Blu Smoke BBQ
Blu Smoke BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2023. Their best overall finish is 26th of 26 at the Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (2023). They finished #1548 in the 2024 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1488
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Nov 3, 2023
latest Nov 3, 2023
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.84 · weakest Chicken (149.69)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1548 (51 pts) | #1584 (51 pts) | #779 (220 pts) | #1550 (51 pts) | #1544 (51 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6916 | 149.6916 | 149.69 | top 100% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 166.2744 | 166.84 | top 56% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5600 | 152.5600 | 152.56 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.8344 | 150.8344 | 150.83 | top 100% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20235 milestones
- First tracked contest Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs)
- First call Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs)
- Career-best overall score619.3604 Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)167.4056 Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs)
- Most recent contest Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2023 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic 🏅 Mesa, AZ | 26 / 26 (619.3604) | 26 (149.6916) | 17 (166.2744) | 26 (152.5600) | 26 (150.8344) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | Downtown Mesa BBQ Classic (One Meat Ribs) Mesa, AZ | — | — | 9 (167.4056) | — | — |