Thin Blue Smoke MS AR

Power ranking

#970

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1539 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2025-04-25

latest 2026-04-24

Best ToY finish

#188

Master 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

707.3944 / 720

Master · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

692.51 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 689.59 (+2.92)

Walk rate

71%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Brisket · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

Consistency

±6.06

std dev of Master 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

Schedule strength

93%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1605)

Purse competed for

$159K

listed at 15 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 13 state-championship entries

Master avg

689.59 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Can Country Outlaw BBQ 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)

Smokin Through The Night #992 · 1538 · AR BLUE COLLAR BBQ MS #918 · 1543 · AR 501 BBQ #1038 · 1534 · AR Ahh Townley BBQ #1098 · 1530 · AR RIDGE OUTLAWS BBQ #745 · 1561 · AR Hillbilly Hoggers #1369 · 1513 · AR

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RAZORRACKS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Kith n' Kin	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Poppa Pig	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
BLIND HOG BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Glamping Grillers	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE FEOL'S TENNESSEE STYLE BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Bad Dog BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Dr. Smoke	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

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	Avg finish
AR	4	top 39%
MS	3	top 50%
MO	3	top 53%
IL	2	top 69%
GA	1	top 81%
TN	1	top 36%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	13	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 73%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Southaven Springfest	2	16	0	top 52%	2026-04-24
Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)	2	16	0	top 57%	2025-07-19

The story so far

Busiest season: 2025 (15 contests)
Cooks mostly in AR (5 of 17 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (17 entries)
Average Master overall score: 689.59 / 720
2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2025-04-25 — First tracked contest · Southaven Springfest
📣 2025-05-02 — First call · Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest
🔥 2025-06-06 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
⭐ 2025-09-26 — Career-best overall score (707.3944) · Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
📈 2026-04-24 — Peak power rating (1539) · Southaven Springfest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.8	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2025-09-26
+11.3	University of Arkansas Animal Science Boots, Brews, and BBQ Contest	2026-03-13
+6.6	Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest	2025-05-02
+6.5	43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off	2025-05-09
+6.3	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival	2025-05-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5	Smoke N for the Kids	2025-08-16
-4	Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION)	2025-10-16
-3.8	Smokin on the Osage BBQ Contest and Car Show (Day 2)	2025-07-19
-3.3	Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard	2025-09-19
-1.8	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	2025-06-06

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	0	100%	top 39%	96.4%	96.1%
2025	15	0	2	2	67%	top 53%	98.2%	95.7%

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)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#687 (130 pts)	#654 (185 pts)	#964 (80 pts)	#912 (65 pts)	#615 (185 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#188 (1143 pts)	#196 (1148 pts)	#150 (1363 pts)	#181 (1161 pts)	#101 (1518 pts)