High-water mark
669.1084
career-best overall
92.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 669.1084 at Bands brews & BBQ — 92.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 13, 2019
MURPHY BLUES BBQ
MURPHY BLUES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 13th of 25 at the Bands brews & BBQ (2019). They finished #1655 in the 2019 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1491
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2016
latest Sep 13, 2019 · 3 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.90
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.71 · weakest Brisket (158.26)
Road miles
5
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
650.94 / 720
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1655 (110 pts) | #1459 (145 pts) | #1790 (100 pts) | #1963 (70 pts) | #1698 (110 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2047 (88 pts) | #1968 (113 pts) | #2023 (108 pts) | #2027 (103 pts) | #2904 (53 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2209 (70 pts) | #1791 (135 pts) | #2985 (50 pts) | #2271 (70 pts) | #2059 (110 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 167.4172 | 169.71 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 146.2288 | 159.21 | top 70% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2284 | 159.9656 | 163.78 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 144.5372 | 158.26 | top 67% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ID
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 26 times, behind 49
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Sep 15, 2017 → Sep 13, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20195 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.1084 Bands brews & BBQ
- Career-best overall score669.1084 Bands brews & BBQ
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 Bands brews & BBQ
- Peak power rating (1491) Bands brews & BBQ
- Most recent contest Bands brews & BBQ
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival
- First call Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2019 | Bands brews & BBQ 🏅 Boise, ID | 13 / 25 (669.1084) | 8 (171.4172) | 15 (169.1544) | 21 (165.1312) | 13 (163.4056) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Boise, ID | 18 / 28 (640.4228) | 13 (167.4172) | 14 (162.2400) | 15 (166.2284) | 27 (144.5372) |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Rock'n Brews & BBQ Festival Nampa, ID | 21 / 25 (643.3028) | 9 (170.2856) | 25 (146.2288) | 21 (159.9656) | 13 (166.8228) |