Brewski's BBQ Competition Team

Brewski's BBQ Competition Team is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the New Holland Summer Fest (2024), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #457 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#457

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1687

peak 1696 · rated over 40 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 12, 2019

latest May 16, 2026 · 6.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#29

Backyard 2024 · every season

Grand champs

5 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

19 podiums

Overall top-10s

69% of 42 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

603.9084 / 720

Master · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

320.52 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 333.47 (-12.95)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±13.92

spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.09 · weakest Brisket (146.24)

Road miles

1,716

across 40 mapped stops · furthest 103 mi

Schedule strength

58%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$232K

listed at 38 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

won from 35 state-championship entries

Master avg

603.91 / 720

1 Master contest · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

333.47 / 360

39 Backyard contests · 2 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

506.80 / 540

2 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.5716 points from the title

Came within 0.5716 points of the Grand Championship at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) (May 18, 2024).

Among the elite

#457 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 7% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1687 puts them #457 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 7% of the field.

rating 1687
peak 1696
40 rated contests

Giant slayer

38 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at New Holland Summer Fest.

Aug 23, 2024

Happy hunting ground

Top 12% average finish here

New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 12% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 12%

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 34 of 42 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 42 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 35 entries at contests carrying the title.

35 state-championship entries

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ has finished one call ahead of Brewski's BBQ Competition Team 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

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Their season

2022 1 Grand Championship

2022 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 20%.

8 contests
7 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 20%

A tough matchup

15–6 behind in the head-to-head

The Fat is Where It's At ahead in 71% of their meetings

The Fat is Where It's At has come out ahead in 15 of their 21 shared contests.

The drought

11 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at New Holland Summer Fest on Aug 23, 2024 — 11 contests and 2.2 years ago.

last GC Aug 23, 2024
2.2 years ago

A strong matchup

25–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 25 of their 27 shared contests.

The comeback

1.8 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (May 14, 2021).

last seen Jul 12, 2019
back May 14, 2021

Always the bridesmaid

5 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 5 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
42 contests

Built for the big stage

Top 31% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 31% finish in large fields against top 45% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 31% (9)
Small (<20 teams): top 45% (9)

Looking over their shoulder

6× one call behind them

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 6 times.

An April team

Top 13% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 13% across 5 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.

5 April contests
top 31% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) every year from 2021 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 2nd

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Backyard	#98 (501 pts)	#82 (636 pts)	#122 (461 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Backyard	#43 (995 pts)	#45 (1,000 pts)	#43 (981 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Backyard	#29 (1,046 pts)	#32 (1,011 pts)	#58 (856 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#18 (1,179 pts)	#45 (1,017 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#52 (824 pts)	#40 (891 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#73 (511 pts)	#89 (381 pts)	—	—
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Brewski's BBQ Competition Team, each with one reason worth a look.

Hogline BBQ

#453 of the rated field

1687 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1700

Careers of much the same size, 38 contests to 42, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 36 contests
last seen May 8, 2026

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WOODY'S Q SHACK

#458 of the rated field

1687 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1701

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Brewski's BBQ Competition Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 35 contests

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PORKRASTINATORS

#459 of the rated field

1687 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1714

Their rating is built on 2 Grand Championships in 58 contests, alongside a 48% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Jun 13, 2026

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DANG GOOD BBQ

#456 of the rated field

1687 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1695

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2019.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Oct 9, 2026

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Fluffy Butt BBQ

#454 of the rated field

1687 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1687

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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SMOOTH SMOKE

