Blowin Smoke BBQ AL
Rating
1462
peak 1523
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2025-09-05
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
529.50 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 440.53 (+88.97)
Walk rate
46%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±120.42
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 159.26 · weakest Brisket (142.23)
Road miles
4794
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 1665 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HELL ON SQUEALS has finished one call ahead of Blowin Smoke BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smokin A Fatty BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Sweet Cheeks BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PARTTY ALL KNIGHT in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 111.6572 | 156.51 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 176.5716 | 101.4172 | 157.19 | top 63% |
| Pork | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 148.5600 | 159.26 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8228 | 130.2628 | 142.23 | top 96% |
“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 | 7 | 1 | top 45% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 99% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 1 | top 51% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (7 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) (2019-04-26)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 440.53
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 603.9316 | 603.93 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 504.9604 | 504.96 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 605.1312 | 605.13 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 599.2340 | 599.23 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 334.2284 | 334.23 |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 571.8400 | 384.92 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Puckaway Pigfest Montello, WI | 34 / 35 (603.9316) | 35 (129.6344) | 32 (157.7256) | 32 (157.7488) | 30 (158.8228) |
| 2024-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual McLouth, KS | 35 / 35 (504.9604) | 35 (111.6572) | 35 (101.4172) | 31 (154.2628) | 35 (137.6232) |
| 2023-06-02 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual McLouth, KS | 35 / 36 (605.1312) | 35 (148.5828) | 19 (163.4856) | 32 (150.8228) | 35 (142.2400) |
| 2021-11-05 | Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival Indio, CA | 31 / 33 (599.2340) | 29 (152.5256) | 30 (155.9428) | 31 (148.5600) | 32 (142.2056) |
| 2020-03-06 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL | 7 / 32 (334.2284) | 7 (170.2512) | 14 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2019-11-22 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 13 / 20 (333.6800) | 14 (166.2628) | 10 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2019-10-04 | Smoketoberfest Ottumwa, IA | 49 / 49 (571.8400) | 46 (143.3828) | 49 (142.2400) | 44 (155.9544) | 48 (130.2628) |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 3 / 26 (515.3716) | 7 (173.1200) | 3 (171.9888) | 9 (170.2628) | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 22 / 27 (321.0172) | 17 (165.0972) | 26 (155.9200) | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | 12 / 23 (330.2056) | 10 (167.9656) | 15 (162.2400) | 12 (165.0856) | — |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 1 / 45 (350.8344) | 7 (174.2628) | 1 (176.5716) | 4 (171.4056) | — |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 8 / 39 (335.3716) | 7 (168.5372) | 7 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 28 / 34 (321.0516) | 22 (163.3828) | 32 (157.6688) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #40 (262 pts) | #50 (232 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #23 (100 pts) | #17 (120 pts) | — | — |