Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team is a competition barbecue team with 73 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Ocean Sate BBQ Championship (2017), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 3 times. They are ranked #392 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#392

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1700

peak 1734 · rated over 72 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Oct 25, 2025 · 12.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#98

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

3 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

31 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 73 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 31%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3488 / 720

Master · Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

572.04 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.64 (-77.60)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Bay State BBQ Championship

Consistency

±60.49

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.04)

Road miles

21,529

across 73 mapped stops · furthest 3,751 mi

Schedule strength

48%

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

Purse competed for

$44K

listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 7 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.64 / 720

73 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

1.7256 points from the title

Came within 1.7256 points of the Grand Championship at Que by the Sea (Sep 20, 2014).

Among the elite

#392 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1700 puts them #392 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1700
peak 1734
72 rated contests

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 brisket.

Brisket ×1

Against the odds

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Ocean Sate BBQ Championship (Oct 21, 2017) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ.

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Hudson Valley Ribfest is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 7 visits.

7 visits
best finish 4th
average top 15%

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 58 of 73 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 73 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.3488 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3488 at Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 25, 2025

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The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

Chicken Chokers has finished one call ahead of Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–2 behind in the head-to-head

INSANE SWINE BBQ ahead in 88% of their meetings

INSANE SWINE BBQ has come out ahead in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

The drought

23 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Ocean Sate BBQ Championship on Oct 21, 2017 — 23 contests and 9 years ago.

last GC Oct 21, 2017
9 years ago

A strong matchup

26–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 84% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of MOON RIVER BARBEQUE in 26 of their 31 shared contests.

The comeback

5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) (Oct 25, 2025).

last seen Oct 16, 2020
back Oct 25, 2025

Pork nemesis

22 of 32 shared pork entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 69% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 22 of 32 shared pork entries.

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
73 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

MILLER'S BACKYARD BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

Boom or bust

±8.35% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.35% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
best 96.0%

The long haul

21,529 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 21,529 miles across 73 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 3,751 miles to Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1.

73 mapped stops
furthest 3,751 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Hudson Valley Ribfest every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 4th

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019 ↗	Master	#487 (673 pts)	#511 (678 pts)	#547 (633 pts)	#595 (573 pts)	#495 (678 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#207 (1,387 pts)	#159 (1,512 pts)	#210 (1,322 pts)	#199 (1,368 pts)	#190 (1,432 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#98 (1,943 pts)	#273 (1,198 pts)	#229 (1,338 pts)	#73 (1,908 pts)	#92 (1,869 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#180 (1,592 pts)	#147 (1,632 pts)	#313 (1,152 pts)	#176 (1,497 pts)	#112 (1,807 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#251 (1,310 pts)	#420 (910 pts)	#240 (1,300 pts)	#219 (1,330 pts)	#265 (1,260 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#304 (1,176 pts)	#483 (796 pts)	#206 (1,426 pts)	#264 (1,241 pts)	#258 (1,331 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#555 (562 pts)	#502 (647 pts)	#674 (492 pts)	#756 (442 pts)	#766 (422 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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QUE AND A HALF MEN

#396 of the rated field

1700 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1708

4–9 in 13 shared contests (31% to Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team)

These two have cooked 13 of the same contests — QUE AND A HALF MEN ahead 9–4 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 52 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2016

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Pork Butt Paradise

#398 of the rated field

1700 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 68%
Peak: 1711

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team)

Fewer contests behind them than Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team has cooked, 37 to 73, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Aug 17, 2024

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Carrol Lou's Smokehouse

#393 of the rated field

1700 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1751

They've been 1751 at their best, 50 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 81 contests
last seen Apr 28, 2023

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K & D SMOKERS

#395 of the rated field

1700 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 28%
Peak: 1708

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 60 contests

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FOWL BUTT BBQ

#394 of the rated field

1700 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1730

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 58 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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Crossed Rifles BBQ

