Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Many Moons BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1583
peak 1583 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2014-02-28
latest 2018-10-19
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
3
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
663.11 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 659.95 (+3.15)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.08
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.30)
Road miles
3,249
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 2099 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1582)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
659.95 / 720
13 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines (16 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.
Against the odds
11-in-100
shot on pre-contest ratings
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition (2017-06-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 11-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, 3 EYZ BBQ.
On the rise
+61
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 61 points across 9 contests since 2018-04-28 — from 1522 up to 1583.
- 9 contests since 2018-04-28
- now 1583
Giant slayer
46
teams beaten in one weekend
Took the Grand Championship over a 46-team field at Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition.
- 2017-06-09
Happy hunting ground
1×
Grand Championships here
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 1st
- average top 12%
They almost always walk
69%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 13 contests
A top-10 category call in 69% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
681.7144
career-best overall
94.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.7144 at Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition — 94.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-06-09
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKIN FOOLZ has finished one call ahead of Many Moons BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
7–1
behind in the head-to-head
SAUCE THIS BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings
SAUCE THIS BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.9
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.89 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 23% of the time against 31%.
- Pork Ribs avg 162.30
- Chicken avg 167.19
- 3 calls in 13 entries
The drought
11
contests since the last title
Their last Grand Championship came at Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition on 2017-06-09 — 11 contests and 9.2 years ago.
- last GC 2017-06-09
- 9.2 years ago
A strong matchup
6–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 86% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of PIGHEADED BBQ in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
The comeback
3.3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3.3 years, then back at Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition (2017-06-09).
- last seen 2014-02-28
- back 2017-06-09
A June team
Top 18%
average finish in June
Something about June: average finish in the top 18% across 3 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.
- 3 June contests
- top 37% the rest of the year
The long haul
3,249
road miles between contests
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,249 miles across 13 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 2,099 miles to Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship.
- 13 mapped stops
- furthest 2,099 mi
The metronome
±1.54%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.54% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.7% of a perfect score
- 13 contests
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.
44 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1239 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 36%
- Peak
- 1583
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1237 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1591
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 19 contests to 13.
⚔ Head-to-head#1232 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 81%
- Peak
- 1592
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 21 contests, alongside a 81% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#1234 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1583
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Many Moons BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#1240 of the rated field
- Contests
- 26
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 35%
- Peak
- 1646
No shared contest yet.
Level with Many Moons BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1607
No shared contest yet.
35 contests to 13: their number has had years to settle where Many Moons BBQ's is still finding its level.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| POPPA Q-BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SLOWER LOWER BBQ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCE THIS BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| PIGHEADED BBQ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN FOOLZ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' TEX BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| CHRISTMAS CITY BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| LO' -N- SLO' BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| APORKALYPSE NOW | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CRAZY HORSE BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6800 | 167.19 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 155.9544 | 162.30 | top 47% |
| Pork | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 176.5716 | 150.2628 | 165.08 | top 39% |
| Brisket | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 157.0972 | 165.38 | top 36% |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 34% |
| DE | 3 | 1 | top 15% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| CA | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 1 | top 30% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 12% | 2018-06-08 |
| New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 21% | 2018-08-24 |
The story so far (20 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.6 yrs
2014-02-28 → 2018-10-19
Busiest season
2018
9 contests
Contests a season
4.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
6 of 13 contests · 6 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
11
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
13 entries · 2 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 167.19 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.30)
Walk rate
69%
a top-10 call in 9 of 13 contests
Overall top-10 rate
23%
3 of 13 contests
Wins it all
8%
1 Grand Championship · 0 reserve
First title
2017-06-09
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
659.95
out of 720 · 13 contests · 1 GC
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
278
391–190 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
3,249
13 mapped stops · furthest 2,099 mi
Schedule strength
1582
average field rating faced — tougher than 65% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3.3 yrs
2014-02-28 → 2017-06-09
Power rating
1583
peak 1583 · #1238 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship
- First call Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5712 Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship
- 2017
- First category win (Pork) Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- First overall top-10 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- First overall podium Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- First Grand Championship Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- Biggest field won (46 teams) Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- Career-best overall score681.7144 Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition
- 2018
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) *Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)
- 10th tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL)
- Peak power rating (1583) Boo-B-Que
- Most recent contest Boo-B-Que
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.3 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2017-06-09 |
| +12.3 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition | 2018-06-08 |
| +11.4 | New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-08-24 |
| +9.9 | Boo-B-Que | 2018-10-19 |
| +9.6 | *York County BBQ Festival | 2018-06-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.6 | New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2018-04-28 |
| -2.7 | Keystone Classic BBQ | 2017-10-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 78% | top 38% | 93.5% | 91.7% |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 32% | 94.7% | 91.8% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-19 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 15 / 73 (671.9316) | 42 (163.4172) | 9 (170.8572) | 23 (166.8228) | 13 (170.8344) |
| 2018-10-05 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 11 / 42 (662.7772) | 21 (164.5372) | 10 (165.1888) | 14 (163.3712) | 7 (169.6800) |
| 2018-09-28 | Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA | 24 / 41 (650.7316) | 23 (163.4516) | 28 (159.9428) | 27 (161.0972) | 13 (166.2400) |
| 2018-08-24 | New Holland Summer Fest(JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA | 12 / 71 (657.0284) | 1 (174.2628) | 43 (155.9544) | 10 (167.9656) | 31 (158.8456) |
| 2018-06-29 | *York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 10 / 33 (673.0744) | 6 (171.4172) | 22 (159.9544) | 9 (168.0000) | 5 (173.7028) |
| 2018-06-08 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 9 / 42 (662.2284) | 31 (157.6800) | 5 (170.2856) | 6 (169.7144) | 16 (164.5484) |
| 2018-05-25 | *Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA | 13 / 35 (666.1256) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (166.2284) | 22 (162.8000) | 24 (157.0972) |
| 2018-05-05 | *Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD | 21 / 37 (655.8856) | 5 (170.8456) | 24 (158.8116) | 22 (161.1200) | 13 (165.1084) |
| 2018-04-28 | New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 28 / 40 (639.3024) | 13 (167.9656) | 20 (162.2284) | 33 (150.2628) | 26 (158.8456) |
| 2017-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ Harrisburg, PA | 26 / 39 (646.1716) | 24 (162.2516) | 20 (158.8572) | 16 (167.4172) | 24 (157.6456) |
| 2017-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 18 / 69 (655.8624) | 21 (165.6800) | 35 (161.0856) | 33 (160.5484) | 11 (168.5484) |
| 2017-06-09 | Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE | 1 / 46 (681.7144) | 14 (168.5600) | 24 (159.4400) | 1 (176.5716) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2014-02-28 | Havasu Landing California BBQ Championship Havasu Landing, CA | 15 / 28 (656.5712) | 16 (163.4400) | 17 (161.0856) | 6 (170.3084) | 13 (161.7372) |