 33 (146.1828) | 19 (165.0856) |
| Oct 7, 2016 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 6 / 21 (657.5312) | 18 (159.3600) | 3 (171.4172) | 11 (165.1084) | 10 (161.6456) |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 19 / 51 (647.3256) | 21 (163.4056) | 23 (163.9428) | 10 (169.1428) | 34 (150.8344) |