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BLUE SKY BBQ

BLUE SKY BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 5th of 28 at the Squealin' on the Square (2013). They are ranked #2323 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,323
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1526
peak 1538 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

11
in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013
latest Aug 5, 2016 · 3.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#582
Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
1 podium

Overall top-10s

3
27% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 46%
overall standings

Best overall

679.3828 / 720
Master · The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

660.91 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 664.42 (-3.51)

Walk rate

73%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2856
Pork Ribs · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±9.92
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 168.55 · weakest Brisket (162.14)

Road miles

677
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 98 mi

Schedule strength

29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

Master avg

664.42 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

73% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 11 contests

A top-10 category call in 73% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

679.3828 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3828 at The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Nov 15, 2013

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

  • 6 contests
  • 2 overall top-10s
  • 0 category wins
  • average top 36%

A tough matchup

8–0 behind in the head-to-head

WICKED QUE ahead in 100% of their meetings

WICKED QUE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.41 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 27%.

  • Brisket avg 162.14
  • Chicken avg 168.55
  • 3 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HAWGPOUND SMOKERS in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

6 of 7 shared chicken entries lost

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared chicken entries.

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The metronome

±1.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 92.3% of a perfect score
  • 11 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2014 ↗ Master #1011 (307 pts) #1248 (252 pts) #750 (492 pts) #1024 (332 pts) #1156 (272 pts)
2013 ↗ Master #582 (531 pts) #546 (596 pts) #569 (586 pts) #529 (626 pts) #551 (581 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BLUE SKY BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Smokin Colt
#2,317 of the rated field
1526 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
36%
Peak
1526

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Sep 18, 2026
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Bucking Knockout
#2,319 of the rated field
1526 power rating
Contests
10
GCs
1
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1542

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Jun 13, 2025
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Big shot BBQ
#2,318 of the rated field
1526 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1526

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

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen May 24, 2024
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Smokin Co
#2,325 of the rated field
1526 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1526

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

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Apr 12, 2019
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DELTA SMOKE
#2,321 of the rated field
1526 power rating
Contests
8
GCs
0
Top-10s
25%
Peak
1526

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 8 contests
  • last seen Jun 20, 2014
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FAT TIGER BBQ
#2,328 of the rated field
1526 power rating
Contests
17
GCs
0
Top-10s
24%
Peak
1542

17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 24% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 17 contests
  • last seen Aug 4, 2023
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
TENACIOUS Q 8 2 6 25% ⚔ compare
WICKED QUE 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
SUE E PIGG 7 3 4 43% ⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q 7 2 5 29% ⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
HAWGPOUND SMOKERS 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ 6 5 1 83% ⚔ compare
CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE 6 3 3 50% ⚔ compare
KUDZU Q 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
BAREKNUCKLES BBQ 6 2 4 33% ⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare
Pot's BBQ 5 5 0 100% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS 5 3 2 60% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 11 3 0 0 174.2628 159.9656 168.55 top 46%
Pork Ribs 11 4 0 0 174.2856 155.3484 165.79 top 45%
Pork 11 4 0 0 173.1316 157.7028 167.93 top 38%
Brisket 11 3 0 1 170.8572 154.2056 162.14 top 57%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)40top 31%
Large (40+)70top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
GA80top 51%
SC30top 34%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) 4 33 0 top 69% Aug 5, 2016
Squealin' on the Square 2 5 0 top 29% Oct 3, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 6 contests
Contests a season 2.8 across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in GA 8 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited 7 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 271 finished ahead 271 times, behind 249
Longest layoff 1 yrs Jul 31, 2015 → Aug 5, 2016

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

20161 milestone
  1. Most recent contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20151 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
20142 milestones
  1. Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
  2. Peak power rating (1538) Squealin' on the Square
20135 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
  2. First call Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
  3. First overall top-10 Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
  4. First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.1426 Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
  5. Career-best overall score679.3828 The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+11.1Squealin' on the SquareOct 4, 2013
+9.2Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)May 17, 2013
+7.6The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)Nov 15, 2013
+6.2Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)Sep 13, 2013
+3.5Squealin' on the SquareOct 3, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-10.1Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)Aug 5, 2016
-4.4Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)Aug 2, 2013
-1.5Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)Aug 1, 2014
-1.3Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)Jul 31, 2015

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20161000 0% top 89% 89.3% 89.3%
20151000 0% top 60% 92.9% 92.9%
20143010 100% top 47% 92.6% 92.3%
20136020 83% top 36% 94.4% 92.7%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Aug 5, 2016 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA 50 / 56 (642.6512) 50 (159.9656) 49 (159.3600) 27 (168.5600) 52 (154.7656)
Jul 31, 2015 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA 33 / 55 (669.0744) 31 (169.7028) 29 (167.9772) 21 (169.6800) 36 (161.7144)
Oct 3, 2014 Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC 10 / 25 (666.7884) 14 (164) 8 (169.1200) 9 (166.2628) 9 (167.4056)
Aug 22, 2014 Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC 16 / 37 (663.8968) 23 (165.1428) 9 (170.2744) 13 (169.1084) 26 (159.3712)
Aug 1, 2014 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA 33 / 56 (662.1368) 26 (170.2628) 5 (174.2856) 39 (163.3828) 49 (154.2056)
Nov 15, 2013 The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA 25 / 79 (679.3828) 35 (170.8456) 20 (171.4056) 17 (171.4400) 41 (165.6916)
Oct 4, 2013 Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC 5 / 28 (671.9772) 7 (169.1200) 13 (162.8344) 4 (170.8456) 2 (169.1772)
Sep 13, 2013 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA 14 / 43 (669.6228) 21 (169.1200) 5 (170.8456) 22 (164.5600) 18 (165.0972)
Aug 23, 2013 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA 24 / 54 (652.4344) 5 (174.2628) 19 (165.1088) 37 (157.7028) 38 (155.3600)
Aug 2, 2013 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA 41 / 61 (657.5312) 29 (169.1084) 53 (155.3484) 10 (173.1316) 44 (159.9428)
May 17, 2013 Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA 9 / 37 (673.1426) 9 (172.5712) 30 (157.1430) 7 (172.5712) 10 (170.8572)

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

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