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A KCBS contest rep working 3 states/provinces, most often around Greenfield, MA. By events worked they sit #137 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Oct 4, 2019.

At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)

Contests run

every contest on their record

Among all reps

#137

of 152 reps by events worked · #101 by states covered

On the trail

2019–2019

1 season in the data

This season

contests dated 2026 · 3 a season career-long

States / provinces

3 towns · MA most of all

State championships

contests carrying a state title

Teams officiated

82 entries total · 328 meat boxes

Avg field

2629

teams per contest · median 27

Biggest event

Granite State BBQ Championship

Field strength

1,582

avg power rating of their fields · above 65% of rated contests

GCs crowned

3 different teams · 3 reserve champions

First-ever titles

teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs

Teams that started here

first contest in the data at one of theirs

Perfect 180s seen

1 🔥

out of 328 meat entries

Highest score seen

701.7372

top overall · Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ

Avg winning score

698.47

695.38701.74

3 Master contests · 694.13 across all contests

Road between contests

146 mi

~146 miles a season · 90 mi corner to corner

Busiest month

June

2 of their 3 contests

Co-reps worked with

most often Leslie Lovely (1) · 2 run alone

Prize money

$15K

across their events · biggest purse $7,250

Results on file

100%

3 of their contests have scores in the data

Storylines (2 found in this rep's record)

Read out of the contests they have run — reps don’t judge, so nothing here is a comment on anyone’s scores.

Title contests

3 state championships run

100% of their contests carried a state title

3 of their 3 contests carried a state championship on the line.

Where teams start

12 teams cooked their first contest here

12 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.

I am just here for the 93A22 · 2019-10-04
Que & 2 Half Men · 2019-10-04
Little Mark's Big BBQ Gangstas · 2019-06-14

The story so far (5 numbers that describe this rep)

Busiest season 2019 3 events · 82 team entries

Works mostly in MA 1 of 3 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Towns worked 3 most often Greenfield, MA (1)

Corner to corner 90 mi Hancock to Hartford — the two ends of their map

Meat entries turned in 328 boxes on the boards across every contest they have run

Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)

2019
Jun 8 First contest repped Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 8 First state championship Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 8 First Grand Champion crowned Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 8 First perfect 180 at their tables Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 8 Deepest field worked (1620 avg rating) Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 8 Biggest field worked (29 teams) Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 14 First contest outside NH Hartford Rib Off
Jun 14 Paddy McQ's BBQ won their first-ever Grand Championship Hartford Rib Off
Oct 4 Highest overall score seen (701.7372) Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ
Oct 4 Most recent contest Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ

Their year (contests by month)

Where they work

How the meats scored (board average vs the winning call)

Who keeps winning (titles at their contests)

Career map (gold = state championship · bigger pin = more visits — tap one)

Champions crowned (titles at their contests)

Team	Titles	Latest
BIG RAZ BBQ	1	2019-10-04
Paddy McQ's BBQ	1	2019-06-14
INSANE SWINE BBQ	1	2019-06-08

First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)

Team	Contest	Date
Paddy McQ's BBQ	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019

Where they work (contests by state/province)

State / province	Contests	Share
MA reps here	1	33%
CT reps here	1	33%
NH reps here	1	33%

Towns on their map

Town	Contests	Latest
Greenfield, MA	1	2019-10-04
Hartford, CT	1	2019-06-14
Hancock, NH	1	2019-06-08

The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)

Meat	Entries	Board avg	Winning avg	180s
Chicken	82	162.17	178.67	1
Pork Ribs	82	162.01	175.65	—
Pork	82	161.13	177.91	—
Brisket	82	161.46	176.77	—

Frequent co-reps

Rep	Events together	Share
Leslie Lovely	1	33%

Teams that cook under them most

Team	Contests	Wins	Since
PADDY MCQ'S	3	1	2019
BIG RAZ BBQ	3	1	2019
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	3	—	2019
T-BONE BBQ MA	3	—	2019
INSANE SWINE BBQ	2	1	2019
CIDER BOYS BBQ	2	—	2019
ELJEFE SMOKE	2	—	2019
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	2	—	2019
STICKS & STONES BBQ	2	—	2019
A MAZIE Q	2	—	2019
FOUR SMOKING GUYS	2	—	2019
Smokin Aces	2	—	2019

Teams whose first contest was one of theirs

Team	Debut contest	Date
I am just here for the 93A22	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ	Oct 4, 2019
Que & 2 Half Men	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ	Oct 4, 2019
Little Mark's Big BBQ Gangstas	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019
Mayor Mike's Pit Crue	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019
Big Enzo's	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019
Littleman's Texas BBQ	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019
Hog Tied BBQ	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019
Rock Smoke BBQ	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019
GRAND SMOKE RAILROAD BBQ	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019
Big Betty BBQ	Hartford Rib Off	Jun 14, 2019
J & B's Smokin 603	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 8, 2019
Dooley's Dogs BBQ	Granite State BBQ Championship	Jun 8, 2019

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

Date	Event	Where	Teams	Top score	Prize $	Grand Champion
Oct 4, 2019	Riverside Blues, Brews & BBQ state champ.	Greenfield, MA	26	701.7372	$4,400	Big Raz BBQ
Jun 14, 2019	Hartford Rib Off state champ.	Hartford, CT	27	698.2972	$7,250	Paddy McQ's BBQ
Jun 8, 2019	Granite State BBQ Championship state champ.	Hancock, NH	29	695.3828	$3,600	Insane Swine BBQ