#397 of the rated field

1700 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1700

They turned up 7 years after Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Chicken Chokers	37	19	18	51%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	33	10	23	30%	⚔ compare
Rogue Hog BBQ	33	10	23	30%	⚔ compare
MOON RIVER BARBEQUE	31	26	5	84%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	30	12	18	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	29	21	8	72%	⚔ compare
SMOKOPOLIS BBQ	27	12	15	44%	⚔ compare
RIBS WITHIN	26	17	9	65%	⚔ compare
ACK-QUE	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BUTTZ BBQ	25	8	17	32%	⚔ compare
Hot Rod's BBQ	22	22	0	100%	⚔ compare
PULLIN' MY MONEY MUSCLE	22	11	11	50%	⚔ compare
BRISKET BURNERS	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
BEERBEQUE	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	72	27	2	5	177.7144	143.3484	164.30	top 43%
Pork Ribs	72	27	2	5	174.8688	134.1828	163.04	top 39%
Pork	72	28	5	9	177.7028	140.4800	164.69	top 36%
Brisket	73	31	2	12	180 🔥	143.9312	164.36	top 33%

“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

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	1	top 42%
Medium (20–39)	26	1	top 35%
Large (40+)	44	0	top 28%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	17	0	top 30%
NY	16	1	top 21%
NJ	15	0	top 34%
CT	6	0	top 32%
MA	3	0	top 57%
DE	3	0	top 33%
SC	3	0	top 36%
MD	2	0	top 48%
KS	2	0	top 52%
NH	1	0	top 28%
TN	1	0	top 25%
RI	1	1	top 4%
ME	1	0	top 10%
VA	1	0	top 30%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hudson Valley Ribfest	7	4	top 15%	Aug 16, 2019
Que by the Sea	6	2	top 26%	Sep 22, 2018
Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival	4	2	top 26%	May 4, 2019
The Ironman	3	9	top 20%	Apr 5, 2019
Que for the Troops	3	3	top 27%	Jun 1, 2018
Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown	3	7	top 36%	Nov 11, 2016
York County BBQ Festival	2	7	top 30%	Jun 26, 2020
Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	2	16	top 33%	May 18, 2018
38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN)	2	77	top 52%	Sep 1, 2017
Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition	2	10	top 36%	May 6, 2016
Red, White and Que	2	13	top 48%	Sep 26, 2015
New York City BBQ Cookoff	2	6	top 28%	Apr 10, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 14 contests

Contests a season 8.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 17 of 73 contests · 14 states in all

Contests visited 47 12 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Brisket 73 entries · 2 wins · 31 calls

First title Aug 26, 2016 The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest

Opponents faced 1,405 finished ahead 2,485 times, behind 1,136

Longest layoff 5 yrs Oct 16, 2020 → Oct 25, 2025

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

20252 milestones

Oct 25 Career-best overall score691.3488 Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
Oct 25 Most recent contest Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

20181 milestone

Oct 12 Peak power rating (1734) Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

20173 milestones

Sep 22 10th category win Que by the Sea
Oct 14 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Bay State BBQ Championship
Oct 21 50th tracked contest Ocean Sate BBQ Championship

20162 milestones

Apr 8 25th tracked contest NYC BBQ Cookoff
Aug 26 First Grand Championship The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest

20143 milestones

Sep 6 10th tracked contest Red, White and Que
Sep 20 First overall podium Que by the Sea
Sep 20 First Reserve Championship Que by the Sea

20135 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First overall top-10 New York City BBQ Cookoff
Aug 16 First category win (Chicken) Hudson Valley Ribfest
Aug 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.7772 Hudson Valley Ribfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	Que by the Sea	Sep 20, 2014
+13.3	Hudson Valley Ribfest	Aug 16, 2013
+12.8	Que for the Troops	Jun 5, 2015
+11.6	The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest	Aug 26, 2016
+11.6	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship	Oct 21, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-19.5	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Oct 16, 2020
-13.6	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2)	Oct 13, 2018
-12.3	Bay State BBQ Championship	Oct 14, 2017
-9.6	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 26, 2020
-7.6	Green Lane Fire CO's	May 10, 2013

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	1	0	100%	top 25%	96%	96%
2020	2	0	0	0	0%	top 73%	92.5%	57.2%
2019	6	0	3	0	100%	top 31%	95.1%	91.7%
2018	14	0	5	0	79%	top 33%	94.8%	92.2%
2017	13	1	7	3	85%	top 25%	94.6%	92.6%
2016	13	1	6	3	77%	top 29%	95.1%	91.4%
2015	11	0	5	1	73%	top 30%	93.8%	89.9%
2014	9	0	3	3	89%	top 34%	92.5%	89%
2013	4	0	2	1	75%	top 33%	90.9%	87.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 25, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	8 / 32 (691.3488)	10 (173.1316)	12 (171.9772)	13 (173.1200)	10 (173.1200)
Oct 16, 2020	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	37 / 37 (157.6684)	—	—	—	23 (157.6684)
Jun 26, 2020	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	24 / 53 (666.2404)	34 (165.6800)	33 (164)	29 (165.6916)	14 (170.8688)
Aug 16, 2019	Hudson Valley Ribfest 🏅 New Paltz, NY	11 / 53 (640.5832)	25 (164.5600)	7 (171.4056)	17 (164.5600)	22 (159.4056)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	7 / 48 (685.0052)	23 (165.6684)	5 (173.1084)	16 (171.9656)	6 (174.2628)
Jun 8, 2019	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	8 / 29 (677.0976)	3 (176)	4 (173.1432)	14 (166.2860)	18 (161.6684)
May 4, 2019	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival 🏅 Ridgefield, CT	13 / 29 (654.7084)	5 (171.9656)	25 (148.5028)	12 (165.7028)	7 (168.5372)
Apr 19, 2019	Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove	13 / 25 (642.2176)	12 (164.0116)	17 (155.3716)	14 (158.8344)	8 (164)
Apr 5, 2019	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	10 / 42 (663.3148)	20 (165.0972)	17 (165.1316)	10 (169.6800)	15 (163.4060)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	25 / 102 (682.7196)	22 (173.7028)	19 (174.2628)	49 (167.3828)	50 (167.3712)
Oct 13, 2018	Back to BAYsics Primitive Contest-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES ( DAY 2) Monson, MA	15 / 18 (663.3372)	14 (164.5600)	13 (168.5600)	13 (164.5372)	14 (165.6800)
Oct 12, 2018	Bay State BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Monson, MA	4 / 26 (681.0972)	10 (170.2628)	9 (168.5716)	10 (169.1200)	3 (173.1428)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	13 / 43 (650.6972)	5 (172)	19 (159.3944)	19 (162.8000)	25 (156.5028)
Sep 14, 2018	Tunes, Brews & BBQ's Penn Yan, NY	5 / 14 (652.9600)	4 (169.6800)	11 (154.2288)	6 (162.2284)	3 (166.8228)
Aug 17, 2018	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	7 / 58 (674.1600)	5 (175.4172)	4 (171.9772)	11 (167.9656)	27 (158.8000)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	19 / 54 (656.9600)	50 (150.2172)	6 (169.6800)	13 (166.2400)	6 (170.8228)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	21 / 42 (649.0632)	29 (158.8344)	17 (163.3944)	16 (165.1200)	23 (161.7144)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	23 / 61 (648.9828)	8 (170.8572)	29 (159.9544)	46 (153.6456)	21 (164.5256)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	16 / 47 (661.5312)	6 (171.9772)	35 (159.9312)	2 (173.1200)	30 (156.5028)
May 5, 2018	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	10 / 40 (664.4916)	5 (172)	11 (166.2400)	25 (161.7028)	13 (164.5488)
Apr 28, 2018	New Jersey KnoQ-out-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	11 / 40 (656.3768)	22 (163.3828)	17 (163.9428)	10 (167.9656)	22 (161.0856)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	12 / 60 (674.1600)	32 (163.9544)	9 (168.5600)	9 (170.8228)	9 (170.8228)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	8 / 29 (673.0288)	9 (169.6800)	13 (165.1088)	18 (162.8000)	3 (175.4400)
Oct 21, 2017	Ocean Sate BBQ Championship West Kingston, RI	1 / 24 (681.0744)	14 (162.2516)	2 (174.8688)	3 (173.7028)	4 (170.2512)
Oct 14, 2017	Bay State BBQ Championship Monson, MA	22 / 30 (651.8512)	29 (156.4912)	29 (143.9200)	5 (171.4400)	1 (180)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	11 / 43 (661.5768)	20 (165.6684)	26 (158.2628)	1 (176.5600)	17 (161.0856)
