BEER TIME BBQ PA
Rating
1611
peak 1614
Contests
85
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2026-06-26
Best ToY finish
#32
Master 2026
Grand champs
2
4 reserve
Category wins
13
35 podiums
Overall top-10s
28
of 85 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
687.80 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 673.34 (+14.46)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±18.28
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.53 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.58)
Road miles
11688
mi across 85 mapped stops · furthest 574 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Sailor Nicks BBQ has finished one call ahead of BEER TIME BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
DEAD ON Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
CHUNKY BBQ has come out ahead in 35 of their 41 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 23 of their 30 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1660 points of the Grand Championship at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (2025-06-13).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at Grizzly BBQ Brawl.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 33% across 12 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Grizzly BBQ Brawl (2025-09-05) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SCUFFLETOWN SMOKERS.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 77 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 178.8572 | 154.7768 | 169.53 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 78 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 177.7144 | 148.5372 | 167.58 | top 53% |
| Pork | 70 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 179.4400 | 147.3828 | 168.56 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 70 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8000 | 167.61 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 33 | 0 | top 51% |
| OH | 11 | 2 | top 35% |
| WV | 9 | 0 | top 58% |
| VA | 6 | 0 | top 71% |
| NY | 4 | 0 | top 38% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 56% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 16 | 1 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 33 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 1 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (23 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (33 of 85 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (78 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Grizzly BBQ Brawl (2025-09-05)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 673.34
- 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 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 696.5716 | 684.16 |
| 2025 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 702.8228 | 686.70 |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 690.7884 | 676.91 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 670.2060 | 653.10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 671.3256 | 657.60 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 676.0456 | 654.23 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 654.2056 | 646.49 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 655.3600 | 648.47 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 8 / 39 (690.8000) | 7 (175.4056) | 6 (174.2744) | 4 (176.5600) | 24 (164.5600) |
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) Buckhannon, WV | 17 / 29 (681.5996) | 21 (168.5256) | 18 (168.5256) | 2 (177.7028) | 25 (166.8456) |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 6 / 13 (690.2284) | 4 (175.4172) | 8 (170.8228) | 1 (177.7028) | 10 (166.2856) |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 9 / 25 (688.4684) | 1 (177.7028) | 3 (177.1428) | 15 (169.6800) | 16 (163.9428) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 58 / 82 (687.9084) | 27 (176.0000) | 72 (167.3828) | 58 (171.9656) | 46 (172.5600) |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 74 / 117 (681.5884) | 73 (171.4056) | 91 (167.3828) | 48 (173.1200) | 66 (169.6800) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 17 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 63 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 14 / 17 (672.4344) | 9 (173.1316) | 15 (162.7884) | 12 (165.6800) | 7 (170.8344) |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 2 / 25 (690.8120) | 1 (176.5716) | 6 (171.9888) | 1 (175.4172) | 11 (166.8344) |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 20 / 59 (683.8972) | 19 (173.1316) | 36 (169.1200) | 24 (171.9772) | 27 (169.6684) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 22 / 43 (685.0400) | 41 (161.0972) | 12 (174.2628) | 22 (171.9772) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) New Paltz, NY | — | 13 (166.2516) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) New Paltz, NY | — | — | 12 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) Marietta, OH | 1 / 15 (696.5716) | 1 (175.4288) | 5 (171.4400) | 3 (176.0000) | 2 (173.7028) |
