HEAVY HITTERS BBQ

HEAVY HITTERS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 10th of 39 at the Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (2022). They are ranked #4678 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,678

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1505 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Aug 26, 2022 · 9.4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

679.3604 / 720

Master · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.75 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 627.80 (+21.95)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

Consistency

±30.26

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.08 · weakest Pork (153.73)

Road miles

255

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 123 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Purse competed for

$54K

listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

627.80 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

679.3604 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.3604 at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 13, 2022

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

DRILLING & GRILLING ahead in 100% of their meetings

DRILLING & GRILLING has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.3 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.35 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Pork avg 153.73
Pork Ribs avg 161.08
0 calls in 10 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pappy's Q in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at New Holland Summer Fest (Aug 28, 2015).

last seen Apr 19, 2013
back Aug 28, 2015

Pork Ribs nemesis

6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

WEEKEND SMOKERS ahead 60% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WEEKEND SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 6 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HEAVY HITTERS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

145 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKEHOUSE BOYS

#4,688 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to HEAVY HITTERS BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — SMOKEHOUSE BOYS ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2019

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HIDDEN FIRE

#4,664 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to HEAVY HITTERS BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 7 years before HEAVY HITTERS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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MATES & PLATES BARBECUE TEAM

#4,680 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2019

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Royaal BBQ

#4,703 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1469

Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 8, 2019

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KO BBQ

#4,707 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

They turned up 10 years after HEAVY HITTERS BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Aug 8, 2026

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Beer & Bones

#4,659 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1470

Level with HEAVY HITTERS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 9 contests
last seen Apr 26, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WEEKEND SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Pappy's Q	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare
Black Tie BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
PIG PEN BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
DEAD ON Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
HARCO LOCO BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Stumpy Coals	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	2	176.0116	141.7144	156.73	top 66%
Pork Ribs	10	1	172.5600	148.5600	161.08	top 49%
Pork	10	0	163.4060	134.7656	153.73	top 73%
Brisket	10	1	176.5600	133.6800	156.26	top 56%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 26%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	9	0	top 69%
MD	1	0	top 36%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	6	22	0	top 73%	Aug 26, 2022
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	10	0	top 49%	May 13, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2021 3 contests

Contests a season 1.4 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 9 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 4 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 356 finished ahead 214 times, behind 466

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs Apr 19, 2013 → Aug 28, 2015

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20226 milestones

May 13 First overall top-10 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 13 First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.3604 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 13 Career-best overall score679.3604 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
May 13 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
Aug 26 10th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 26 Most recent contest New Holland Summer Fest

20191 milestone

Aug 23 First call New Holland Summer Fest

20132 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 Peak power rating (1505) Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.2	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 13, 2022
+4.7	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival	Apr 19, 2013
+3.5	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 27, 2021
+2.7	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 26, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.2	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 25, 2017
-11.4	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL)	Aug 24, 2018
-10.1	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 30, 2021
-6.9	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 14, 2021
-6.4	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 23, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2022	2	1	100%	top 38%	94.4%	93%
2021	3	0	0%	top 70%	89.4%	88.4%
2019	1	0	100%	top 80%	86.1%	86.1%
2018	1	0	0%	top 96%	78.5%	78.5%
2017	1	0	0%	top 94%	82.8%	82.8%
2015	1	0	0%	top 69%	86.3%	86.3%
2013	1	0	0%	top 36%	87.1%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	25 / 49 (659.3256)	8 (174.2628)	15 (169.7256)	43 (153.6800)	28 (161.6572)
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	10 / 39 (679.3604)	6 (176.0116)	16 (166.8344)	34 (159.9544)	5 (176.5600)
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	22 / 44 (643.8516)	30 (159.3484)	17 (162.8116)	25 (161.7372)	24 (159.9544)
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	47 / 54 (641.1092)	42 (160.5716)	26 (166.2972)	32 (163.4060)	47 (150.8344)
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	33 / 46 (625.0968)	35 (155.4628)	39 (149.7028)	32 (155.3484)	11 (164.5828)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	52 / 65 (619.9084)	60 (148.5484)	10 (172.5600)	65 (134.7656)	28 (164.0344)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	68 / 71 (565.0284)	66 (142.8112)	57 (148.5600)	71 (139.9772)	68 (133.6800)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	65 / 69 (595.8744)	67 (141.7144)	61 (149.1200)	24 (162.2628)	64 (142.7772)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	48 / 70 (621.5772)	27 (162.8228)	36 (160.5944)	62 (149.6228)	50 (148.5372)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	38 / 106 (626.8566)	95 (145.7142)	11 (164.5714)	48 (156.5712)	25 (159.9998)

HEAVY HITTERS BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)