COMIN' IN HOT BBQ

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

Power ranking

#5985

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1433

peak 1500 · rated over 11 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-09-20

latest 2019-04-26

Best ToY finish

#851

Master 2016

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 80%

overall standings

Best overall

626.1260 / 720

Master · Marietta River City BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

615.18 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 597.70 (+17.48)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8572

Pork Ribs · Conquer The Grill

Consistency

±54.09

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 156.60 · weakest Brisket (146.46)

Road miles

1,674

mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 230 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

597.70 / 720

11 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.

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PAPA'S SMOKIN' AGAIN has finished one call ahead of COMIN' IN HOT BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.15 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 146.46
Pork Ribs avg 156.60
0 calls in 11 entries

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries lost

3 EYZ BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, 3 EYZ BBQ has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.

Boom or bust

±7.51% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.51% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 83.0% of a perfect score
best 87.0%

A September team

Top 70% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 70% across 3 contests, versus top 80% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 80% the rest of the year

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

Meaty Bone BBQ

#5991 of the rated field

1433 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

⚔ Head-to-head

PIG PIRATES BBQ

#5993 of the rated field

1433 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-10-24

⚔ Head-to-head

PAPPY PETE'S BBQ

#5976 of the rated field

1433 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1433

No shared contest yet.

Level with COMIN' IN HOT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2025-10-03

⚔ Head-to-head

FLAMING SEAHORSES BBQ

#5983 of the rated field

1433 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

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 2023-06-03

⚔ Head-to-head

BUGHOUSE BBQ

#5988 of the rated field

1433 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

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 2019-05-31

⚔ Head-to-head

SWAMPCAT BBQ

#5990 of the rated field

1433 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1433

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	11	1	0	168.0000	140.5600	153.64	top 70%
Pork Ribs	10	1	1	170.8572	147.3372	156.60	top 60%
Pork	11	3	0	167.9772	139.3828	155.24	top 63%
Brisket	11	0	0	164.5372	128.5484	146.46	top 79%

“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
PA	4	top 80%
NY	3	top 86%
OH	1	top 88%
WV	1	top 83%
VA	1	top 76%
NJ	1	top 54%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 78%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 83%
Large (40+)	6	top 78%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.6 yrs 2014-09-20 → 2019-04-26

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 1.8 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 4 of 11 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 11 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 11 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 156.60 · weakest Brisket (146.46)

Walk rate 36% a top-10 call in 4 of 11 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 11 contests

Master average 597.70 out of 720 · 11 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 309 93–355 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,674 11 mapped stops · furthest 230 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1433 peak 1500 · #5985 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Sep 20 First tracked contest Que by the Sea
Sep 20 First call Que by the Sea
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1500) Que by the Sea
2016
Jun 3 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)170.8572 Conquer The Grill
2018
Jun 15 10th tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
2019
Apr 26 Career-best overall score626.1260 Marietta River City BBQ
Apr 26 Most recent contest Marietta River City BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+0.4	Que by the Sea	2014-09-20

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.1	New York City BBQ Cookoff	2015-04-10
-10.4	The Ironman	2016-04-01
-9.8	Oinktoberfest	2017-09-22
-7.8	Marietta River City BBQ	2019-04-26
-7.4	Conquer The Grill	2016-06-03

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)
2019	1	100%	top 88%	87%	87%
2018	1	0%	top 83%	86.2%	86.2%
2017	1	0%	top 91%	82.2%	82.2%
2016	6	17%	top 77%	86.4%	85.3%
2015	1	100%	top 100%	59.7%	59.7%
2014	1	100%	top 54%	86.2%	86.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-04-26	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	23 / 26 (626.1260)	10 (168.0000)	25 (147.3372)	15 (159.9656)	23 (150.8232)
2018-06-15	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	49 / 59 (620.4000)	25 (165.1428)	50 (151.3372)	58 (139.3828)	29 (164.5372)
2017-09-22	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	48 / 53 (591.8976)	51 (142.8004)	47 (147.9544)	49 (145.7028)	26 (155.4400)
2016-10-14	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	29 / 38 (617.0400)	28 (156.5028)	27 (154.2856)	20 (164.0000)	34 (142.2516)
2016-10-07	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	39 / 47 (620.4224)	21 (166.8112)	21 (162.8684)	44 (146.2284)	40 (144.5144)
2016-09-23	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY	36 / 54 (622.1600)	14 (164.5828)	20 (158.8228)	24 (161.1200)	53 (137.6344)
2016-06-10	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	20 / 29 (620.3768)	25 (153.1084)	16 (158.8344)	24 (155.3712)	21 (153.0628)
2016-06-03	Conquer The Grill Coudersport, PA	14 / 18 (612.4576)	17 (144.5372)	2 (170.8572)	10 (156.5600)	17 (140.5032)
2016-04-01	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	49 / 54 (593.0628)	52 (140.5600)	39 (155.4284)	45 (151.3828)	48 (145.6916)
2015-04-10	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	33 / 33 (430.1824)	26 (141.6684)	—	8 (159.9656)	28 (128.5484)
2014-09-20	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	26 / 48 (620.5600)	43 (146.2972)	19 (158.2856)	6 (167.9772)	31 (148.0000)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1947 (61 pts)	#1548 (126 pts)	#2587 (51 pts)	#1781 (101 pts)	#2005 (61 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#851 (417 pts)	#842 (452 pts)	#652 (627 pts)	#874 (447 pts)	#900 (397 pts)