Blue Smoke Q GA
Rating
1627
peak 1632
Contests
51
in the data
First seen
2021-08-20
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#43
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
8
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 51 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
6 🔥
Current form
688.72 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 682.52 (+6.20)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.17 · weakest Brisket (169.59)
Road miles
8955
mi across 51 mapped stops · furthest 428 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Stewbabys BBQ has finished one call ahead of Blue Smoke Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
COOL HAND QUE has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
BAD ROOSTER BBQ has come out ahead in 29 of their 40 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me in 15 of their 18 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
South Carolina Festival of Discovery is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2740 points of the Grand Championship at Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival (2026-05-15).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 35% across 4 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition (2025-04-11) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 154.2628 | 170.78 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 50 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0744 | 169.91 | top 48% |
| Pork | 47 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2172 | 172.17 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 47 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.0744 | 169.59 | top 47% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 23 | 0 | top 50% |
| TN | 8 | 0 | top 40% |
| AL | 8 | 1 | top 39% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| SC | 2 | 0 | top 8% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 23 | 1 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 24 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (18 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (24 of 51 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (50 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition (2025-04-11)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 682.52
- 6 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 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 700.5260 | 690.78 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 706.2284 | 689.80 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 703.3944 | 686.26 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 691.3600 | 675.56 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 662.1488 | 652.99 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 620.9256 | 620.93 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) Buckhannon, WV | 12 / 29 (687.9544) | 8 (174.8572) | 6 (174.8572) | 21 (166.2400) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 34 / 82 (696.5144) | 32 (175.4172) | 14 (177.7144) | 38 (174.2628) | 62 (169.1200) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 87 / 117 (678.7316) | 53 (173.1200) | 75 (169.6916) | 97 (166.2400) | 63 (169.6800) |
| 2026-05-15 | Bloomin' BBQ Music & Food Festival Sevierville, TN | 2 / 33 (695.9316) | 5 (175.4172) | 14 (171.9888) | 2 (177.7028) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 18 / 42 (684.4572) | 16 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7144) | 27 (168.5372) | 28 (165.0856) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 22 / 36 (686.7544) | 24 (170.8228) | 25 (168.5372) | 14 (173.1200) | 15 (174.2744) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 16 / 125 (698.8000) | 81 (169.6684) | 13 (177.1544) | 16 (176.5716) | 27 (175.4056) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 18 / 44 (687.3256) | 13 (174.8456) | 39 (162.8000) | 9 (175.4172) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 7 / 63 (700.5260) | 9 (177.7028) | 15 (175.4172) | 4 (177.7144) | 30 (169.6916) |
| 2025-12-05 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) Demopolis, AL | 3 / 21 (701.1088) | 15 (168.5488) | 4 (177.1544) | 2 (177.7028) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 17 / 56 (693.6344) | 49 (166.2284) | 21 (174.2744) | 2 (180.0000) | 18 (173.1316) |
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 5 / 32 (697.0744) | 13 (171.9772) | 10 (173.1316) | 1 (180.0000) | 16 (171.9656) |
| 2025-09-12 | Bands and BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 11 / 29 (684.4456) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 14 (169.6800) | 24 (161.6456) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches Kennesaw, GA | 8 / 27 (693.6344) | 16 (168.5372) | 2 (176.5716) | 5 (177.7028) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 28 / 37 (671.8400) | 18 (170.8344) | 35 (160.5028) | 15 (169.6800) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 8 / 66 (694.7656) | 28 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (174.2628) | 35 (169.6800) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 15 / 42 (692.4684) | 25 (173.1200) | 6 (176.5600) | 26 (170.8228) | 17 (171.9656) |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 10 / 26 (683.3028) | 19 (168.5372) | 19 (167.3944) | 1 (177.7028) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 49 / 106 (687.9200) | 20 (176.5600) | 101 (163.3944) | 17 (176.5600) | 51 (171.4056) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 50 (159.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 9 / 42 (690.7888) | 5 (173.7600) | 4 (174.2860) | 7 (174.2628) | 19 (167.9656) |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA | 20 / 32 (674.7316) | 23 (169.6800) | 9 (173.7144) | 10 (170.8344) | 29 (160.5028) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 1 / 31 (706.2284) | 13 (174.2628) | 17 (173.1084) | 4 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 16 / 100 (695.9428) | 56 (170.8344) | 26 (173.7028) | 3 (179.4400) | 36 (171.9656) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 38 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 10 / 45 (694.7540) | 33 (168.5256) | 7 (176.5600) | 10 (175.4056) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam Elkton, FL | 22 / 38 (674.2056) | 36 (159.3828) | 24 (168.0000) | 4 (174.2628) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 5 / 58 (697.6456) | 4 (178.8572) | 33 (170.2628) | 14 (174.2628) | 12 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 30 / 59 (681.6684) | 36 (169.1200) | 31 (169.1428) | 14 (174.2856) | 29 (169.1200) |
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 8 / 26 (693.0628) | 16 (167.3828) | 2 (180.0000) | 12 (173.1200) | 13 (172.5600) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 15 / 32 (685.0516) | 14 (169.6916) | 16 (166.8344) | 6 (176.5600) | 12 (171.9656) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 3 / 76 (703.3944) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (178.2972) | 43 (169.6800) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | 56 / 118 (683.9088) | 24 (175.4288) | 70 (169.6800) | 61 (170.8228) | 74 (167.9772) |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 16 / 42 (686.7772) | 10 (174.8572) | 27 (167.3944) | 10 (173.7028) | 20 (170.8228) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 12 / 34 (683.9204) | 18 (169.6916) | 5 (174.2744) | 14 (171.9772) | 23 (167.9772) |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 20 / 31 (679.8740) | 13 (175.4172) | 17 (169.6800) | 26 (165.0856) | 14 (169.6912) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 72 / 93 (667.3144) | 61 (169.6800) | 55 (167.4172) | 71 (165.1200) | 70 (165.0972) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 14 (172.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 16 / 60 (691.3600) | 47 (166.2628) | 21 (173.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | 18 (173.1084) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 16 / 73 (687.9316) | 22 (171.9772) | 37 (168.5372) | 10 (175.4400) | 26 (171.9772) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 20 / 27 (669.6000) | 11 (173.1084) | 27 (159.4172) | 7 (175.4172) | 24 (161.6572) |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 17 / 27 (674.1488) | 6 (173.1316) | 22 (161.6572) | 15 (168.5372) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 20 / 32 (671.8856) | 23 (167.3828) | 18 (169.1544) | 27 (162.2284) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 24 / 39 (663.8400) | 24 (166.2400) | 22 (166.8228) | 32 (159.9544) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 40 / 65 (670.1256) | 33 (168.5372) | 41 (166.8228) | 33 (168.5256) | 36 (166.2400) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 47 / 57 (648.4232) | 54 (156.5488) | 56 (153.0744) | 18 (170.2628) | 24 (168.5372) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 41 / 51 (662.1488) | 24 (171.9656) | 47 (155.9660) | 38 (166.8228) | 29 (167.3944) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 13 (172.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 25 / 30 (656.9940) | 28 (159.3828) | 26 (163.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 29 (154.2284) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 36 / 37 (644.3772) | 20 (170.2628) | 35 (158.8000) | 37 (154.2172) | 31 (161.0972) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 26 / 26 (620.9256) | 25 (154.2628) | 22 (163.3712) | 26 (154.2172) | 26 (149.0744) |
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 | #43 (1304 pts) | #77 (1054 pts) | #49 (1319 pts) | #19 (1544 pts) | #53 (1119 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #101 (1591 pts) | #164 (1278 pts) | #71 (1793 pts) | #40 (1943 pts) | #137 (1326 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #185 (1083 pts) | #203 (1058 pts) | #164 (1193 pts) | #158 (1173 pts) | #231 (938 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #373 (541 pts) | #370 (616 pts) | #502 (466 pts) | #319 (666 pts) | #336 (646 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #718 (235 pts) | #523 (415 pts) | #800 (235 pts) | #485 (460 pts) | #745 (235 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1579 (51 pts) | #1577 (51 pts) | #1293 (66 pts) | #1574 (51 pts) | #1566 (51 pts) |