SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS PA
Rating
1593
peak 1599 · rated over 48 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
48
in the data
First seen
2019-06-28
latest 2026-07-25
Best ToY finish
#66
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
5
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
of 48 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Best overall
699.9772
Competitor Series · Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
684.14 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.88 (+13.26)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±20.33
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.58 · weakest Brisket (166.66)
Road miles
4362
mi across 48 mapped stops · furthest 590 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$343K
listed at 44 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 45 state-championship entries
Master avg
670.88 / 720
47 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Piggy & Swine BBQ has finished one call ahead of SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Capt. Blue BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 28 of their 29 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 27 of their 36 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 20 of 29 shared pork entries.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2025-10-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, CHUNKY BBQ.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (2021-05-14).
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 BOXERS Q | 36 | 27 | 9 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 31 | 8 | 20 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 30 | 5 | 23 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 29 | 1 | 28 | 3% | ⚔ compare |
| All About the Wood | 28 | 10 | 17 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 27 | 4 | 23 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 25 | 13 | 12 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 21 | 5 | 16 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 20 | 7 | 13 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| UP IN SMOKERS | 19 | 18 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| Mullen It Over BBQ | 19 | 17 | 2 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 48 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 136.5372 | 168.47 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 48 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 152.5256 | 167.78 | top 47% |
| Pork | 48 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 177.1428 | 155.3828 | 168.58 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 48 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 178.2972 | 144.5604 | 166.66 | top 49% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 32 | 1 | top 46% |
| NJ | 8 | 0 | top 58% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 12% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 1 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 54% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 7 | 3 | 0 | top 45% | 2026-05-16 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 7 | 5 | 0 | top 57% | 2026-04-18 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 | 7 | 0 | top 42% | 2026-07-25 |
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 6 | 5 | 0 | top 56% | 2026-06-13 |
| Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 35% | 2025-10-03 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 53% | 2024-08-23 |
| Rekindled Ironman | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 45% | 2026-04-03 |
| MD State BBQ Bash | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 49% | 2025-10-10 |
| Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 39% | 2023-07-29 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (32 of 48 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (48 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2025-10-03)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 670.88 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-06-28 — First tracked contest · York County BBQ Festival
- 📣 2019-08-31 — First call · Route Six Ribfest
- 🎖️ 2025-05-17 — 25th tracked contest · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)
- 🏆 2025-10-03 — First Grand Championship · Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
- ⭐ 2026-05-01 — Career-best overall score (699.9772) · Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- 📈 2026-05-23 — Peak power rating (1599) · 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026)
- 🔥 2026-06-13 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.6 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2025-10-03 |
| +14.6 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2026-05-01 |
| +13.9 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2023-05-19 |
| +13.2 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2025-05-02 |
| +12.2 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2026-05-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | York County BBQ Festival | 2019-06-28 |
| -11 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 2026-05-24 |
| -10.9 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2022-05-13 |
| -10.8 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2021-05-14 |
| -8.1 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2026-07-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 71% | top 45% | 96% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 93% | top 38% | 96.5% | 94.6% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 53% | 95.1% | 93.3% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71% | top 45% | 94.8% | 92.7% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 64% | 92.4% | 90.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.6% | 85.6% |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 77% | 88.9% | 86.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 14 / 39 (690.8000) | 29 (169.6800) | 14 (173.7372) | 9 (175.4056) | 16 (171.9772) |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 29 / 43 (674.1484) | 19 (173.1200) | 17 (170.8228) | 34 (165.0856) | 32 (165.1200) |
