No Worries BBQ MD
Rating
1514
peak 1522
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
latest 2021-08-28
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
322.13 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 341.15 (-19.02)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±53.23
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.73 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.77)
Road miles
575
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Zoni-Q has finished one call ahead of No Worries BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 160.5372 | 164.73 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 170.8344 | 139.4400 | 158.77 | top 42% |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 158.8000 | 163.58 | top 19% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 53% |
| PA | 3 | 0 | top 24% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MD (4 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 341.15
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300.5716 | 300.57 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 337.6572 | 326.13 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 323.9772 | 323.98 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 489.0056 | 489.01 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 15 / 20 (315.3600) | 10 (163.9544) | 15 (151.4056) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 11 / 24 (332.5372) | 7 (172.5600) | 14 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 20 / 54 (324.5256) | 18 (165.7028) | 22 (158.8228) | 10 (163.4172) | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 4 / 46 (337.6572) | 6 (166.8228) | 2 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD | 16 / 34 (327.3372) | 15 (162.2516) | 11 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 21 / 47 (319.3604) | 19 (161.0972) | 20 (158.2632) | — | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 15 / 59 (323.9772) | 16 (160.5372) | 10 (163.4400) | 5 (168.5372) | — |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) Wytheville, VA | 6 / 20 (489.0056) | 4 (168.5256) | 6 (161.6800) | 6 (158.8000) | — |
| Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ | 12 / 23 (300.5716) | 5 (161.1316) | 18 (139.4400) | — | — |