SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ NY

Power ranking

#1847

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1489

peak 1501

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-08

latest 2019-09-21

Best ToY finish

#468

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

659.4516

Ayr Charity BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

644.51 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 635.72 (+8.79)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

170.8456

Chicken · Summer Daze BBQ Classic

Consistency

±19.78

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.28)

Road miles

1787

mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 369 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

TRANQUIL CARNIVORES has finished one call ahead of SKARA OLD SCHOOL BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

⚔️ A tough matchup

RUSTY'S SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Teams like this (closest power rating, NY first)

THE GOOD CUE CREW #1703 · 1495 · NY THREE DOGS BBQ #2058 · 1479 · NY SHOP BOYS BBQ #2131 · 1475 · NY LET YOUR MEAT SHINE THROUGH BAR-B-QUE #2283 · 1468 · NY NORTH POLE BBQ TEAM #1362 · 1513 · NY WALLY BBQ #1231 · 1520 · NY

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	2	2	170.8456	153.7028	164.20	top 43%
Pork Ribs	9	2	0	168.6172	145.1084	155.28	top 62%
Pork	7	2	0	170.2744	139.3716	157.86	top 60%
Brisket	7	1	0	165.7140	154.8228	158.93	top 53%

“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
NY	2	top 53%
ON	2	top 55%
NJ	1	top 47%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 61%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 51%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
Cooks mostly in NY (2 of 7 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (9 entries)
All-time average overall score: 635.72

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
2019	7	0	0	659.4516	634.47

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-09-21	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	12 / 43 (637.6112)	3 (170.8228)	21 (147.4060)	7 (170.2744)	31 (154.8228)
2019-08-23	Summer Daze BBQ Classic Niagara Falls, ON	7 / 23 (656.0116)	2 (170.8456)	11 (159.9772)	8 (164.0116)	10 (161.1772)
2019-07-05	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	25 / 32 (624.9716)	15 (164.5600)	31 (149.0972)	29 (149.6344)	12 (161.6800)
2019-06-21	Ayr Charity BBQ Ayr Ontario, N0B 1E0	10 / 23 (659.4516)	13 (167.9772)	6 (168.6172)	13 (165.1772)	16 (157.6800)
2019-06-08	Quebec City International BBQ & Music Fest Quebec, G1G 4C7	22 / 24 (598.7656)	14 (157.6912)	22 (145.1084)	24 (139.3716)	11 (156.5944)
2019-05-25	Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON	34 / 43 (615.3600)	35 (153.7028)	38 (150.8344)	29 (155.9656)	30 (154.8572)
2019-03-08	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	31 / 66 (649.0856)	12 (169.1316)	52 (153.6684)	37 (160.5716)	21 (165.7140)

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	#609 (537 pts)	#502 (687 pts)	#644 (532 pts)	#590 (587 pts)	#589 (577 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#468 (758 pts)	#341 (998 pts)	#472 (783 pts)	#524 (703 pts)	#422 (848 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#733 (514 pts)	#823 (479 pts)	#548 (734 pts)	#799 (504 pts)	#719 (549 pts)