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Blowin Smoke BBQ

Blowin Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 20 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) (2019). They are ranked #5742 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Blowin' Smoke BBQ” and “Blowin'Smoke BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,742
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1444
peak 1503 · rated over 20 contests

Contests

20
in the data

First seen

Aug 23, 2013
latest Sep 5, 2025 · 12 years on the trail

Grand champs

1
0 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

1
2 podiums

Overall top-10s

5
25% of 20 contests

Best top-10 run

2
straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 68%
overall standings

Best overall

619.8516 / 720
Master · Sugar Mound BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

584.25 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 594.07 (-9.83)

Walk rate

35%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5716
Pork Ribs · Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)

Consistency

±32.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 157.70 · weakest Brisket (143.69)

Road miles

9,555
across 20 mapped stops · furthest 1,752 mi

Schedule strength

38%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$95K
listed at 13 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

594.07 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

329.72 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 1 GC

Backyard (3-meat) avg

515.37 / 540
1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

34-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 66 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) (Apr 26, 2019) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LEE LA Q.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

HELL ON SQUEALS has finished one call ahead of Blowin Smoke BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 1 Grand Championship

2019 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 48%.

  • 9 contests
  • 4 overall top-10s
  • 1 category win
  • average top 48%

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

Sweet Cheeks BBQ ahead in 86% of their meetings

Sweet Cheeks BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.01 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 14%.

  • Brisket avg 143.69
  • Pork avg 157.70
  • 0 calls in 11 entries

The drought

12 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) on Apr 26, 2019 — 12 contests and 7.4 years ago.

  • last GC Apr 26, 2019
  • 7.4 years ago
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A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Royal Smoke in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

3 of 4 shared pork entries lost

Heavy Smoke BBQ ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Heavy Smoke BBQ has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Smokin A Fatty BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 57% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 57% across 3 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

  • 3 June contests
  • top 68% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,555 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,555 miles across 20 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,752 miles to Dana Point State BBQ Championship.

  • 20 mapped stops
  • furthest 1,752 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2020 ↗ Backyard — #40 (262 pts) #50 (232 pts) — —
2019 ↗ Backyard — #23 (100 pts) #17 (120 pts) — —

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Blowin Smoke BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

85 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque
#5,727 of the rated field
1445 power rating
Contests
27
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1445
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Blowin Smoke BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Blowin Smoke BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 27 contests
  • last seen May 30, 2025
⚔ Head-to-head
SULTANS OF SWINE
#5,728 of the rated field
1445 power rating
Contests
23
GCs
0
Top-10s
4%
Peak
1445

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 23 contests
  • last seen Jun 16, 2017
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Every Man A Smoker
#5,739 of the rated field
1445 power rating
Contests
16
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1445

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 16 contests
  • last seen Jun 26, 2026
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Flying W North BBQ
#5,734 of the rated field
1445 power rating
Contests
25
GCs
0
Top-10s
4%
Peak
1445

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 25 contests
  • last seen Aug 9, 2024
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Pop N Chubby's BBQ
#5,749 of the rated field
1444 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1444

Level with Blowin Smoke BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Mar 6, 2026
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BIG BOYZ BBQ
#5,741 of the rated field
1444 power rating
Contests
41
GCs
0
Top-10s
2%
Peak
1444

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 40 contests
  • last seen Sep 4, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
LEE LA Q 8 4 4 50% ⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ 8 3 5 38% ⚔ compare
HELL ON SQUEALS 7 4 3 57% ⚔ compare
Thin Blue Swine 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
Sweet Cheeks BBQ 7 1 6 14% ⚔ compare
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
NATTY QUE 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
SOUTH RYLAND 5 1 4 20% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 20 6 0 0 174.2628 111.6572 156.44 top 63%
Pork Ribs 20 5 1 2 176.5716 101.4172 155.36 top 65%
Pork 14 2 0 0 171.4056 148.5600 157.70 top 70%
Brisket 11 0 0 0 158.8228 130.2628 143.69 top 90%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)120top 68%
Large (40+)81top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
AL71top 45%
KS50top 86%
CA20top 95%
WI10top 97%
MO10top 96%
IA10top 100%
PA10top 21%
TN10top 21%
MS10top 94%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) 2 7 0 top 52% Mar 6, 2020
East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival 2 50 0 top 74% Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 9 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 2 across 10 seasons in the data
Most contests held in AL 7 of 20 contests · 9 states in all
Contests visited 18 2 of them more than once
First title Apr 26, 2019 Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
Opponents faced 763 finished ahead 281 times, behind 687
Longest layoff 4 yrs Mar 13, 2015 → Mar 8, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Puckaway Pigfest
201910 milestones
  1. First call High on the Hog Festival
  2. First overall top-10 High on the Hog Festival
  3. First overall past 90% of a perfect score335.3716 High on the Hog Festival
  4. First category win (Pork Ribs) Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
  5. First overall podium Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
  6. First Grand Championship Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
  7. Biggest field won (45 teams) Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
  8. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5716 Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)
  9. 10th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival
  10. Peak power rating (1503) Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
20141 milestone
  1. Career-best overall score619.8516 Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
20131 milestone
  1. First tracked contest East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+17.8Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY)Apr 26, 2019
+15.7Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)Aug 9, 2019
+13.9High on the Hog FestivalApr 19, 2019
+11.4Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)Mar 6, 2020
+9.5York County BBQ FestivalJun 28, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-13.4Dana Point State BBQ ChampionshipOct 4, 2013
-12.7McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd AnnualMay 31, 2024
-12.6SmoketoberfestOct 4, 2019
-12.5McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd AnnualJun 2, 2023
-10.9Don't Be Cruel BBQ DuelMar 13, 2015