| 2026-04-24 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Marietta, OH | — | 2 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | GLBBQA Spring Fling Coldwater, MI | 27 / 48 (678.8000) | 23 (173.1084) | 31 (168.0116) | 22 (171.4172) | 31 (166.2628) |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 5 / 14 (680.4688) | 7 (170.8344) | 10 (164.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (166.2400) |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 24 / 36 (681.6000) | 31 (166.8228) | 24 (169.6800) | 2 (178.8572) | 30 (166.2400) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 24 / 40 (678.1944) | 26 (169.6800) | 32 (164.5716) | 4 (176.5600) | 23 (167.3828) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 80 / 125 (678.1600) | 41 (174.2744) | 75 (168.5372) | 76 (169.6800) | 90 (165.6684) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 56 (166.2400) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 68 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 20 / 45 (678.7200) | 34 (163.9544) | 16 (173.1200) | 34 (165.0856) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 10 / 30 (680.4572) | 8 (173.1200) | 5 (171.4172) | 9 (171.9772) | 22 (163.9428) |
| 2025-09-06 | Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout Saxonburg, PA | 7 / 14 (685.5884) | 1 (176.5600) | 10 (158.2056) | 7 (170.8228) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 1 / 42 (702.8228) | 7 (177.7028) | 5 (173.7144) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (171.9656) |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Port Jervis, NY | 21 / 47 (689.0628) | 37 (169.1200) | 4 (177.7144) | 20 (172.5600) | 26 (169.6684) |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) Port Jervis, NY | 8 / 34 (698.2632) | 7 (176.5716) | 32 (167.3828) | 6 (177.1544) | 3 (177.1544) |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 17 / 27 (667.3260) | 10 (171.9772) | 24 (158.8344) | 14 (169.1316) | 11 (167.3828) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 18 / 30 (676.4456) | 19 (170.8228) | 19 (166.2628) | 20 (167.3828) | 16 (171.9772) |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 22 / 40 (676.4572) | 9 (174.2628) | 24 (167.9772) | 30 (163.3828) | 14 (170.8344) |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 15 / 26 (684.4800) | 20 (166.8228) | 17 (169.1200) | 12 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 18 (159.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 2 / 30 (697.0856) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (171.9884) | 12 (170.8228) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest Rochester, PA | 4 / 12 (691.3828) | 7 (169.1200) | 1 (176.5828) | 4 (173.7144) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 10 / 21 (674.2060) | 20 (160.5372) | 3 (170.8572) | 9 (169.6916) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 2 / 28 (693.0744) | 4 (176.0000) | 1 (176.5600) | 14 (167.3944) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2025-04-25 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 3 / 10 (690.2284) | 7 (169.1084) | 3 (174.2972) | 5 (169.1200) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 2 / 23 (701.6572) | 4 (177.7144) | 6 (175.4056) | 6 (171.9772) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 8 / 11 (684.5256) | 9 (171.4172) | 7 (170.2856) | 6 (171.9656) | 7 (170.8572) |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 8 / 13 (681.0628) | 10 (169.1200) | 6 (172.0116) | 9 (165.0740) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2024-10-25 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Roseland, VA | — | 8 (167.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Roseland, VA | — | — | 6 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 14 / 25 (666.7084) | 14 (167.3828) | 13 (165.1084) | 14 (167.3828) | 12 (166.8344) |
| 2024-09-06 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wadsworth, OH | 12 / 30 (679.9432) | 14 (169.7144) | 4 (177.1544) | 24 (163.3944) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 13 / 38 (677.6344) | 7 (174.2628) | 5 (173.1316) | 25 (163.3828) | 18 (166.8572) |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 26 / 32 (662.7200) | 28 (163.9544) | 21 (167.9656) | 9 (174.2744) | 29 (156.5256) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 11 / 35 (675.3372) | 2 (177.7372) | 22 (166.2400) | 22 (165.6800) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 9 / 19 (687.3716) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (167.4172) | 15 (167.9772) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 14 / 29 (677.6572) | 9 (171.9656) | 23 (163.4516) | 7 (174.8572) | 17 (167.3828) |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 10 / 30 (679.4060) | 20 (165.1316) | 22 (162.2400) | 8 (172.0344) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2024-06-01 | The Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 8 / 19 (682.2288) | 8 (172.5600) | 16 (163.9772) | 8 (170.2744) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2024-05-24 | Big Knob BBQ & Brew Fest Rochester, PA | 5 / 23 (690.7884) | 12 (169.1200) | 11 (168.5600) | 2 (177.7028) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2024-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 4 / 13 (690.7656) | 3 (173.1200) | 3 (174.2744) | 4 (173.7028) | 6 (169.6684) |
