HotItems DE
Rating
1490
peak 1490
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2023-05-05
latest 2023-05-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 148.92 · weakest Chicken (147.02)
Road miles
0
mi across 4 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOAKWOOD has finished one call ahead of HotItems 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Teams like this (closest power rating, DE first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153.1200 | 140.5484 | 147.02 | top 71% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152.5144 | 146.2400 | 148.92 | top 67% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in DE (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 294.22
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 299.8972 | 294.22 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Lincoln, DE | 12 / 19 (299.8972) | 12 (147.3828) | 11 (152.5144) | — | — |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, DE | — | — | 8 (146.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lincoln, DE | — | 8 (153.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Lincoln, DE | 12 / 20 (288.5484) | 12 (140.5484) | 11 (148.0000) | — | — |