Bay Brothers BBQ PA
Rating
1510
peak 1534
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2022-06-17
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#80
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
327.58 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 366.86 (-39.28)
Walk rate
45%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±102.02
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.79 · weakest Brisket (159.09)
Road miles
1481
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 214 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE has finished one call ahead of Bay Brothers BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 17 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Grumpy Ol' Sarge BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 53% across 9 contests, versus top 61% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 158.2056 | 168.79 | top 53% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 170.8572 | 153.0972 | 163.88 | top 64% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 162.2400 | 165.67 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 158.8000 | 159.09 | top 76% |
“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 | 11 | 1 | top 57% |
| MD | 3 | 0 | top 57% |
| DE | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 1 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 55% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (11 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) (2025-06-28)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 366.86
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 339.9428 | 335.56 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 347.9772 | 328.15 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 661.5312 | 415.49 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.0284 | 448.91 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.7260 | 329.73 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 21 / 13 (328.4916) | 15 (168.5372) | 21 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 10 / 25 (339.9428) | 5 (174.2744) | 16 (165.6684) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 10 / 25 (338.2400) | 10 (170.8228) | 9 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) Milford, DE | 14 / 14 (318.1944) | 11 (165.0972) | 13 (153.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 15 / 25 (313.0284) | 15 (158.8000) | 15 (154.2284) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA | 13 / 16 (330.1944) | 12 (165.0972) | 10 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 11 / 27 (337.7028) | 11 (170.8228) | 15 (166.8800) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 25 / 30 (330.2284) | 14 (171.9656) | 30 (158.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 1 / 10 (347.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 17 / 26 (323.9204) | 14 (165.6916) | 18 (158.2288) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 20 / 20 (323.9200) | 20 (158.2056) | 15 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 18 / 26 (661.5312) | 13 (169.6684) | 12 (170.8228) | 21 (162.2400) | 18 (158.8000) |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 11 / 19 (336.5028) | 17 (167.3828) | 8 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 19 / 29 (326.8000) | 15 (167.3828) | 23 (159.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 5 / 30 (337.1084) | 2 (174.8456) | 10 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 17 / 23 (665.0284) | 14 (169.7028) | 15 (166.8344) | 12 (169.1084) | 19 (159.3828) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 3 / 11 (344.5832) | 5 (173.7260) | 3 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 8 / 29 (337.1316) | 10 (168.0116) | 7 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 11 / 34 (329.7260) | 7 (168.0572) | 16 (161.6688) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #108 (313 pts) | #93 (393 pts) | #122 (293 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #80 (679 pts) | #78 (723 pts) | #117 (555 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #156 (363 pts) | #144 (428 pts) | #173 (318 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1073 (86 pts) | #1061 (111 pts) | #1099 (116 pts) | #1182 (71 pts) | #1102 (86 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #166 (290 pts) | #156 (370 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1135 (88 pts) | #1151 (103 pts) | #1285 (98 pts) | #1094 (113 pts) | #1213 (78 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #213 (155 pts) | #297 (95 pts) | — | — |