The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Up-2 BBQ has finished one call ahead of SHOOT TO GRILL 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
SHOOT TO GRILL
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1454
peak 1454 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-06-01
latest 2016-06-25
Best ToY finish
#1709
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
610.46 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 609.18 (+1.28)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.93
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 154.46 · weakest Pork (148.92)
Road miles
212
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 104 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Master avg
609.18 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
6–0
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 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.5
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.54 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Pork avg 148.92
- Chicken avg 154.46
- 0 calls in 6 entries
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.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5357 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1454
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5360 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after SHOOT TO GRILL did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#5363 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
Level with SHOOT TO GRILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5329 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1454
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5323 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1455
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#5335 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1454
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rogue Hog BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| INSANE SWINE BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE BASIC BBQ TEAM | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| A MAZIE Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Bone Daddy's BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| STUBBORN BULL BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE AND A HALF MEN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CAN U SMELL MY PITS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Up-2 BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Butt Paradise | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokin Aces | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3940 | 147.4284 | 154.46 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9884 | 141.1888 | 154.18 | top 66% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8344 | 144.0002 | 148.92 | top 88% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8800 | 141.1428 | 152.00 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| VT | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| MA | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 73% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.1 yrs
2013-06-01 → 2016-06-25
Busiest season
2016
2 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
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 154.46 · weakest Pork (148.92)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
609.18
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
133
46–202 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
212
6 mapped stops · furthest 104 mi
Schedule strength
1536
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-05-29 → 2016-06-04
Power rating
1454
peak 1454 · #5340 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1488) Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest
- 2016
- First call Green Mountain BBQ Championship
- Career-best overall score642.7996 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)171.9884 Green Mountain BBQ Championship
- Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest | 2013-06-01 |
| -11.4 | Granite State BBQ Championship | 2016-06-04 |
| -9.3 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest | 2015-05-29 |
| -8.3 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest | 2014-05-31 |
| -4.7 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest | 2014-09-13 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 83% | 89.3% | 85% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 88% | 84.6% | 84.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 85.1% | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-25 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship Waterbury, VT | 26 / 40 (642.7996) | 38 (147.4284) | 5 (171.9884) | 33 (152.5028) | 4 (170.8800) |
| 2016-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 32 / 32 (581.0516) | 31 (148.5256) | 32 (141.1888) | 31 (149.0972) | 31 (142.2400) |
| 2015-05-29 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 43 / 49 (608.9832) | 34 (157.6688) | 32 (158.2856) | 47 (146.7888) | 42 (146.2400) |
| 2014-09-13 | Harvard Fall Festival BBQ Contest Harvard, MA | 31 / 43 (612.6288) | 27 (156.0572) | 34 (150.2628) | 30 (154.8344) | 33 (151.4744) |
| 2014-05-31 | Monadnock Up in Smoke BBQ, Beer Fest Swanzey, NH | 25 / 48 (606.8232) | 32 (159.3940) | 45 (145.0972) | 44 (146.3088) | 16 (160.0000) |
| 2013-06-01 | Monadnock Up In Smoke BBQ Fest Swanzey, NH | 37 / 43 (601.1432) | 29 (157.7144) | 19 (158.2858) | 38 (144.0002) | 37 (141.1428) |
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 | #1954 (117 pts) | #2010 (117 pts) | #1305 (242 pts) | #2013 (117 pts) | #1201 (267 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1709 (141 pts) | #1778 (141 pts) | #2505 (73 pts) | #1774 (141 pts) | #1486 (186 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2446 (68 pts) | #2489 (68 pts) | #1917 (98 pts) | #2489 (68 pts) | #2481 (68 pts) |