A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BLUE SMOKE OKLAHOMA BARBECUE
BLUE SMOKE OKLAHOMA BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 28 at the Boots and BBQ Festival (2017). They are ranked #3988 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 24, 2017
latest May 4, 2018 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 73%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.18
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.86 · weakest Brisket (155.50)
Road miles
197
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 76 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Master avg
639.98 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1184 (248 pts) | #1184 (278 pts) | #1321 (233 pts) | #1137 (298 pts) | #1112 (298 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BLUE SMOKE OKLAHOMA BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.
149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,984 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 5%
- Peak
- 1484
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BLUE SMOKE OKLAHOMA BARBECUE)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLUE SMOKE OKLAHOMA BARBECUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Level with BLUE SMOKE OKLAHOMA BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,968 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,992 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,003 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTCHER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Three Hog Night Smokers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUFFALO'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIVINE SWINE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 157.7028 | 163.86 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 149.1088 | 159.28 | top 68% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6912 | 154.2628 | 161.34 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 142.7656 | 155.50 | top 72% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | 2 | 34 | 0 | top 51% | May 4, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OK
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
181
finished ahead 81 times, behind 201
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20182 milestones
- Career-best overall score652.9940 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
- Most recent contest Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival
20174 milestones
- First tracked contest Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6912 Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1492) Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.4800 Grand Lake BBQ & Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) | May 5, 2017 |
| +2 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival | May 4, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) | Mar 24, 2017 |
| -6.2 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival | May 19, 2017 |
| -4.3 | Boots and BBQ Festival | Jun 2, 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 51% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 78% | 90.1% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 35 / 68 (652.9940) | 34 (165.6684) | 30 (166.2400) | 33 (165.6684) | 42 (155.4172) |
| Jun 2, 2017 | Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK | 22 / 28 (639.8976) | 17 (164.5716) | 25 (149.1088) | 22 (158.8116) | 12 (167.4056) |
| May 19, 2017 | Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK | 32 / 36 (648.4800) | 29 (164.5372) | 30 (163.4172) | 32 (158.2628) | 30 (162.2628) |
| May 5, 2017 | Bixby BBQ'n Blues Festival (JUDGES FULL) Bixby, OK | 34 / 68 (634.1028) | 24 (166.8344) | 40 (154.8116) | 15 (169.6912) | 52 (142.7656) |
| Mar 24, 2017 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK | 83 / 87 (624.4340) | 77 (157.7028) | 58 (162.8228) | 82 (154.2628) | 83 (149.6456) |