CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE NC
Rating
1436
peak 1436
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2026-03-27
Best ToY finish
#431
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 72%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
669.69 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 641.88 (+27.81)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±91.96
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.32 · weakest Brisket (161.26)
Road miles
3072
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 174 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SmoKing Aces BBQ - NC has finished one call ahead of CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BIG DOG BBQ VA has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 25 of their 26 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Feelin' Swine BBQ in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 58% across 4 contests, versus top 72% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 154.8228 | 169.32 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.8916 | 145.6800 | 163.62 | top 69% |
| Pork | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 149.0512 | 164.86 | top 64% |
| Brisket | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 174.2628 | 145.6228 | 161.26 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 19 | 0 | top 68% |
| VA | 8 | 0 | top 81% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 69% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (19 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (28 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 641.88
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 671.2912 | 671.29 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 670.1484 | 664.05 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 685.0168 | 673.13 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 663.8516 | 560.13 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 663.8744 | 657.99 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 668.4688 | 663.77 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 650.7772 | 636.99 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 32 / 40 (671.2912) | 16 (173.1200) | 33 (164.5600) | 36 (163.9428) | 17 (169.6684) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 30 / 45 (659.2800) | 32 (164.5256) | 33 (159.9772) | 23 (169.6800) | 28 (165.0972) |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 19 / 20 (662.7200) | 18 (166.8228) | 19 (157.6572) | 5 (172.0000) | 12 (166.2400) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 35 / 45 (670.1484) | 17 (173.1544) | 35 (167.9656) | 37 (165.0856) | 35 (163.9428) |
| 2024-11-08 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ Powells Point, NC | 8 / 16 (685.0168) | 6 (174.2628) | 10 (165.6684) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2024-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 15 / 26 (670.6968) | 11 (171.9656) | 16 (166.2400) | 18 (166.2628) | 16 (166.2284) |
| 2024-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 10 / 18 (678.7772) | 9 (169.6800) | 9 (169.6800) | 10 (166.8228) | 2 (172.5944) |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 12 / 25 (675.8972) | 9 (172.5716) | 10 (168.5372) | 18 (167.3828) | 13 (167.4056) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 40 / 45 (655.2456) | 42 (161.0856) | 43 (158.2172) | 40 (161.6800) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2023-11-03 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ Powells Point, NC | 19 / 21 (663.8516) | 15 (166.8228) | 21 (160.5144) | 19 (165.6800) | 3 (170.8344) |
| 2023-10-13 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 21 / 27 (654.1600) | 20 (164.5372) | 10 (170.8916) | 14 (166.2512) | 26 (152.4800) |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 14 / 25 (663.2684) | 12 (169.6800) | 15 (165.0856) | 13 (167.4172) | 20 (161.0856) |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 7 / 32 (160.5828) | 4 (176.5600) | 23 (160.5372) | 25 (156.5372) | 28 (155.3484) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 45 / 53 (658.7656) | 25 (172.5600) | 48 (162.8344) | 45 (161.6912) | 41 (161.6800) |
| 2022-11-04 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 21 / 22 (660.4000) | 17 (168.5256) | 16 (168.5372) | 4 (174.8572) | 22 (148.4800) |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 18 / 27 (663.8744) | 22 (164.5256) | 14 (169.1200) | 10 (172.5716) | 23 (157.6572) |
| 2022-07-22 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 27 / 35 (648.3656) | 13 (174.2628) | 28 (164.5372) | 30 (157.0856) | 32 (152.4800) |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 21 / 32 (659.3372) | 9 (172.5484) | 25 (160.5144) | 8 (172.5828) | 28 (153.6916) |
| 2021-11-05 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 24 / 26 (662.1604) | 7 (173.1544) | 13 (170.8344) | 22 (165.6800) | 24 (152.4916) |
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 14 / 26 (662.7200) | 3 (177.1428) | 11 (169.1316) | 18 (161.6572) | 20 (154.7884) |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 22 / 30 (661.0404) | 19 (168.5600) | 11 (167.4288) | 28 (159.3716) | 18 (165.6800) |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 30 / 46 (664.4576) | 4 (175.4288) | 38 (159.9544) | 12 (172.5600) | 41 (156.5144) |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 27 / 39 (668.4688) | 12 (174.2628) | 26 (164.5716) | 23 (167.3944) | 29 (162.2400) |
| 2019-11-01 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival Powells Point, NC | 19 / 25 (650.7772) | 11 (167.4400) | 23 (158.8688) | 20 (157.0972) | 11 (167.3712) |
| 2019-10-11 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 24 / 32 (641.6004) | 25 (161.1200) | 18 (161.6800) | 29 (150.7888) | 10 (168.0116) |
| 2019-06-14 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 32 / 38 (626.6168) | 6 (175.4056) | 29 (156.5372) | 34 (149.0512) | 36 (145.6228) |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | 22 / 32 (644.9948) | 26 (156.5144) | 13 (165.7144) | 15 (167.3944) | 24 (155.3716) |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 55 / 63 (620.9600) | 55 (154.8228) | 60 (145.6800) | 44 (162.2400) | 47 (158.2172) |
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 | #791 (60 pts) | #766 (105 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #723 (100 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #535 (331 pts) | #530 (396 pts) | #614 (311 pts) | #417 (516 pts) | #541 (341 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #431 (470 pts) | #413 (540 pts) | #497 (475 pts) | #480 (425 pts) | #270 (835 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #516 (361 pts) | #412 (546 pts) | #518 (446 pts) | #406 (531 pts) | #576 (306 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #640 (280 pts) | #462 (485 pts) | #646 (335 pts) | #530 (405 pts) | #745 (235 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #563 (296 pts) | #313 (646 pts) | #536 (366 pts) | #534 (336 pts) | #607 (286 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #803 (80 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #861 (75 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #862 (334 pts) | #724 (469 pts) | #830 (389 pts) | #873 (359 pts) | #760 (434 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #710 (472 pts) | #618 (602 pts) | #515 (727 pts) | #643 (582 pts) | #786 (437 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #711 (530 pts) | #745 (535 pts) | #610 (660 pts) | #476 (820 pts) | #652 (605 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1716 (131 pts) | #1879 (121 pts) | #1133 (296 pts) | #1768 (141 pts) | #1833 (121 pts) |