BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS

BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 4th of 15 at the Smokin' on the White (2019). They are ranked #1063 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,063

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1599

peak 1609 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 7, 2017

latest Jun 19, 2020 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#299

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

177.1428

Pork Ribs · Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz

Consistency

±53.69

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.77 · weakest Pork (168.19)

Road miles

1,495

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$65K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 8 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.90 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
May 10, 2019

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%

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
2020 ↗	Master	#639 (125 pts)	#654 (135 pts)	#760 (115 pts)	#861 (75 pts)	#744 (115 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#299 (1,021 pts)	#365 (871 pts)	#295 (1,011 pts)	#475 (726 pts)	#365 (886 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#367 (929 pts)	#432 (839 pts)	#495 (749 pts)	#440 (824 pts)	#320 (1,029 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#693 (545 pts)	#626 (640 pts)	#485 (810 pts)	#762 (528 pts)	#683 (585 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

CHICKEN BUTT BBQ UTAH

#1,060 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1599

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 18 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2015

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JOHN'S TWISTED Q

#1,065 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1599

Careers of much the same size, 28 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2019

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GONEHOGGIN.COM

#1,064 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1599

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 4 years before BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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Hickory Pit Stop

#1,061 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1612

34 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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HALF BAKED HIPPIES BBQ

#1,066 of the rated field

1598 power rating

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

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

rated over 34 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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Backwoods BBQ

#1,059 of the rated field

1599 power rating

Contests: 63
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1654

They've been 1654 at their best, 55 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 62 contests
last seen Jul 9, 2026

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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	18	5	0	175.4056	159.3828	168.19	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MS	8	top 35%
AR	6	top 27%
TN	6	top 51%
IL	1	top 100%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	3	8	top 38%	Jun 14, 2019
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	3	12	top 38%	Jun 7, 2019
Southaven Springfest	3	8	top 29%	Apr 26, 2019
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	2	5	top 26%	Sep 7, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 8 of 21 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 14 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 357 finished ahead 467 times, behind 300

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

20201 milestone

Jun 19 Most recent contest Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off

20193 milestones

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 (1609) Smokin' on the White

20181 milestone

Jun 8 10th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20174 milestones

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.1	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	Sep 28, 2018
+12.8	Southaven Springfest	Apr 28, 2017
+12.5	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Jun 15, 2018
+12.4	Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz	May 10, 2019
+12.3	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	Sep 7, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.1	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off	Sep 20, 2019
-13.3	Seventh Annual Bull Moose	Apr 7, 2017
-4.3	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL)	Apr 6, 2018
-3	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off	Jun 16, 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	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
Jun 19, 2020	Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hernando, MS	12 / 47 (690.2172)	10 (175.4172)	14 (173.7028)	—	14 (172.5716)
Sep 20, 2019	Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Murphysboro, IL	54 / 54 (494.1944)	—	35 (163.9544)	33 (165.1200)	28 (165.1200)
Sep 6, 2019	Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR	4 / 15 (678.1828)	9 (165.0972)	4 (173.1428)	8 (167.3828)	5 (172.5600)
Jun 14, 2019	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	14 / 49 (683.9084)	12 (174.2628)	22 (170.8344)	—	15 (170.2628)
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	12 / 51 (683.3140)	17 (170.8228)	13 (171.4172)	12 (173.1084)	20 (167.9656)
May 10, 2019	Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR	4 / 30 (701.0968)	8 (174.8456)	3 (177.1428)	9 (172.5484)	4 (176.5600)
Apr 26, 2019	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	8 / 31 (677.0512)	4 (175.4056)	19 (165.1200)	17 (163.9656)	8 (172.5600)
Apr 5, 2019	9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN	5 / 25 (674.1824)	6 (170.8112)	2 (174.8572)	15 (165.6684)	13 (162.8456)
Sep 28, 2018	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	4 / 45 (687.3488)	10 (169.6800)	8 (171.4172)	4 (171.9772)	4 (174.2744)
Sep 7, 2018	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)
Jun 15, 2018	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Hernado, MS	8 / 45 (691.3140)	16 (171.9656)	7 (174.2628)	25 (168.5256)	6 (176.5600)
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	18 / 44 (685.0168)	22 (171.9656)	24 (168.5372)	14 (172.5484)	16 (171.9656)
Apr 27, 2018	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	13 / 34 (678.1944)	9 (174.2628)	8 (172.5600)	17 (166.8228)	18 (164.5488)
Apr 6, 2018	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)
Mar 2, 2018	Jack Town Throw Down Ridgeland, MS	15 / 31 (670.1252)	3 (175.4056)	22 (161.6456)	17 (164.5484)	11 (168.5256)
Sep 8, 2017	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)
Jun 16, 2017	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	28 / 41 (666.1712)	18 (170.2628)	5 (176)	36 (159.3828)	30 (160.5256)
Jun 9, 2017	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	22 / 45 (669.6228)	4 (177.1428)	33 (160.5256)	19 (168.5716)	29 (163.3828)
Jun 2, 2017	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	15 / 25 (658.1028)	23 (161.0972)	13 (167.9772)	15 (166.2284)	15 (162.8000)
Apr 28, 2017	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	8 / 33 (686.2516)	26 (165.7028)	2 (176)	16 (169.1316)	4 (175.4172)
Apr 7, 2017	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	27 / 27 (505.0400)	16 (170.2628)	15 (168.5372)	—	16 (166.2400)

BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Boom or bust

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)