Blowing Smoke
Blowing Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 20th of 22 at the Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In (2016).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1452
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 6, 2013
latest Jul 8, 2016 · 2.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±199.32
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.66 · weakest Brisket (149.68)
Road miles
1,185
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 573 mi
Schedule strength
23%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
495.94 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5716 | 143.4172 | 154.66 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 150.8456 | 154.14 | top 79% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5600 | 149.6800 | 151.40 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6572 | 143.9544 | 149.68 | top 92% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
145
finished ahead 6 times, behind 141
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
Apr 24, 2015 → Jul 8, 2016
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20163 milestones
- Career-best overall score619.3716 Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In
- Career-best single call (Chicken)160.5716 Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In
- Most recent contest Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest National Bar-B-Que Derby
- Peak power rating (1488) National Bar-B-Que Derby
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival | Apr 24, 2015 |
| -13.4 | Fourth Annual Bull Moose | Apr 4, 2014 |
| -12.3 | National Bar-B-Que Derby | Sep 6, 2013 |
| -8.7 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In | Jul 8, 2016 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 91% | 86% | 86% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 21% | 21% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 83.8% | 83.8% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2016 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In Jamestown, TN | 20 / 22 (619.3716) | 17 (160.5716) | 18 (153.1888) | 22 (151.9540) | 19 (153.6572) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 63 / 63 (150.8456) | — | 45 (150.8456) | — | — |
| Apr 4, 2014 | Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 30 / 31 (603.3144) | 31 (143.4172) | 26 (158.8000) | 30 (149.6800) | 28 (151.4172) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | National Bar-B-Que Derby Derby, KS | 32 / 35 (610.2284) | 26 (160) | 28 (153.7140) | 30 (152.5600) | 35 (143.9544) |