Up-2 BBQ VT
Rating
1682
peak 1682
Contests
58
in the data
First seen
2019-06-08
latest 2025-09-20
Best ToY finish
#108
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
6
33 podiums
Overall top-10s
28
of 58 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
693.21 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.55 (+15.66)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±11.83
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.11)
Road miles
6394
mi across 58 mapped stops · furthest 1179 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HUMPHREY'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of Up-2 BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LG bbq has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 33 of their 44 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CIDER BOYS BBQ in 25 of their 29 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Kora Kares for Kids is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 37-team field at Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2024-06-01) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, PADDY MCQ'S.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 50 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 178.8572 | 162.2516 | 170.98 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 55 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 178.8572 | 151.3600 | 168.11 | top 44% |
| Pork | 47 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6456 | 168.47 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 47 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 179.4400 | 147.3372 | 170.29 | top 31% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VT | 10 | 0 | top 33% |
| NH | 7 | 1 | top 32% |
| ME | 6 | 0 | top 26% |
| MA | 6 | 0 | top 26% |
| NJ | 6 | 0 | top 46% |
| NY | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
| CT | 3 | 0 | top 21% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 33% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 6% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 32 | 1 | top 31% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 0 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VT (18 of 58 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (55 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2024-06-01)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 677.55
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 697.6688 | 687.11 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 696.5832 | 683.54 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 696.5372 | 677.37 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 681.6460 | 673.30 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 686.2400 | 666.18 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 677.6340 | 667.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Braintree, VT | 7 / 25 (690.7884) | 16 (170.8228) | 3 (173.7028) | 16 (166.8228) | 3 (179.4400) |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Braintree, VT | — | 6 (170.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Braintree, VT | — | — | 7 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 8 / 40 (688.5028) | 12 (173.7028) | 28 (164.5372) | 10 (173.7028) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 3 (174.8800) | — | — |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Port Jervis, NY | 9 / 47 (695.9656) | 20 (174.2628) | 18 (174.2744) | 14 (173.1428) | 12 (174.2856) |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) Port Jervis, NY | 9 / 34 (697.6688) | 20 (170.8228) | 6 (176.0116) | 12 (174.2744) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2025-06-21 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 5 / 18 (693.1200) | 12 (171.4056) | 2 (178.8572) | 10 (171.4400) | 7 (171.4172) |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Hancock, NH | 12 / 26 (678.7428) | 18 (168.5256) | 17 (166.2516) | 16 (167.9656) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Hancock, NH | 10 / 22 (678.7312) | 13 (169.6800) | 9 (173.7028) | 18 (159.9312) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 13 / 29 (678.2056) | 25 (162.2628) | 5 (174.2744) | 26 (162.8112) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 5 / 27 (682.2968) | 5 (174.2856) | 21 (163.4400) | 9 (169.7256) | 4 (174.8456) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 70 / 169 (686.7424) | 45 (175.4056) | 144 (166.2400) | 102 (170.2512) | 44 (174.8456) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 105 / 444 (686.8000) | 41 (177.1428) | 241 (168.5600) | 213 (169.1200) | 96 (171.9772) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 46 / 87 (677.6000) | 39 (170.2744) | 60 (168.5256) | 28 (171.4172) | 51 (167.3828) |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) Braintree, VT | 10 / 25 (682.8000) | 11 (170.2972) | 12 (166.2400) | 12 (170.2628) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) Braintree, VT | 7 / 25 (683.3484) | 4 (177.1544) | 16 (165.1200) | 5 (172.5484) | 9 (168.5256) |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT | — | 3 (171.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 8 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 7 / 39 (685.7028) | 20 (169.1200) | 9 (170.8800) | 18 (168.5600) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 6 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 8 / 21 (671.8972) | 17 (165.6916) | 13 (162.8228) | 5 (169.6800) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 1 / 37 (687.4060) | 2 (176.5600) | 7 (171.4288) | 12 (169.1200) | 7 (170.2972) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 2 / 37 (696.5832) | 2 (178.8572) | 13 (171.4288) | 9 (171.9772) | 6 (174.3200) |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Bristol, CT | 7 / 29 (676.5028) | 9 (170.2744) | 24 (159.