1752 BARBECUE

1752 BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 37 at the Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest (2015). They are ranked #2505 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,505

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1520

peak 1521 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 10, 2014

latest Oct 13, 2017 · 3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1239

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

656.4568 / 720

Master · Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

Current form

651.23 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.28 (+0.96)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2972

Pork Ribs · Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

Consistency

±4.11

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.14 · weakest Brisket (155.69)

Road miles

454

across 6 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)

Master avg

650.28 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

4–1 behind in the head-to-head

PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ ahead in 80% of their meetings

PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−11.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 11.45 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.

Brisket avg 155.69
Pork Ribs avg 167.14
1 call in 6 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG PEN BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 11th

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1239 (225 pts)	#1341 (215 pts)	#1286 (235 pts)	#1048 (320 pts)	#1576 (155 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1281 (222 pts)	#1814 (137 pts)	#1322 (227 pts)	#1256 (252 pts)	#911 (372 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 1752 BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.

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

HOG-IT-UP BBQ

#2,507 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1567

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to 1752 BARBECUE)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team 1752 BARBECUE has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 24 contests
last seen May 12, 2017

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PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS

#2,514 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1520

Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 4 years before 1752 BARBECUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

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Smokearitaville BBQ

#2,517 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2019

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TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ

#2,515 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1529

They turned up 7 years after 1752 BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

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RANKIN COUNTY BBQ

#2,500 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1520

Level with 1752 BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 20, 2023

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Smokin Co BBQ

#2,516 of the rated field

1520 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1520

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2018

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PIG PEN BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	3	0	174.2628	155.3484	165.21	top 44%
Pork Ribs	6	2	2	174.2972	159.3944	167.14	top 29%
Pork	6	2	1	169.1084	152.5256	162.25	top 46%
Brisket	6	1	1	171.4400	139.9772	155.69	top 57%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	2	0	top 35%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	4	top 46%
PA	1	top 38%
NC	1	top 59%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	4	11	0	top 46%	Oct 13, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 4 of 6 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 3 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 145 finished ahead 120 times, behind 94

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

20171 milestone

Oct 13 Most recent contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

20161 milestone

Oct 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

20151 milestone

Oct 16 Peak power rating (1521) Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

20144 milestones

Oct 10 First tracked contest Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off
Oct 10 First call Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off
Oct 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.4568 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Oct 17 Career-best overall score656.4568 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.6	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 16, 2015
+7.8	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 17, 2014
+5.8	The Ironman	Apr 3, 2015
+0.3	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 13, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.3	Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off	Oct 10, 2014
-1.2	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 14, 2016

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)
2017	1	100%	top 60%	90%	90%
2016	1	100%	top 63%	90%	90%
2015	2	50%	top 34%	91%	90.5%
2014	2	100%	top 46%	91.2%	90.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 13, 2017	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	18 / 30 (647.9312)	8 (170.8456)	3 (171.4172)	28 (152.5256)	24 (153.1428)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	24 / 38 (647.9316)	4 (174.2628)	3 (174.2972)	23 (159.3944)	35 (139.9772)
Oct 16, 2015	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	11 / 37 (655.3944)	8 (173.1772)	15 (165.7372)	3 (168.5600)	29 (147.9200)
Apr 3, 2015	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	18 / 48 (648.4568)	25 (160.5484)	12 (165.6800)	20 (160.5256)	18 (161.7028)
Oct 17, 2014	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	13 / 40 (656.4568)	30 (155.3484)	13 (166.2856)	17 (163.3828)	2 (171.4400)
Oct 10, 2014	Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-Off Waxhaw, NC	16 / 27 (645.4968)	21 (157.0628)	15 (159.3944)	8 (169.1084)	14 (159.9312)

1752 BARBECUE

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

Master avg

Storylines (4 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

A standing appointment

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)