Titans of BBQ CT
Rating
1522
peak 1522
Contests
48
in the data
First seen
2019-06-01
latest 2026-06-27
Best ToY finish
#65
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
4
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 48 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
688.15 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 655.79 (+32.36)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±65.87
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.47 · weakest Brisket (164.94)
Road miles
2683
mi across 48 mapped stops · furthest 296 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SmoKEN Meatz has finished one call ahead of Titans of BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
New Pigs on the Block has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 26 of their 27 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Professor Smoke in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 49% across 5 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2026-06-26) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 12-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 37 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.3944 | 168.47 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 41 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 145.1316 | 165.88 | top 59% |
| Pork | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 177.7028 | 154.3428 | 168.02 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 143.3600 | 164.94 | top 56% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | 10 | 0 | top 53% |
| MA | 7 | 0 | top 64% |
| NY | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| NJ | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
| VT | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
| ME | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| DC | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 1 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 72% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CT (18 of 48 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (41 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2026-06-26)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 655.79
- 3 perfect 180s 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 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 703.3828 | 683.03 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 689.6340 | 672.70 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 684.5144 | 666.23 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 643.8516 | 638.54 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 605.5772 | 459.34 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 15 (170.3088) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 1 / 31 (703.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 25 (165.6800) | 5 (177.7028) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Bristol, CT | 13 / 26 (675.3256) | 8 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2972) | 23 (161.6800) | 12 (165.0856) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 1 (176.0344) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 12 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 6 / 31 (693.0744) | 10 (172.5600) | 7 (174.2744) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 6 (173.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 16 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 19 / 59 (686.7888) | 1 (180.0000) | 37 (168.5716) | 34 (169.6800) | 32 (168.5372) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 30 / 43 (682.1944) | 15 (174.2628) | 40 (160.5144) | 14 (174.2856) | 16 (173.1316) |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 18 / 26 (668.9828) | 26 (155.9084) | 15 (168.5372) | 11 (172.5716) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 17 / 26 (659.8400) | 21 (162.8112) | 14 (165.0972) | 16 (166.8344) | 14 (165.0972) |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 13 / 29 (687.3716) | 11 (174.2972) | 17 (171.9772) | 6 (174.8572) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Bristol, CT | 6 / 33 (690.2860) | 3 (178.2972) | 17 (169.6916) | 6 (171.4400) | 6 (170.8572) |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Braintree, VT | 9 / 25 (684.4800) | 6 (175.4172) | 8 (169.1200) | 7 (174.2628) | 14 (165.6800) |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Braintree, VT | — | 5 (170.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Braintree, VT | — | — | 8 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 26 / 40 (661.5772) | 31 (162.8344) | 25 (166.2284) | 28 (163.9544) | 14 (168.5600) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 19 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Port Jervis, NY | 34 / 47 (675.8860) | 28 (171.9772) | 35 (167.3828) | 10 (173.7144) | 39 (162.8116) |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 16 / 30 (673.0284) | 27 (158.7884) | 14 (168.5716) | 8 (174.2628) | 9 (171.4056) |
| 2025-06-21 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 9 / 18 (689.6340) | 10 (173.1084) | 3 (177.7144) | 9 (173.1084) | 11 (165.7028) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 28 / 34 (652.3656) | 24 (163.9428) | 24 (164.5372) | 23 (165.0856) | 29 (158.8000) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 3 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 20 / 35 (671.9316) | 23 (170.2744) | 23 (165.1200) | 10 (173.1200) | 22 (163.4172) |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 8 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving Wrentham, MA | 11 / 25 (670.1488) | 19 (166.2400) | 10 (167.9772) | 12 (169.6916) | 10 (166.2400) |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 20 / 27 (665.5544) | 16 (169.6800) | 14 (170.8344) | 16 (169.6684) | 23 (155.3716) |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 11 / 25 (677.0744) | 13 (171.4056) | 17 (165.6800) | 11 (172.5828) | 13 (167.4060) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 16 / 39 (671.9084) | 9 (171.9772) | 5 (173.1428) | 24 (163.3828) | 23 (163.4056) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 25 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Operation Up in Smoke Epping, NH | 18 / 19 (654.7888) | 19 (161.6916) | 18 (163.3944) | 11 (169.1428) | 16 (160.5600) |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 15 / 30 (674.7316) | 20 (162.8000) | 6 (174.2744) | 17 (168.5256) | 13 (169.1316) |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Somers, CT | — | 8 (171.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 29 / 31 (654.1368) | 31 (155.9428) | 4 (175.4172) | 30 (158.2168) | 25 (164.5600) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 26 / 30 (643.2456) | 24 (160.5144) | 27 (161.6572) | 29 (154.8340) | 11 (166.2400) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 10 / 37 (684.5144) | 12 (174.2744) | 30 (162.8228) | 10 (171.4172) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 9 (163.4060) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 9 (163.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 37 / 42 (643.8516) | 38 (159.3944) | 41 (155.3828) | 29 (167.9772) | 32 (161.0972) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA | — | — | 17 (145.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Braintree, VT | 24 / 26 (639.8744) | 8 (173.1200) | 23 (158.2284) | 22 (159.4516) | 25 (149.0744) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Bristol, CT | 37 / 43 (631.8860) | 16 (172.5944) | 40 (147.9544) | 39 (154.8116) | 36 (156.5256) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 20 (154.8000) | — | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Hartford Rib Off Hartford, CT | 13 / 27 (313.1084) | 4 (165.1200) | 5 (170.8800) | 16 (154.3428) | 13 (161.1544) |
| 2019-06-01 | Sun BBQFest Uncasville, CT | 57 / 61 (605.5772) | 56 (151.3944) | 57 (146.2400) | 29 (164.5828) | 60 (143.3600) |
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 | #65 (1107 pts) | #14 (1754 pts) | #79 (1127 pts) | #63 (1042 pts) | #63 (1052 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #342 (627 pts) | #228 (973 pts) | #179 (1246 pts) | #275 (832 pts) | #346 (667 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #304 (732 pts) | #218 (1009 pts) | #237 (1012 pts) | #305 (737 pts) | #248 (887 pts) |