Thin Blue Smoke MS AR
Rating
1540
peak 1540
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2025-04-25
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#188
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
691.36 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 689.10 (+2.26)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.10
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.88 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.00)
Road miles
2736
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 498 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
RAZORRACKS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kermit's Ex has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Dr. Smoke in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 42% across 3 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AR first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 162.8000 | 172.72 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 158.2512 | 171.00 | top 54% |
| Pork | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 162.8000 | 172.06 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.8572 | 172.88 | top 41% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AR | 4 | 0 | top 39% |
| MS | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 53% |
| IL | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AR (5 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 689.10
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 694.2172 | 692.21 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 707.3944 | 688.58 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 16 / 33 (690.2056) | 28 (166.8228) | 18 (171.9656) | 2 (178.8572) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2026-03-13 | University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest Fayetteville, AR | 11 / 37 (694.2172) | 5 (177.7144) | 21 (170.8228) | 24 (170.2744) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2025-10-18 | Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 10 (158.2512) | — | — |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 29 / 36 (682.7544) | 14 (177.7028) | 32 (166.8344) | 28 (168.5372) | 22 (169.6800) |
| 2025-09-26 | Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR | 3 / 26 (707.3944) | 5 (175.4172) | 11 (173.1200) | 3 (178.8572) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-19 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard Murphysboro, IL | 41 / 56 (682.2400) | 44 (168.5372) | 19 (174.2628) | 27 (172.5828) | 47 (166.8572) |
| 2025-08-16 | Smoke N for the Kids Troy, IL | 21 / 32 (688.4800) | 10 (177.1544) | 10 (175.4172) | 30 (162.8000) | 18 (173.1084) |
| 2025-07-19 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2) Osceola, MO | 18 / 28 (690.1712) | 13 (174.2744) | 18 (171.9656) | 11 (174.2628) | 20 (169.6684) |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 1) Osceola, MO | 16 / 32 (689.6456) | 17 (172.5600) | 24 (169.1200) | 6 (178.8572) | 23 (169.1084) |
| 2025-07-18 | Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (ONE MEAT RIBS) Osceola, MO | — | — | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout Van Buren, AR | 13 / 27 (687.9200) | 15 (172.5484) | 14 (171.9772) | 20 (169.6800) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2025-06-27 | Old Town Smokeout (ONE MEAT RIBS) Van Buren, AR | — | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 20 / 30 (687.8856) | 28 (162.8000) | 19 (170.8228) | 13 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-05-30 | Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival Covington, TN | 9 / 25 (687.8856) | 5 (175.4056) | 4 (174.2744) | 12 (169.6684) | 15 (168.5372) |
| 2025-05-09 | 43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off Kennett, MO | 12 / 27 (683.9204) | 11 (174.8688) | 16 (167.3944) | 15 (169.6800) | 14 (171.9772) |
| 2025-05-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest Brookhaven, MS | 12 / 27 (691.3372) | 15 (173.1200) | 21 (169.6916) | 17 (171.9656) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2025-04-25 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 19 / 34 (683.3488) | 23 (169.1200) | 16 (172.5600) | 21 (168.5488) | 12 (173.1200) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #595 (130 pts) | #573 (185 pts) | #853 (80 pts) | #807 (65 pts) | #520 (185 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #188 (1143 pts) | #196 (1148 pts) | #150 (1363 pts) | #181 (1161 pts) | #101 (1518 pts) |