MRC Barbecue PA
Rating
1516
peak 1517
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
latest 2021-07-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 22%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
323.92
last 4 vs career avg 323.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±1.76
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.83 · weakest Pork (152.51)
Road miles
71
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
2 Old Navy Chiefs and a Baker has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Top Gun Barbecue has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of All About the Wood in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 23 at their very first tracked contest, Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 173.1200 | 163.3828 | 167.83 | top 12% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 159.9656 | 152.4916 | 156.09 | top 33% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 151.9316 | 152.51 | top 39% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 13% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: — (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in PA (2 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 323.92
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 | 322.7884 | 322.79 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 321.6344 | 321.63 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 325.6456 | 325.65 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 325.6228 | 325.62 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 23 / 54 (321.6344) | 10 (169.1428) | 31 (152.4916) | 24 (153.0972) | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 12 / 59 (325.6456) | 9 (165.6800) | 13 (159.9656) | 20 (151.9316) | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Separation Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 5 / 36 (325.6228) | 1 (173.1200) | 8 (152.5028) | — | — |
| Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ | 3 / 23 (322.7884) | 3 (163.3828) | 7 (159.4056) | — | — |