Blind Squirrel BBQ IA
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-05-31
latest 2019-06-28
Best ToY finish
#567
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
654.23
last 3 Master vs avg 654.23 (-0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.14
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 167.02 · weakest Chicken (160.84)
Road miles
1005
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 709 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)
Purse competed for
$30K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.23 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
315.94 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (2 of 6).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 7 at their very first tracked contest, The Stith Family Farms Backyard BBQ contest (BACKYARD ONLY) ().
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 5.1 years, then back at All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2024-08-02).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 167.4172 | 155.3828 | 160.84 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 172.5944 | 155.3828 | 162.86 | top 47% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 161.1200 | 164.76 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 164.5600 | 167.02 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MI (1 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 654.23 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 315.94 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · The Stith Family Farms Backyard BBQ contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · The Stith Family Farms Backyard BBQ contest (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2019-05-31 — Career-best overall score (660.5256) · Big Blue BBQ Championship
- 📈 2019-05-31 — Peak power rating (1500) · Big Blue BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Back To Mayberry | 2019-06-28 |
| -7.6 | Central Plains Ribfest | 2019-06-14 |
| -0.4 | Big Blue BBQ Championship | 2019-05-31 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 29% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 91.7% | 90.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-02 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 8 (172.5944) | — | — |
| 2019-06-28 | Back To Mayberry 🏅 Rodney, IA | 24 / 28 (654.2400) | 20 (167.4172) | 27 (155.3828) | 19 (166.8800) | 20 (164.5600) |
| 2019-06-14 | Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE | 23 / 30 (647.9312) | 22 (158.2860) | 22 (157.7028) | 18 (166.2740) | 15 (165.6684) |
| 2019-05-31 | Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS | 16 / 29 (660.5256) | 19 (162.2628) | 16 (166.2972) | 24 (161.1200) | 9 (170.8456) |
| The Stith Family Farms Backyard BBQ contest (BACKYARD ONLY) Elizabethtown, KY | 2 / 7 (315.9428) | 2 (155.3828) | 1 (160.5600) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1114 (222 pts) | #1140 (232 pts) | #1177 (222 pts) | #1150 (232 pts) | #937 (322 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #820 (396 pts) | #932 (346 pts) | #995 (321 pts) | #701 (521 pts) | #735 (486 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #567 (692 pts) | #598 (667 pts) | #625 (652 pts) | #481 (817 pts) | #642 (617 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #975 (337 pts) | #905 (407 pts) | #961 (382 pts) | #1041 (347 pts) | #1044 (327 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |