TWISTED PAIR BBQ NC
Rating
1625
peak 1633
Contests
72
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2026-06-27
Best ToY finish
#138
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
8
25 podiums
Overall top-10s
25
of 72 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
685.07 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 673.82 (+11.25)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±25.68
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.47 · weakest Brisket (167.85)
Road miles
15853
mi across 72 mapped stops · furthest 921 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SOUTHERN Q COMPETITION COOK TEAM has finished one call ahead of TWISTED PAIR BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 46 of their 61 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 15 of their 18 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 32% across 8 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival (2019-08-30) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 70 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.7656 | 170.47 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 70 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 179.4400 | 159.3600 | 169.17 | top 47% |
| Pork | 69 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 179.4400 | 159.3712 | 169.22 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 69 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0628 | 167.85 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 39 | 1 | top 45% |
| VA | 12 | 0 | top 52% |
| SC | 5 | 0 | top 44% |
| WV | 3 | 0 | top 48% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 66% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 43 | 1 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 18 | 0 | top 46% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (40 of 72 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (70 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival (2019-08-30)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 673.82
- 2 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 686.1828 | 685.25 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 691.9772 | 682.86 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 698.8000 | 685.47 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 691.9312 | 679.99 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 685.6112 | 680.60 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 687.8856 | 663.90 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 693.0628 | 673.84 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 686.7656 | 664.22 |
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 | — | — | 10 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 19 / 31 (686.1828) | 28 (160.5028) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (177.1428) | 18 (169.6800) |
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway Darlington, SC | 11 / 26 (685.0972) | 13 (170.8456) | 6 (176.5716) | 16 (168.5600) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q New Bern, NC | 12 / 26 (684.4684) | 12 (171.9656) | 12 (171.4172) | 3 (177.1428) | 22 (163.9428) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 9 / 45 (691.9772) | 9 (174.2628) | 24 (169.1316) | 6 (175.4056) | 9 (173.1772) |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills King, NC | 14 / 25 (677.6224) | 23 (165.1084) | 17 (167.9656) | 1 (175.4400) | 11 (169.1084) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 9 / 36 (687.3372) | 18 (170.8228) | 22 (167.3944) | 4 (175.4172) | 12 (173.7028) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 26 / 37 (671.8856) | 4 (175.4172) | 32 (161.6800) | 25 (167.9656) | 28 (166.8228) |
| 2025-07-18 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 14 / 34 (681.0628) | 13 (171.9656) | 16 (169.6916) | 19 (167.4400) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 31 / 66 (682.2396) | 31 (169.7028) | 35 (170.2628) | 32 (169.7256) | 23 (172.5484) |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship Welch, WV | 4 / 11 (687.9200) | 5 (171.9656) | 3 (171.9888) | 5 (173.7028) | 3 (170.2628) |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 7 / 26 (691.3944) | 8 (173.7144) | 13 (167.9772) | 12 (169.7028) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 6 / 33 (691.3484) | 6 (176.0000) | 22 (165.0972) | 2 (179.4400) | 21 (170.8112) |
| 2024-09-13 | Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC | 6 / 27 (691.9772) | 6 (173.1428) | 7 (173.1200) | 2 (177.7372) | 18 (167.9772) |
| 2024-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 4 / 31 (698.8000) | 15 (174.2628) | 4 (176.5600) | 3 (178.2972) | 19 (169.6800) |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 18 / 30 (669.5880) | 24 (163.3712) | 8 (173.1200) | 22 (165.6912) | 17 (167.4056) |
