1752 BARBECUE

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

Power ranking

#2495

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1520

peak 1521 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-10-10

latest 2017-10-13

Best ToY finish

#1239

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

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

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.14 · weakest Brisket (155.69)

Road miles

454

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi

Schedule strength

42%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Master avg

650.28 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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

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 calls 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

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

TORNADO ALLEY

#2500 of the rated field

1520 ▼ 0 power rating

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

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.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

PORK BUTT AND CHICKEN LEGS

#2493 of the rated field

1520 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

⚔ Head-to-head

DAN'S RIGHTEOUS RIBS

#2483 of the rated field

1520 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2017-08-18

⚔ Head-to-head

NATIONS BEST BARBEQUE

#2506 of the rated field

1520 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

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 2015-04-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Keep Calm and Sauce On

#2498 of the rated field

1520 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 60%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

TRAEGER X WHISKEY BENT BBQ

#2494 of the rated field

1520 ▼ 0 power rating

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

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2026-01-22

⚔ Head-to-head

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 state / province

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

By contest size

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

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
*Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	4	11	0	top 46%	2017-10-13

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

On the trail 3 yrs 2014-10-10 → 2017-10-13

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 4 of 6 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 3 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 167.14 · weakest Brisket (155.69)

Walk rate 83% a top-10 call in 5 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 6 contests

Master average 650.28 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 145 120–94 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 454 6 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi

Schedule strength 1555 average field rating faced — tougher than 42% of rated contests

Power rating 1520 peak 1521 · #2495 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
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
2015
Oct 16 Peak power rating (1521) Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
2016
Oct 14 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2972 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
2017
Oct 13 Most recent contest *Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.6	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2015-10-16
+7.8	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2014-10-17
+5.7	The Ironman	2015-04-03
+0.3	*Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2017-10-13

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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	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
2017-10-13	*Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	18 / 30 (647.9312)	8 (170.8456)	3 (171.4172)	28 (152.5256)	24 (153.1428)
2016-10-14	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	24 / 38 (647.9316)	4 (174.2628)	3 (174.2972)	23 (159.3944)	35 (139.9772)
2015-10-16	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	11 / 37 (655.3944)	8 (173.1772)	15 (165.7372)	3 (168.5600)	29 (147.9200)
2015-04-03	The Ironman Shady Grove, PA	18 / 48 (648.4568)	25 (160.5484)	12 (165.6800)	20 (160.5256)	18 (161.7028)
2014-10-17	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	13 / 40 (656.4568)	30 (155.3484)	13 (166.2856)	17 (163.3828)	2 (171.4400)
2014-10-10	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)

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
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)