THAT GUY BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#3235

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1499

peak 1505 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-20

latest 2015-05-29

Best ToY finish

#723

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

650.7544 / 720

Master · 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.22 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 627.93 (+5.29)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Chicken · 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off

Consistency

±17.16

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 161.76 · weakest Brisket (149.51)

Road miles

752

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi

Schedule strength

24%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)

Master avg

627.93 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 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.

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−12.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.25 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 38%.

Brisket avg 149.51
Chicken avg 161.76
1 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROLLIN' SMOKE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

5 of 6 shared chicken entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared chicken entries.

The metronome

±2.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.2% of a perfect score
8 contests

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.

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

FAT MAXINE'S BBQ

#3249 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1546

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to THAT GUY BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team THAT GUY BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 33 contests
last seen 2025-10-10

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SMOKIN GNOME BBQ

#3224 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1574

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to THAT GUY BBQ)

They've been 1574 at their best, 74 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2021-09-24

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SMOKIN TIME

#3258 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1517

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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E.R. BBQ

#3248 of the rated field

1499 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-09-04

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GOOD AS ANY BBQ

#3226 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1499

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2023-01-27

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Smoking Crocus

#3229 of the rated field

1499 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1526

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.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2019-08-31

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	3	0	173.1200	147.3828	161.76	top 45%
Pork Ribs	8	1	1	170.2972	148.5488	159.20	top 49%
Pork	8	0	0	165.1316	149.0856	157.47	top 56%
Brisket	8	1	1	169.1428	127.2916	149.51	top 65%

“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	Avg finish
MD	4	top 61%
DE	2	top 49%
PA	1	top 28%
VA	1	top 85%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 65%

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.7 yrs 2013-09-20 → 2015-05-29

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 2.7 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 4 of 8 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 161.76 · weakest Brisket (149.51)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 4 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 8 contests

Master average 627.93 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 238 171–232 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 752 8 mapped stops · furthest 140 mi

Schedule strength 1532 average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests

Power rating 1499 peak 1505 · #3235 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 20 First tracked contest Hogs & Hops Dover
Sep 20 First call Hogs & Hops Dover
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1505) Hogs & Hops Dover
2014
Sep 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.7544 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off
Sep 5 Career-best overall score650.7544 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off
Sep 5 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1200 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off
2015
May 29 Most recent contest Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.8	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	2014-09-05
+6.8	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival	2014-05-30
+5	Hogs & Hops Dover	2013-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Autumnfest	2013-10-18
-7.4	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	2014-05-02
-1.9	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2014-08-01
-1.8	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival	2015-05-29
-1.3	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	2014-04-11

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	1	0%	top 66%	89%	89%
2014	5	60%	top 53%	90.4%	87.2%
2013	2	50%	top 61%	88.4%	86.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-05-29	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	21 / 32 (640.4460)	23 (158.2284)	15 (165.7144)	12 (165.1316)	24 (151.3716)
2014-09-05	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	11 / 39 (650.7544)	6 (173.1200)	22 (159.3944)	21 (161.1200)	21 (157.1200)
2014-08-01	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	37 / 59 (623.7944)	5 (172.5600)	17 (166.2744)	28 (157.6684)	58 (127.2916)
2014-05-30	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	11 / 30 (647.3372)	27 (149.0744)	2 (170.2972)	14 (158.8228)	3 (169.1428)
2014-05-02	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	46 / 59 (603.7828)	54 (147.3828)	38 (154.2516)	30 (160.5256)	54 (141.6228)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	65 / 109 (613.0284)	40 (159.4400)	46 (155.9772)	81 (149.0856)	72 (148.5256)
2013-10-18	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	34 / 40 (607.8056)	15 (161.6800)	26 (153.1200)	30 (151.9656)	36 (141.0400)
2013-09-20	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	17 / 45 (636.5260)	5 (172.5944)	35 (148.5488)	28 (155.4172)	17 (159.9656)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#723 (484 pts)	#887 (405 pts)	#721 (520 pts)	#1017 (335 pts)	#790 (455 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1359 (175 pts)	#1005 (310 pts)	#1713 (135 pts)	#1726 (135 pts)	#1413 (175 pts)