BEARDED BBQ MD
Rating
1495
peak 1516
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-08-09
latest 2022-10-14
Best ToY finish
#2370
Master 2013
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
306.65
last 3 vs career avg 306.65 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.00
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.71 · weakest Chicken (148.94)
Road miles
0
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at Maryland State BBQ Bash.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, Maryland State BBQ Bash (2019-08-09).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8228 | 142.8916 | 148.94 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 173.7372 | 135.3716 | 157.71 | top 54% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in MD (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Maryland State BBQ Bash (2019-08-09)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 306.65
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 284.4688 | 284.47 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 306.9260 | 306.93 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 328.5600 | 328.56 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 38 / 30 (284.4688) | 33 (149.0972) | 37 (135.3716) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 23 / 25 (306.9260) | 31 (142.8916) | 9 (164.0344) | — | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 1 / 30 (328.5600) | 15 (154.8228) | 1 (173.7372) | — | — |
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 | #2639 (64 pts) | #2654 (64 pts) | #2662 (64 pts) | #2662 (64 pts) | #2651 (64 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2370 (73 pts) | #1712 (133 pts) | #2410 (73 pts) | #2425 (73 pts) | #2412 (73 pts) |