| 2024-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 6 / 18 (680.4572) | 4 (173.1200) | 5 (172.5600) | 8 (168.5372) | 9 (166.2400) |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 13 / 25 (674.7196) | 10 (172.5484) | 9 (169.6684) | 22 (161.6800) | 9 (170.8228) |
| 2023-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 10 / 27 (678.7656) | 19 (165.6800) | 13 (169.6800) | 13 (166.8228) | 2 (176.5828) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 22 / 73 (682.1712) | 1 (180.0000) | 49 (165.0972) | 52 (166.2284) | 27 (170.8456) |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 16 / 33 (681.6344) | 18 (171.9656) | 18 (169.6916) | 20 (165.6800) | 5 (174.2972) |
| 2023-09-15 | Clayton BBQ Challenge Clayton, NC | 10 / 17 (678.7540) | 7 (176.0000) | 6 (170.8228) | 17 (159.3712) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2023-07-14 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 32 / 36 (663.2456) | 12 (173.1200) | 33 (162.8000) | 29 (165.6800) | 31 (161.6456) |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 5 / 25 (691.9312) | 7 (174.2628) | 10 (168.5256) | 1 (176.5828) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Pinehurst, NC | 9 / 24 (683.3944) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (170.2628) | 11 (173.1772) | 21 (163.3944) |
| 2022-11-04 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 8 / 22 (685.6112) | 14 (169.6684) | 5 (172.5600) | 16 (167.3828) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 11 / 27 (678.1828) | 6 (177.1428) | 12 (169.6800) | 15 (168.5256) | 17 (162.8344) |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 15 / 32 (682.7544) | 15 (171.9772) | 22 (165.0972) | 6 (176.5600) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 16 / 54 (672.5256) | 13 (174.2628) | 9 (170.8572) | 35 (161.7256) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2022-07-15 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 16 / 31 (685.0628) | 12 (171.9656) | 11 (173.1200) | 9 (172.5600) | 23 (167.4172) |
| 2022-06-10 | Bourbon Capital BBQ Challenge & Distillers' Row Invitational New Haven, KY | 7 / 17 (684.4684) | 10 (171.9656) | 7 (171.4172) | 7 (170.8228) | 7 (170.2628) |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 8 / 32 (681.6000) | 17 (169.6916) | 7 (170.8228) | 9 (171.4172) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 21 / 53 (683.9200) | 8 (175.4172) | 16 (172.5600) | 36 (167.9656) | 29 (167.9772) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 2 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 25 / 33 (671.2912) | 25 (167.3828) | 21 (170.2628) | 10 (171.9656) | 28 (161.6800) |
| 2021-11-05 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 12 / 26 (684.4684) | 8 (172.5600) | 18 (167.9772) | 10 (173.1084) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC | 23 / 33 (671.8400) | 21 (169.6684) | 16 (168.5372) | 20 (167.3944) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 11 / 27 (673.5772) | 14 (168.5488) | 17 (165.6684) | 13 (168.5372) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 102 / 467 (481.6456) | 240 (165.6800) | 2 (179.4400) | 156 (167.9656) | 305 (159.9656) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 95 / 185 (680.4684) | 86 (171.4172) | 13 (177.7028) | 171 (161.6684) | 88 (169.6800) |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 12 / 26 (683.9084) | 2 (178.8572) | 20 (167.3828) | 10 (173.1084) | 20 (164.5600) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 15 / 54 (670.2516) | 21 (169.1428) | 1 (175.4400) | 21 (167.3944) | 41 (158.2744) |
| 2021-07-16 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades Wise, VA | 9 / 25 (680.5032) | 13 (168.5372) | 1 (177.7144) | 7 (171.4172) | 21 (162.8344) |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off Welch, WV | 7 / 15 (679.8856) | 7 (167.9656) | 6 (170.8228) | 4 (176.0116) | 7 (165.0856) |
| 2021-06-04 | GrillBillies BBQ Shootout Wendell, NC | 14 / 18 (662.7428) | 16 (166.8228) | 14 (168.5716) | 13 (164.5256) | 10 (162.8228) |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin Franklin, NC | 5 / 17 (687.8856) | 3 (175.4056) | 13 (165.0972) | 4 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 19 / 39 (674.1596) | 11 (174.8456) | 32 (163.3828) | 26 (166.2512) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Raleigh, NC | 10 / 21 (683.3144) | 18 (168.5256) | 15 (167.3944) | 1 (177.7144) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Raleigh, NC | 10 / 21 (679.9088) | 6 (176.0116) | 13 (167.9772) | 13 (169.6800) | 15 (166.2400) |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 76 / 94 (671.3596) | 39 (172.0000) | 53 (170.2512) | 93 (160.5484) | 63 (168.5600) |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 29 / 33 (651.8056) | 31 (164.5256) | 29 (160.5372) | 11 (169.6800) | 30 (157.0628) |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 27 / 33 (671.8628) | 25 (167.4056) | 21 (169.6916) | 27 (166.2400) | 19 (168.5256) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy Murphy, NC | 5 / 22 (693.0628) | 6 (173.1200) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (170.2628) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 11 / 24 (679.3372) | 18 (165.0972) | 6 (174.8688) | 21 (163.9656) | 6 (175.4056) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA | 36 / 54 (684.4340) | 27 (174.2628) | 25 (173.1084) | 31 (169.6800) | 39 (167.3828) |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash Augusta, GA | 30 / 46 (665.0056) | 12 (172.5600) | 27 (166.2400) | 37 (161.1316) | 36 (165.0740) |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC | 33 / 33 (647.2228) | 32 (158.2400) | 31 (159.3600) | 30 (165.0972) | 21 (164.5256) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 28 / 47 (665.0056) | 32 (166.2284) | 21 (169.1316) | 29 (165.7028) | 30 (163.9428) |
| 2019-11-01 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival Powells Point, NC | 17 / 25 (655.8172) | 20 (159.3484) | 17 (163.3944) | 14 (167.3944) | 13 (165.6800) |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) Wytheville, VA | 7 / 20 (677.1316) | 10 (168.0000) | 3 (175.4516) | 11 (165.1200) | 11 (168.5600) |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B Lenoir, NC | 14 / 22 (662.7428) | 9 (168.5488) | 15 (163.3944) | 10 (165.6912) | 10 (165.1084) |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A Lenoir, NC | 14 / 15 (646.6744) | 15 (154.7656) | 14 (160.5260) | 11 (165.6800) | 11 (165.7028) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 30 / 56 (659.9088) | 37 (162.2516) | 27 (166.8344) | 35 (161.6800) | 19 (169.1428) |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival West Jefferson, NC | 1 / 24 (686.7656) | 4 (175.4056) | 1 (174.8572) | 7 (167.9656) | 5 (168.5372) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 28 / 40 (656.4572) | 12 (169.7144) | 31 (160.5372) | 18 (167.4056) | 34 (158.8000) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 29 / 83 (667.8972) | 14 (171.9772) | 56 (159.3600) | 15 (171.4400) | 28 (165.1200) |
| 2019-06-14 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 5 / 38 (668.4344) | 22 (163.9544) | 13 (168.5372) | 6 (169.7144) | 11 (166.2284) |
| 2019-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival Ayden, NC | 4 / 36 (678.8000) | 4 (174.8800) | 11 (165.1200) | 3 (172.5600) | 14 (166.2400) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 27 / 60 (660.4456) | 23 (167.9656) | 36 (161.1088) | 16 (169.1428) | 37 (162.2284) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) Urbanna, VA | 21 / 52 (669.0968) | 29 (168.0000) | 17 (168.5484) | 17 (167.4400) | 23 (165.1084) |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 25 / 63 (660.9600) | 17 (170.8112) | 30 (161.6572) | 45 (162.2400) | 16 (166.2516) |
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 | #349 (323 pts) | #438 (283 pts) | #187 (666 pts) | #227 (493 pts) | #408 (263 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #268 (815 pts) | #263 (850 pts) | #382 (665 pts) | #219 (1030 pts) | #276 (845 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #191 (1060 pts) | #234 (970 pts) | #242 (1000 pts) | #173 (1130 pts) | #250 (885 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #223 (933 pts) | #148 (1213 pts) | #258 (913 pts) | #248 (883 pts) | #157 (1183 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #218 (988 pts) | #124 (1339 pts) | #232 (1038 pts) | #189 (1083 pts) | #269 (848 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #138 (1225 pts) | #106 (1370 pts) | #77 (1600 pts) | #104 (1418 pts) | #155 (1103 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #156 (735 pts) | #157 (740 pts) | #120 (870 pts) | #170 (695 pts) | #139 (810 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #205 (1306 pts) | #214 (1241 pts) | #207 (1266 pts) | #189 (1331 pts) | #255 (1149 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #489 (733 pts) | #575 (653 pts) | #489 (758 pts) | #461 (803 pts) | #401 (883 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #488 (769 pts) | #388 (969 pts) | #576 (699 pts) | #314 (1130 pts) | #287 (1219 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1279 (225 pts) | #1024 (340 pts) | #1120 (300 pts) | #932 (410 pts) | #1439 (200 pts) |