High-water mark
671.2916
career-best overall
93.2% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 671.2916 at Grillin and Chillin BBQ — 93.2% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 17, 2021
Thin Blue Smoke
Thin Blue Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 15th of 31 at the Grillin and Chillin BBQ (2021). They finished #1048 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1497
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Mar 18, 2016
latest Sep 17, 2021 · 5.5 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.55 · weakest Brisket (160.23)
Road miles
395
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 157 mi
Purse competed for
$6,000
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
Master avg
652.70 / 720
2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1048 (106 pts) | #1197 (81 pts) | #1084 (116 pts) | #1032 (116 pts) | #1050 (111 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 158.2284 | 160.51 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 161.1200 | 165.40 | top 52% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 162.8456 | 166.55 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 151.9200 | 160.23 | top 67% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KY
1 of 3 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
123
finished ahead 33 times, behind 91
Longest layoff
5.5 yrs
Mar 18, 2016 → Sep 17, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20214 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.2916 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Career-best overall score671.2916 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Grillin and Chillin BBQ
- Most recent contest Grillin and Chillin BBQ
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2021 | Grillin and Chillin BBQ 🏅 Owensboro, KY | 15 / 31 (671.2916) | 20 (162.8000) | 13 (169.6800) | 13 (170.2628) | 14 (168.5488) |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 78 / 95 (634.1140) | 85 (158.2284) | 59 (161.1200) | 60 (162.8456) | 84 (151.9200) |
| May 22, 2015 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ CookOff Lewisburg, TN | — | — | — | — | — |