BLOWIN' SMOKE KS
Rating
1472
peak 1500
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-03-23
latest 2021-09-24
Best ToY finish
#346
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Best overall
640.4344
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
497.48 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 518.75 (-21.27)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±146.09
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.11 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.01)
Road miles
3427
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 2090 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating, KS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0228 | 149.6684 | 156.26 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.2400 | 142.2400 | 153.01 | top 67% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 150.2400 | 158.11 | top 77% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 147.3716 | 156.11 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in KS (2 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 518.75
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 640.4344 | 640.43 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 625.0856 | 494.41 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-24 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship (TEAM & JUDGES ARE FULL-WAITLIST ONLY) Shawnee, KS | 60 / 86 (640.4344) | 43 (162.8344) | 72 (156.5372) | 56 (163.9428) | 56 (157.1200) |
| 2019-10-04 | Guts Glory Ram BBQ Showdown Lebanon, MO | 24 / 27 (619.8744) | 26 (149.6684) | 23 (158.8344) | 18 (164.0000) | 26 (147.3716) |
| 2019-09-27 | Shawnee Great Grillers State Championship Shawnee, KS | 97 / 102 (601.5428) | 85 (153.0856) | 98 (142.8116) | 95 (150.2400) | 71 (155.4056) |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 8 / 30 (310.2292) | 14 (154.8232) | 9 (155.4060) | — | — |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 16 / 54 (315.3372) | 21 (153.0972) | 5 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQFest Costa Rica 2019 San Jose, 1000 | 21 / 22 (625.0856) | 10 (164.0228) | 22 (142.2400) | 18 (154.2628) | 7 (164.5600) |
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 | #1600 (117 pts) | #1730 (112 pts) | #1572 (122 pts) | #1455 (147 pts) | #1691 (112 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1031 (267 pts) | #946 (337 pts) | #1015 (312 pts) | #837 (407 pts) | #1170 (237 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1126 (272 pts) | #956 (402 pts) | #1181 (282 pts) | #1256 (252 pts) | #1277 (237 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1347 (205 pts) | #1109 (305 pts) | #1542 (180 pts) | #777 (505 pts) | #1503 (180 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #960 (328 pts) | #1067 (303 pts) | #1160 (273 pts) | #770 (483 pts) | #1083 (288 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1460 (178 pts) | #1854 (133 pts) | #1299 (233 pts) | #1073 (308 pts) | #1418 (203 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #346 (888 pts) | #269 (1048 pts) | #395 (788 pts) | #315 (943 pts) | #344 (898 pts) |