Giant slayer
36
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 36-team field at Barbeque on the Bow.
- Sep 3, 2022
Bluerock Smokers
Bluerock Smokers is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Barbeque on the Bow (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Sep 3, 2022
latest Sep 2, 2023 · 1 year on the trail
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s, still running
Avg finish
top 10%
overall standings
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.87 · weakest Chicken (166.26)
Road miles
0
across 2 mapped stops
Backyard avg
337.13 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 1 GC
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 161.6684 | 166.26 | top 14% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4628 | 170.2744 | 170.87 | top 8% |
“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.
More numbers
First title
Sep 3, 2022
Barbeque on the Bow
Opponents faced
67
finished ahead 82 times, behind 12
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest Barbeque on the Bow Festival
20229 milestones
- First tracked contest Barbeque on the Bow
- First call Barbeque on the Bow
- First overall top-10 Barbeque on the Bow
- First overall podium Barbeque on the Bow
- First Grand Championship Barbeque on the Bow
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score342.3200 Barbeque on the Bow
- Biggest field won (36 teams) Barbeque on the Bow
- Career-best overall score342.3200 Barbeque on the Bow
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.4628 Barbeque on the Bow
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2023 | Barbeque on the Bow Festival Calgary, AB | 7 / 40 (331.9428) | 9 (161.6684) | 4 (170.2744) | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Barbeque on the Bow Calgary, AB | 1 / 36 (342.3200) | 2 (170.8572) | 2 (171.4628) | — | — |