Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.
- Pork Ribs ×1
Bleed Blue BBQ
Bleed Blue BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 10th of 71 at the Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard (2026). They are ranked #3416 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 6 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Aug 17, 2024
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
13% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
689.85 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 680.79 (+9.06)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.31
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 172.70 · weakest Brisket (166.82)
Road miles
613
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1610)
Purse competed for
$60K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.79 / 720
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #458 (388 pts) | #415 (508 pts) | #531 (383 pts) | #467 (398 pts) | #503 (353 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #845 (129 pts) | #770 (199 pts) | #549 (389 pts) | #980 (119 pts) | #875 (139 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1539 (52 pts) | #1577 (52 pts) | #1273 (72 pts) | #1505 (57 pts) | #1539 (52 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Bleed Blue BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
127 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,419 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,420 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1504
Level with Bleed Blue BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,395 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1495
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Bleed Blue BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
They were already cooking in 2017, 7 years before Bleed Blue BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,404 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Bleed Blue BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,397 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1509
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Bleed Blue BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Country Outlaw BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MEAT ME IN ST. LOUIS | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Take It Easy BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| 1Bite Stand | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Eleven Thirteen Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JANKY LEG BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| OnlyCans Competition BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| TRIPLE H BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Rudes BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Wicked Pig BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SmokinGhost BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Mulkey's BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Til Ya Broke | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| AWESOME RACKS COOKIN CREW | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Fire Pig | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 162.2516 | 171.73 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 164.0116 | 172.70 | top 47% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 160.5144 | 169.60 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 152.5028 | 166.82 | top 63% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | 4 | 13 | 0 | top 69% | Aug 15, 2026 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
5 contests
Contests a season
2.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
IL
6 of 8 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
8 entries · 1 win · 1 call
Opponents faced
236
finished ahead 177 times, behind 259
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall top-10 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Career-best overall score700.5260 Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Peak power rating (1495) Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
- Most recent contest Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard
20254 milestones
- First call Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.0056 Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke N for the Kids
- First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smoke N for the Kids
20241 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke N for the Kids
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.3 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard | Sep 25, 2026 |
| +5.4 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) | Aug 14, 2026 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 17, 2024 |
| -10.3 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main | Jul 26, 2025 |
| -3.8 | Smoke N for the Kids | Aug 16, 2025 |
| -2.7 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) | Aug 15, 2026 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 43% | 97.3% | 95.9% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 78% | 95.3% | 94.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 88.8% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook-off/Praise the Lard 🏅 Murphysboro, IL | 10 / 71 (700.5260) | 7 (178.8572) | 22 (174.2744) | 8 (177.7144) | 45 (169.6800) |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 2) 🏅 Troy, IL | 20 / 32 (693.0628) | 5 (177.7028) | 19 (173.7028) | 28 (168.5372) | 12 (173.1200) |
| Aug 14, 2026 | Smoke N for the Kids (Day 1) 🏅 Troy, IL | 13 / 26 (682.7544) | 15 (170.8228) | 15 (170.2744) | 10 (174.2744) | 17 (167.3828) |
| May 23, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | 51 / 117 (686.7312) | 79 (170.8228) | 59 (171.9656) | 81 (168.5256) | 21 (175.4172) |
| May 22, 2026 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) unrated Lebanon, TN | — | — | 42 (173.1200) | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 22 / 32 (686.1712) | 27 (166.2400) | 1 (180) | 26 (167.9656) | 20 (171.9656) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main 🏅 Collinsville, IL | 28 / 32 (677.0056) | 9 (175.4056) | 15 (174.2628) | 24 (169.6800) | 30 (157.6572) |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Smoke N for the Kids 🏅 Troy, IL | 26 / 27 (639.2804) | 25 (162.2516) | 21 (164.0116) | 24 (160.5144) | 27 (152.5028) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.