BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ

BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 54 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. They have won 5 Grand Championships, most recently at the Rock'n Freedom (2015), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #480 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#480

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1681

peak 1705 · rated over 51 contests2 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 22, 2013

latest Apr 20, 2018 · 5.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#15

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

4 reserve · wins it all 9% of the time

Category wins

29 podiums

Overall top-10s

52% of 54 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9888 / 720

Master · Rock'n Freedom

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.98 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 669.95 (-23.97)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival

Consistency

±27.21

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 170.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.84)

Road miles

11,304

across 54 mapped stops · furthest 1,286 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Master avg

669.95 / 720

53 Master contests · 5 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.0002 points from the title

Came within 0.0002 points of the Grand Championship at Polar Bear Challenge (Feb 22, 2013).

Among the elite

#480 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1681 puts them #480 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1681
peak 1705
51 rated contests

Against the odds

27-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 73 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Rock'n Freedom (Jun 19, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ.

Giant slayer

55 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 55-team field at Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK.

Mar 15, 2013

Happy hunting ground

Top 12% average finish here

Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 12%

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 44 of 54 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 54 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.9888 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.9888 at Rock'n Freedom — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 19, 2015

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The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

GILLY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2013 4 Grand Championships

2013 was the year it came together: 19 contests, 4 Grand Championships and 6 category wins, at an average finish in the top 16%.

19 contests
15 overall top-10s
6 category wins
average top 16%

A tough matchup

28–5 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 85% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 28 of their 33 shared contests.

The drought

17 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Rock'n Freedom on Jun 19, 2015 — 17 contests and 11.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 19, 2015
11.3 years ago

A strong matchup

12–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN' BUTTS in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 46 at their very first tracked contest, Polar Bear Challenge (Feb 22, 2013).

Feb 22, 2013
46-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Redneck Grillers has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A March team

Top 19% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 19% across 4 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.

4 March contests
top 30% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,304 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,304 miles across 54 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,286 miles to World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series).

54 mapped stops
furthest 1,286 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sam's Club National BBQ Tour every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 6th

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1377 (175 pts)	#1869 (90 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	—
2017 ↗	Master	#513 (749 pts)	#610 (654 pts)	#804 (499 pts)	#624 (649 pts)	#389 (979 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#200 (1,500 pts)	#190 (1,469 pts)	#229 (1,325 pts)	#211 (1,355 pts)	#185 (1,565 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#244 (1,349 pts)	#355 (1,030 pts)	#307 (1,144 pts)	#191 (1,437 pts)	#94 (1,953 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#15 (2,672 pts)	#34 (2,268 pts)	#88 (1,808 pts)	#104 (1,688 pts)	#28 (2,325 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

WICKED QUE

#479 of the rated field

1682 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1713

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

MACHETE BOYS BBQ

#481 of the rated field

1681 power rating

Contests: 119
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1739

They've been 1739 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 110 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

⚔ Compare careers

The Pitfather BBQ

#482 of the rated field

1681 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1681

Fewer contests behind them than BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ has cooked, 30 to 54, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2026

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A Boy & His BBQ

#484 of the rated field

1681 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1702

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ)

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 40 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

T-MAC SMOKIN

#483 of the rated field

1681 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 162
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1834

1–5 in 6 shared contests (17% to BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 153 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ

#476 of the rated field

1682 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 253
GCs: 17
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1822

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ)

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

rated over 240 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	33	5	28	15%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	28	8	20	29%	⚔ compare
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	26	12	14	46%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN O BBQ	22	12	10	55%	⚔ compare
ST. LOUIS BLACK IRON BBQ	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
GILLY'S BBQ	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE SMOKE	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
OKLAHOMA JOE'S SERIOUS QUE	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	15	12	3	80%	⚔ compare
RIPPEL-QUE	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
HOG TIDE BAR-B-QUE	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	53	19	4	8	179.4400	149.1544	168.49	top 39%
Pork Ribs	54	19	2	2	178.8800	152.5256	166.84	top 39%
Pork	54	19	0	6	178.8572	156.5256	167.41	top 41%
Brisket	53	33	6	13	178.8572	157.1200	170.27	top 25%