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (166.8228) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 7 / 42 (693.6456) | 19 (170.2628) | 7 (174.2744) | 21 (170.2512) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 3 / 31 (696.5372) | 3 (176.5716) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (175.4400) | 12 (169.1084) |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT | — | 7 (170.8456) | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 1 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Braintree, VT | 4 / 26 (686.8228) | 14 (167.9772) | 15 (166.8572) | 3 (173.1084) | 2 (178.8800) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 19 / 46 (673.6684) | 32 (165.0856) | 23 (168.0000) | 2 (177.7600) | 32 (162.8228) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 18 (162.8800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 14 / 19 (657.0628) | 14 (164.5600) | 11 (165.0972) | 15 (160.5484) | 12 (166.8572) |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 14 / 39 (670.7884) | 11 (172.5828) | 18 (167.4400) | 33 (157.6456) | 4 (173.1200) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES Jamestown, RI | 3 / 50 (678.7884) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (174.8800) | 25 (162.8228) | 16 (164.5256) |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Blairstown, NJ | 15 / 30 (673.6116) | 6 (175.4172) | 23 (162.8344) | 20 (165.6800) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 19 / 36 (662.1372) | 15 (169.6800) | 34 (151.3600) | 11 (170.2744) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Bristol, CT | 15 / 43 (680.6060) | 18 (171.4516) | 29 (161.1544) | 11 (174.2972) | 4 (173.7028) |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Southwick, MA | 5 / 33 (678.2400) | 11 (172.0000) | 12 (168.5600) | 14 (166.2400) | 7 (171.4400) |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Braintree, VT | 8 / 26 (681.6460) | 10 (170.2744) | 8 (169.6800) | 5 (174.2628) | 9 (167.4288) |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 14 (161.6916) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Braintree, VT | 8 / 18 (673.6340) | 10 (169.1084) | 5 (170.8572) | 15 (161.6684) | 7 (172.0000) |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 10 / 31 (665.1200) | 8 (173.7028) | 21 (159.4400) | 20 (161.7144) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2022-07-23 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 7 / 25 (667.4744) | 2 (175.4172) | 14 (163.4400) | 7 (166.9144) | 13 (161.7028) |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 8 / 37 (680.4912) | 6 (172.0000) | 10 (170.2628) | 22 (163.3828) | 4 (174.8456) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 19 / 41 (671.8972) | 31 (166.2400) | 16 (168.5372) | 14 (170.2972) | 21 (166.8228) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 19 / 48 (667.9088) | 28 (166.8344) | 29 (162.8228) | 30 (164.5372) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 13 / 31 (670.1828) | 26 (162.2516) | 5 (169.7028) | 17 (166.8228) | 7 (171.4056) |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 14 / 31 (659.9088) | 3 (175.4288) | 25 (157.6800) | 15 (167.3828) | 20 (159.4172) |
| 2021-10-02 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Braintree, VT | 6 / 16 (676.4572) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (165.6800) | 3 (171.4172) | 9 (166.2400) |
| 2021-10-02 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Braintree, VT | — | — | 1 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-09-25 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown Southwick, MA | 13 / 26 (645.5428) | 9 (166.2400) | 2 (172.5828) | 16 (159.3828) | 21 (147.3372) |
| 2021-08-20 | Kora Kare For Kids Shriner's Ride-In and BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 3 / 26 (686.2400) | 3 (172.0000) | 14 (167.4172) | 3 (176.5600) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2021-06-12 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 16 / 32 (658.7772) | 13 (168.5600) | 15 (165.7028) | 15 (164.5372) | 22 (159.9772) |
| 2019-09-07 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Braintree, VT | 7 / 31 (674.8000) | 5 (172.5484) | 3 (173.7144) | 11 (167.4400) | 20 (161.0972) |
| 2019-08-24 | Kora Kare for Kids Ride-In & BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 12 / 36 (659.9312) | 9 (166.8456) | 19 (162.8344) | 8 (171.4400) | 20 (158.8112) |
| 2019-07-27 | The Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival Windsor, VT | 19 / 33 (655.9084) | 21 (165.6800) | 10 (168.5600) | 25 (158.8572) | 16 (162.8112) |
| 2019-06-08 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 7 / 29 (677.6340) | 9 (171.4284) | 11 (166.2744) | 17 (164.5256) | 2 (175.4056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #187 (1152 pts) | #226 (989 pts) | #134 (1476 pts) | #275 (832 pts) | #70 (1712 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #108 (1410 pts) | #94 (1481 pts) | #175 (1172 pts) | #146 (1225 pts) | #112 (1390 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #108 (1441 pts) | #102 (1457 pts) | #112 (1454 pts) | #121 (1351 pts) | #78 (1591 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #188 (1088 pts) | #202 (1068 pts) | #238 (1015 pts) | #278 (868 pts) | #168 (1173 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #231 (822 pts) | #203 (932 pts) | #181 (1075 pts) | #228 (847 pts) | #313 (647 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #616 (533 pts) | #628 (543 pts) | #607 (578 pts) | #753 (433 pts) | #656 (523 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #636 (535 pts) | #872 (375 pts) | #576 (650 pts) | #507 (720 pts) | #648 (570 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #896 (397 pts) | #1263 (247 pts) | #1028 (352 pts) | #868 (452 pts) | #809 (477 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #697 (546 pts) | #595 (681 pts) | #732 (546 pts) | #707 (566 pts) | #665 (596 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1446 (173 pts) | #1294 (233 pts) | #1462 (183 pts) | #1569 (168 pts) | #1545 (163 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1306 (216 pts) | #1307 (231 pts) | #957 (373 pts) | #1191 (271 pts) | #1140 (276 pts) |