UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ IN

Power ranking

#407

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1614

peak 1621

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-05-04

latest 2026-05-15

Best ToY finish

#19

Master 2016

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

28 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 68 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

697.6572

Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

682.19 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 676.12 (+6.07)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Great Americana BBQ Festival

Consistency

±24.27

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.19 · weakest Brisket (168.88)

Road miles

12556

mi across 68 mapped stops · furthest 878 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Brisket Bones n Brews has finished one call ahead of UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

SMOKIN HOOSIERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 22 of their 25 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of LOADED-N-ROLLIN BBQ in 17 of their 19 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Smokin in the Hills is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 2.3432 points of the Grand Championship at Pigs & Pedals (2019-08-02).

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Smokin in The Hills.

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	61	28	2	7	180.0000 🔥	155.3600	171.19	top 41%
Pork Ribs	66	31	2	8	178.8572	156.5028	169.64	top 41%
Pork	59	23	1	5	177.7028	157.0628	169.02	top 46%
Brisket	58	17	2	8	178.8572	157.6684	168.88	top 45%

“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
IN	24	0	top 43%
OH	9	1	top 33%
KY	7	0	top 33%
IL	5	0	top 62%
FL	3	0	top 28%
MI	2	0	top 43%
GA	2	0	top 40%
VA	2	0	top 50%
TN	2	0	top 22%
PA	1	0	top 43%
NC	1	0	top 5%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	1	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	38	1	top 43%
Large (40+)	19	0	top 33%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2023 (17 contests)
Cooks mostly in IN (32 of 68 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (66 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival (2019-07-05)
Wins it all in 3% of contests
All-time average overall score: 676.12
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	3	0	0	684.5484	684.55
2025	7	0	1	697.1084	684.86
2024	10	0	1	697.6572	681.63
2023	17	0	0	689.6688	676.78
2022	5	0	0	687.3600	671.46
2020	13	0	0	693.1200	675.78
2019	13	2	5	694.7768	668.64

