A familiar champion
2×
titles at this rep’s contests
BIG RAZ BBQ has taken the Grand Championship at 2 of the contests this rep has run.
- 8 champions crowned in all
- 7 different teams
Don Lovely archive
A KCBS contest rep working 6 states/provinces, most often around Plymouth, MA. By events worked they sit #126 of the 152 reps in the data. First on the record in 2019, latest contest Sep 28, 2019.
At a glance (their career as a contest rep, in numbers)
Contests run
8
every contest on their record
Among all reps
#126
of 152 reps by events worked · #41 by states covered
On the trail
2019–2019
1 season in the data
This season
0
contests dated 2026 · 8 a season career-long
State championships
8
contests carrying a state title
Teams officiated
149
252 entries total · 1,008 meat boxes
Avg field
32
2736
teams per contest · median 32
Field strength
1,598
avg power rating of their fields · above 76% of rated contests
GCs crowned
8
7 different teams · 8 reserve champions
First-ever titles
2
teams whose first GC anywhere came at one of theirs
Teams that started here
13
first contest in the data at one of theirs
Perfect 180s seen
1 🔥
out of 1,008 meat entries
Avg winning score
688.96
677.15693.68
8 Master contests · 694.13 across all contests
Contests they return to
1
run more than once
Road between contests
837 mi
~837 miles a season · 242 mi corner to corner
Busiest month
May
3 of their 8 contests
Busiest 30 days
3
contests between May 4, 2019 and May 18, 2019
Prize money
$50K
across their events · biggest purse $9,000
Results on file
100%
8 of their contests have scores in the data
Storylines (9 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.
Deep fields
1598
average power rating in their fields
Stronger than 76% of every rated contest
The fields at their contests average a 1598 power rating going in — stronger than 76% of every rated contest in the data.
- deepest: I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- 32 rated teams
The longest shot
13-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100
At Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival, FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY came in rated below the field's top team, INSANE SWINE BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway.
- 4 upsets at their contests
- May 4, 2019
Title contests
8
state championships run
100% of their contests carried a state title
8 of their 8 contests carried a state championship on the line.
A first Grand Championship
2
teams won their first title here
2 teams took the first Grand Championship of their careers at one of this rep's contests — most recently Smokin' Hoggz at Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES.
- Smokin' Hoggz · 2019-05-17
- FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY · 2019-05-04
The double act
8
contests run together
100% of this rep's events
Leslie Lovely and Don Lovely have run 8 contests together since 2019.
- 1 co-rep in all
A season on the road
8
contests in 2019
2019 was their busiest year on the trail: 8 contests and 252 team entries through the tables.
- 252 team entries
- 8 state championships
Where teams start
13
teams cooked their first contest here
13 teams turned in their first box at a contest this rep was running — for that many teams, this is where the record starts.
- Snorting Warthogs · 2019-09-28
- Rusty Bird BBQ · 2019-09-28
- The Farm Barbecue · 2019-09-28
Road warrior
6
states and provinces worked
Has run contests in 6 different states and provinces — VT most of all (2 events).
- VT ×2
- MA ×2
- RI ×1
- ME ×1
The story so far (5 numbers that describe this rep)
Busiest season
2019
8 events · 252 team entries
Works mostly in
VT
2 of 8 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Towns worked
7
most often Plymouth, MA (2)
Corner to corner
242 mi
Plymouth to Lake Placid — the two ends of their map
Meat entries turned in
1,008
boxes on the boards across every contest they have run
Milestones (the firsts and the round numbers of a rep's career)
- 2019
- First contest repped Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- First state championship Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- First Grand Champion crowned Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY won their first-ever Grand Championship Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- Biggest upset seen (13-in-100 shot) Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival
- First contest outside CT Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- First perfect 180 at their tables Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Deepest field worked (1615 avg rating) I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Highest overall score seen (693.6800) The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival
- Biggest field worked (36 teams) Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- Most recent contest Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
The climb (every contest they have run, added up)
Their year (contests by month)
Where they work
What it took to win (Master winning scores)
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 | 2 | 2019-09-07 |
| Rhode Hog BBQ | 1 | 2019-09-28 |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 1 | 2019-08-24 |
| HOT WACHULA'S | 1 | 2019-07-05 |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 1 | 2019-05-18 |
