Heritage BBQ NC
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-03-28
latest 2026-05-01
Best ToY finish
#696
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.14
last 3 Master vs avg 666.14 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±2.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.74 · weakest Brisket (163.95)
Road miles
333
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 122 mi
Schedule strength
93%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
666.14 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
ALPINE SMOKE WORKS has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 161.6572 | 165.10 | top 86% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5716 | 161.6572 | 168.74 | top 56% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 165.7144 | 168.36 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9544 | 163.9544 | 163.95 | top 83% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 666.14 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-03-28 — First tracked contest · Smokin' in the Pines
- 📣 2025-03-28 — First call · Smokin' in the Pines
- ⭐ 2025-03-28 — Career-best overall score (669.0516) · Smokin' in the Pines
- 📈 2025-03-28 — Peak power rating (1495) · Smokin' in the Pines
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm | 2026-02-27 |
| -6.3 | Bear-B-Q | 2026-05-01 |
| -5.2 | Smokin' in the Pines | 2025-03-28 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 92.5% | 92.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 92.9% | 92.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q 🏅 New Bern, NC | 21 / 26 (663.2572) | 21 (166.8228) | 21 (161.6572) | 15 (170.8228) | 21 (163.9544) |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC | 31 / 33 (666.1260) | 33 (161.6572) | 14 (171.9772) | 21 (168.5372) | 30 (163.9544) |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Carthage, NC | 18 / 22 (669.0516) | 17 (166.8112) | 10 (172.5716) | 18 (165.7144) | 17 (163.9544) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #696 (129 pts) | #757 (129 pts) | #694 (184 pts) | #633 (179 pts) | #733 (129 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1068 (82 pts) | #1122 (87 pts) | #1013 (122 pts) | #1122 (82 pts) | #1082 (87 pts) |