Smokey Blue Bar BQ LA
Rating
1492
peak 1492
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2025-10-24
latest 2025-10-24
Best ToY finish
#1404
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.43)
Teams like this (closest power rating, LA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2860 | 154.2860 | 154.29 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.4288 | 151.4288 | 151.43 | top 91% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 164.5484 | 164.55 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9772 | 155.9772 | 155.98 | top 82% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in LA (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 626.24
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 626.2404 | 626.24 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition Vidalia, LA | 27 / 33 (626.2404) | 30 (154.2860) | 30 (151.4288) | 24 (164.5484) | 27 (155.9772) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1404 (58 pts) | #1441 (58 pts) | #1506 (58 pts) | #1179 (63 pts) | #1422 (58 pts) |