#455 of the rated field

1687 power rating

Contests: 121
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1819

Level with Brewski's BBQ Competition Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 116 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Capt. Blue BBQ	34	17	17	50%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	30	15	15	50%	⚔ compare
All About the Wood	28	21	7	75%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	27	25	1	93%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	27	24	3	89%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	25	23	1	92%	⚔ compare
Weber's Backyard BBQ	23	8	14	35%	⚔ compare
MRC_Barbecue	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
Leaning Jowler BBQ	22	13	9	59%	⚔ compare
Second Helping BBQ -PA	21	20	1	95%	⚔ compare
Zoni-Q	21	12	9	57%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	21	11	9	52%	⚔ compare
The Fat is Where It's At	21	5	15	24%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	20	10	8	50%	⚔ compare
UP IN SMOKERS	18	16	2	89%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	29	5	11	178.8572	149.7144	169.09	top 29%
Pork Ribs	42	26	1	8	175.4172	123.9772	164.26	top 36%
Pork	3	0	0	0	165.0856	148.5828	158.65	top 56%
Brisket	1	0	0	0	146.2400	146.2400	146.24	top 86%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	9	0	top 45%
Medium (20–39)	24	2	top 26%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 31%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	27	1	top 33%
NJ	11	1	top 29%
DE	4	0	top 24%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	8	2	top 30%	May 16, 2026
York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)	7	2	top 39%	Jun 28, 2025
K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)	3	2	top 31%	Jul 12, 2025
First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY)	2	4	top 32%	Sep 28, 2025
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)	2	9	top 40%	Jul 26, 2025
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	3	top 14%	Oct 21, 2023
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	2	18	top 44%	Jul 29, 2023
Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	2	top 16%	May 6, 2023
New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	2	3	top 12%	Apr 22, 2023
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	2	8	top 19%	Jul 30, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 11 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 27 of 42 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 20 10 of them more than once

First title Oct 21, 2022 Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Opponents faced 433 finished ahead 1,354 times, behind 582

Longest layoff 1.8 yrs Jul 12, 2019 → May 14, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20262 milestones

May 15 Peak power rating (1696) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
May 16 Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)

20241 milestone

Aug 23 Biggest field won (38 teams) New Holland Summer Fest

20233 milestones

May 5 First Reserve Championship Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
Jun 30 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.8572 K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 21 25th tracked contest Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

20223 milestones

Jun 17 10th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival
Oct 21 First Grand Championship Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Oct 21 First state championship Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20214 milestones

Jun 18 First category win (Chicken) York County BBQ Festival
Jun 18 First overall top-10 York County BBQ Festival
Jun 18 First overall podium York County BBQ Festival
Jun 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score340.5716 York County BBQ Festival

20191 milestone

Jul 12 Career-best overall score603.9084 New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

—2 milestones

First tracked contest Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival (BACKYARDONLY)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 18, 2021
+15.5	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 21, 2022
+11.8	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Apr 23, 2022
+11.5	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	May 5, 2023
+11.4	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)	Jul 29, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)	Jun 28, 2024
-9.5	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	Jul 12, 2019
-9.4	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	May 16, 2026
-7.1	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	Jul 29, 2023
-6.2	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)	Jun 28, 2025

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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)
—	2	0	0	0	50%	top 83%	84.2%	80.1%
2026	2	0	1	0	100%	top 41%	96.5%	94.8%
2025	9	0	7	1	89%	top 36%	95.4%	94.3%
2024	6	1	5	1	83%	top 28%	96.5%	94.5%
2023	11	0	8	2	82%	top 23%	97%	93%
2022	8	1	7	1	88%	top 20%	96%	92.8%
2021	3	0	1	1	67%	top 24%	94.6%	89.4%
2019	1	0	0	0	0%	top 83%	83.9%	83.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 16, 2026	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	12 / 17 (335.3940)	7 (173.1084)	16 (162.2856)	—	—
May 15, 2026	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	3 / 25 (347.4060)	6 (174.2860)	3 (173.1200)	—	—
Sep 28, 2025	First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) Milford, DE	4 / 14 (342.8344)	1 (177.1544)	10 (165.6800)	—	—
Sep 26, 2025	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	9 / 25 (337.0744)	5 (173.1200)	12 (163.9544)	—	—
Jul 26, 2025	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	9 / 27 (342.8344)	16 (167.9772)	2 (174.8572)	—	—
Jul 25, 2025	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	14 / 30 (340.5260)	12 (171.9888)	15 (168.5372)	—	—
Jul 12, 2025	K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA	4 / 12 (337.6456)	5 (167.3828)	3 (170.2628)	—	—
Jun 28, 2025	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA	9 / 10 (340.5028)	11 (169.6800)	5 (170.8228)	—	—
Jun 27, 2025	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	2 / 26 (343.3944)	3 (175.4172)	6 (167.9772)	—	—
May 16, 2025	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	12 / 28 (330.7772)	9 (169.6800)	15 (161.0972)	—	—
Apr 4, 2025	Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA	2 / 23 (341.1316)	4 (173.1428)	4 (167.9888)	—	—
Aug 23, 2024	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	1 / 38 (345.1200)	1 (175.4056)	2 (169.7144)	—	—
Jul 6, 2024	K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA	6 / 14 (337.0860)	2 (175.4172)	7 (161.6688)	—	—
Jun 29, 2024	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA	6 / 19 (339.9312)	16 (168.5140)	5 (171.4172)	—	—
Jun 28, 2024	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	21 / 29 (326.7660)	19 (166.2400)	22 (160.5260)	—	—
May 18, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	2 / 26 (347.4172)	3 (175.4400)	5 (171.9772)	—	—
May 17, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	3 / 37 (345.6800)	4 (174.2628)	9 (171.4172)	—	—
Oct 21, 2023	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	3 / 29 (339.3828)	10 (169.6800)	3 (169.7028)	—	—
Oct 20, 2023	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	6 / 34 (333.6228)	6 (167.3828)	10 (166.2400)	—	—
Jul 29, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	21 / 40 (322.2056)	16 (166.8228)	22 (155.3828)	—	—
Jul 28, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	18 / 51 (331.9544)	12 (170.2628)	23 (161.6916)	—	—
Jun 30, 2023	K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA	2 / 12 (349.1316)	1 (178.8572)	5 (170.2744)	—	—
Jun 16, 2023	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	10 / 29 (337.0972)	3 (173.7028)	16 (163.3944)	—	—
May 19, 2023	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	12 / 37 (330.2404)	10 (167.9772)	14 (162.2632)	—	—
May 6, 2023	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	4 / 19 (338.8344)	6 (168.5256)	2 (170.3088)	—	—
May 5, 2023	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	2 / 20 (333.6572)	3 (169.6800)	3 (163.9772)	—	—
Apr 22, 2023	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	3 / 30 (339.3944)	1 (173.7028)	4 (165.6916)	—	—
Apr 21, 2023	New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	5 / 36 (328.5144)	3 (169.6800)	8 (158.8344)	—	—
Oct 22, 2022	Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	5 / 27 (338.8460)	4 (172.5600)	9 (166.2860)	—	—
Oct 21, 2022	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	1 / 29 (345.6800)	8 (170.2628)	1 (175.4172)	—	—
Jul 30, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	10 / 42 (506.1828)	15 (170.8228)	5 (170.2744)	18 (165.0856)	—
Jul 29, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	8 / 54 (507.4176)	7 (174.2972)	7 (170.8460)	20 (162.2744)	—
Jun 17, 2022	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	9 / 34 (330.8000)	5 (168.5256)	15 (162.2744)	—	—
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	14 / 39 (324.4916)	12 (164.5372)	15 (159.9544)	—	—
Apr 23, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	6 / 41 (333.0628)	7 (167.3828)	7 (165.6800)	—	—
Apr 22, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	9 / 48 (323.9200)	11 (162.2400)	9 (161.6800)	—	—
Oct 22, 2021	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	11 / 31 (308.4228)	8 (157.0972)	11 (151.3256)	—	—
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	3 / 41 (340.5716)	1 (175.4172)	7 (165.1544)	—	—
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	13 / 46 (317.0396)	14 (154.7996)	11 (162.2400)	—	—
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	53 / 64 (603.9084)	47 (155.9884)	50 (153.0972)	56 (148.5828)	55 (146.2400)
—	Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival (BACKYARDONLY) Landenberg, PA	12 / 17 (303.2568)	9 (153.6456)	14 (149.6112)	—	—
—	Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ	22 / 23 (273.6916)	12 (149.7144)	22 (123.9772)	—	—

Brewski's BBQ Competition Team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Always the bridesmaid

Built for the big stage

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)