A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
All About Smokin Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
All About Smokin Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2017-01-20
latest 2020-01-17
Best ToY finish
#856
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.16
last 3 Master vs avg 637.16 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.18 · weakest Brisket (155.57)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)
Purse competed for
$36K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
637.16 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge (2019-01-18).
- last seen 2017-01-20
- back 2019-01-18
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 147 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3821 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLAZING BUZZARD BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3841 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3828 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3836 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4056 | 154.7884 | 159.95 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8344 | 151.9544 | 164.18 | top 45% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2284 | 150.2516 | 157.47 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 141.6112 | 155.57 | top 66% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 3 | 35 | 0 | top 76% | 2020-01-17 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2017-01-20 → 2020-01-17
Busiest season
2020
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AZ
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 164.18 · weakest Brisket (155.57)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
637.16
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
107
41–118 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1590
average field rating faced — tougher than 71% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$36,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2017-01-20 → 2019-01-18
Power rating
1486
peak 1486 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- First call Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 2019
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.3484 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best overall score655.3484 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8800 Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- Peak power rating (1493) Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
- 2020
- Most recent contest Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.1 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2019-01-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2017-01-20 |
| -6.9 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge | 2020-01-17 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 91% | 91% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 86.7% | 86.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-17 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 50 / 59 (631.7940) | 38 (163.4056) | 56 (151.9544) | 38 (162.2284) | 47 (154.2056) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge 🏅 Bullhead City, AZ | 36 / 63 (655.3484) | 59 (154.7884) | 11 (169.7372) | 45 (159.9428) | 14 (170.8800) |
| 2017-01-20 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 35 / 40 (624.3428) | 36 (161.6456) | 9 (170.8344) | 38 (150.2516) | 38 (141.6112) |
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 | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |