BBQ NUTS

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

Power ranking

#2257

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1528

peak 1528 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-26

latest 2017-06-09

Best ToY finish

#1101

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

679.4400 / 720

Master · National Capital Barbecue Battle

Perfect 180s

Current form

659.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.11 (+12.01)

Walk rate

60%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5828

Chicken · National Capital Barbecue Battle

Consistency

±17.24

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 162.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.17)

Road miles

255

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi

Schedule strength

35%

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

Master avg

647.11 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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.

They almost always walk

60% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 6 of 10 contests

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

High-water mark

679.4400 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.4400 at National Capital Barbecue Battle — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-06-27

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 22%

A tough matchup

7–2 behind in the head-to-head

PORK BARREL BBQ ahead in 78% of their meetings

PORK BARREL BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BULLY BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

7 of 9 shared brisket entries lost

PORK BARREL BBQ ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PORK BARREL BBQ has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared brisket entries.

The metronome

±2.39% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.39% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.9% of a perfect score
10 contests

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

SMOKIN BARRELS BBQ VT

#2248 of the rated field

1529 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-09-07

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FULAC BBQ

#2261 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

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 2025-10-11

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Bazinga BBQ

#2263 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

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SHACK'S Q

#2262 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2020-04-06

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EL SUPREMO BBQ

#2265 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

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Pigg'n Out BBQ Team

#2259 of the rated field

1528 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1528

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after BBQ NUTS did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-11-14

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORK BARREL BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
NEW REVOLUTION Q	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
BONE TO BARK BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	1	0	176.5828	143.3828	161.58	top 51%
Pork Ribs	10	0	0	168.0000	154.2856	161.17	top 49%
Pork	10	4	0	169.1544	146.7772	161.57	top 43%
Brisket	10	2	1	170.8800	151.9428	162.79	top 37%

“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	7	top 47%
DC	2	top 38%
VA	1	top 64%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 42%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	15	0	top 55%	2016-08-05
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	9	0	top 47%	2015-05-29

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2013-07-26 → 2017-06-09

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 7 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Brisket averages 162.79 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.17)

Walk rate 60% a top-10 call in 6 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 2 of 10 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 647.11 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 222 215–168 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 255 10 mapped stops · furthest 56 mi

Schedule strength 1546 average field rating faced — tougher than 35% of rated contests

Power rating 1528 peak 1528 · #2257 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 26 First tracked contest Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza
Jul 26 First call Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza
2015
May 29 First overall top-10 Beltway BBQ Showdown
May 29 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5716 Beltway BBQ Showdown
Jun 27 Career-best overall score679.4400 National Capital Barbecue Battle
Jun 27 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5828 National Capital Barbecue Battle
2016
Aug 5 Peak power rating (1528) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2017
Jun 9 10th tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
Jun 9 Most recent contest Beltway BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2015-05-29
+10.4	National Capital Barbecue Battle	2015-06-27
+8.5	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2015-07-31
+2.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2016-08-05
+2.4	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2016-06-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2014-06-06
-3.8	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza	2013-07-26
-0.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-08-22
-0.2	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2017-06-09

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)
2017	1	0	100%	top 55%	90.4%	90.4%
2016	2	0	50%	top 50%	90.8%	90.5%
2015	3	2	67%	top 22%	94.4%	92.4%
2014	3	0	33%	top 60%	89.9%	87.9%
2013	1	0	100%	top 64%	86.7%	86.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-06-09	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	16 / 29 (650.7200)	15 (166.2400)	17 (157.6800)	10 (166.2628)	15 (160.5372)
2016-08-05	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	15 / 29 (653.5424)	13 (166.2284)	11 (168.0000)	8 (166.8112)	22 (152.5028)
2016-06-03	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	18 / 37 (649.0284)	23 (160.5600)	21 (162.2400)	20 (161.1200)	11 (165.1084)
2015-07-31	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	11 / 54 (662.8688)	13 (168.0000)	20 (161.6916)	11 (167.4400)	16 (165.7372)
2015-06-27	National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	10 / 42 (679.4400)	5 (176.5828)	16 (166.2400)	8 (169.1544)	14 (167.4628)
2015-05-29	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	9 / 39 (652.5716)	14 (162.8800)	11 (165.1088)	9 (164.5600)	16 (160.0228)
2014-08-22	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	17 / 29 (634.1944)	16 (160.5600)	20 (155.9772)	25 (146.7772)	2 (170.8800)
2014-06-21	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	21 / 41 (647.3372)	19 (159.9544)	19 (162.2628)	26 (156.5144)	11 (168.6056)
2014-06-06	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	30 / 42 (616.9484)	33 (151.3944)	23 (158.2400)	29 (155.3712)	28 (151.9428)
2013-07-26	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza Bluemont, VA	21 / 33 (624.4684)	32 (143.3828)	22 (154.2856)	11 (161.6684)	4 (165.1316)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1994 (99 pts)	#2029 (104 pts)	#2107 (94 pts)	#1759 (129 pts)	#2016 (104 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1381 (199 pts)	#1531 (184 pts)	#1449 (204 pts)	#1360 (234 pts)	#1447 (199 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1101 (265 pts)	#1065 (305 pts)	#1424 (190 pts)	#1148 (285 pts)	#1296 (220 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1181 (247 pts)	#1215 (262 pts)	#1234 (252 pts)	#1512 (187 pts)	#787 (457 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1954 (78 pts)	#2618 (58 pts)	#2410 (73 pts)	#1782 (128 pts)	#1294 (208 pts)