Brookside BBQ MA
Rating
1594
peak 1594
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2022-06-04
latest 2026-05-16
Best ToY finish
#153
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
2
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
689.75 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 681.84 (+7.91)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±14.38
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.24 · weakest Pork (168.87)
Road miles
858
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 120 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ has finished one call ahead of Brookside BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PADDY MCQ'S has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 11 of their 13 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Mass in May (Day 2).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 19% across 5 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Mass in May (Day 2) (2026-05-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8456 | 172.24 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 176.5944 | 162.2744 | 170.60 | top 38% |
| Pork | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 154.7656 | 168.87 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 156.5144 | 170.88 | top 26% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 4 | 1 | top 30% |
| CT | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| NH | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 1 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MA (6 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (16 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Mass in May (Day 2) (2026-05-16)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 681.84
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 698.2628 | 689.75 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 683.9312 | 683.93 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 679.8968 | 675.35 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 697.6684 | 689.94 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 653.5428 | 651.30 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 1 / 31 (698.2628) | 11 (172.0000) | 3 (176.5944) | 12 (171.9656) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 8 (173.1084) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 3 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | 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) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 20 / 43 (686.2056) | 20 (173.7028) | 32 (167.9772) | 31 (169.1084) | 8 (175.4172) |
| 2026-04-11 | 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) |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Bristol, CT | 8 / 33 (688.4684) | 1 (180.0000) | 15 (170.2628) | 15 (169.6684) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 7 / 29 (683.9312) | 11 (171.9656) | 15 (169.7028) | 18 (166.8228) | 4 (175.4400) |
| 2024-06-01 | 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) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 16 / 37 (679.8968) | 15 (171.9656) | 12 (172.0000) | 17 (167.9656) | 18 (167.9656) |
| 2023-09-23 | 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) |
| 2023-06-03 | 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) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES Jamestown, RI | 4 / 50 (678.2284) | 15 (169.7028) | 24 (166.2628) | 4 (173.1428) | 8 (169.1200) |
| 2023-04-15 | 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) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | 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) |
| 2022-06-04 | 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) |
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 | #153 (673 pts) | #147 (753 pts) | #159 (741 pts) | #326 (363 pts) | #104 (843 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) |