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Brookside BBQ

Brookside BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 19 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Mass in May (Day 2) (2026), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1063 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,063
of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1598
peak 1598 · rated over 14 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

19
in the data

First seen

Jun 4, 2022
latest Sep 19, 2026 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#238
Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

1
1 reserve · wins it all 5% of the time

Category wins

3
9 podiums

Overall top-10s

8
42% of 19 contests

Best top-10 run

3
straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 33%
overall standings

Best overall

698.2628 / 720
Master · Mass in May (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

689.29 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 681.67 (+7.62)

Walk rate

89%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥
Chicken · Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

Consistency

±14.34
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken
avg 172.26 · weakest Pork (169.08)

Road miles

1,005
across 19 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi

Schedule strength

48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Purse competed for

$121K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅
won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

681.67 / 720
14 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (14 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

  • Chicken ×1

Against the odds

16-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 84 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Mass in May (Day 2) (May 16, 2026) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA.

On the rise

+26 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 5 contests since Apr 10, 2026 — from 1571 up to 1598.

  • 5 contests since Apr 10, 2026
  • now 1598

Giant slayer

31 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Mass in May (Day 2).

  • May 16, 2026

They almost always walk

89% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 17 of 19 contests

A top-10 category call in 89% of their 19 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.2628 career-best overall

97.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.2628 at Mass in May (Day 2) — 97.0% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • May 16, 2026

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 14 entries at contests carrying the title.

  • 14 state-championship entries
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The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Titans of BBQ has finished one call ahead of Brookside BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–3 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 77% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 10 of their 13 shared contests.

A strong matchup

11–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 85% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 16 shared chicken entries lost

ELJEFE SMOKE ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ELJEFE SMOKE has out-cooked them in 10 of 16 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

PADDY MCQ'S has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A May team

Top 19% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 19% across 5 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.

  • 5 May contests
  • top 33% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.93% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.93% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 94.7% of a perfect score
  • 19 contests

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

YearSeriesOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
2026 ↗ Master #238 (799 pts) #245 (864 pts) #155 (1,171 pts) #377 (519 pts) #192 (944 pts)
2025 ↗ Master #777 (159 pts) #943 (124 pts) #1154 (104 pts) #1096 (89 pts) #719 (204 pts)
2024 ↗ Master #723 (200 pts) #626 (295 pts) #760 (230 pts) #665 (255 pts) #849 (155 pts)
2023 ↗ Master #289 (760 pts) #376 (605 pts) #355 (717 pts) #366 (580 pts) #294 (760 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Brookside BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

28 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Sweet Swine O'Mine
#1,066 of the rated field
1597 power rating
Contests
49
GCs
2
Top-10s
27%
Peak
1649
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Brookside BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Brookside BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

  • rated over 42 contests
  • last seen Jul 25, 2025
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NORTH MEETS SOUTH BBQ NC
#1,067 of the rated field
1597 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
55%
Peak
1597

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Oct 11, 2019
  • on a 5-contest top-10 run
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BUCKSHOT'S BREW N' QUE
#1,064 of the rated field
1598 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
64%
Peak
1598

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Brookside BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 11 contests
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CHIBI-Q
#1,062 of the rated field
1598 power rating
Contests
21
GCs
0
Top-10s
38%
Peak
1605

Careers of much the same size, 21 contests to 19, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 21 contests
  • last seen Apr 14, 2017
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CONVICTED PIGS BBQ
#1,065 of the rated field
1598 power rating
Contests
56
GCs
0
Top-10s
34%
Peak
1605

56 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 34% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

  • rated over 56 contests
  • last seen Jun 19, 2026
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Alderfire BBQ
#1,070 of the rated field
1597 ▼ 1 power rating
Contests
14
GCs
0
Top-10s
50%
Peak
1597

Level with Brookside BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Sep 25, 2026
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
ELJEFE SMOKE 15 6 9 40% ⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ 13 11 2 85% ⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S 13 6 7 46% ⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA 13 3 10 23% ⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue 12 10 2 83% ⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY 12 5 7 42% ⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ 11 7 4 64% ⚔ compare
HOG WASH BBQ 10 8 2 80% ⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ 10 4 6 40% ⚔ compare
Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque 9 9 0 100% ⚔ compare
Matt's Backyard BBQ 9 8 1 89% ⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ 9 6 3 67% ⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ 9 5 4 56% ⚔ compare
Dirt Bag Barbeque 8 6 2 75% ⚔ compare
Live Q or Die 8 5 3 63% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 16 5 1 2 180 🔥 162.8456 172.26 top 37%
Pork Ribs 18 6 1 4 178.8572 162.2744 171.33 top 36%
Pork 15 4 0 0 175.4056 154.7656 169.08 top 46%
Brisket 15 10 1 3 178.8572 156.5144 170.42 top 29%

“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

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Small (<20 teams)10top 56%
Medium (20–39)91top 35%
Large (40+)50top 23%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

WhereContestsGCsAvg finish
MA41top 30%
CT40top 33%
NH30top 37%
NY20top 31%
VT10top 56%
RI10top 8%

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

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 4 7 0 top 33% Apr 11, 2026
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 3 2 0 top 37% Jun 1, 2024
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 2 12 0 top 46% Sep 23, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 9 contests · 1 GC
Contests a season 3.8 across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in MA 6 of 19 contests · 6 states in all
Contests visited 9 3 of them more than once
Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 18 entries · 1 win · 6 calls
First title May 16, 2026 Mass in May (Day 2)
Opponents faced 186 finished ahead 389 times, behind 159

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

20268 milestones
  1. First category win (Chicken) Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
  2. First perfect 180 (Chicken) Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
  3. First Grand Championship Mass in May (Day 2)
  4. First state championship Mass in May (Day 2)
  5. Biggest field won (31 teams) Mass in May (Day 2)
  6. Career-best overall score698.2628 Mass in May (Day 2)
  7. Peak power rating (1598) Mass in May (Day 2)
  8. Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20251 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Massachusetts in May (Day 2)
20233 milestones
  1. First overall top-10 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
  2. First overall podium Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
  3. First Reserve Championship Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
20223 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0516 Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
  3. First call Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+16.3Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIESJun 3, 2023
+14.9HOGS 4 HEROESMay 6, 2023
+14.7Mass in May (Day 2)May 16, 2026
+14.1Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIESApr 15, 2023
+10.4Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)May 2, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-2.8Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIESOct 1, 2022
-0.1Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIESSep 19, 2026

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20269143 100% top 32% 97% 95.7%
20251010 100% top 24% 95% 95%
20242000 50% top 46% 94.4% 93.8%
20235030 100% top 14% 96.9% 95.8%
20222000 50% top 60% 90.8% 90.5%

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

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Sep 19, 2026 Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT 9 / 16 (683.8856) 11 (172.5600) 5 (175.4172) 6 (171.9656) 13 (163.9428)
Sep 19, 2026 Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT — — 1 (178.8572) — —
May 16, 2026 Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA 1 / 31 (698.2628) 11 (172) 3 (176.5944) 12 (171.9656) 1 (177.7028)
May 16, 2026 Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA — 8 (173.1084) — — —
May 16, 2026 Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA — — 3 (176) — —
May 2, 2026 Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY 9 / 59 (689.6228) 44 (169.1200) 24 (170.8228) 30 (170.8228) 2 (178.8572)
May 1, 2026 Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated New Paltz, NY 20 / 43 (686.2056) 20 (173.7028) 32 (167.9772) 31 (169.1084) 8 (175.4172)
Apr 11, 2026 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT 14 / 29 (686.2056) 9 (175.4056) 13 (173.1200) 21 (163.4172) 5 (174.2628)
Apr 10, 2026 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT 8 / 33 (688.4684) 1 (180) 15 (170.2628) 15 (169.6684) 12 (168.5372)
May 17, 2025 Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA 7 / 29 (683.9312) 11 (171.9656) 15 (169.7028) 18 (166.8228) 4 (175.4400)
Jun 1, 2024 Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH 18 / 37 (670.8000) 5 (175.4056) 16 (167.4400) 8 (171.4400) 28 (156.5144)
Apr 13, 2024 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT 16 / 37 (679.8968) 15 (171.9656) 12 (172) 17 (167.9656) 18 (167.9656)
Sep 23, 2023 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA 12 / 42 (689.6456) 12 (173.1084) 11 (172.5944) 28 (168.5256) 5 (175.4172)
Jun 3, 2023 Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH 2 / 39 (697.6684) 2 (177.1428) 9 (172.5600) 5 (175.4056) 5 (172.5600)
May 6, 2023 HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI 4 / 50 (678.2284) 15 (169.7028) 24 (166.2628) 4 (173.1428) 8 (169.1200)
Apr 15, 2023 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT 7 / 43 (694.2056) 15 (173.1084) 11 (173.1316) 12 (173.7028) 3 (174.2628)
Apr 15, 2023 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT — — 2 (174.8572) — —
Oct 1, 2022 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA 21 / 33 (653.5428) 21 (165.0856) 21 (163.9772) 29 (154.7656) 8 (169.7144)
Jun 4, 2022 Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH 21 / 37 (649.0516) 19 (162.8456) 23 (162.2744) 16 (167.4172) 26 (156.5144)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

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

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