73-BBQ NY
Rating
1551
peak 1552
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2024-06-22
latest 2026-06-06
Best ToY finish
#217
Master 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
5
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
679.00 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 684.17 (-5.17)
Walk rate
92%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±11.46
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.52 · weakest Brisket (168.79)
Road miles
3133
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 575 mi
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 25% of their entries (3 of 12).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke (2025-08-08) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 31-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NY first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 177.1428 | 169.1084 | 172.75 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.1544 | 173.52 | top 33% |
| Pork | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 179.4400 | 162.7884 | 169.12 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 158.8116 | 168.79 | top 49% |
“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% |
| NS | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
| QC | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| 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) | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NY (4 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke (2025-08-08)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.17
- 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 687.9312 | 679.63 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 712.0000 | 691.84 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 673.0512 | 673.05 |
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) |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 7 / 21 (673.0512) | 14 (169.1084) | 1 (178.2972) | 14 (162.7884) | 11 (162.8572) |
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 | #217 (511 pts) | #205 (596 pts) | #149 (786 pts) | #270 (426 pts) | #186 (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) |