Smokin Blue BBQ

Smokin Blue BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 17th of 41 at the Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship (2016). They are ranked #6040 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Smokin' Blue BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,040

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1432

peak 1432 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 8, 2016

latest Jul 21, 2023 · 7.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#918

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

662.1716 / 720

Master · Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

599.39 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 623.79 (-24.39)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Pork · Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship

Consistency

±50.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.48)

Road miles

4,370

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 741 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1602)

Purse competed for

$51K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

623.79 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

441.65 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 63%.

5 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 63%

A tough matchup

17–0 behind in the head-to-head

Three Hog Night Smokers ahead in 100% of their meetings

Three Hog Night Smokers has come out ahead in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−14.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.22 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 15%.

Pork Ribs avg 150.48
Chicken avg 164.69
1 call in 21 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIGG'NS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 15 shared chicken entries lost

BUTCHER BBQ ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BUTCHER BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 15 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 66% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 66% across 4 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 76% the rest of the year

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The long haul

4,370 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,370 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 741 miles to The Buckeye BBQ Classic.

21 mapped stops
furthest 741 mi

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1185 (208 pts)	#935 (343 pts)	#1236 (223 pts)	#1216 (223 pts)	#1327 (183 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#918 (380 pts)	#895 (435 pts)	#701 (575 pts)	#724 (565 pts)	#993 (355 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#980 (333 pts)	#879 (423 pts)	#1093 (313 pts)	#633 (633 pts)	#989 (353 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin Blue BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

62 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

GRILLIN' THE SHED

#6,046 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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NUTHATCH HILL BBQ CO.

#6,030 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Smokin Blue BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

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BADGER BBQ

#6,047 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1432

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 28, 2022

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PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS

#6,050 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2021

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Fox Smokehouse BBQ

#6,037 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

Level with Smokin Blue BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 24, 2024

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IOWA STATE GRILL TEAM

#6,028 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 14, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Three Hog Night Smokers	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
BUFFALO'S BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BUTTS NEED RUBBIN TOO	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Rise N Swine	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
DIVINE SWINE	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
DEAD BIRD BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
MOVIN' THE CHAINS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
POPS' SMOKIN' BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
MOOCHEWSOOEY	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
THE GRISWOLDS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	3	0	0	173.7028	148.5484	164.69	top 55%
Pork Ribs	21	1	0	0	173.7028	20	150.48	top 75%
Pork	20	3	1	1	176.5600	147.9316	163.80	top 59%
Brisket	20	0	0	0	166.3088	136.4916	151.15	top 82%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 83%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
OK	16	top 79%
KS	2	top 64%
OH	1	top 88%
IN	1	top 56%
TX	1	top 63%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	3	18	0	top 78%	Jun 1, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 16 of 21 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 19 1 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 21 entries · 0 wins · 1 call

Opponents faced 503 finished ahead 231 times, behind 669

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 23, 2020 → Apr 15, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20231 milestone

Jul 21 Most recent contest The Buckeye BBQ Classic

20171 milestone

Jun 2 10th tracked contest Boots and BBQ Festival

20167 milestones

Apr 8 First tracked contest Chillin & Grillin
May 6 Peak power rating (1500) Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival
May 13 First call Boots and BBQ Festival
Jun 10 First category win (Pork) Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship
Jun 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1716 Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship
Jun 10 Career-best overall score662.1716 Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship
Jun 10 Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.8	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship	Jun 10, 2016
+2.8	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival	May 6, 2016
+1.2	Boots and BBQ Festival	Jun 2, 2017
+0.6	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ	Jul 15, 2016
+0.4	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown	Feb 16, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.7	Boots and BBQ Festival	May 13, 2016
-8.7	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)	Mar 24, 2017
-6.9	Pork-A-Palooza	Apr 15, 2022
-6.5	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival	May 19, 2017
-6.4	The Buckeye BBQ Classic	Jul 21, 2023

