Royal Nova BBQ NS
Rating
1497
peak 1497 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-07-19
latest 2026-06-06
Best ToY finish
#626
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.06
last 3 Master vs avg 673.06 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 171.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.93)
Road miles
356
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 178 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1515)
Master avg
673.06 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Cook the books has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 166.2512 | 169.50 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 162.8116 | 164.93 | top 65% |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 170.2744 | 171.23 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 177.1544 | 153.6456 | 167.40 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NS | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| NB | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NS (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 673.06 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-07-19 — First tracked contest · The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition
- 📣 2025-07-19 — First call · The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition
- ⭐ 2026-06-06 — Career-best overall score (689.1084) · Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
- 📈 2026-06-06 — Peak power rating (1497) · Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.2 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | 2026-06-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition | 2025-07-19 |
| -5.5 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | 2025-08-08 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 95.7% | 95.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 93.2% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 5 / 15 (689.1084) | 7 (169.6912) | 6 (169.1428) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (177.1544) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke Keswick, NB | 11 / 15 (670.7428) | 13 (166.2512) | 11 (162.8116) | 8 (170.2744) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2025-07-19 | The Great Atlantic BBQ Competition Bible Hill, NS | 8 / 11 (659.3372) | 4 (172.5600) | 9 (162.8344) | 5 (170.2972) | 11 (153.6456) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #626 (165 pts) | #726 (145 pts) | #750 (155 pts) | #648 (165 pts) | #608 (190 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #630 (241 pts) | #631 (286 pts) | #761 (231 pts) | #596 (296 pts) | #623 (261 pts) |