The heartbreaker
3.9544
points from the title
Came within 3.9544 points of the Grand Championship at Maryland State BBQ Bash (2017-08-11).
Snow Hillbilly BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1518
peak 1526 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2014-08-22
latest 2019-08-09
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
469.36
last 4 Master vs avg 469.36 (+0.00)
Walk rate
8%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±142.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 155.03 · weakest Brisket (143.39)
Road miles
944
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
469.36 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A tough matchup
3–1
behind in the head-to-head
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ ahead in 75% of their meetings
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Bush River BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Maryland State BBQ Bash (2017-08-11).
- last seen 2015-04-24
- back 2017-08-11
Boom or bust
±19.82%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±19.82% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 65.2% of a perfect score
- best 87.2%
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
92 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2567 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Snow Hillbilly BBQ has cooked, 6 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2562 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1527
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.
⚔ Head-to-head#2561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Level with Snow Hillbilly BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2564 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1533
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Snow Hillbilly BBQ has cooked, 5 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2557 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1520
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than Snow Hillbilly BBQ has cooked, 5 to 12, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2558 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Snow Hillbilly BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 145.0628 | 153.87 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5484 | 145.7028 | 155.03 | top 52% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3484 | 145.0856 | 150.22 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5600 | 142.2172 | 143.39 | top 78% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 34% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 34% | 2019-08-09 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2014-08-22 → 2019-08-09
Busiest season
2014
5 contests
Contests a season
2
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
8 of 12 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 155.03 · weakest Brisket (143.39)
Walk rate
8%
a top-10 call in 1 of 12 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
2 of 12 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
469.36
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
207
203–97 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
944
12 mapped stops · furthest 138 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$12,500
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.3 yrs
2015-04-24 → 2017-08-11
Power rating
1518
peak 1526 · #2556 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2015
- First call Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
- Career-best overall score627.8968 Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)164.5484 Saltwater Brew 'N' Que
- 2017
- First overall top-10 Maryland State BBQ Bash
- First overall podium Maryland State BBQ Bash
- First Reserve Championship Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2018
- 10th tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1526) Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 2019
- Most recent contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2017-08-11 |
| +14.3 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2018-08-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2019-08-09 |
| -4.8 | VA BBQ Championships | 2014-08-22 |
| -0.4 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que | 2015-04-24 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 11% | 44.8% | 44.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | top 4% | 46% | 46% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 61% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 70% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 26 / 30 (290.7656) | 27 (145.0628) | 22 (145.7028) | — | — |
| 2018-08-17 | Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018-08-10 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 4 / 38 (322.8460) | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-08-11 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 2 / 47 (331.4400) | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-04-24 | Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA | 11 / 18 (627.8968) | 9 (163.4400) | 6 (164.5484) | 16 (155.3484) | 14 (144.5600) |
| 2015-04-10 | Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-08-22 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 30 / 43 (595.2456) | 26 (153.0972) | 21 (154.8456) | 32 (145.0856) | 34 (142.2172) |
| 2014-08-08 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-05-30 | Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-05-09 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-04-11 | Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013-08-09 | 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |