BLUE MIST BBQ
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 18 contests
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2021-09-11
latest 2026-08-01
Best ToY finish
#303
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
4
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
656.65 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 643.13 (+13.52)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±24.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.80 · weakest Pork (159.20)
Road miles
277
mi across 27 mapped stops
Schedule strength
10%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1507)
Master avg
643.13 / 720
18 Master contests · 1 GC
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 14 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Bringing the Flame to Your Game in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Ribs n Pigs BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 16 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 53% across 3 contests, versus top 64% 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)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin Genius | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie TongMasters | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Pit Bull Smokers | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Barbecue Bazaar - Delta T BBQ | 14 | 4 | 10 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Ribs n Pigs BBQ | 14 | 2 | 12 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin it up BBQ Australia | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| CUMBIA BBQ TEAM | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Lit Salami | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Steve's BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Aussie Davo | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke and Dagger BBQ | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Gecko BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Outagas bbq | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| The King and His Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Bringing the Flame to Your Game | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 22 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 174.8916 | 147.9544 | 161.56 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 173.7256 | 144.0000 | 161.80 | top 59% |
| Pork | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 175.4172 | 136.5600 | 159.20 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 173.1656 | 148.5372 | 160.05 | top 62% |
“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) | 17 | 1 | top 64% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin' in the Valley | 6 | 4 | 0 | top 59% | 2024-11-02 |
| Smokin in the Valley | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 69% | 2026-04-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (22 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin' in the Valley (2025-04-26)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 643.13 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-09-11 — First tracked contest · CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
- 📣 2021-09-11 — First call · CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival
- 📈 2024-05-04 — Peak power rating (1491) · Smokin' in the Valley
- 🏆 2025-04-26 — First Grand Championship · Smokin' in the Valley
- 🎖️ 2026-06-21 — 25th tracked contest · Chicken & Ribs BBQ Smoke-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- ⭐ 2026-08-01 — Career-best overall score (679.4516) · Smokin in the Valley 2
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.1 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2025-04-26 |
| +16.2 | Brew N Que - LITE EDITION | 2022-10-21 |
| +9.5 | Smokin in the Valley 2 | 2026-08-01 |
| +9.4 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2022-11-26 |
| +7.8 | Smokin' in the Valley | 2023-11-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | Smokin in the Valley | 2025-08-02 |
| -15 | Smokin in the Valley (International) | 2021-10-30 |
| -14 | Smokin' BBQ Masters in the Valley | 2022-08-06 |
| -11.2 | CBBF-Chidlow BBQ Festival | 2021-09-11 |
| -10.3 | Smokin in the Valley | 2026-04-25 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 94.4% | 92% |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 62% | 93.9% | 90.7% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 65% | 94% | 90.9% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 57% | 93.2% | 89% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 84% | 87.4% | 84.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | Smokin in the Valley 2 Herne Hill, Western Australia, 6056 | 3 / 8 (679.4516) | 4 (174.3200) | 2 (171.4400) | 8 (163.9772) | 4 (169.7144) |
| 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) |
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 | #422 (337 pts) | #317 (540 pts) | #373 (495 pts) | #498 (287 pts) | #470 (312 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) |