High-water mark
665.0744
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.0744 at The Ironman — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Apr 1, 2016
ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BBQ
ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 8th of 31 at the 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff (2013). They are ranked #2383 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1524
peak 1524 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2013
latest Apr 7, 2023 · 9.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.12 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 646.38 (+1.73)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.95
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.18 · weakest Pork Ribs (157.60)
Road miles
107
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 32 mi
Schedule strength
25%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)
Purse competed for
$4,100
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
646.38 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #1988 (110 pts) | #2032 (105 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1739 (125 pts) | #1406 (210 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #1872 (120 pts) | #1611 (165 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2639 (64 pts) | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1074 (264 pts) | #1287 (214 pts) | #1398 (194 pts) | #971 (324 pts) | #1056 (279 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
99 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,378 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1549
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,382 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1524
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,375 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1531
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 7 contests, alongside a 43% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#2,396 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 57%
- Peak
- 1524
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#2,389 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1524
Level with ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN GNOME BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 157.6912 | 164.18 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9888 | 153.1200 | 157.60 | top 57% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.9772 | 154.7884 | 163.20 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 155.3828 | 161.40 | top 42% |
“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
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ironman | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 40% | Apr 7, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
154
finished ahead 147 times, behind 96
Longest layoff
6 yrs
Mar 31, 2017 → Apr 7, 2023
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20231 milestone
- Most recent contest The Ironman
20171 milestone
- Peak power rating (1524) The Ironman
20162 milestones
- Career-best overall score665.0744 The Ironman
- Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1428 The Ironman
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest The Memorial Day Pignic
- First call The Memorial Day Pignic
- First overall top-10 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1600 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.9 | The Ironman | Apr 1, 2016 |
| +8.6 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff | Sep 6, 2013 |
| +4.8 | The Memorial Day Pignic | May 25, 2013 |
| +3.5 | The Ironman | Mar 31, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.8 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off | Sep 5, 2014 |
| -0.1 | The Ironman | Apr 7, 2023 |
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
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 53% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 44% | 88.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 22% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 90.3% | 89.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2023 | The Ironman 🏅 Greencastle, PA | 16 / 30 (653.0400) | 17 (167.4284) | 23 (157.6800) | 14 (167.3944) | 17 (160.5372) |
| Mar 31, 2017 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 26 / 59 (639.8512) | 15 (165.6912) | 16 (163.9888) | 43 (154.7884) | 37 (155.3828) |
| Apr 1, 2016 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 12 / 54 (665.0744) | 4 (173.1428) | 36 (156.5488) | 13 (166.2400) | 7 (169.1428) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA | 26 / 39 (632.4684) | 26 (157.6912) | 29 (153.1200) | 16 (163.3828) | 19 (158.2744) |
| Sep 6, 2013 | 5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA | 8 / 31 (650.1600) | 10 (162.8228) | 12 (159.4172) | 2 (171.9772) | 18 (155.9428) |
| May 25, 2013 | The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD | 15 / 38 (637.7136) | 21 (158.2854) | 23 (154.8570) | 24 (155.4284) | 5 (169.1428) |