73-BBQ NY
Rating
1558
peak 1560 · rated over 13 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2024-06-22
latest 2026-06-06
Best ToY finish
#233
Master 2025
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
6
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
678.31 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 683.22 (-4.91)
Walk rate
92%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±11.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.84 · weakest Brisket (168.11)
Road miles
3258
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 575 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$84K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
683.22 / 720
12 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of smoKINGBATKO BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork ribs is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 31% of their entries (4 of 13).
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 5 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 11% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke (2025-08-08) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 32-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NY first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| smoKINGBATKO BBQ | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| House of Que | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Meat Monarchy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ WorX | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Titans of BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 167.4628 | 172.34 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.1544 | 173.84 | top 31% |
| Pork | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 179.4400 | 162.7884 | 169.16 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 158.8116 | 168.11 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
| QC | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| NS | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| CT | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| NB | 1 | 1 | top 7% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 1 | top 36% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 44% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 53% | 2026-06-06 |
| Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 54% | 2026-04-11 |
| Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 47% | 2025-06-21 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NY (4 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke (2025-08-08)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 683.22 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-06-22 — First tracked contest · Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff
- 📣 2024-06-22 — First call · Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff
- 🏆 2025-08-08 — First Grand Championship · Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke
- ⭐ 2025-08-08 — Career-best overall score (712.0000) · Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke
- 🔥 2026-05-01 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- 📈 2026-05-02 — Peak power rating (1560) · Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.6 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | 2025-08-08 |
| +13.3 | La Classique What the Pork? | 2025-08-01 |
| +11.9 | La Classique BBQ Labonte | 2024-08-02 |
| +8.4 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 2024-06-22 |
| +7 | Spencerville Smoke Ring | 2025-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.4 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2026-04-11 |
| -4.4 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes | 2026-05-29 |
| -2.9 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | 2025-06-08 |
| -1.5 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff | 2025-06-21 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 83% | top 49% | 95.5% | 94.2% |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 100% | top 35% | 98.9% | 96.1% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100% | top 24% | 93.7% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 6 / 15 (687.9312) | 6 (170.8456) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (165.6684) | 8 (172.5600) |
| 2026-05-29 | La Classique - L'Entrepot de Viandes Montreal, QC | 15 / 24 (664.5144) | 9 (169.1200) | 20 (161.1544) | 14 (164.5600) | 7 (169.6800) |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 23 / 59 (680.4688) | 20 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7144) | 28 (170.8228) | 56 (158.8116) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 18 / 43 (686.2176) | 30 (170.2860) | 4 (180.0000) | 19 (173.1200) | 40 (162.8116) |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 20 / 29 (675.8740) | 22 (170.2512) | 14 (173.1084) | 16 (167.3828) | 24 (165.1316) |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 13 / 33 (682.7656) | 8 (176.0000) | 16 (170.2512) | 25 (164.5372) | 5 (171.9772) |
| 2025-09-27 | Spencerville Smoke Ring Spencerville, K0E 1X0 | 4 / 14 (691.9656) | 5 (177.1428) | 7 (173.1200) | 12 (165.1428) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke Keswick, NB | 1 / 15 (712.0000) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (179.4400) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-01 | La Classique What the Pork? Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 2 / 18 (693.6912) | 4 (174.2856) | 7 (170.8800) | 6 (171.9656) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2025-06-21 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY | 11 / 18 (683.3484) | 9 (174.2628) | 4 (177.7028) | 16 (166.2400) | 12 (165.1428) |
| 2025-06-08 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 8 / 12 (678.1940) | 8 (171.9656) | 9 (161.6912) | 1 (177.7144) | 6 (166.8228) |
| 2024-08-02 | La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 4 / 26 (674.8228) | 9 (167.4628) | 1 (177.7144) | 10 (169.7028) | 16 (159.9428) |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff 🏅 Schenectady, NY | 7 / 21 (673.0512) | 14 (169.1084) | 1 (178.2972) | 14 (162.7884) | 11 (162.8572) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #308 (511 pts) | #280 (596 pts) | #233 (786 pts) | #370 (426 pts) | #274 (591 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #233 (942 pts) | #285 (782 pts) | #292 (872 pts) | #261 (877 pts) | #249 (932 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #523 (352 pts) | #717 (237 pts) | #438 (547 pts) | #713 (227 pts) | #743 (212 pts) |