| 2024-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Marietta, OH | — | 3 (169.1544) | — | — | — |
| 2024-04-05 | The Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 4 / 21 (677.0628) | 12 (161.0972) | 4 (173.7028) | 6 (169.7028) | 2 (172.5600) |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 40 / 42 (650.6516) | 32 (167.3944) | 40 (154.7656) | 24 (170.2744) | 39 (158.2172) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 32 / 45 (666.6740) | 10 (174.2628) | 34 (163.3828) | 28 (166.2284) | 37 (162.8000) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 19 (165.0972) | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 7 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | BLACK BOX BBQ @ Wadsworth Municipal Airport Wadsworth, OH | 16 / 20 (658.1488) | 11 (169.6800) | 17 (162.2516) | 19 (154.2400) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 23 / 28 (633.5768) | 24 (156.5140) | 22 (158.8344) | 26 (154.2056) | 16 (164.0228) |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Mannington, WV | 10 / 11 (670.2060) | 7 (173.1200) | 7 (168.5716) | 6 (173.7144) | 10 (154.8000) |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Mannington, WV | 11 / 12 (620.4456) | 10 (166.2628) | 12 (148.5372) | 12 (150.8228) | 9 (154.8228) |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 21 / 28 (656.9940) | 12 (170.8228) | 20 (163.3828) | 27 (154.7884) | 16 (168.0000) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 14 / 42 (669.6456) | 24 (164.5484) | 9 (170.2972) | 16 (166.8344) | 15 (167.9656) |
| 2023-04-07 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 13 / 30 (662.6968) | 10 (171.9656) | 12 (167.9656) | 12 (169.1200) | 21 (153.6456) |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 23 / 26 (631.8972) | 20 (157.7256) | 20 (158.8344) | 17 (164.5372) | 25 (150.8000) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 28 / 42 (668.9940) | 25 (170.8456) | 35 (162.2400) | 27 (167.3712) | 24 (168.5372) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 47 / 54 (644.9940) | 43 (162.8456) | 32 (163.9772) | 43 (158.2284) | 38 (159.9428) |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV | 10 / 20 (670.7884) | 5 (172.5600) | 11 (169.6684) | 13 (168.5484) | 13 (160.0116) |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 12 / 25 (671.3256) | 13 (165.1316) | 10 (169.7028) | 9 (170.2628) | 13 (166.2284) |
| 2022-04-01 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 4 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2022-04-01 | Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A Buckhannon, WV | — | — | 8 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 21 / 27 (639.3256) | 21 (157.1200) | 18 (158.2856) | 21 (158.2400) | 6 (165.6800) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 29 / 44 (631.2684) | 33 (154.7768) | 36 (150.8116) | 14 (165.6800) | 23 (160.0000) |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 10 / 15 (656.5256) | 10 (163.3828) | 11 (160.0000) | 9 (167.4284) | 10 (165.7144) |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 9 / 18 (667.9884) | 7 (171.4400) | 10 (164.0228) | 14 (160.5256) | 6 (172.0000) |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 11 / 29 (676.0456) | 7 (172.5828) | 9 (171.4400) | 11 (168.0000) | 20 (164.0228) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 46 / 59 (638.7768) | 41 (159.4172) | 14 (168.5600) | 50 (159.9884) | 52 (150.8112) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 36 / 53 (654.2056) | 43 (158.8340) | 4 (176.0116) | 25 (167.3712) | 45 (151.9888) |
| 2019-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 29 / 36 (634.7428) | 21 (159.9772) | 13 (165.7028) | 33 (147.3828) | 23 (161.6800) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 30 / 65 (655.3028) | 39 (161.6572) | 26 (166.8344) | 25 (164.5256) | 30 (162.2856) |
| 2019-04-05 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 17 / 42 (655.3600) | 8 (169.1200) | 18 (164.0000) | 33 (157.6800) | 14 (164.5600) |
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 | #32 (1458 pts) | #6 (1880 pts) | #45 (1341 pts) | #3 (2168 pts) | #54 (1118 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #52 (1934 pts) | #60 (1789 pts) | #42 (1993 pts) | #95 (1554 pts) | #21 (2119 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #96 (1469 pts) | #54 (1752 pts) | #75 (1626 pts) | #74 (1566 pts) | #39 (1794 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #314 (674 pts) | #308 (739 pts) | #344 (739 pts) | #322 (659 pts) | #300 (744 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #493 (416 pts) | #471 (476 pts) | #342 (751 pts) | #496 (451 pts) | #541 (391 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #387 (499 pts) | #366 (554 pts) | #399 (514 pts) | #375 (534 pts) | #347 (589 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #379 (325 pts) | #706 (120 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1118 (220 pts) | #970 (295 pts) | #1035 (275 pts) | #1307 (180 pts) | #1109 (245 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #1418 (165 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2136 (80 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1096 (285 pts) | #875 (425 pts) | #1156 (290 pts) | #1225 (270 pts) | #1063 (320 pts) |