Just Blowin Smoke IA
Rating
1500
peak 1500
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2021-05-07
latest 2024-06-21
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.06 · weakest Brisket (141.09)
Road miles
499
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 455 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, IA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4516 | 150.2744 | 156.86 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 158.2516 | 166.06 | top 56% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 162.2744 | 162.27 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.0856 | 141.0856 | 141.09 | top 94% |
“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 29% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 83% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in IA (1 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 474.23
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 336.5716 | 336.57 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 611.8860 | 611.89 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-21 | Camp High Hopes Rib Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Sioux City, IA | 5 / 17 (336.5716) | 12 (163.4516) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-07-07 | Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cameron, MO | — | — | 21 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-05-07 | Bixby Rotary BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK | 44 / 53 (611.8860) | 44 (150.2744) | 42 (158.2516) | 34 (162.2744) | 50 (141.0856) |