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20251000 0% top 97% 83.9% 83.9%
20241000 0% top 100% 70.1% 70.1%
20231000 0% top 97% 84% 84%
20221000 0% top 96% 84.4% 84.4%
20211000 0% top 94% 83.2% 83.2%
20201010 100% top 22% 92.8% 92.8%
20199141 67% top 48% 97.5% 90.5%
20151000 0% top 94% 84.9% 84.9%
20142000 0% top 78% 86.1% 86%
20132000 0% top 86% 86% 82.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 5, 2025 Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI 34 / 35 (603.9316) 35 (129.6344) 32 (157.7256) 32 (157.7488) 30 (158.8228)
May 31, 2024 McLouth BBQ Blowout 33rd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS 35 / 35 (504.9604) 35 (111.6572) 35 (101.4172) 31 (154.2628) 35 (137.6232)
Jun 2, 2023 McLouth BBQ Blowout 32nd Annual 🏅 McLouth, KS 35 / 36 (605.1312) 35 (148.5828) 19 (163.4856) 32 (150.8228) 35 (142.2400)
Aug 5, 2022 Smokin on The Harbor (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Warsaw, MO 24 / 25 (607.9772) 16 (165.7828) 25 (143.9772) 23 (154.8456) 24 (143.3716)
Nov 5, 2021 Indio California State BBQ Championship & Festival 🏅 Indio, CA 31 / 33 (599.2340) 29 (152.5256) 30 (155.9428) 31 (148.5600) 32 (142.2056)
Mar 6, 2020 Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL 7 / 32 (334.2284) 7 (170.2512) 14 (163.9772) — —
Nov 22, 2019 Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL 13 / 20 (333.6800) 14 (166.2628) 10 (167.4172) — —
Oct 4, 2019 Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA 49 / 49 (571.8400) 46 (143.3828) 49 (142.2400) 44 (155.9544) 48 (130.2628)
Aug 9, 2019 Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL 3 / 26 (515.3716) 7 (173.1200) 3 (171.9888) 9 (170.2628) —
Jul 26, 2019 Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL 22 / 27 (321.0172) 17 (165.0972) 26 (155.9200) — —
Jun 28, 2019 York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA 10 / 48 (311.3484) 10 (155.9772) 9 (155.3712) — —
Jun 21, 2019 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) —
Apr 26, 2019 Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL 1 / 45 (350.8344) 7 (174.2628) 1 (176.5716) 4 (171.4056) —
Apr 19, 2019 High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN 8 / 39 (335.3716) 7 (168.5372) 7 (166.8344) — —
Mar 8, 2019 Corums Building Center BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL 28 / 34 (321.0516) 22 (163.3828) 32 (157.6688) — —
Mar 13, 2015 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS 88 / 94 (611.3032) 78 (160.5600) 82 (152.5488) 89 (149.6800) 86 (148.5144)
Aug 22, 2014 East Central State BBQ Cook Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 50 / 69 (618.2400) 62 (147.9888) 18 (163.9884) 53 (152.6056) 39 (153.6572)
May 24, 2014 Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS 73 / 87 (619.8516) 74 (154.2400) 74 (153.0972) 31 (166.8456) 73 (145.6688)
Oct 4, 2013 Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA 95 / 99 (572.9600) 98 (141.0972) 89 (146.8116) 87 (149.1200) 94 (135.9312)
Aug 23, 2013 East Central State BBQ Cook-Off Paola Roots Festival Paola, KS 52 / 68 (619.3716) 11 (168.5716) 59 (147.9772) 32 (160.5600) 59 (142.2628)

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