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-05-15	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana Warsaw, IN	16 / 35 (684.5484)	20 (171.4172)	33 (161.7028)	5 (176.0228)	5 (175.4056)
2026-05-15	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN	—	14 (170.2628)	—	—	—
2026-05-15	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw, Indiana (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	21 (169.6800)	—	—
2025-10-31	"Spooky Q" 1792 Monticello, KY	12 / 23 (678.1716)	20 (163.9544)	12 (169.6916)	19 (165.6684)	3 (178.8572)
2025-09-12	Bands and BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	6 / 29 (687.9084)	3 (175.4172)	11 (172.5600)	13 (170.2512)	13 (169.6800)
2025-08-15	Madison Ribberfest Madison, IN	22 / 45 (679.3028)	4 (176.5600)	11 (173.1200)	39 (159.9312)	20 (169.6916)
2025-07-25	Fire on the Mountain BBQ Leburn, KY	6 / 10 (681.0056)	6 (169.6800)	7 (169.6800)	2 (175.4172)	8 (166.2284)
2025-07-18	Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH	2 / 40 (697.1084)	7 (174.8456)	11 (172.5600)	15 (172.5600)	1 (177.1428)
2025-06-06	Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN	9 / 30 (685.6344)	18 (170.8344)	13 (168.5256)	7 (175.4172)	15 (170.8572)
2025-06-06	Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN	—	—	11 (169.6800)	—	—
2024-09-13	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	12 / 31 (677.0628)	4 (175.4172)	14 (168.5600)	19 (166.8228)	19 (166.2628)
2024-09-06	Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH	5 / 30 (690.8344)	5 (176.5944)	12 (169.7144)	13 (169.6684)	2 (174.8572)
2024-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Madison, IN	6 / 49 (697.6572)	29 (169.1200)	10 (174.2628)	9 (176.5600)	2 (177.7144)
2024-08-02	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	29 / 40 (658.7544)	22 (168.5372)	27 (163.4172)	25 (166.2400)	31 (160.5600)
2024-08-02	All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI	—	—	7 (173.1200)	—	—
2024-07-27	Code 3 Spices - Smokin' on Main Collinsville, IL	21 / 34 (675.8628)	21 (170.8228)	29 (165.0972)	4 (175.4056)	29 (164.5372)
2024-07-19	The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH	13 / 33 (679.9428)	12 (170.8228)	6 (173.1200)	7 (173.7028)	23 (162.2972)
2024-05-31	Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA	5 / 25 (689.0400)	12 (167.3944)	2 (176.5600)	10 (170.8228)	6 (174.2628)
2024-05-24	Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest Rochester, PA	10 / 23 (677.0516)	19 (155.3600)	1 (177.1544)	5 (175.4172)	9 (169.1200)
2024-05-17	Rockin' BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN	10 / 32 (688.4912)	12 (174.2628)	17 (168.5372)	5 (175.4400)	17 (170.2512)
2023-10-13	BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport Wadsworth, OH	10 / 20 (679.8628)	6 (173.1200)	13 (165.0972)	6 (171.9656)	15 (169.6800)
2023-10-06	Smokin' for Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL	17 / 26 (670.1256)	6 (173.1200)	16 (166.2400)	17 (167.3828)	17 (163.3828)
2023-09-08	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	7 / 33 (685.6456)	23 (168.0000)	6 (173.7144)	10 (173.1200)	10 (170.8112)
2023-08-25	Rockin' BBQ Take 2 Warsaw, IN	14 / 23 (681.6228)	20 (165.6684)	7 (174.8572)	7 (171.9772)	14 (169.1200)
2023-08-25	Rockin' BBQ Take 2 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Warsaw, IN	—	13 (171.4056)	—	—	—
2023-08-18	Madison Ribberfest BBQ Blues Madison, IN	19 / 41 (677.6344)	24 (169.6916)	28 (164.5256)	24 (166.8344)	2 (176.5828)
2023-07-21	The Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH	12 / 32 (677.0400)	7 (174.2628)	7 (173.1200)	23 (163.9428)	15 (165.7144)
2023-07-14	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	19 / 36 (678.7656)	14 (171.9772)	5 (174.2744)	25 (167.3712)	23 (165.1428)
2023-06-10	Hoosier BBQ Classic #2 Franklin, IN	27 / 28 (654.7200)	25 (164.5372)	26 (162.2400)	27 (160.5372)	18 (167.4056)
2023-06-09	Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 Franklin, IN	31 / 38 (656.9940)	34 (161.0856)	11 (171.4400)	23 (166.2628)	33 (158.2056)
2023-06-09	Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN	—	—	5 (171.9772)	—	—
2023-05-19	Rocking BBQ Warsaw Warsaw, IN	16 / 35 (678.1484)	25 (167.3828)	8 (172.5600)	10 (171.9656)	22 (166.2400)
2023-05-19	Rocking BBQ Warsaw (ONE MEAT RIBS) Warsaw, IN	—	—	24 (156.5372)	—	—
2023-04-14	The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL	11 / 32 (689.6112)	4 (177.7028)	16 (169.1200)	14 (173.1200)	18 (169.6684)
2023-03-31	Swampfest Waycross, GA	17 / 28 (666.0912)	20 (168.5256)	11 (170.8228)	20 (167.3828)	23 (159.3600)
2023-01-27	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	14 / 51 (689.6688)	23 (174.2628)	21 (171.4172)	17 (172.0000)	16 (171.9888)
2023-01-13	Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL	6 / 26 (689.0516)	2 (177.7144)	10 (170.8344)	6 (173.1316)	15 (167.3712)
2022-09-16	Smokin' For Garrett Mt. Carmel, IL	19 / 27 (665.0284)	22 (165.0972)	18 (165.1084)	17 (168.0000)	14 (166.8228)
2022-08-19	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madison, IN	33 / 45 (650.6284)	28 (167.3828)	39 (156.5028)	30 (163.9428)	32 (162.8000)
2022-07-08	Harvest on Fire at the Winery Marshall, IL	9 / 28 (687.3600)	17 (171.9656)	3 (177.1544)	23 (165.1200)	11 (173.1200)
2022-05-13	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (Day 1) Warsaw, IN	9 / 36 (682.8116)	3 (177.7144)	31 (160.5716)	6 (173.7028)	15 (170.8228)
2022-05-13	8th Annual Rockin' BBQ (One Meat Ribs) Warsaw, IN	—	—	28 (161.6684)	—	—
2020-10-23	Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN	14 / 41 (673.5768)	9 (170.8228)	21 (165.0856)	31 (163.3712)	4 (174.2972)
2020-09-25	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	16 / 47 (693.1200)	22 (170.2856)	6 (177.7144)	28 (168.5600)	11 (176.5600)
2020-09-18	Smokin in the Hills Hillsboro, OH	6 / 41 (685.0628)	19 (170.8228)	2 (177.1428)	22 (164.5372)	5 (172.5600)
2020-09-12	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 2 Warsaw, IN	14 / 26 (674.7196)	4 (176.5600)	22 (162.2284)	20 (165.6684)	12 (170.2628)
2020-09-11	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ Day 1 Warsaw, IN	10 / 36 (674.1484)	5 (173.1200)	30 (161.0972)	14 (170.8112)	9 (169.1200)
2020-09-11	Rockin' BBQ 2 Just Another BBQ - One Meat Companion Contest Warsaw, IN	—	—	7 (170.8228)	—	—
2020-08-14	Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN	33 / 50 (668.5028)	27 (167.4056)	27 (165.6916)	45 (161.6684)	13 (173.7372)
2020-08-07	All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI	6 / 42 (677.7028)	10 (169.1544)	8 (170.2628)	2 (173.7256)	24 (164.5600)
2020-07-24	Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY	5 / 30 (683.4284)	10 (169.7028)	7 (171.9772)	15 (166.8684)	3 (174.8800)
2020-07-10	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery Marshall, IL	42 / 53 (653.5544)	23 (168.5372)	31 (165.1200)	47 (157.0628)	40 (162.8344)
2020-06-20	Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN	19 / 63 (678.7544)	12 (173.1200)	8 (171.9772)	56 (161.6916)	16 (171.9656)
2020-06-19	Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN	5 / 69 (685.0972)	8 (173.1544)	4 (173.7144)	35 (167.4056)	13 (170.8228)
2020-05-29	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	22 / 66 (661.6456)	2 (176.0000)	29 (165.1428)	45 (158.2628)	47 (162.2400)
2019-10-18	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	28 / 28 (509.6112)	12 (170.8112)	6 (172.5600)	15 (166.2400)	—
2019-09-27	New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival New Albany, IN	12 / 23 (670.1484)	8 (171.9656)	9 (168.5372)	13 (165.1200)	19 (164.5256)
2019-09-20	Smokin in The Hills	1 / 38 (694.7768)	6 (174.8456)	5 (174.2628)	1 (177.7028)	13 (167.9656)
2019-09-13	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	7 / 28 (685.6000)	2 (178.8572)	7 (169.6800)	20 (163.9428)	3 (173.1200)
2019-08-30	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival Hilliard, OH	8 / 28 (683.2912)	10 (173.1084)	11 (169.6800)	5 (173.1200)	13 (167.3828)
2019-08-23	Great Americana BBQ Festival Franklin, TN	4 / 39 (686.2056)	1 (180.0000)	1 (178.8572)	10 (169.6800)	28 (157.6684)
2019-08-16	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival Madsion, IN	6 / 47 (686.7428)	5 (174.2628)	4 (175.4172)	18 (169.6800)	19 (167.3828)
2019-08-09	Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN	21 / 29 (668.4344)	17 (166.8344)	16 (167.3944)	22 (167.9772)	18 (166.2284)
2019-08-02	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	2 / 40 (687.8856)	10 (171.9772)	3 (175.4056)	2 (174.2744)	17 (166.2284)
2019-07-19	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	13 / 27 (674.1944)	18 (167.3944)	21 (163.3944)	4 (172.5600)	11 (170.8456)
2019-07-05	Ceramic City Jazz, Blues & BBQ Festival East Liverpool, OH	1 / 11 (679.3372)	1 (175.4400)	4 (166.8344)	2 (171.9772)	5 (165.0856)
2019-05-10	Rockin BBQ Warsaw, IN	4 / 42 (684.4800)	7 (172.0116)	2 (176.5600)	5 (171.9656)	22 (163.9428)
2019-05-04	Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN	8 / 26 (681.5884)	20 (164.5140)	3 (173.1316)	13 (165.0856)	1 (178.8572)

