High-water mark
674.2628
career-best overall
93.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 674.2628 at 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational — 93.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 3, 2013
Blazin Blues
Blazin Blues is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2013. Their best overall finish is 9th of 51 at the Laurie Hillbilly BBQ (2013).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1517
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 21 invitational or side-series contest not counted
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Aug 2, 2013
latest Oct 3, 2013
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Best overall
674.2628 / 720
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 173.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.13)
Road miles
113
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi
Master avg
664.90 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 161.6684 | 166.08 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 147.9772 | 161.13 | top 50% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 154.2284 | 164.56 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.0344 | 169.1200 | 173.14 | top 9% |
“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.
More numbers
Most contests held in
MO
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
590
finished ahead 536 times, behind 221
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20137 milestones
- First tracked contest Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First call Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall top-10 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score671.3944 Laurie Hillbilly BBQ
- Career-best overall score674.2628 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0344 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
- Most recent contest 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO | 31 / 174 (674.2628) | 136 (161.6684) | 46 (169.1200) | 70 (167.4400) | 10 (176.0344) |
| Oct 3, 2013 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 184 / 535 (649.0512) | 33 (172.5828) | 445 (147.9772) | 396 (154.2284) | 14 (174.2628) |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO | 9 / 51 (671.3944) | 25 (163.9772) | 20 (166.2972) | 4 (172) | 10 (169.1200) |
An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.