Smokin Blue BBQ OK
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2023-07-21
Best ToY finish
#918
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
599.39
last 5 Master vs avg 599.39 (+0.00)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±71.23
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.86 · weakest Brisket (146.45)
Road miles
2217
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 799 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)
Purse competed for
$51K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
599.39 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
441.65 / 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
⚔️ A tough matchup
BUTCHER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, OK first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 148.5484 | 163.86 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8116 | 138.2400 | 155.77 | top 79% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 147.9316 | 158.73 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 136.4916 | 146.45 | top 90% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK | 4 | 0 | top 87% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 88% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 90% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in OK (4 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 599.39 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 441.65 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-03-22 — First tracked contest · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
- 📈 2019-03-22 — Peak power rating (1488) · Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1
- ⭐ 2020-08-07 — Career-best overall score (647.9200) · 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ
- 📣 2023-07-21 — First call · The Buckeye BBQ Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.2 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 | 2019-03-22 |
| -10.2 | Pork-A-Palooza | 2022-04-15 |
| -8 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic | 2023-07-21 |
| -7.7 | Cherokee Strip BBQ & Chili Cook-Off | 2022-09-16 |
| -4.9 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ | 2020-08-07 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 89% | 76.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 122.7% | 106.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-21 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 28 / 32 (621.4976) | 9 (173.7028) | 28 (154.2288) | 32 (147.9316) | 29 (145.6344) |
| 2022-09-16 | 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) |
| 2022-04-15 | Pork-A-Palooza 🏅 Weatherford, OK | 28 / 29 (458.1260) | — | 26 (161.6800) | 25 (159.9544) | 28 (136.4916) |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 23 / 41 (441.6456) | 21 (148.5484) | 26 (138.2400) | 18 (154.8572) | — |
| 2020-08-07 | 15th Annual HANOR Smokin' Red Dirt BBQ 🏅 Enid, OK | 40 / 54 (647.9200) | 17 (170.3084) | 46 (159.9544) | 31 (164.5600) | 46 (153.0972) |
| 2019-03-22 | Firelake BBQ Cook Off Day 1 🏅 Shawnee, OK | 66 / 74 (628.4808) | 54 (163.9544) | 62 (157.7260) | 65 (157.1088) | 68 (149.6916) |
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 | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #2032 (60 pts) | #2012 (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) |