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	#688 (105 pts)	#564 (190 pts)	#690 (139 pts)	#520 (185 pts)	#520 (185 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#245 (908 pts)	#244 (918 pts)	#300 (863 pts)	#303 (758 pts)	#244 (943 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#274 (808 pts)	#289 (798 pts)	#170 (1179 pts)	#215 (998 pts)	#341 (668 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#153 (1205 pts)	#112 (1388 pts)	#107 (1477 pts)	#151 (1198 pts)	#160 (1175 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#488 (425 pts)	#491 (455 pts)	#499 (490 pts)	#536 (390 pts)	#533 (400 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#63 (1341 pts)	#38 (1501 pts)	#44 (1484 pts)	#107 (931 pts)	#45 (1426 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#88 (1927 pts)	#83 (1799 pts)	#50 (2031 pts)	#106 (1666 pts)	#184 (1312 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#93 (1947 pts)	#14 (2444 pts)	#66 (1927 pts)	#109 (1678 pts)	#70 (1947 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#61 (2228 pts)	#47 (2121 pts)	#59 (2017 pts)	#83 (1872 pts)	#71 (1984 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#19 (2587 pts)	#29 (2293 pts)	#3 (2635 pts)	#37 (2157 pts)	#21 (2429 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1263 (218 pts)	#806 (453 pts)	#1530 (173 pts)	#1608 (158 pts)	#1175 (253 pts)