| 2026-06-26 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl 🏅 Wellington, OH | 17 / 39 (680.4800) | 14 (172.5484) | 5 (174.8572) | 24 (165.6800) | 20 (167.3944) |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 7 / 13 (687.3372) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (168.5372) | 10 (169.1084) | 7 (169.6916) |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 10 / 25 (687.9316) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8344) | 11 (171.9772) | 9 (169.7028) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 74 / 82 (679.3256) | 38 (174.2856) | 79 (163.3944) | 47 (173.1084) | 64 (168.5372) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 50 / 117 (686.7428) | 95 (168.5256) | 36 (174.2744) | 21 (176.5600) | 84 (167.3828) |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 10 / 17 (678.1716) | 13 (168.5372) | 13 (165.6916) | 10 (170.8228) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 3 / 25 (686.1944) | 5 (174.2744) | 16 (164.5488) | 2 (174.2628) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 6 / 59 (691.3828) | 35 (171.9656) | 17 (173.1428) | 27 (170.8572) | 9 (175.4172) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 6 / 43 (699.9772) | 24 (172.5484) | 13 (173.7144) | 10 (176.5600) | 6 (177.1544) |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 13 / 26 (678.7312) | 18 (165.6800) | 13 (170.2628) | 6 (174.2628) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 15 / 26 (661.5888) | 18 (166.2400) | 17 (160.5372) | 12 (169.1200) | 13 (165.6916) |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 7 / 14 (668.9828) | 9 (169.6684) | 12 (161.6572) | 7 (168.5256) | 5 (169.1316) |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 19 / 31 (672.5148) | 18 (169.6916) | 4 (174.8688) | 19 (168.5372) | 25 (159.4172) |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 22 / 29 (653.0628) | 3 (177.1428) | 23 (162.8228) | 20 (164.0000) | 28 (149.0972) |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 1 / 30 (693.0856) | 13 (171.4056) | 15 (167.9772) | 2 (176.0000) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 10 / 27 (679.3144) | 24 (161.6456) | 4 (175.4288) | 4 (175.4172) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 7 / 30 (694.8460) | 14 (171.9772) | 4 (174.3088) | 7 (175.4172) | 11 (173.1428) |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 5 / 10 (686.7428) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (169.6800) | 9 (160.4912) |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 10 / 26 (680.4456) | 8 (172.5600) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (168.5256) | 14 (163.9428) |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 17 / 30 (674.2172) | 27 (162.8000) | 11 (170.8344) | 10 (172.5600) | 19 (168.0228) |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest 🏅 Rochester, PA | 3 / 12 (693.6572) | 5 (171.4056) | 4 (171.9888) | 3 (177.1428) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 7 / 21 (682.1600) | 10 (170.8228) | 6 (169.6916) | 7 (170.8228) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 6 / 28 (683.3600) | 20 (169.1200) | 7 (171.4400) | 10 (169.6800) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 20 / 34 (669.0284) | 25 (162.8000) | 17 (167.4172) | 18 (169.1084) | 15 (169.7028) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 33 (689.6460) | 13 (170.8344) | 15 (168.5488) | 8 (171.9656) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 9 / 23 (682.7428) | 9 (174.2628) | 13 (166.8344) | 13 (167.3828) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 6 / 26 (684.4456) | 5 (175.4172) | 21 (162.8000) | 1 (175.4056) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 24 / 38 (663.8056) | 28 (165.0972) | 16 (167.3944) | 30 (159.3484) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 15 / 32 (683.8972) | 11 (176.5600) | 18 (169.1200) | 21 (169.6800) | 15 (168.5372) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 15 / 35 (670.1712) | 11 (171.4056) | 14 (167.9772) | 29 (159.9656) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 19 / 27 (666.7316) | 15 (170.8228) | 8 (170.8572) | 23 (161.0972) | 19 (163.9544) |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 20 / 29 (660.9944) | 11 (171.9772) | 18 (168.5372) | 14 (168.5372) | 28 (151.9428) |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 10 / 28 (662.1940) | 5 (170.8228) | 4 (169.1428) | 22 (157.6800) | 14 (164.5484) |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 24 / 44 (655.2684) | 26 (165.6684) | 16 (165.0972) | 21 (162.8344) | 24 (161.6684) |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 20 / 40 (678.2628) | 13 (174.2628) | 23 (168.0116) | 11 (173.1428) | 30 (162.8456) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 14 / 51 (682.7888) | 20 (173.1084) | 27 (167.9888) | 23 (167.4288) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 16 / 29 (667.2800) | 8 (173.7028) | 8 (169.6916) | 12 (170.8228) | 25 (153.0628) |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 6 / 37 (682.2168) | 17 (167.9884) | 23 (164.5600) | 7 (174.2628) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 28 / 36 (644.9600) | 33 (148.4684) | 8 (168.5832) | 29 (163.3944) | 20 (164.5140) |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 17 / 26 (643.8168) | 14 (165.6800) | 18 (160.5028) | 20 (159.9428) | 16 (157.6912) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 20 / 49 (665.0404) | 34 (164.5372) | 27 (166.2628) | 8 (173.1316) | 30 (161.1088) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 34 / 39 (642.1600) | 33 (162.2400) | 31 (159.4288) | 35 (157.6912) | 24 (162.8000) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 38 / 46 (616.4456) | 45 (144.5028) | 27 (157.7144) | 28 (159.9540) | 33 (154.2744) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA | 29 / 40 (639.8284) | 29 (160.5256) | 27 (157.1088) | 28 (162.8228) | 27 (159.3712) |
| 2019-08-31 | Route Six Ribfest 🏅 Coudersport, PA | 10 / 16 (639.3032) | 10 (160.5488) | 12 (157.6916) | 12 (155.3828) | 6 (165.6800) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 46 / 48 (595.3032) | 47 (136.5372) | 41 (152.5256) | 35 (161.6800) | 46 (144.5604) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #66 (1346 pts) | #89 (1276 pts) | #120 (1150 pts) | #70 (1316 pts) | #56 (1341 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #84 (1700 pts) | #116 (1485 pts) | #66 (1838 pts) | #83 (1642 pts) | #73 (1698 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #358 (609 pts) | #328 (719 pts) | #388 (619 pts) | #349 (644 pts) | #322 (699 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #295 (727 pts) | #302 (752 pts) | #313 (812 pts) | #309 (692 pts) | #288 (772 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #834 (176 pts) | #912 (166 pts) | #1020 (146 pts) | #757 (231 pts) | #910 (156 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |