Vegan Tears BBQ PA
Rating
1431
peak 1431
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2025-03-14
latest 2025-11-21
Best ToY finish
#270
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
619.81 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 622.88 (-3.07)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±71.01
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 162.84 · weakest Chicken (150.93)
Road miles
2761
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 890 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ has finished one call ahead of Vegan Tears BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 20.0000 | 150.93 | top 78% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 176.0116 | 147.9772 | 160.98 | top 75% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 151.3600 | 161.70 | top 78% |
| Brisket | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 144.4800 | 162.84 | top 66% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
| OH | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| MI | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 80% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (4 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (12 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 622.88
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 674.7888 | 622.88 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 21 / 31 (671.3484) | 17 (169.6684) | 28 (155.9772) | 23 (166.8456) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2025-10-31 | "Spooky Q" 1792 Monticello, KY | 20 / 23 (648.9712) | 19 (165.0972) | 19 (157.0856) | 21 (159.4056) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2025-09-05 | Grizzly BBQ Brawl Wellington, OH | 42 / 42 (468.5032) | 31 (167.4628) | — | 42 (156.5604) | 41 (144.4800) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown Westland, MI | 33 / 43 (655.4288) | 22 (169.7028) | 42 (158.2744) | 36 (159.9888) | 21 (167.4628) |
| 2025-08-01 | All American BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Westland, MI | — | — | 25 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2025-07-18 | Buckeye BBQ Classic Hillsboro, OH | 34 / 40 (654.8116) | 27 (168.5256) | 35 (160.0116) | 36 (160.0000) | 28 (166.2744) |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 16 / 26 (670.1828) | 21 (163.9428) | 19 (163.9544) | 11 (171.4400) | 7 (170.8456) |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest Rochester, PA | 9 / 12 (657.0860) | 9 (163.3828) | 3 (172.5944) | 11 (157.7144) | 9 (163.3944) |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 20 / 21 (643.9892) | 21 (156.5488) | 14 (164.5716) | 17 (161.7144) | 21 (161.1544) |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 25 / 28 (624.9716) | 27 (151.3600) | 25 (157.6572) | 11 (169.1200) | 27 (146.8344) |
| 2025-04-25 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 6 / 10 (674.7888) | 8 (164.5372) | 1 (176.0116) | 7 (164.5372) | 5 (169.7028) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 100 / 100 (481.5772) | 100 (20.0000) | 96 (155.3716) | 98 (151.3600) | 95 (154.8456) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 71 (147.9772) | — | — |
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 | #749 (76 pts) | #787 (96 pts) | #1086 (56 pts) | #805 (66 pts) | #417 (256 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #270 (805 pts) | #289 (775 pts) | #241 (1026 pts) | #254 (885 pts) | #251 (925 pts) |