A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1478
peak 1478 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2014-05-16
Best ToY finish
#679
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 64%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
623.04 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 626.26 (-3.22)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.74
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.64 · weakest Brisket (152.72)
Road miles
3,325
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 1328 mi
Schedule strength
12%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1517)
Master avg
626.26 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−7.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.92 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 13%.
- Brisket avg 152.72
- Chicken avg 160.64
- 1 calls in 8 entries
Chicken nemesis
5 of 5
shared chicken entries lost
Burnin and Lootin ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Burnin and Lootin has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared chicken entries.
The long haul
3,325
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,325 miles across 8 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,328 miles to NKC MO State BBQ Championship.
- 8 mapped stops
- furthest 1,328 mi
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4223 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4230 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4225 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1478
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#4236 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with BLUE COLLAR SMOKERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#4217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPLY MARVELOUS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Burnin and Lootin | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LADY OF Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW BBQ OF AZ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ZZYZX BAR.B.Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| KNOCK UR SOX OFF BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ALL HOGS GO TO HEAVEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4288 | 149.1196 | 160.64 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 140.5600 | 157.71 | top 55% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5714 | 139.9768 | 155.20 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 138.2172 | 152.72 | top 63% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 5 | 0 | top 72% |
| MO | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 63% |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.2 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2014-05-16
Busiest season
2013
7 contests
Contests a season
4
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
CA
5 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.64 · weakest Brisket (152.72)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
626.26
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
342
176–295 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,325
8 mapped stops · furthest 1,328 mi
Schedule strength
1517
average field rating faced — tougher than 12% of rated contests
Power rating
1478
peak 1478 · #4226 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- First call NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- Peak power rating (1497) NKC MO State BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4288 Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest
- 2014
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.6916 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Career-best overall score661.6916 Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
- Most recent contest Platte City BBQ Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.9 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off | 2014-05-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | The Great American Cookoff | 2013-07-26 |
| -5.7 | 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship | 2013-08-23 |
| -5 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship | 2013-06-21 |
| -4.6 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons | 2013-08-16 |
| -2.8 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship | 2013-03-15 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43% | top 68% | 89.2% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-16 | Platte City BBQ Cook-Off Platte City, MO | 18 / 50 (661.6916) | 39 (158.2972) | 7 (170.2972) | 33 (162.2284) | 9 (170.8688) |
| 2013-10-04 | Dana Point State BBQ Championship Dana Point, CA | 60 / 99 (635.4056) | 63 (159.3828) | 34 (164.5944) | 41 (162.2512) | 84 (149.1772) |
| 2013-08-23 | 4th Annual Golden Acorn Casino BBQ Championship Campo, CA | 20 / 26 (626.8916) | 13 (165.7372) | 22 (153.0972) | 26 (147.9884) | 14 (160.0688) |
| 2013-08-16 | Ribs, Pigs & Watermelons Huntington State Beach, CA | 44 / 63 (607.9316) | 34 (161.7028) | 57 (140.5600) | 46 (153.7028) | 40 (151.9660) |
| 2013-07-26 | The Great American Cookoff Woodlake, CA | 44 / 53 (583.2680) | 44 (149.1196) | 32 (155.9544) | 49 (139.9768) | 47 (138.2172) |
| 2013-06-21 | 2nd Annual Pechanga BBQ Championship Temecula, CA | 48 / 70 (625.7144) | 18 (165.7146) | 7 (169.7142) | 54 (150.8572) | 60 (139.4284) |
| 2013-05-03 | Apple Blossom Barbecue Contest St. Joseph, MO | 22 / 39 (642.2852) | 5 (171.4288) | 21 (161.7140) | 26 (155.9998) | 26 (153.1426) |
| 2013-03-15 | NKC MO State BBQ Championship N. Kansas City, MO | 47 / 79 (626.8570) | 58 (153.7142) | 70 (145.7142) | 10 (168.5714) | 34 (158.8572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #679 (455 pts) | #508 (635 pts) | #598 (555 pts) | #672 (490 pts) | #696 (470 pts) |