A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE MONSTER BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ
CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 19th of 27 at the Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off (2019). They are ranked #3656 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1490 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Oct 12, 2018
latest Oct 11, 2019 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.38
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.48 · weakest Brisket (157.79)
Road miles
256
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 72 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1581)
Purse competed for
$45K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.67 / 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)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
161 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,654 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 6%
- Peak
- 1512
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3,670 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,675 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
Level with CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,683 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before CAROLINA BLUE SMOKE BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,658 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,653 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE N BREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 157.0628 | 162.48 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9888 | 151.3828 | 162.26 | top 58% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 156.5140 | 162.14 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7372 | 143.3716 | 157.79 | top 64% |
“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 72% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 60% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 72% | Oct 11, 2019 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
109
finished ahead 65 times, behind 117
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20194 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2172 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score662.2172 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.7372 Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
20183 milestones
- First tracked contest Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
- First call Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
- Peak power rating (1496) Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +4.3 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | Sep 20, 2019 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.4 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Oct 11, 2019 |
| -4.2 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off | Oct 12, 2018 |
| -3.6 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -2.1 | Pigs & Pedals | Aug 2, 2019 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 66% | 92% | 89.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2019 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 19 / 27 (639.8056) | 22 (158.2400) | 12 (166.2284) | 21 (159.3828) | 19 (155.9544) |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC | 27 / 56 (662.2172) | 25 (167.9772) | 24 (167.9888) | 47 (156.5140) | 16 (169.7372) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 29 / 40 (644.9828) | 34 (157.0628) | 34 (158.2744) | 16 (167.9656) | 26 (161.6800) |
| Jun 14, 2019 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 28 / 38 (641.6000) | 25 (162.8460) | 33 (151.3828) | 9 (169.1428) | 23 (158.2284) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC | 19 / 26 (634.7200) | 12 (166.2628) | 8 (167.4056) | 21 (157.6800) | 25 (143.3716) |