High-water mark
680.4456
career-best overall
94.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 680.4456 at Smoke in the Valley — 94.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 28, 2015
BLOW-N-SMOKE
BLOW-N-SMOKE is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 11th of 26 at the Smoke in the Valley (2015). They are ranked #5724 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Blow'n Smoke - TN”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1514 · rated over 13 contests
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
Aug 28, 2015
latest May 3, 2025 · 9.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
314.98
last 5 Backyard vs avg 315.17 (-0.19)
Walk rate
19%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.71
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.82 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.00)
Road miles
1,674
across 21 mapped stops · furthest 143 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$35K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.29 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
315.17 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
488.15 / 540
2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 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.
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #284 (136 pts) | #279 (141 pts) | #257 (176 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #271 (145 pts) | #275 (150 pts) | #261 (160 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #221 (180 pts) | #205 (200 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #295 (90 pts) | #332 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1775 (120 pts) | #1883 (120 pts) | #1884 (120 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1839 (120 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1258 (221 pts) | #1688 (136 pts) | #1559 (166 pts) | #880 (411 pts) | #1344 (206 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to BLOW-N-SMOKE, 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.
#5,722 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#5,740 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,717 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1445
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before BLOW-N-SMOKE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.
⚔ Compare careers#5,723 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
Level with BLOW-N-SMOKE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,733 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1445
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Batch BBQ - TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bonnie Blue BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Rocket Barbecue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 147.9428 | 164.54 | top 69% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 134.2284 | 158.00 | top 74% |
| Pork | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 153.0628 | 165.29 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 157.6456 | 165.82 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | top 87% | May 2, 2025 |
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2 | 33 | 0 | top 93% | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 86% | Sep 20, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
5 contests
Contests a season
2.6
across 8 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
16 of 21 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
10
3 of them more than once
Opponents faced
349
finished ahead 170 times, behind 379
Longest layoff
4.5 yrs
Apr 20, 2018 → Oct 7, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
20161 milestone
- 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Shores
20155 milestones
- First call I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5944 I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score680.4456 Smoke in the Valley
- Career-best overall score680.4456 Smoke in the Valley
- Peak power rating (1514) Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
20141 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.7 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest | Sep 11, 2015 |
| +6 | Smoke in the Valley | Aug 28, 2015 |
| +1.3 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | Mar 17, 2023 |
| +1.2 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | May 6, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Oct 11, 2024 |
| -11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | Sep 20, 2024 |
| -10.3 | Smoke on the Shores | Mar 11, 2016 |
| -9.8 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | Oct 7, 2022 |
| -8.8 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | Apr 28, 2023 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 86% | 93.6% | 91.5% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 91.2% | 84.8% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 91.2% | 90.1% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 86% | 86% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 72% | 90.8% | 90.5% |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60% | top 37% | 94.5% | 94% |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 18 / 23 (337.0744) | 21 (163.9428) | 10 (173.1316) | 9 (173.1084) | — |
| May 2, 2025 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 26 / 28 (321.6116) | 21 (167.3828) | 27 (154.2288) | 28 (153.0628) | — |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 38 / 38 (282.1712) | 37 (147.9428) | 38 (134.2284) | — | — |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 18 / 18 (305.5540) | 17 (159.9540) | 18 (145.6000) | 15 (161.6572) | — |
| May 3, 2024 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 22 / 27 (328.4916) | 22 (163.3944) | 19 (165.0972) | — | — |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 25 / 35 (492.4460) | 30 (163.3828) | 21 (165.1088) | 20 (163.9544) | — |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 31 / 36 (483.8516) | 32 (160.5372) | 29 (160.5144) | 27 (162.8000) | — |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 37 / 80 (321.6804) | 27 (166.8344) | 39 (154.8460) | — | — |
| Oct 7, 2022 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 33 / 38 (309.5772) | 19 (166.2744) | 38 (143.3028) | — | — |
| Apr 20, 2018 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| May 6, 2016 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 35 / 67 (653.5196) | 41 (163.9428) | 44 (158.8228) | 45 (162.8000) | 25 (167.9540) |
| Mar 11, 2016 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 45 / 49 (650.1256) | 26 (169.1200) | 43 (162.8572) | 41 (160.5028) | 42 (157.6456) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 17 / 55 (673.0516) | 33 (164.5372) | 32 (163.3944) | 5 (175.4172) | 21 (169.7028) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | 11 / 26 (680.4456) | 20 (169.6800) | 14 (168.5372) | 3 (174.2628) | 10 (167.9656) |
| Jul 31, 2015 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 4 (176.5944) | 24 (162.2628) | — | — |
| Apr 17, 2015 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 10, 2015 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Christmas on the River State Championship BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sep 12, 2014 | Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 11, 2014 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |