CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE

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

Power ranking

#6149

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1421

peak 1421 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-25

latest 2018-06-02

Best ToY finish

#1409

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

655.9428 / 720

Master · Green Mountain BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

629.51 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 609.21 (+20.30)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork · Green Mountain BBQ Championship

Consistency

±23.93

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 153.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.58)

Road miles

2,636

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi

Schedule strength

31%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

609.21 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 67%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 67%

A tough matchup

14–0 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 14 of their 14 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of NY PHAT DADDY'S in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

13 of 14 shared pork entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 13 of 14 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BOAR-N-Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 68% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 68% across 4 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

4 June contests
top 79% the rest of the year

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

Broken BBQ

#6145 of the rated field

1422 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1422

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

I Smell Smoke

#6147 of the rated field

1422 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1422

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

East Coast BBQ

#6152 of the rated field

1421 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2021-03-05

⚔ Head-to-head

Thin Blue BBQ

#6153 of the rated field

1421 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

⚔ Head-to-head

Double D BBQ

#6146 of the rated field

1422 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1508

No shared contest yet.

Level with CHUCK & DAD'S BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-07-19

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin' Bill's

#6144 of the rated field

1422 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1422

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 2024-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
INSANE SWINE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
THE BASIC BBQ TEAM	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
DR. BUTTS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
REBEL YELL BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM EATAPEDIA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BUCKNER BROTHERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BEVERAGE BROTHERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Aces	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
NY PHAT DADDY'S	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	1	0	0	163.4286	132.5144	153.36	top 73%
Pork Ribs	15	0	0	0	164.6288	136.5372	150.58	top 73%
Pork	15	1	1	1	174.8572	131.9884	153.40	top 65%
Brisket	15	1	0	0	166.8800	131.4284	151.88	top 66%

“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
NY	9	top 82%
CT	3	top 75%
VT	2	top 63%
PA	1	top 96%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 86%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sun BBQ Fest	3	43	top 75%	2018-06-02
I love Barbecue & Music Festival	3	23	top 86%	2017-07-07
Roc City Rib Fest	2	39	top 73%	2016-05-28
Roc City Rib Fest	2	49	top 87%	2015-05-23

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5 yrs 2013-05-25 → 2018-06-02

Busiest season 2017 3 contests

Contests a season 2.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NY 9 of 15 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 153.40 · weakest Pork Ribs (150.58)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 3 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 15 contests

Master average 609.21 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 327 166–590 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,636 15 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests

Power rating 1421 peak 1421 · #6149 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 25 First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
May 25 Peak power rating (1495) Roc City Rib Fest
2014
Jul 4 First call I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
2016
Jun 11 10th tracked contest Sun BBQ Fest
Jun 25 First category win (Pork) Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Jun 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score655.9428 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Jun 25 Career-best overall score655.9428 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Jun 25 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
2018
Jun 2 Most recent contest Sun BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.4	Green Mountain BBQ Championship	2016-06-25

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.6	Oinktoberfest	2013-09-20
-10.8	Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition	2014-09-12
-10.3	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	2015-07-03
-10.1	Roc City Rib Fest	2014-05-24
-8.4	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	2014-07-04

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0%	top 73%	87.3%	87.3%
2017	3	0	33%	top 77%	87.8%	86.3%
2016	3	1	33%	top 67%	91.1%	88.6%
2015	2	0	0%	top 91%	85.6%	82.7%
2014	3	0	33%	top 89%	84.4%	81.5%
2013	3	0	0%	top 76%	83.2%	82.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-06-02	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	43 / 59 (628.5260)	49 (154.8228)	39 (155.9660)	29 (163.4172)	41 (154.3200)
2017-09-09	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Randolph, VT	26 / 32 (632.4804)	25 (159.4056)	26 (153.7032)	24 (162.2628)	25 (157.1088)
2017-07-07	I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	30 / 40 (615.8856)	37 (146.7884)	27 (153.1316)	32 (149.0856)	10 (166.8800)
2017-06-03	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	54 / 73 (614.7084)	72 (132.5144)	58 (149.6456)	18 (167.9884)	29 (164.5600)
2016-06-25	Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT	18 / 40 (655.9428)	31 (158.7884)	20 (161.7372)	1 (174.8572)	23 (160.5600)
2016-06-11	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	54 / 69 (626.2520)	64 (150.8688)	59 (152.0004)	32 (162.2628)	35 (161.1200)
2016-05-28	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	39 / 50 (632.6172)	36 (158.8456)	43 (154.2972)	17 (165.1544)	35 (154.3200)
2015-07-03	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	30 / 31 (575.4172)	31 (142.2628)	19 (153.7488)	31 (131.9884)	25 (147.4172)
2015-05-23	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	49 / 57 (616.0344)	44 (158.8800)	19 (164.6288)	56 (141.1084)	45 (151.4172)
2014-09-12	Coal Cracker Smoke & Stoke BBQ Competition Scranton, PA	24 / 25 (563.9544)	23 (148.0460)	24 (137.6572)	23 (143.9884)	24 (134.2628)
2014-07-04	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	23 / 27 (589.1312)	5 (161.1772)	25 (136.5372)	25 (143.4284)	19 (147.9884)
2014-05-24	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	75 / 86 (607.8740)	70 (151.3712)	71 (146.7772)	71 (147.4628)	31 (162.2628)
2013-09-20	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	65 / 71 (582.7200)	42 (155.4056)	61 (137.1316)	68 (140.5028)	48 (149.6800)
2013-07-13	Troy Pig Out Troy, NY	22 / 32 (597.7604)	16 (157.7372)	22 (151.4516)	18 (153.7372)	24 (134.8344)
2013-05-25	Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY	54 / 80 (598.8574)	21 (163.4286)	47 (150.2860)	41 (153.7144)	75 (131.4284)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1697 (160 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1832 (116 pts)	#1885 (116 pts)	#1507 (176 pts)	#1918 (116 pts)	#1902 (116 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1409 (192 pts)	#1072 (312 pts)	#1507 (182 pts)	#1512 (187 pts)	#1374 (212 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2386 (72 pts)	#1904 (102 pts)	#2423 (72 pts)	#1997 (92 pts)	#2578 (62 pts)