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	100%	top 88%	86.3%	86.3%
2022	2	0	0%	top 92%	89%	76.3%
2020	2	0	0%	top 65%	90%	85.9%
2019	1	0	0%	top 89%	87.3%	87.3%
2018	3	0	33%	top 74%	89.9%	88.6%
2017	7	0	29%	top 81%	90.3%	88.6%
2016	5	1	60%	top 63%	92%	86.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 21, 2023	The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH	28 / 32 (621.4976)	9 (173.7028)	28 (154.2288)	32 (147.9316)	29 (145.6344)
Sep 16, 2022	Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off 🏅 Ponca City, OK	34 / 39 (640.9372)	32 (162.7884)	26 (162.8116)	24 (167.9772)	34 (147.3600)
Apr 15, 2022	Pork-A-Palooza 🏅 Weatherford, OK	28 / 29 (458.1260)	—	26 (161.6800)	25 (159.9544)	28 (136.4916)
Oct 23, 2020	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	23 / 41 (441.6456)	21 (148.5484)	26 (138.2400)	18 (154.8572)	—
Aug 7, 2020	15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK	40 / 54 (647.9200)	17 (170.3084)	46 (159.9544)	—	46 (153.0972)
Mar 22, 2019	Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK	66 / 74 (628.4808)	54 (163.9544)	62 (157.7260)	65 (157.1088)	68 (149.6916)
Jul 27, 2018	Canadian County CASA's All Fired Up for Kids BBQ El Reno, OK	20 / 23 (625.0636)	20 (158.2856)	19 (157.1432)	18 (163.9772)	21 (145.6576)
Jun 1, 2018	Boots and BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Claremore, OK	22 / 30 (647.3032)	11 (171.4172)	19 (161.1200)	21 (164.5372)	27 (150.2288)
Feb 16, 2018	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	24 / 38 (642.1144)	9 (172)	32 (150.2516)	24 (160.5028)	25 (159.3600)
Jul 28, 2017	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	29 / 43 (649.0856)	35 (161.1312)	23 (167.4172)	15 (173.1428)	38 (147.3944)
Jun 9, 2017	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship-Day 1 Okmulgee, OK	25 / 29 (645.6232)	19 (167.4172)	4 (173.7028)	22 (162.8000)	28 (141.7032)
Jun 2, 2017	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	18 / 28 (650.1832)	21 (159.9772)	11 (166.8572)	11 (169.1200)	23 (154.2288)
May 19, 2017	Grand Lake BBQ & Festival Langley, OK	33 / 36 (647.3260)	19 (169.6800)	35 (155.9888)	33 (155.3484)	25 (166.3088)
Apr 7, 2017	Chillin n Grillin BBQ Festival Sands Springs, OK	28 / 33 (629.5544)	23 (167.4056)	31 (153.1084)	26 (161.6572)	30 (147.3832)
Mar 31, 2017	Stillwater Elks Lodge Blazathon Stillwater, OK	30 / 37 (615.2228)	30 (151.3712)	30 (150.2400)	9 (171.9772)	36 (141.6344)
Mar 24, 2017	Firelake BBQ Cook Off (Day 1) Shawnee, OK	80 / 87 (627.3032)	25 (171.9772)	86 (137.6916)	31 (170.2628)	85 (147.3716)
Jul 15, 2016	Wolf Creek Wildblue BBQ Burlington, KS	28 / 46 (655.8400)	9 (171.9656)	35 (161.6800)	22 (168.5256)	37 (153.6688)
Jun 10, 2016	Mocklahoma Ribs & Roll BBQ Championship Okmulgee, OK	17 / 41 (662.1716)	22 (165.1084)	33 (155.9660)	1 (176.5600)	18 (164.5372)
May 13, 2016	Boots and BBQ Festival Claremore, OK	27 / 28 (496.5144)	26 (150.8228)	28 (20)	9 (170.8916)	22 (154.8000)
May 6, 2016	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival Bixby, OK	38 / 83 (639.2916)	26 (167.9884)	65 (150.2404)	22 (168.5600)	53 (152.5028)
Apr 8, 2016	Chillin & Grillin Sand Springs, OK	30 / 43 (646.1604)	19 (168)	21 (163.9772)	41 (150.2288)	23 (163.9544)

Smokin Blue BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)