A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Blue Smoke Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
Blue Smoke Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Blair Brothers
Blair Brothers is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 27th of 31 at the Smoke on the Falls (2024). They finished #1255 in the 2023 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2023
latest Apr 11, 2025 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Consistency
±9.27
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.88 · weakest Pork (153.29)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)
Purse competed for
$34K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
642.31 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 ↗ | Master | #1423 (56 pts) | #1457 (56 pts) | #1523 (56 pts) | #1440 (56 pts) | #1437 (56 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1499 (56 pts) | #1205 (71 pts) | #1277 (71 pts) | #1510 (56 pts) | #1504 (56 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1180 (90 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 156.5028 | 160.72 | top 87% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 164.5488 | 165.88 | top 75% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 143.3944 | 153.29 | top 99% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 158.7884 | 162.42 | top 75% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Falls | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 86% | Apr 12, 2024 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
138
finished ahead 30 times, behind 170
Longest layoff
1 yrs
Apr 7, 2023 → Apr 12, 2024
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
20242 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.2688 Smoke on the Falls
- Career-best overall score655.2688 Smoke on the Falls
20233 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.9656 Smoke on the Falls
- Peak power rating (1494) Smoke on the Falls
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 2025 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 30 / 31 (637.5084) | 31 (156.5028) | 26 (165.6916) | 30 (156.5256) | 27 (158.7884) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 27 / 31 (655.2688) | 22 (167.4172) | 22 (167.3944) | 31 (159.9544) | 28 (160.5028) |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 33 / 39 (634.1488) | 35 (158.2400) | 27 (164.5488) | 39 (143.3944) | 19 (167.9656) |