A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
BBQR'S DELIGHT ahead in 100% of their meetings
BBQR'S DELIGHT has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Blazed & Confused
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2013-03-22
latest 2016-11-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.63
last 3 Master vs avg 608.63 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.36
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 158.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.19)
Road miles
744
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 314 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
608.63 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The comeback
2.5 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at World Barbecue Championship (2016-11-11).
- last seen 2014-05-02
- back 2016-11-11
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
Blazed & Confused has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 146 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4774 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1510 at their best, 43 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4771 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after Blazed & Confused did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4789 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Level with Blazed & Confused on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4780 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4768 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8572 | 151.3828 | 158.46 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.7772 | 145.1424 | 147.19 | top 97% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 141.7140 | 154.07 | top 76% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6344 | 139.9428 | 148.91 | top 89% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 97% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.6 yrs
2013-03-22 → 2016-11-11
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 158.46 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.19)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
608.63
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
165
11–164 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
744
3 mapped stops · furthest 314 mi
Schedule strength
1554
average field rating faced — tougher than 41% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.5 yrs
2014-05-02 → 2016-11-11
Power rating
1467
peak 1467 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
- Peak power rating (1484) Hammond Blues and BBQ
- 2016
- Career-best overall score626.0572 World Barbecue Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 World Barbecue Championship
- Most recent contest World Barbecue Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Hammond Blues and BBQ | 2013-03-22 |
| -9 | Smokelawn | 2014-05-02 |
| -8.3 | World Barbecue Championship | 2016-11-11 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 87% | 87% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-11 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 84 / 89 (626.0572) | 88 (151.3828) | 86 (150.7772) | 31 (170.2628) | 79 (153.6344) |
| 2014-05-02 | Smokelawn Hot Springs, AR | 33 / 39 (598.6856) | 23 (162.8572) | 37 (145.6572) | 36 (150.2284) | 33 (139.9428) |
| 2013-03-22 | Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA | 50 / 50 (601.1418) | 44 (161.1428) | 49 (145.1424) | 50 (141.7140) | 47 (153.1426) |