BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS

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

Power ranking

#1053

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1599

peak 1608 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2017-04-07

latest 2020-06-19

Best ToY finish

#299

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 40%

overall standings

Best overall

701.0968 / 720

Master · Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.96 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 660.90 (-14.93)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

177.1428

Pork Ribs · Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz

Consistency

±53.69

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.77 · weakest Pork (168.23)

Road miles

1,495

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$65K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.90 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 14 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.0968 career-best overall

97.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.0968 at Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz — 97.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-05-10

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

BACON & WHISKEY has finished one call ahead of BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

13–2 behind in the head-to-head

RAZORRACKS ahead in 87% of their meetings

RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK AVENUE in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Boom or bust

±7.46% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.46% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
best 97.4%

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

HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ

#1054 of the rated field

1598 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1598

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 34 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2019-09-13

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Who's Cookin'

#1056 of the rated field

1598 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1598

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 48 contests to 21.

rated over 48 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

WEEKEND BUM BBQ

#1055 of the rated field

1598 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1627

No shared contest yet.

59 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 56 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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Phoenix BBQ

#1052 of the rated field

1599 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1642

No shared contest yet.

Level with BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 85 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

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CHIBI-Q

#1060 of the rated field

1598 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1605

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

RUBY CREEK BBQ

#1040 of the rated field

1600 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1600

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2026-06-19

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RAZORRACKS	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	12	8	4	67%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
BACON & WHISKEY	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
KILLER HOGS	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
UNCLE POOKIE & THE RIBLETS	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Poker Porkers	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Porkosaurus	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	9	1	177.1428	160.5028	170.77	top 40%
Pork Ribs	21	8	3	177.1428	159.9772	169.45	top 40%
Pork	20	5	0	175.4056	159.3828	168.23	top 46%
Brisket	21	7	1	176.5600	158.2056	168.60	top 40%

“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
MS	8	top 35%
AR	6	top 27%
TN	6	top 51%
IL	1	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 27%
Medium (20–39)	9	top 38%
Large (40+)	11	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	3	8	top 38%	2019-06-14
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	3	12	top 38%	2019-06-07
Southaven Springfest	3	8	top 29%	2019-04-26
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	2	5	top 26%	2018-09-07

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.2 yrs 2017-04-07 → 2020-06-19

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MS 8 of 21 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 21 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.77 · weakest Pork (168.23)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 14 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 38% 8 of 21 contests

Best top-10 run 6 straight contests

Master average 660.90 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 364 467–300 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,495 21 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi

Schedule strength 1566 average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests

Purse competed for $64,500 listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 8 state-championship entries

Power rating 1599 peak 1608 · #1053 of 6,413 rated

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

2017
Apr 7 First tracked contest Seventh Annual Bull Moose
Apr 28 First call Southaven Springfest
Apr 28 First overall top-10 Southaven Springfest
Apr 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score686.2516 Southaven Springfest
2018
Jun 8 10th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
2019
May 10 Career-best overall score701.0968 Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
May 10 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1428 Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz
Sep 6 Peak power rating (1608) Smokin' on the White
2020
Jun 19 Most recent contest Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	2018-09-28
+12.8	Southaven Springfest	2017-04-28
+12.4	Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz	2019-05-10
+12.4	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2018-06-15
+12.3	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	2018-09-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off	2019-09-20
-13.4	Seventh Annual Bull Moose	2017-04-07
-4.4	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)	2018-04-06
-3.1	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	2017-06-16

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)
2020	1	0	100%	top 26%	95.9%	95.9%
2019	7	4	57%	top 34%	97.4%	91.1%
2018	7	3	71%	top 34%	96%	94%
2017	6	1	67%	top 57%	95.3%	89.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020-06-19	Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS	12 / 47 (690.2172)	10 (175.4172)	14 (173.7028)	22 (168.5256)	14 (172.5716)
2019-09-20	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	54 / 54 (494.1944)	—	35 (163.9544)	33 (165.1200)	28 (165.1200)
2019-09-06	Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR	4 / 15 (678.1828)	9 (165.0972)	4 (173.1428)	8 (167.3828)	5 (172.5600)
2019-06-14	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	14 / 49 (683.9084)	12 (174.2628)	22 (170.8344)	23 (168.5484)	15 (170.2628)
2019-06-07	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	12 / 51 (683.3140)	17 (170.8228)	13 (171.4172)	12 (173.1084)	20 (167.9656)
2019-05-10	Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR	4 / 30 (701.0968)	8 (174.8456)	3 (177.1428)	9 (172.5484)	4 (176.5600)
2019-04-26	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	8 / 31 (677.0512)	4 (175.4056)	19 (165.1200)	17 (163.9656)	8 (172.5600)
2019-04-05	9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN	5 / 25 (674.1824)	6 (170.8112)	2 (174.8572)	15 (165.6684)	13 (162.8456)
2018-09-28	*Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	4 / 45 (687.3488)	10 (169.6800)	8 (171.4172)	4 (171.9772)	4 (174.2744)
2018-09-07	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN	5 / 34 (682.1828)	19 (167.3828)	21 (164.5372)	5 (174.2628)	2 (176.0000)
2018-06-15	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS	8 / 45 (691.3140)	16 (171.9656)	7 (174.2628)	25 (168.5256)	6 (176.5600)
2018-06-08	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	18 / 44 (685.0168)	22 (171.9656)	24 (168.5372)	14 (172.5484)	16 (171.9656)
2018-04-27	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	13 / 34 (678.1944)	9 (174.2628)	8 (172.5600)	17 (166.8228)	18 (164.5488)
2018-04-06	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	29 / 40 (644.3656)	31 (160.5028)	30 (159.9772)	31 (162.2284)	27 (161.6572)
2018-03-02	*Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS	15 / 31 (670.1252)	3 (175.4056)	22 (161.6456)	17 (164.5484)	11 (168.5256)
2017-09-08	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN	16 / 42 (672.9712)	13 (173.1316)	18 (166.2284)	6 (175.4056)	32 (158.2056)
2017-06-16	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	28 / 41 (666.1712)	18 (170.2628)	5 (176.0000)	36 (159.3828)	30 (160.5256)
2017-06-09	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	22 / 45 (669.6228)	4 (177.1428)	33 (160.5256)	19 (168.5716)	29 (163.3828)
2017-06-02	*Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	15 / 25 (658.1028)	23 (161.0972)	13 (167.9772)	15 (166.2284)	15 (162.8000)
2017-04-28	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	8 / 33 (686.2516)	26 (165.7028)	2 (176.0000)	16 (169.1316)	4 (175.4172)
2017-04-07	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	27 / 27 (505.0400)	16 (170.2628)	15 (168.5372)	—	16 (166.2400)

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
2020 ↗	Master	#639 (125 pts)	#654 (135 pts)	#760 (115 pts)	#861 (75 pts)	#744 (115 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#299 (1021 pts)	#365 (871 pts)	#295 (1011 pts)	#475 (726 pts)	#365 (886 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#367 (929 pts)	#432 (839 pts)	#495 (749 pts)	#440 (824 pts)	#320 (1029 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#693 (545 pts)	#626 (640 pts)	#485 (810 pts)	#762 (528 pts)	#683 (585 pts)