BLUE MIST BBQ
Rating
1458
peak 1458
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
2021-09-11
latest 2026-06-21
Best ToY finish
#303
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
4
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.62 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 640.99 (+7.62)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±23.76
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.34 · weakest Pork (158.94)
Road miles
277
mi across 26 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Aussie TongMasters has finished one call ahead of BLUE MIST BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoke and Dagger BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Ribs n Pigs BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bringing the Flame to Your Game in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 53% across 3 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smokin' in the Valley (2025-04-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, The King and His Q.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 21 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 174.8916 | 147.9544 | 160.95 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 21 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 173.7256 | 144.0000 | 161.34 | top 61% |
| Pork | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 175.4172 | 136.5600 | 158.94 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 173.1656 | 148.5372 | 159.48 | 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 16 | 1 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (21 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin' in the Valley (2025-04-26)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 640.99
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 644.9948 | 644.99 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 676.0344 | 652.94 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 676.5260 | 654.34 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 653.0744 | 653.07 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 670.8572 | 640.65 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 629.1656 | 606.45 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | — | 2 (174.8916) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-21 | Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Herne Hill, Australia, 6056 | — | — | 8 (168.5716) | — | — |
| 2026-04-25 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 8 / 9 (644.9948) | 9 (162.8344) | 8 (157.6572) | 5 (169.6916) | 8 (154.8116) |
| 2025-11-01 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 7 / 9 (658.8000) | 7 (161.6800) | 9 (160.5372) | 7 (165.7028) | 4 (170.8800) |
| 2025-08-02 | Smokin in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 12 / 12 (623.9772) | 12 (153.1200) | 12 (156.5256) | 12 (153.1544) | 8 (161.1772) |
| 2025-04-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 1 / 13 (676.0344) | 3 (169.7372) | 8 (163.9772) | 2 (169.1544) | 1 (173.1656) |
| 2024-11-02 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 12 / 14 (639.2688) | 13 (153.0860) | 10 (162.2516) | 9 (162.2512) | 9 (161.6800) |
| 2024-10-11 | Smoking on the Swan Burswood, Western Australia, 6100 | 8 / 10 (653.5996) | 5 (167.4284) | 9 (156.4912) | 1 (175.4172) | 10 (154.2628) |
| 2024-08-03 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 6 / 10 (676.5260) | 4 (172.5600) | 5 (170.2972) | 9 (163.3944) | 7 (170.2744) |
| 2024-05-04 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 5 / 14 (647.9656) | 4 (167.4172) | 4 (167.4056) | 10 (153.1200) | 5 (160.0228) |
| 2024-02-24 | Chicken in Bakers (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bakers Hill, Western Australia, 6562 | — | 8 (155.3828) | — | — | — |
| 2024-02-24 | OMC - Pork Ribs in Bakers (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bakers Hill, Western Australia, 6562 | — | — | 6 (155.9544) | — | — |
| 2023-11-04 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 4 / 11 (653.0744) | 10 (147.9544) | 2 (170.8572) | 7 (164.5600) | 3 (169.7028) |
| 2023-07-08 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel , 6076 | — | 2 (164.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-08 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel , 6076 | — | — | 4 (158.2856) | — | — |
| 2022-11-26 | Smokin' in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 4 / 12 (642.2400) | 4 (163.4628) | 4 (160.5256) | 9 (157.6916) | 3 (160.5600) |
| 2022-10-21 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION Brigadoon, 6010 | 2 / 15 (670.8572) | 3 (170.3200) | 2 (169.7372) | 1 (173.7372) | 14 (157.0628) |
| 2022-09-09 | Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6556 | 13 / 17 (616.5484) | 5 (164.6284) | 16 (149.6916) | 12 (153.6912) | 14 (148.5372) |
| 2022-08-06 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley Perth, Western Australia, | 12 / 12 (631.9656) | 9 (157.1544) | 8 (165.1428) | 12 (147.9656) | 6 (161.7028) |
| 2022-07-02 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Chicken) Carmel , 6076 | — | 9 (151.4284) | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-02 | Smokin with Weemala (One Meat Ribs) Carmel, 6076 | — | — | 7 (158.2516) | — | — |
| 2022-04-30 | Spit In The Hills Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 10 / 16 (641.6576) | 12 (160.0344) | 8 (159.9888) | 7 (165.7028) | 13 (155.9316) |
| 2022-03-13 | Pork in the Valley-Pork OMC (One Meat Pork) Perth, Western Australia, 6000 | — | — | — | 6 (155.9544) | — |
| 2021-12-03 | Brew N Que Perth 2021 Claremont, 6010 | 15 / 23 (629.1656) | 20 (151.4400) | 1 (173.7256) | 16 (154.2972) | 17 (149.7028) |
| 2021-10-30 | Smokin in the Valley (International) Perth, | 14 / 14 (585.0740) | 13 (152.5484) | 14 (144.0000) | 14 (136.5600) | 10 (151.9656) |
| 2021-09-11 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival Chidlow, Western, 6558 | 14 / 16 (605.0968) | 14 (158.2512) | 8 (158.2972) | 16 (138.8456) | 14 (149.7028) |
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 | #602 (129 pts) | #354 (357 pts) | #485 (262 pts) | #570 (159 pts) | #639 (129 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #411 (504 pts) | #492 (454 pts) | #587 (354 pts) | #440 (479 pts) | #381 (579 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #303 (734 pts) | #268 (874 pts) | #255 (968 pts) | #293 (759 pts) | #313 (749 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #754 (187 pts) | #498 (421 pts) | #587 (371 pts) | #982 (122 pts) | #761 (212 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #571 (342 pts) | #519 (420 pts) | #375 (680 pts) | #455 (489 pts) | #594 (341 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #731 (190 pts) | #773 (195 pts) | #716 (230 pts) | #776 (180 pts) | #737 (210 pts) |