High-water mark
675.3600
career-best overall
93.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 675.3600 at Hott Butts BBQ Contest — 93.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-06-05
Blind Guys BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1500
peak 1500 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-05-17
latest 2016-10-14
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.73 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 658.48 (-0.75)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.11
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.93 · weakest Brisket (162.16)
Road miles
563
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 164 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Master avg
658.48 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO ahead in 100% of their meetings
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 162.16
- Chicken avg 166.93
- 1 calls in 6 entries
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.
124 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3214 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 12 contests to 6.
⚔ Head-to-head#3215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Level with Blind Guys BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3221 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1499
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3211 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3231 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1513
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN DEEP SAUCE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE THIS BBQ MO | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BRICKHEAD BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 161.1200 | 166.93 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 158.8228 | 163.31 | top 58% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 161.6916 | 166.07 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.7028 | 154.2400 | 162.16 | top 58% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 60% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokin on the Lake | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 65% | 2015-05-29 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2014-05-17 → 2016-10-14
Busiest season
2014
3 contests
Contests a season
2
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 166.93 · weakest Brisket (162.16)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
658.48
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
126
77–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
563
6 mapped stops · furthest 164 mi
Schedule strength
1557
average field rating faced — tougher than 43% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
2015-06-05 → 2016-10-14
Power rating
1500
peak 1500 · #3216 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Smokin on the Lake
- First call Smokin on the Lake
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.2516 Smokin on the Lake
- 2015
- First overall top-10 Hott Butts BBQ Contest
- Career-best overall score675.3600 Hott Butts BBQ Contest
- Career-best single call (Pork)175.4172 Hott Butts BBQ Contest
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1500) Anchor City Cook Off
- Most recent contest Anchor City Cook Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.7 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest | 2015-06-05 |
| +0.1 | Smokin on the Lake | 2015-05-29 |
| +0.1 | Anchor City Cook Off | 2016-10-14 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.4 | Table Rock Boats and Bones | 2014-09-13 |
| -5.4 | Smokin on the Lake | 2014-05-17 |
| -0.6 | 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff | 2014-07-11 |
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 | 100% | top 62% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 41% | 93.8% | 93% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 72% | 92% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-14 | Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO | 21 / 34 (654.2404) | 7 (170.8572) | 24 (161.1432) | 19 (164.5372) | 22 (157.7028) |
| 2015-06-05 | Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO | 8 / 32 (675.3600) | 22 (161.1200) | 14 (165.1200) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2015-05-29 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 15 / 26 (663.8628) | 14 (167.3712) | 21 (159.4060) | 9 (169.7028) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2014-09-13 | Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling City, MO | 28 / 34 (638.7316) | 24 (162.8344) | 26 (158.8228) | 21 (162.8344) | 29 (154.2400) |
| 2014-07-11 | 7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO | 25 / 41 (656.4344) | 22 (168.5372) | 26 (161.0972) | 23 (162.2628) | 20 (164.5372) |
| 2014-05-17 | Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO | 18 / 25 (662.2516) | 5 (170.8572) | 3 (174.2856) | 22 (161.6916) | 22 (155.4172) |