PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS

PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 11th of 16 at the Route Six Ribfest (2019). They are ranked #6049 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,049

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1432

peak 1502 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 6, 2014

latest Aug 28, 2021 · 7.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#436

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

683.3944 / 720

Master · Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1

Perfect 180s

Current form

647.20 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.68 (+16.53)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Brisket · Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2

Consistency

±26.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.20 · weakest Brisket (155.25)

Road miles

1,555

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 163 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$47K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

630.68 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

683.3944 career-best overall

94.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 683.3944 at Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 — 94.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 16, 2021

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Swayze Crazy Que has finished one call ahead of PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 92% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.95 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 155.25
Chicken avg 160.20
2 calls in 15 entries

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at York County BBQ Festival (Jun 28, 2019).

last seen Oct 21, 2016
back Jun 28, 2019

Chicken nemesis

11 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 92% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 11 of 12 shared chicken entries.

Going the wrong way

-27 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 27 points across 6 contests since Apr 16, 2021 — from 1459 down to 1432.

6 contests since Apr 16, 2021
now 1432

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

iBQ'n has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021 ↗	Master	#436 (419 pts)	#377 (534 pts)	#435 (484 pts)	#415 (459 pts)	#482 (399 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1088 (231 pts)	#1166 (221 pts)	#913 (336 pts)	#1040 (266 pts)	#955 (306 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1017 (305 pts)	#1204 (266 pts)	#1240 (251 pts)	#1390 (216 pts)	#1252 (241 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BADGER BBQ

#6,046 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1432

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen May 28, 2022

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Bubba's Pig-a-licious

#6,041 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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Pork & Boots

#6,043 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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GRILLIN' THE SHED

#6,045 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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Get Your Grill On

#6,053 of the rated field

1431 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1431

Level with PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Smokin Blue BBQ

#6,039 of the rated field

1432 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1432

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 21, 2023

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DRILLING & GRILLING	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Zoni-Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
Sweet Rick's BBQ	6	2	3	33%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	6	1	4	17%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	2	172.5600	149.6916	160.20	top 65%
Pork Ribs	15	3	173.1200	147.9544	158.87	top 60%
Pork	15	2	173.1544	133.0740	156.36	top 72%
Brisket	15	2	176.5944	137.6800	155.25	top 64%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 74%
Large (40+)	9	top 73%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	8	top 79%
MD	5	top 63%
DE	2	top 74%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
York County BBQ Festival	2	35	0	top 83%	Jun 18, 2021

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 6 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 8 of 15 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 14 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 418 finished ahead 196 times, behind 622

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs Oct 21, 2016 → Jun 28, 2019

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

20215 milestones

Apr 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.3944 Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
Apr 16 10th tracked contest Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
Apr 16 Career-best overall score683.3944 Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
Apr 17 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5944 Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2
Aug 28 Most recent contest Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2

20191 milestone

Aug 31 First call Route Six Ribfest

20142 milestones

Jun 6 First tracked contest Que for the Troops
Jun 6 Peak power rating (1502) Que for the Troops

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1	Apr 16, 2021
+2.1	Que for the Troops	Jun 6, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.4	Keystone Classic Barbeque	Oct 2, 2015
-10.8	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 30, 2021
-9.1	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 18, 2021
-8.5	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off	Sep 5, 2014
-8.5	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets	Aug 8, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	6	67%	top 69%	94.9%	90.7%
2019	3	67%	top 72%	87.5%	86.9%
2016	1	0%	top 84%	84%	84%
2015	1	0%	top 93%	82.8%	82.8%
2014	4	0%	top 72%	86.7%	85.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 28, 2021	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD	17 / 20 (666.7656)	5 (172.5600)	7 (173.1200)	12 (169.7028)	20 (151.3828)
Aug 27, 2021	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD	16 / 24 (650.2976)	9 (169.1888)	9 (166.2744)	20 (157.1200)	19 (157.7144)
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	51 / 54 (620.9832)	19 (170.2628)	51 (150.2288)	45 (156.5600)	53 (143.9316)
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	35 / 41 (619.7252)	38 (150.7540)	36 (152.5256)	34 (158.8000)	34 (157.6456)
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	19 / 34 (678.2516)	24 (168)	22 (166.2400)	18 (167.4172)	4 (176.5944)
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	13 / 47 (683.3944)	21 (169.6800)	21 (168)	8 (173.1544)	11 (172.5600)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	41 / 63 (630.1140)	49 (153.6344)	41 (156.5484)	54 (150.2284)	9 (169.7028)
Aug 31, 2019	Route Six Ribfest 🏅 Coudersport, PA	11 / 16 (625.0172)	13 (153.6572)	4 (166.8572)	7 (162.2628)	13 (142.2400)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	39 / 48 (621.5200)	37 (159.3712)	20 (165.7144)	39 (156.5256)	47 (139.9088)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	56 / 67 (605.0400)	61 (149.6916)	46 (151.3944)	45 (153.7028)	50 (150.2512)
Oct 2, 2015	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	53 / 57 (596.4108)	49 (154.8112)	48 (147.9884)	57 (133.0740)	28 (160.5372)
Sep 5, 2014	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	33 / 39 (618.2860)	29 (156.0344)	34 (147.9544)	34 (152.5600)	12 (161.7372)
Aug 8, 2014	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	44 / 54 (597.0056)	31 (158.8228)	32 (156.5372)	49 (143.9656)	51 (137.6800)
Jul 18, 2014	Warren County All American BBQ Festival Pittsfield, PA	16 / 21 (623.3596)	11 (162.8572)	14 (157.1200)	21 (150.2856)	16 (153.0968)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	31 / 65 (623.9656)	43 (153.6800)	27 (156.5256)	26 (160.0344)	32 (153.7256)

PENNWOOD SMOKE CHASERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)