LG bbq CT
Rating
1611
peak 1624 · rated over 30 contests
Best runs
10
straight top-10s
Contests
36
in the data
First seen
2019-08-02
latest 2026-04-11
Best ToY finish
#58
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
5
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 36 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
685.28 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 680.96 (+4.32)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.37
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.15 · weakest Brisket (168.63)
Road miles
3810
mi across 36 mapped stops · furthest 1111 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$204K
listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 26 state-championship entries
Master avg
680.96 / 720
28 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
318.25 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Up-2 BBQ has finished one call ahead of LG bbq 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ELJEFE SMOKE has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 24 of their 29 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Let It Smoke Barbecue in 19 of their 26 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Kora Kares for Kids is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2628 points of the Grand Championship at Massachusetts in May (Day 2) (2024-05-18).
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 21 of 29 shared chicken entries.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 25% across 6 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at Central Maine BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) (2022-06-25).
Teams like this (closest power rating, CT first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 29 | 10 | 19 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 29 | 5 | 24 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 26 | 7 | 19 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 26 | 6 | 20 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Mullen It Over BBQ | 22 | 19 | 3 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Q42 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ | 17 | 11 | 6 | 65% | ⚔ compare |
| American Barbecue Company | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| Up-2 BBQ | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| Professor Smoke | 14 | 14 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| Titans of BBQ | 14 | 12 | 2 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Big Bobby's Q | 14 | 11 | 3 | 79% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 30 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 178.8800 | 154.8340 | 171.15 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 36 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 175.4288 | 157.1316 | 168.97 | top 43% |
| Pork | 29 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9428 | 170.76 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 29 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 178.8572 | 157.6800 | 168.63 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | 9 | 0 | top 33% |
| MA | 8 | 0 | top 38% |
| NY | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| ME | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
| NH | 2 | 0 | top 35% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 60% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 0 | top 32% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 36% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 7 | 3 | 0 | top 37% | 2026-04-11 |
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 4 | 10 | 0 | top 56% | 2025-09-13 |
| Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 20% | 2025-05-17 |
| Kora Kares for Kids | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 14% | 2025-08-16 |
| Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 18% | 2025-07-12 |
| Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 36% | 2024-06-22 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CT (11 of 36 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (36 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 680.96 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 318.25 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-08-02 — First tracked contest · Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2022-06-25 — First call · Central Maine BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 🎖️ 2025-05-16 — 25th tracked contest · Massachusetts in May (Day 1)
- 🔥 2025-08-02 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open)
- ⭐ 2025-08-16 — Career-best overall score (698.8460) · Kora Kares for Kids
- 📈 2025-08-16 — Peak power rating (1624) · Kora Kares for Kids
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.1 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2024-04-13 |
| +13.9 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 2024-05-18 |
| +13.4 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2024-04-12 |
| +12.2 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 2024-05-17 |
| +11.6 | HOGS 4 HEROES | 2023-05-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2025-08-01 |
| -8 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2025-09-12 |
| -6.9 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-08-02 |
| -5.7 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2025-09-13 |
| -4.9 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2025-04-11 |
