GRANNY'S GANG BARBEQUE

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

Power ranking

#3036

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1511 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-14

latest 2018-06-09

Best ToY finish

#966

Master 2014

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

657.6344 / 720

Master · Granite State BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.32

last 5 Master vs avg 643.22 (+0.10)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

169.1772

Pork Ribs · Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±7.47

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.55 · weakest Brisket (159.42)

Road miles

187

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

643.22 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 36%.

3 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 36%

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Bone Daddy's BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Granite State BBQ Championship (2018-06-09).

last seen 2016-06-04
back 2018-06-09

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

Homeostasis BBQ

#3057 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2018-06-29

⚔ Head-to-head

MOUNTAIN CREEK BBQ

#3026 of the rated field

1505 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 5 years before GRANNY'S GANG BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

The Burnt Crow

#3048 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1515

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after GRANNY'S GANG BARBEQUE did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin B's

#3041 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

3 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2025-09-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Doss Hogs Barbeque

#3039 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1519

No shared contest yet.

Level with GRANNY'S GANG BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2020-11-20

⚔ Head-to-head

BBQ BARONS

#3040 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1507

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Smokin Aces	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
FIRE DOWN BELOW	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	1	169.1428	153.0972	162.55	top 56%
Pork Ribs	6	2	169.1772	151.4286	161.03	top 60%
Pork	6	2	167.4288	150.8228	159.50	top 64%
Brisket	6	1	167.4400	152.6172	159.42	top 57%

“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
NH	4	top 49%
MA	1	top 26%
RI	1	top 75%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 75%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 41%
Large (40+)	1	top 59%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Granite State BBQ Championship	2	23	0	top 65%	2018-06-09

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2013-06-14 → 2018-06-09

Busiest season 2014 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NH 4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.55 · weakest Brisket (159.42)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 50% 3 of 6 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 643.22 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 108 80–83 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 187 6 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength 1540 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2 yrs 2016-06-04 → 2018-06-09

Power rating 1504 peak 1511 · #3036 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jun 14 First tracked contest Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
Jun 14 First call Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition
2014
Jun 13 First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Jun 13 First overall podium Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Jun 13 First Reserve Championship Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Jun 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.0968 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Jun 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1772 Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
Jun 13 Peak power rating (1511) Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship
2018
Jun 9 Career-best overall score657.6344 Granite State BBQ Championship
Jun 9 Most recent contest Granite State BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship	2014-06-13
+3	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival	2014-10-10
+1.1	Granite State BBQ Championship	2018-06-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.9	BBQ Masters in the Woods	2014-09-06
-3.8	Granite State BBQ Championship	2016-06-04
-2.7	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition	2013-06-14

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 59%	91.3%	91.3%
2016	1	0	0%	top 72%	88.6%	88.6%
2014	3	3	67%	top 36%	90.7%	89.4%
2013	1	0	100%	top 60%	89%	89%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-06-09	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	24 / 41 (657.6344)	15 (169.1428)	25 (162.2516)	32 (158.8000)	16 (167.4400)
2016-06-04	Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH	23 / 32 (637.5660)	30 (153.0972)	22 (157.1088)	15 (165.7028)	17 (161.6572)
2014-10-10	Riverside Blues & BBQ Festival Greenfield, MA	7 / 27 (637.6232)	16 (161.6572)	16 (161.6800)	18 (159.3828)	12 (161.1316)
2014-09-06	BBQ Masters in the Woods Foster, RI	6 / 8 (639.9432)	5 (163.4172)	4 (164.5488)	7 (154.8572)	6 (157.1200)
2014-06-13	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Championship Merrimack, NH	2 / 28 (653.0968)	12 (162.8456)	8 (169.1772)	22 (150.8228)	22 (152.6172)
2013-06-14	Rock'n Ribfest NH State BBQ Competition Merrimack, NH	21 / 35 (640.5716)	15 (165.1428)	32 (151.4286)	10 (167.4288)	19 (156.5714)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1931 (65 pts)	#1780 (110 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1776 (105 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2232 (67 pts)	#2890 (57 pts)	#2285 (72 pts)	#2082 (107 pts)	#2136 (97 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#966 (328 pts)	#952 (373 pts)	#855 (428 pts)	#1117 (293 pts)	#988 (333 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1940 (80 pts)	#1859 (110 pts)	#2584 (60 pts)	#1726 (135 pts)	#1940 (90 pts)