EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM

EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 67 at the Que for the Troops (2016). They are ranked #1196 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,196

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1587

peak 1587 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 9, 2013

latest Aug 24, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#682

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

667.9312 / 720

Master · Que for the Troops

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.53 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 644.07 (+10.46)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Pork Ribs · Que for the Troops

Consistency

±20.06

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.35 · weakest Brisket (157.65)

Road miles

1,314

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi

Schedule strength

34%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

644.07 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Happy hunting ground

Top 11% average finish here

New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) is their spot: an average finish in the top 11% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 6th
average top 11%

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 9 of 15 contests

A top-10 category call in 60% of their 15 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

667.9312 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.9312 at Que for the Troops — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 3, 2016

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

Rogue Hog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

Rogue Hog BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.70 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 27%.

Brisket avg 157.65
Pork Ribs avg 162.35
2 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of QUEGASM in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 6 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1124 (235 pts)	#1279 (195 pts)	#949 (345 pts)	#1078 (270 pts)	#1586 (120 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1075 (295 pts)	#1251 (250 pts)	#1221 (265 pts)	#888 (440 pts)	#1409 (200 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#682 (560 pts)	#773 (510 pts)	#623 (655 pts)	#712 (560 pts)	#1072 (315 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#895 (363 pts)	#1159 (268 pts)	#1048 (318 pts)	#806 (458 pts)	#858 (418 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1589 (150 pts)	#1497 (190 pts)	#1481 (190 pts)	#1519 (185 pts)	#1664 (150 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1750 (117 pts)	#1792 (122 pts)	#1856 (112 pts)	#2022 (87 pts)	#1908 (97 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1587 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1591

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rated over 14 contests
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Big Fluff BBQ

#1,201 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1587

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

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Beachin' Good Barbecue

#1,195 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1587

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 40% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2025

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2 PITTS BBQ

#1,197 of the rated field

1587 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1587

Level with EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2020

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DROP THE MIKE

#1,188 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1601

They turned up 5 years after EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jun 10, 2022

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STL-High on the Hog

#1,185 of the rated field

1588 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1588

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
QUEGASM	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
SMOKEN DUDES BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	2	0	1	173.1428	150.2056	161.85	top 44%
Pork Ribs	15	4	1	1	173.7372	150.8116	162.35	top 34%
Pork	15	6	1	2	173.7028	149.1084	162.23	top 36%
Brisket	15	2	0	0	168.5256	143.3828	157.65	top 46%

“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)	3	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	12	0	top 32%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	7	top 26%
NY	5	top 42%
NJ	2	top 33%
DE	1	top 62%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Que for the Troops	3	17	top 42%	Jun 1, 2018
New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	2	6	top 11%	Aug 24, 2018
Hudson Valley Ribfest	2	19	top 40%	Aug 19, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 7 of 15 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 11 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 363 finished ahead 536 times, behind 247

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

20183 milestones

Jun 1 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)173.7372 Que for the Troops
Aug 24 Peak power rating (1587) New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 24 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)

20164 milestones

Jun 3 First category win (Pork) Que for the Troops
Jun 3 First overall podium Que for the Troops
Jun 3 Career-best overall score667.9312 Que for the Troops
Oct 8 10th tracked contest Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship

20153 milestones

Jun 5 First call Que for the Troops
Jun 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.0344 Que for the Troops
Aug 1 First overall top-10 8th Annual Smokin at the Maples

20131 milestone

Aug 9 First tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.4	Que for the Troops	Jun 3, 2016
+12.9	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2017
+11.7	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship	Oct 8, 2016
+11.3	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	Aug 24, 2018
+10.1	Que for the Troops	Jun 5, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.3	Boo-B-Que	Oct 20, 2017
-1.5	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	2	1	1	100%	top 21%	91.4%	91.1%
2017	3	1	0	33%	top 37%	92.8%	90.8%
2016	4	2	1	75%	top 27%	92.8%	91.2%
2015	3	1	0	100%	top 37%	92.2%	88.4%
2014	2	0	0	0%	top 51%	87.7%	86.9%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 44%	83.5%	83.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	10 / 71 (658.1484)	10 (170.8572)	33 (159.3828)	4 (170.2628)	33 (157.6456)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	17 / 61 (654.2172)	31 (162.7884)	1 (173.7372)	38 (156.5716)	30 (161.1200)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	43 / 69 (642.1600)	37 (165.7028)	55 (150.8116)	43 (158.8000)	21 (166.8456)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	6 / 69 (667.8740)	11 (167.3712)	19 (164.5372)	2 (173.7028)	28 (162.2628)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	25 / 63 (650.2516)	36 (161.6800)	14 (165.6800)	13 (167.4172)	38 (155.4744)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	9 / 48 (667.8968)	16 (167.9656)	19 (162.8456)	13 (168.5600)	14 (168.5256)
Sep 24, 2016	Red White and Que Cresskill, NJ	19 / 41 (639.3944)	20 (162.2856)	4 (171.4516)	20 (159.4400)	34 (146.2172)
Aug 19, 2016	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	19 / 52 (651.4292)	30 (161.7832)	9 (165.7144)	24 (161.1316)	21 (162.8000)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	3 / 67 (667.9312)	2 (173.1428)	4 (168.5828)	1 (170.8572)	37 (155.3484)
Aug 1, 2015	8th Annual Smokin at the Maples Manorville, NY	10 / 32 (622.2628)	15 (154.2744)	17 (154.8684)	6 (162.2972)	10 (150.8228)
Jun 27, 2015	1st Annual Greenport Harbor Beer, BBQ & Blues Peconic, NY	11 / 21 (623.8400)	14 (150.2056)	13 (158.8116)	10 (151.9428)	5 (162.8800)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	14 / 54 (664.0344)	45 (156.5828)	14 (166.8344)	7 (173.1544)	14 (167.4628)
Aug 16, 2014	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	26 / 60 (631.3260)	41 (153.7028)	19 (162.2744)	18 (161.0972)	31 (154.2516)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	38 / 65 (619.3256)	17 (162.8572)	23 (157.7144)	57 (149.1084)	40 (149.6456)
Aug 9, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Medford, NY	12 / 27 (601.0284)	11 (156.5256)	13 (151.9772)	18 (149.1428)	16 (143.3828)

EASTERN BEAST BBQ TEAM

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)