| Smokin' Hoggz | 1 | 2019-05-17 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 1 | 2019-05-04 |
First-ever Grand Championships (a team's first title anywhere, won here)
| Team | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Smokin' Hoggz | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | May 17, 2019 |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | May 4, 2019 |
Contests they keep coming back to
| Contest | Editions | Run | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | — | 2019–2019 |
Where they work (contests by state/province)
| State / province | Contests | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VT reps here | 2 | |
| MA reps here | 2 | |
| RI reps here | 1 | |
| ME reps here | 1 | |
| NY reps here | 1 | |
| CT reps here | 1 |
Towns on their map
| Town | Contests | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| Plymouth, MA | 2 | 2019-05-18 |
| Hope Valley, RI | 1 | 2019-09-28 |
| Braintree, VT | 1 | 2019-09-07 |
| Hiram, ME | 1 | 2019-08-24 |
| Windsor, VT | 1 | 2019-07-27 |
| Lake Placid, NY | 1 | 2019-07-05 |
| Ridgefield, CT | 1 | 2019-05-04 |
Upsets at their contests (champion rated below the field's top seed)
| Contest | Champion | Top seed | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival | FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY 1557 | INSANE SWINE BBQ 1893 | 13-in-100 |
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | FIRE DOWN BELOW 1784 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 2023 | 20-in-100 |
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 1878 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ 2023 | 30-in-100 |
| The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | BIG RAZ BBQ 1758 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE 1883 | 33-in-100 |
The boards at their contests (every meat entry they have run)
| Meat | Entries | Board avg | Winning avg | 180s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 252 | 163.81 | 177.79 | 1 |
| Pork Ribs | 252 | 161.17 | 176.65 | — |
| Pork | 252 | 162.29 | 176.01 | — |
| Brisket | 252 | 160.17 | 175.15 | — |
Frequent co-reps
| Rep | Events together | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Leslie Lovely | 8 |
Teams that cook under them most
| Team | Contests | Wins | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 8 | 2 | 2019 |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 8 | — | 2019 |
| BIG RAZ BBQ | 7 | 2 | 2019 |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 2019 |
| A MAZIE Q | 7 | — | 2019 |
| MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ | 7 | — | 2019 |
| FIRE DOWN BELOW | 6 | 1 | 2019 |
| Team GottaQ | 6 | — | 2019 |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 5 | 1 | 2019 |
| SMOKE THIS L.I. | 5 | — | 2019 |
| Pig Data BBQ | 5 | — | 2019 |
| What the Pork? | 4 | — | 2019 |
Teams whose first contest was one of theirs
| Team | Debut contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Snorting Warthogs | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Sep 28, 2019 |
| Rusty Bird BBQ | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Sep 28, 2019 |
| The Farm Barbecue | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | Sep 28, 2019 |
| Cclabbq | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2019 |
| Nuggets Nibblets | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2019 |
| Aroostook County Killer Hogs | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2019 |
| Holy Hog Father of Maine | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2019 |
| ButterQue | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2019 |
| Ossipee Mountain Smokers | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition | Aug 24, 2019 |
| Git R Porked BBQ LLC | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | Jul 27, 2019 |
| Bone Daddy BBQ | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival | Jul 27, 2019 |
| Old Man Jeff | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | May 17, 2019 |
Every event (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Where | Teams | Top score | Prize $ | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2019 | Ocean Sate BBQ Championship-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES state champ. | Hope Valley, RI | 36 | 691.3944 | $8,225 | Rhode Hog BBQ |
| Sep 7, 2019 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES state champ. | Braintree, VT | 31 | 691.3712 | $5,225 | Big Raz BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition state champ. | Hiram, ME | 36 | 687.3828 | $6,500 | Insane Swine BBQ |
| Jul 27, 2019 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival state champ. | Windsor, VT | 33 | 693.6800 | $6,000 | Big Raz BBQ |
| Jul 5, 2019 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival state champ. | Lake Placid, NY | 32 | 677.1540 | $9,000 | Hot Wachula's |
| May 18, 2019 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 2) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES state champ. | Plymouth, MA | 28 | 691.9660 | $4,150 | Fire Down Below |
| May 17, 2019 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown (DAY 1) CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES state champ. | Plymouth, MA | 27 | 690.2284 | $4,000 | Smokin' Hoggz |
| May 4, 2019 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival state champ. | Ridgefield, CT | 29 | 688.5256 | $6,600 | Fire at the End of the Day |