A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
MoFoHo Smokin BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1503 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-07-26
latest 2021-07-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
303.99
last 3 Backyard vs avg 303.99 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±14.33
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 156.29 · weakest Chicken (151.78)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
303.99 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
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.
MoFoHo Smokin 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 109 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.
#3084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after MoFoHo Smokin BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.
⚔ Head-to-head#3055 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before MoFoHo Smokin BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Level with MoFoHo Smokin BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3064 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before MoFoHo Smokin BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before MoFoHo Smokin BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1544 | 146.2512 | 151.78 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8916 | 145.1544 | 152.22 | top 30% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 145.7028 | 156.29 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Grove | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 36% | 2021-07-30 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2019-07-26 → 2021-07-30
Busiest season
2021
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
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
averages 156.29 · weakest Chicken (151.78)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Backyard average
303.99
out of 360 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
168
127–135 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1547
average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$35,325
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2020-07-24 → 2021-07-30
Power rating
1503
peak 1503 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Smoke in the Grove
- 2020
- First call Smoke in the Grove
- Career-best single call (Pork)166.8800 Smoke in the Grove
- 2021
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score324.0460 Smoke in the Grove
- Career-best overall score324.0460 Smoke in the Grove
- Peak power rating (1503) Smoke in the Grove
- Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.8 | Smoke in the Grove | 2019-07-26 |
| +0.9 | Smoke in the Grove | 2021-07-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -0.3 | Smoke in the Grove | 2020-07-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 39% | 90% | 90% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 82.4% | 82.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 28% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 21 / 54 (324.0460) | 23 (161.1544) | 15 (162.8916) | 27 (145.7028) | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 24 / 59 (296.5260) | 25 (147.9200) | 22 (148.6060) | 8 (166.8800) | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 15 / 53 (291.4056) | 18 (146.2512) | 14 (145.1544) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #252 (70 pts) | #211 (110 pts) | — | — |