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 | 100% | top 44% | 95% | 94.8% |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 92% | top 45% | 97.1% | 94.9% |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 83% | top 21% | 96.7% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 86% | top 44% | 93.9% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 39% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 73% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 16 / 29 (681.0400) | 23 (169.6800) | 25 (163.9772) | 12 (171.9656) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 11 / 33 (683.8972) | 25 (167.3944) | 9 (173.1200) | 16 (168.5372) | 3 (174.8456) |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 10 / 16 (685.5768) | 13 (170.8228) | 11 (170.8228) | 12 (168.5256) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2025-09-12 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 11 / 16 (677.0288) | 3 (178.8572) | 12 (167.3944) | 15 (162.2400) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 3 / 40 (698.8460) | 9 (175.4172) | 5 (174.2744) | 9 (174.2744) | 6 (174.8800) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 8 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) 🏅 Port Jervis, NY | 22 / 47 (685.6572) | 40 (166.8228) | 24 (171.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 31 (167.4172) |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) Port Jervis, NY | 31 / 34 (673.5888) | 18 (171.9772) | 26 (169.6916) | 27 (169.1200) | 32 (162.8000) |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 4 / 30 (693.6456) | 4 (177.1428) | 11 (171.4172) | 14 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Hancock, NH | 12 / 22 (677.6116) | 12 (170.8344) | 7 (174.2744) | 17 (159.9428) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 14 / 29 (676.5140) | 17 (166.8340) | 4 (174.8572) | 17 (167.3828) | 12 (167.4400) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 3 / 27 (684.0344) | 2 (178.8800) | 13 (168.5716) | 4 (172.5828) | 18 (164.0000) |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 11 / 35 (688.5144) | 2 (178.8572) | 15 (169.7144) | 17 (170.8228) | 13 (169.1200) |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 18 / 30 (665.5428) | 7 (173.1084) | 26 (160.5144) | 16 (168.5256) | 18 (163.3944) |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 14 / 27 (679.9200) | 13 (170.8228) | 23 (162.8228) | 19 (167.4172) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 10 / 25 (677.6000) | 17 (167.3828) | 10 (169.1200) | 8 (173.1200) | 12 (167.9772) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 8 / 39 (682.2172) | 10 (171.9772) | 12 (168.5372) | 10 (172.5600) | 11 (169.1428) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 28 (161.1088) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 7 / 30 (689.6572) | 10 (174.8456) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7144) | 18 (163.9772) |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY | 3 / 21 (685.6228) | 11 (170.8228) | 6 (171.4056) | 4 (171.9772) | 5 (171.4172) |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 6 / 37 (681.6912) | 10 (172.5484) | 6 (172.0000) | 15 (168.0228) | 10 (169.1200) |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 2 / 31 (696.0000) | 2 (178.8572) | 18 (169.1428) | 5 (176.0000) | 4 (172.0000) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 4 / 30 (682.8232) | 2 (175.4516) | 2 (175.4172) | 5 (174.2744) | 26 (157.6800) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 3 / 37 (696.0116) | 3 (177.7372) | 2 (175.4288) | 29 (165.7028) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 12 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 4 / 29 (682.1940) | 11 (170.2628) | 4 (172.0000) | 6 (171.4056) | 10 (168.5256) |
| 2023-09-01 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 7 / 18 (675.9888) | 15 (162.2400) | 3 (172.0000) | 1 (177.1772) | 11 (164.5716) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 23 / 46 (668.5480) | 45 (154.8340) | 7 (174.2856) | 4 (176.0000) | 29 (163.4284) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 14 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 11 / 19 (670.8232) | 12 (169.1544) | 14 (163.3944) | 10 (167.9772) | 6 (170.2972) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI | 9 / 50 (673.7260) | 10 (170.8572) | 13 (168.5716) | 9 (171.4400) | 20 (162.8572) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 24 / 43 (666.7884) | 10 (173.7144) | 26 (162.8800) | 16 (171.9656) | 35 (158.2284) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 6 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 12 / 31 (659.3140) | 24 (165.1084) | 14 (164.5256) | 15 (164.5828) | 12 (165.0972) |
| 2022-06-25 | Central Maine BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Skowhegan, ME | — | — | 2 (172.0116) | — | — |
| 2019-08-02 | Smokin on The Harbor (BACKYARD ONLY) Warsaw, MO | 11 / 15 (318.2516) | 11 (161.1200) | 12 (157.1316) | — | — |
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 | #547 (227 pts) | #770 (122 pts) | #668 (197 pts) | #582 (222 pts) | #353 (462 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #131 (1410 pts) | #95 (1605 pts) | #160 (1325 pts) | #146 (1320 pts) | #140 (1315 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #58 (1843 pts) | #80 (1588 pts) | #67 (1660 pts) | #80 (1538 pts) | #72 (1593 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #486 (394 pts) | #486 (439 pts) | #354 (718 pts) | #367 (579 pts) | #523 (364 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #982 (121 pts) | #1338 (61 pts) | #623 (351 pts) | #1167 (106 pts) | #1017 (121 pts) |