BBQ Symphony LT
Rating
1605
peak 1605 · rated over 14 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2019-08-16
latest 2026-08-14
Best ToY finish
#292
Master 2026
Grand champs
2
3 reserve
Category wins
5
16 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
691.95 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 677.50 (+14.45)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±18.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.15 · weakest Brisket (168.84)
Road miles
23583
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 5014 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Master avg
677.50 / 720
14 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BBQ+ has finished one call ahead of BBQ Symphony 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team has landed one call behind them 3 times.
🏕️ 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).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 (2026-08-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, COOKLOUNGE BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 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)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoked Pioneers BBQ Team | 10 | 8 | 2 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Insomnia BBQ Team | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Piiripealsed | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Sleeping Beauties of BBQ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Dreamfire BBQ Team | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKING FINNS FI | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| 3BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Rüütlid | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| COOKLOUNGE BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 178.8800 | 159.4172 | 170.15 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 158.8684 | 169.54 | top 34% |
| Pork | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.9884 | 168.97 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 175.4172 | 152.5028 | 168.84 | top 33% |
“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) | 10 | 1 | top 23% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 1 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Smoke | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 11% | 2026-05-15 |
| BBQ Festival Vanamoisa, Estonia | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 40% | 2025-08-15 |
| Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2 | 42 | 0 | top 62% | 2024-10-11 |
| BBQ Festival | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 30% | 2022-08-19 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in LT (2 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Twin Smoke (2026-05-15)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 677.50 / 720
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-08-16 — First tracked contest · BBQ Festival 2019
- 📣 2019-08-16 — First call · BBQ Festival 2019
- 🏆 2026-05-15 — First Grand Championship · Twin Smoke
- 🔥 2026-05-15 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Twin Smoke
- ⭐ 2026-08-14 — Career-best overall score (708.5716) · Cars & BBQ Festival 2026
- 📈 2026-08-14 — Peak power rating (1605) · Cars & BBQ Festival 2026
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.1 | BBQ Festival 2019 | 2019-08-16 |
| +13.5 | Twin Smoke | 2026-05-15 |
| +13.2 | Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 | 2026-08-14 |
| +12.6 | BBQ Festival 2020 | 2020-08-21 |
| +12.3 | BBQ Festival Vanamoisa | 2023-08-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -4.6 | Het BBQkampioenschap van het Waasland 2020 | 2022-09-17 |
| -3.8 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2023-10-13 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 11% | 98.4% | 97.4% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67% | top 36% | 95.3% | 94% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 44% | 93.2% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 49% | 95.1% | 91.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 31% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% | top 15% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 11% | 94.5% | 94.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | Cars & BBQ Festival 2026 Tallinn, 15026 | 1 / 17 (708.5716) | 3 (176.0000) | 2 (178.2972) | 4 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2026-07-17 | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) Wilhering, 4073 | 4 / 17 (693.6572) | 16 (167.9772) | 8 (172.5600) | 2 (180.0000) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #292 (540 pts) | #378 (465 pts) | #433 (405 pts) | #341 (465 pts) | #390 (415 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) |