“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)	24	2	top 27%
Large (40+)	29	3	top 32%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	39	4	top 29%
OK	5	1	top 32%
IL	4	0	top 31%
AR	3	0	top 35%
GA	1	0	top 46%
KY	1	0	top 13%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	5	6	0	top 26%	May 5, 2017
Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	2	1	1	top 23%	Apr 15, 2016
Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	2	5	0	top 56%	Apr 20, 2018
Hott Butts BBQ Contest	2	4	0	top 24%	Jun 3, 2016
Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	2	3	0	top 12%	Aug 21, 2015
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	9	0	top 30%	Jul 31, 2015
Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest	2	8	0	top 34%	May 1, 2015
Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	2	2	0	top 16%	Apr 4, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 19 contests · 4 GCs

Contests a season 9 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 39 of 54 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 42 8 of them more than once

First title Mar 15, 2013 Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK

Opponents faced 1,555 finished ahead 2,235 times, behind 1,215

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

20181 milestone

Apr 20 Most recent contest Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest

20172 milestones

May 5 50th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 22 Peak power rating (1705) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

20153 milestones

Jun 19 5th Grand Championship Rock'n Freedom
Jun 19 Career-best overall score699.9888 Rock'n Freedom
Aug 21 10th category win Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

20141 milestone

May 2 25th tracked contest Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest

