BBQ Symphony LT
Rating
1582
peak 1582
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2019-08-16
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#384
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
3 reserve
Category wins
5
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
681.41 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 673.56 (+7.85)
Walk rate
92%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.30
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.84 · weakest Pork (167.22)
Road miles
22053
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 5014 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Sweaty Hogs has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Twin Smoke is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.0628 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ Festival Vanamoisa (2023-08-18).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 18 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Festival 2019 (2019-08-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, LT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 178.8800 | 159.4172 | 169.84 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 158.8684 | 168.56 | top 34% |
| Pork | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.9884 | 167.22 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 175.4172 | 152.5028 | 167.94 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT | 2 | 1 | top 11% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 25% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in LT (2 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Twin Smoke (2026-05-15)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 673.56
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 701.1316 | 701.13 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675.8968 | 675.90 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 686.1712 | 676.68 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 671.3484 | 670.86 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 684.5372 | 660.47 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.4052 | 651.41 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 681.0972 | 681.10 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 680.5256 | 680.53 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 1 / 23 (701.1316) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (171.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (170.2972) |
| 2025-08-15 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue, 76505 | 4 / 11 (675.8968) | 7 (161.6684) | 2 (172.0000) | 6 (171.9656) | 4 (170.2628) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 42 / 87 (680.4912) | 28 (172.0000) | 39 (171.9772) | 62 (166.2628) | 34 (170.2512) |
| 2024-08-16 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia Saue Parish, 76505 | 7 / 16 (686.1712) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (174.2628) | 8 (171.4056) | 11 (167.3828) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Smoke Vilnius, LT | 3 / 18 (663.3712) | 1 (178.8800) | 6 (161.0856) | 4 (164.5828) | 6 (158.8228) |
| 2023-10-13 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 61 / 81 (671.3484) | 42 (168.5256) | 9 (175.4400) | 80 (157.6800) | 41 (169.7028) |
| 2023-08-18 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa Saue Parish, 76505 | 2 / 15 (670.3656) | 4 (170.8456) | 11 (158.8684) | 5 (166.9144) | 2 (173.7372) |
| 2022-09-17 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 Sint Niklaas, 9100 | 17 / 25 (636.4000) | 13 (165.1200) | 9 (163.4172) | 20 (155.3600) | 17 (152.5028) |
| 2022-08-19 | BBQ Festival Saue Parish, 76505 | 3 / 10 (684.5372) | 9 (159.4172) | 4 (172.0000) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2021-08-20 | BBQ Festival 2021 Saue Parish, 76505 | 4 / 13 (651.4052) | 3 (165.1084) | 4 (168.5828) | 10 (147.9884) | 2 (169.7256) |
| 2020-08-21 | BBQ Festival 2020 Saue Parish, | 2 / 13 (681.0972) | 1 (176.0000) | 6 (163.4288) | 1 (173.7028) | 5 (167.9656) |
| 2019-08-16 | BBQ Festival 2019 Vanamõisa, Saue Parish, 75501 | 2 / 18 (680.5256) | 8 (168.5256) | 4 (169.7028) | 2 (173.1200) | 6 (169.1772) |
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 | #384 (273 pts) | #481 (248 pts) | #639 (163 pts) | #408 (273 pts) | #459 (223 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #715 (186 pts) | #899 (141 pts) | #747 (236 pts) | #854 (151 pts) | #761 (186 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #514 (364 pts) | #508 (404 pts) | #633 (324 pts) | #577 (329 pts) | #648 (269 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #649 (240 pts) | #812 (190 pts) | #1225 (110 pts) | #851 (165 pts) | #696 (240 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #615 (300 pts) | #779 (230 pts) | #670 (320 pts) | #635 (310 pts) | #582 (350 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #735 (188 pts) | #740 (213 pts) | #812 (188 pts) | #1054 (113 pts) | #687 (238 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1052 (243 pts) | #1500 (138 pts) | #1255 (193 pts) | #1105 (243 pts) | #1379 (158 pts) |