DAY-LICIOUS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3814

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1487

peak 1487 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2015-05-01

latest 2019-08-09

Best ToY finish

#1086

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 64%

overall standings

Best overall

674.8344 / 720

Master · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.98 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 632.29 (+17.69)

Walk rate

20%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7372

Brisket · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±24.26

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.10 · weakest Brisket (151.16)

Road miles

505

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$26K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

632.29 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

674.8344 career-best overall

93.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 674.8344 at Maryland State BBQ Bash — 93.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2019-08-09

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.94 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 151.16
Chicken avg 162.10
1 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of G. Henn BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 10 shared chicken entries lost

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 47% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 64% the rest of the year.

3 August contests
top 64% the rest of the year

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.

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

River Smokers WV

#3835 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1529

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to DAY-LICIOUS BBQ)

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2021-05-14

⚔ Head-to-head

DIVINE SMOKE

#3816 of the rated field

1487 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2018-07-12

⚔ Head-to-head

STRUGGLETOWN BBQ

#3837 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

⚔ Head-to-head

E.M. AZING BBQ

#3813 of the rated field

1487 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1487

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before DAY-LICIOUS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

A&R Q

#3824 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1524

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

⚔ Head-to-head

RICKY P'S MEAT CANDY BBQ COMPANY

#3840 of the rated field

1486 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1486

No shared contest yet.

Level with DAY-LICIOUS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2019-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
HOLDIN' MY BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN FOOLZ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	170.8456	149.6456	162.10	top 54%
Pork Ribs	10	0	167.9656	143.9316	158.43	top 59%
Pork	10	2	170.2972	147.3944	160.61	top 51%
Brisket	10	1	173.7372	130.7200	151.16	top 73%

“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
MD	6	0	top 56%
PA	4	0	top 76%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 35%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Maryland State BBQ Bash	3	7	top 47%	2019-08-09
Smoke in the Grove	3	27	top 73%	2019-07-26
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	40	top 72%	2016-05-06

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.3 yrs 2015-05-01 → 2019-08-09

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 6 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 5 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.10 · weakest Brisket (151.16)

Walk rate 20% a top-10 call in 2 of 10 contests

Overall top-10 rate 10% 1 of 10 contests

Master average 632.29 out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 368 237–397 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 505 10 mapped stops · furthest 75 mi

Schedule strength 1559 average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests

Purse competed for $25,500 listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs 2016-05-06 → 2017-07-28

Power rating 1487 peak 1487 · #3814 of 6,413 rated

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

2015
May 1 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
May 1 Peak power rating (1498) Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
2018
Jun 9 First call Beltway BBQ Showdown
Aug 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3028 Maryland State BBQ Bash
2019
Aug 9 First overall top-10 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 9 10th tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 9 Career-best overall score674.8344 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7372 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Aug 9 Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.9	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2019-08-09
+6.1	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2018-06-09
+5.3	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2018-08-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	The Ironman	2016-04-01
-8.1	Smoke in the Grove	2018-07-27
-7.9	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2016-05-06
-4.8	*Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL)	2017-07-28
-3.3	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2017-08-11

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	1	50%	top 37%	93.7%	92.1%
2018	3	0	33%	top 63%	91.6%	89%
2017	2	0	0%	top 73%	86.7%	86.4%
2016	2	0	0%	top 83%	84.1%	83.2%
2015	1	0	0%	top 63%	87.5%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-09	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	7 / 30 (674.8344)	15 (165.7028)	16 (165.0972)	6 (170.2972)	5 (173.7372)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	27 / 53 (652.0120)	43 (157.7028)	31 (159.9888)	11 (170.2744)	20 (164.0460)
2018-08-10	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	18 / 38 (659.3028)	13 (169.6800)	12 (166.8456)	12 (164.5372)	25 (158.2400)
2018-07-27	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	50 / 54 (616.9712)	33 (158.2400)	41 (157.6456)	47 (153.1312)	51 (147.9544)
2018-06-09	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	20 / 42 (646.7884)	12 (167.4172)	15 (165.7028)	6 (168.5600)	35 (145.1084)
2017-08-11	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	33 / 47 (624.4000)	11 (170.8456)	11 (167.9656)	45 (147.3944)	42 (138.1944)
2017-07-28	*Smoke in the Grove(JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	39 / 51 (620.4112)	32 (160.5828)	48 (143.9544)	30 (159.3828)	36 (156.4912)
2016-05-06	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	42 / 51 (592.4004)	25 (161.7488)	46 (143.9316)	31 (156.0000)	50 (130.7200)
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	45 / 54 (605.5772)	45 (149.6456)	46 (149.7260)	26 (161.0856)	51 (145.1200)
2015-05-01	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	40 / 64 (630.2284)	40 (159.4056)	24 (163.4172)	46 (155.4400)	51 (151.9656)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1086 (240 pts)	#1005 (305 pts)	#1040 (295 pts)	#896 (360 pts)	#1330 (180 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1458 (190 pts)	#1460 (190 pts)	#1799 (120 pts)	#1794 (120 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1775 (120 pts)	#1883 (120 pts)	#1884 (120 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1839 (120 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2175 (65 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)