201311 milestones

Feb 22 First tracked contest Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First call Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First category win (Chicken) Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall top-10 Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall podium Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First Reserve Championship Polar Bear Challenge
Feb 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score685.1424 Polar Bear Challenge
Mar 15 First Grand Championship Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Mar 15 Biggest field won (55 teams) Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK
Jul 19 10th tracked contest Smokin' on the River
Sep 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	Mar 15, 2013
+15.3	Polar Bear Challenge	Feb 22, 2013
+13.8	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 19, 2013
+13	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff	Jul 12, 2013
+12.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 22, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-21.8	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	Apr 20, 2018
-9.4	Q'ing for a Cause	Sep 4, 2015
-7.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	Sep 25, 2015
-7.7	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-6.6	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 22, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0	100%	top 100%	68.8%	68.8%
2017	5	0	4	1	80%	top 29%	96.1%	95%
2016	3	0	1	1	100%	top 40%	93.1%	92.5%
2015	13	1	5	1	69%	top 38%	97.2%	93.2%
2014	13	0	3	3	77%	top 33%	95.8%	93.1%
2013	19	4	15	6	89%	top 16%	96.4%	93.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 20, 2018	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	40 / 40 (495.3028)	6 (173.1200)	19 (164.5256)	34 (157.6572)	—
Oct 6, 2017	National Pro BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR	34 / 50 (684.4916)	17 (176.0116)	47 (164.5372)	34 (169.6800)	12 (174.2628)
Sep 22, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Edmond, OK	6 / 30 (691.9884)	2 (178.8800)	8 (176)	24 (167.9772)	18 (169.1312)
Jul 7, 2017	10th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	6 / 25 (682.7656)	17 (166.8228)	7 (173.1200)	7 (169.6800)	3 (173.1428)
May 5, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	6 / 29 (675.3484)	11 (171.4284)	21 (160.5256)	13 (167.3944)	1 (176)
Apr 21, 2017	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	5 / 40 (684.4684)	20 (166.2400)	30 (161.6684)	2 (178.8572)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 3, 2016	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	8 / 22 (670.1940)	16 (159.3828)	1 (174.3200)	8 (167.3828)	4 (169.1084)
May 6, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	12 / 30 (668.4572)	18 (168.5600)	13 (166.2400)	10 (169.6800)	16 (163.9772)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	23 / 53 (658.8000)	31 (165.7028)	28 (160.5944)	9 (171.4056)	26 (161.0972)
Oct 3, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	353 / 606 (646.6740)	226 (166.8228)	504 (152.5256)	358 (162.2400)	242 (165.0856)
Oct 2, 2015	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	109 / 187 (672.5256)	127 (166.8344)	69 (170.2628)	156 (161.7028)	37 (173.7256)
Sep 25, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Midwest City, OK	23 / 30 (660.9940)	18 (167.3712)	11 (170.2628)	24 (163.9772)	26 (159.3828)
Sep 4, 2015	Q'ing for a Cause Columbia, MO	14 / 21 (661.0512)	17 (166.2628)	12 (166.2972)	11 (166.8112)	16 (161.6800)
Aug 21, 2015	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	11 / 58 (666.2172)	17 (165.1316)	24 (162.8228)	23 (162.8228)	1 (175.4400)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	9 / 38 (681.6340)	13 (171.9772)	5 (172.5828)	21 (166.2284)	9 (170.8456)
Jul 10, 2015	8th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	15 / 31 (662.1828)	13 (166.8228)	6 (170.2628)	22 (162.2628)	19 (162.8344)
Jun 26, 2015	3rd Annual Willard Freedom Feast BBQ Cook-Off Willard, MO	12 / 31 (675.8860)	6 (174.2744)	8 (170.8344)	23 (159.9428)	8 (170.8344)
Jun 19, 2015	Rock'n Freedom Seymour, MO	1 / 36 (699.9888)	2 (177.1544)	8 (171.4288)	5 (175.4056)	3 (176)
Jun 5, 2015	Hott Butts BBQ Contest Boonville, MO	4 / 32 (681.6572)	10 (168.5600)	12 (165.6800)	2 (176.5600)	5 (170.8572)
May 15, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	6 / 30 (674.2172)	7 (171.4288)	5 (171.4400)	12 (162.2284)	10 (169.1200)
May 1, 2015	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	17 / 37 (667.9084)	6 (172.5600)	33 (153.6800)	3 (175.4400)	18 (166.2284)
Apr 17, 2015	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	10 / 49 (672.4796)	9 (169.1200)	33 (159.3712)	8 (170.2628)	7 (173.7256)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Invitational unrated Kansas City, MO	88 / 165 (669.6344)	94 (167.3828)	64 (169.7144)	151 (156.5256)	21 (176.0116)
Oct 2, 2014	35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO	162 / 552 (666.7660)	293 (164.5372)	167 (168.5372)	201 (166.8344)	167 (166.8572)
Sep 18, 2014	Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL	16 / 57 (675.8968)	13 (170.8456)	47 (160.4912)	9 (172.5944)	12 (171.9656)
Aug 22, 2014	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	27 / 52 (642.2516)	43 (149.1544)	10 (169.1544)	14 (166.8228)	29 (157.1200)
Aug 1, 2014	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	17 / 47 (666.7428)	30 (165.1200)	16 (168.5372)	33 (161.6456)	5 (171.4400)
Jul 11, 2014	7th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	22 / 41 (660.4340)	32 (160.5372)	12 (170.2856)	18 (167.3712)	23 (162.2400)
May 9, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	8 / 30 (682.7656)	15 (166.8228)	6 (170.2628)	14 (168.5372)	1 (177.1428)
May 2, 2014	Columbia Elks Lodge #594 BBQ Contest Columbia, MO	8 / 35 (673.6456)	24 (164)	9 (169.6684)	16 (166.2744)	5 (173.7028)
Apr 25, 2014	Wabash Ribberfest Barbecue Championship Mt. Carmel, IL	17 / 50 (662.2284)	42 (155.4056)	29 (160)	15 (167.9656)	1 (178.8572)
Apr 11, 2014	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	12 / 46 (672.0112)	27 (161.1428)	22 (162.2856)	2 (178.2972)	11 (170.2856)
Apr 4, 2014	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	2 / 22 (682.2056)	1 (175.4172)	12 (167.3828)	11 (165.7028)	5 (173.7028)
Mar 15, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK	13 / 72 (689.6572)	33 (171.9772)	33 (168.5600)	35 (170.2628)	3 (178.8572)
Mar 14, 2014	Smokin' At The Run Shootout Miami, OK	19 / 43 (666.2400)	40 (160.5256)	22 (163.4172)	3 (172.5944)	5 (169.7028)
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	30 / 65 (674.1252)	47 (167.3828)	29 (168.5256)	42 (165.1084)	17 (173.1084)
Nov 7, 2013	World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship (Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV	—	—	10 (173.7256)	39 (162.8228)	37 (159.9428)
Sep 27, 2013	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	1 / 39 (689.1772)	1 (179.4400)	7 (169.1772)	5 (170.8800)	6 (169.6800)
Sep 20, 2013	Bikes Blues & BBQ Fayetteville, AR	13 / 49 (682.2288)	27 (164.5600)	17 (169.6916)	11 (171.4172)	5 (176.5600)
Sep 13, 2013	Q the Lou Litchfield, IL	10 / 25 (642.7196)	15 (159.9428)	17 (153.1084)	9 (164.5484)	6 (165.1200)
Sep 6, 2013	Smoke On The River Quincy, IL	6 / 28 (671.9656)	1 (173.7372)	12 (164.5484)	19 (163.4056)	4 (170.2744)
Aug 23, 2013	Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	3 / 56 (680.9940)	15 (168.5256)	4 (174.2628)	9 (170.8228)	9 (167.3828)
Aug 16, 2013	BBQ and Fly In on the River Excelsior Springs, MO	32 / 66 (648.4228)	31 (162.8228)	22 (165.1200)	53 (158.2172)	29 (162.2628)
Jul 26, 2013	Racing For The BBQ Lee's Summit, MO	2 / 58 (684.4912)	7 (171.9656)	5 (173.7028)	12 (169.7028)	9 (169.1200)
Jul 19, 2013	Smokin' on the River Glasgow, MO	2 / 36 (683.9772)	11 (168.5600)	5 (169.1544)	5 (170.8228)	3 (175.4400)
Jul 12, 2013	6th Annual Wellsville BBQ Cookoff Wellsville, MO	1 / 42 (689.1084)	7 (171.9772)	1 (178.8800)	16 (167.9884)	9 (170.2628)
May 10, 2013	2013 Optimist Kick-Off Cook-Off Florissant, MO	3 / 25 (662.8570)	3 (168.5714)	13 (159.4284)	13 (160.5714)	1 (174.2858)
May 3, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour St. Charles, MO	7 / 30 (664.5712)	5 (170.2858)	12 (163.4284)	19 (161.7140)	8 (169.1430)
Apr 26, 2013	Smokin' in the Ozarks Rogers, AR	4 / 34 (681.1428)	2 (177.7144)	17 (164)	8 (169.1428)	6 (170.2856)
Apr 19, 2013	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	1 / 50 (678.2856)	11 (167.9998)	14 (165.1426)	2 (174.2860)	2 (170.8572)
Apr 5, 2013	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	10 / 44 (676.5708)	8 (170.8570)	33 (161.1426)	15 (169.1426)	4 (175.4286)
Mar 29, 2013	Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off Benton, KY	5 / 40 (671.4284)	15 (169.1430)	12 (166.2856)	31 (159.4284)	2 (176.5714)
Mar 15, 2013	Smokin' At The Run Miami, OK Miami, OK	1 / 55 (694.2856)	4 (174.2858)	8 (172)	11 (171.9998)	1 (176)
Feb 22, 2013	Polar Bear Challenge Columbia, MO	2 / 46 (685.1424)	1 (178.8572)	6 (170.8570)	7 (170.8570)	26 (164.5712)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A March team

The long haul

A standing appointment

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)