Skinny Beans BBQ team PZ
Rating
1558
peak 1558
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2025-03-29
latest 2026-06-20
Best ToY finish
#131
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
2
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
686.77
last 5 vs career avg 687.16 (-0.39)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
and counting
Consistency
±3.87
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 174.41 · weakest Brisket (167.02)
Road miles
559
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 175 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BBQ Hot Yard has finished one call ahead of Skinny Beans BBQ team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Art Razza Piave Bbq in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Expo Master's Challenge is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at BBQ Knife Clash (2026-05-23) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Justice BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 6-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Expo Master's Challenge (2025-03-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, PZ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 179.4400 | 166.2284 | 174.41 | top 28% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 164.5372 | 171.70 | top 38% |
| Pork | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 177.7144 | 169.1084 | 174.17 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 160.5372 | 167.02 | top 48% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GG | 1 | 1 | top 10% |
| BZ | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 35% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 23% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PZ (2 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ Knife Clash (2026-05-23)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 687.16
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 693.0628 | 686.91 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 689.0856 | 687.65 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 7 / 25 (689.6572) | 3 (179.4400) | 17 (167.9772) | 9 (174.2628) | 15 (167.9772) |
| 2026-05-23 | BBQ Knife Clash Romano Di Lombardia, GG | 1 / 10 (682.7428) | 9 (166.2284) | 2 (170.2628) | 1 (177.7144) | 3 (168.5372) |
| 2026-05-03 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Rivergaro, PZ | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-03 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT RIBS) Rivergaro, PZ | — | — | 10 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-04-11 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge PARMA, 43126 | 4 / 42 (693.0628) | 15 (174.2628) | 16 (169.6800) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2026-03-07 | W.E.S.T. - Winter Extreme South Tyrol Muhlwald - Selva di Molini, BZ | 6 / 10 (682.1828) | 3 (174.2856) | 8 (168.5372) | 3 (174.2744) | 6 (165.0856) |
| 2025-10-18 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Fossalta di Piave , 30020 | — | 3 (172.5484) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fossalta di Piave , 30020 | — | — | 2 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto, I-41057 | 6 / 24 (686.2056) | 3 (177.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (169.1084) | 19 (160.5372) |
| 2025-03-29 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia, 25125 | 5 / 30 (689.0856) | 4 (174.2628) | 5 (174.2744) | 10 (173.1200) | 11 (167.4284) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #131 (775 pts) | #104 (905 pts) | #181 (675 pts) | #101 (840 pts) | #178 (605 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #521 (344 pts) | #357 (645 pts) | #374 (695 pts) | #697 (224 pts) | #719 (204 pts) |