Sep 1, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (OPEN) Kansas City, KS	180 / 407 (665.6112)	304 (159.9656)	129 (169.1428)	69 (173.1200)	225 (163.3828)
Aug 31, 2017	38th American Royal World Series of Barbecue (INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS	77 / 129 (679.2912)	101 (165.6684)	63 (170.8228)	51 (173.1200)	64 (169.6800)
Aug 18, 2017	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	4 / 59 (673.0968)	8 (170.8456)	16 (163.4400)	11 (168.5256)	6 (170.2856)
Jul 28, 2017	The Great Adirondack BBQ Old Forge, NY	2 / 30 (666.2516)	17 (159.4172)	3 (170.8688)	3 (168.5828)	4 (167.3828)
Jul 15, 2017	Smokin at the Ballpark BBQ Fest Old Orchard Beach, ME	3 / 29 (679.4516)	7 (168.5828)	6 (173.7372)	4 (174.2628)	19 (162.8688)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	3 / 63 (672.4916)	30 (163.3944)	8 (167.9772)	8 (169.1428)	4 (171.9772)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	17 / 53 (662.1600)	9 (173.7028)	30 (161.1200)	30 (161.0972)	15 (166.2400)
May 6, 2017	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	2 / 38 (664.4568)	3 (170.8456)	6 (164.5256)	12 (162.8572)	2 (166.2284)
Apr 7, 2017	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	16 / 43 (644.5372)	17 (161.7372)	22 (158.2972)	19 (159.3828)	9 (165.1200)
Mar 31, 2017	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	9 / 59 (667.8284)	34 (158.7884)	33 (159.3600)	1 (177.7028)	5 (171.9772)
Nov 11, 2016	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown Mt. Pleasant, SC	7 / 25 (661.0172)	8 (166.8228)	10 (161.6916)	16 (157.6572)	2 (174.8456)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	6 / 67 (665.0284)	1 (177.7144)	24 (163.3828)	16 (165.1428)	32 (158.7884)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	24 / 48 (655.3144)	18 (166.8572)	30 (159.3944)	15 (167.9656)	27 (161.0972)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	15 / 44 (645.6228)	16 (163.9772)	29 (152.5028)	21 (160.5484)	6 (168.5944)
Aug 26, 2016	The Great Catskill Mountain BBQ Fest Fleischmanns, NY	1 / 15 (684.5028)	8 (164.5256)	6 (166.8228)	4 (174.2972)	1 (178.8572)
Aug 19, 2016	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	4 / 52 (677.0632)	3 (174.2744)	7 (168.5488)	1 (177.1428)	29 (157.0972)
Jul 29, 2016	The Great Adirondack BBQ Festival Old Forge, NY	8 / 24 (665.0744)	5 (172.5600)	10 (159.9772)	8 (165.6800)	9 (166.8572)
Jun 11, 2016	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	30 / 69 (651.9540)	55 (156.5600)	24 (165.1428)	19 (167.9884)	33 (162.2628)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	12 / 67 (655.8744)	22 (165.0972)	13 (166.8344)	37 (156.5600)	15 (167.3828)
May 20, 2016	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	7 / 23 (657.0172)	13 (160.5372)	10 (162.2400)	6 (164.5372)	2 (169.7028)
May 6, 2016	Smoke in the Valley BBQ competition Greenlane, PA	25 / 47 (645.5888)	39 (155.9312)	20 (162.8460)	34 (155.4060)	5 (171.4056)
Apr 30, 2016	Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT	12 / 39 (649.0972)	7 (168)	12 (163.4400)	22 (156.0116)	13 (161.6456)
Apr 8, 2016	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	11 / 35 (644.4228)	5 (169.1200)	34 (134.1828)	3 (169.7028)	2 (171.4172)
Nov 13, 2015	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown Mount Pleasant, SC	10 / 28 (656.9484)	17 (159.3600)	9 (163.9544)	6 (169.6800)	13 (163.9540)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	23 / 59 (639.3260)	48 (152.5144)	4 (169.1200)	41 (153.6916)	18 (164)
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	4 / 46 (668.5488)	17 (165.1544)	10 (164.5372)	16 (166.2744)	2 (172.5828)
Sep 26, 2015	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	13 / 35 (640.4460)	8 (166.2516)	25 (150.8460)	5 (170.2628)	19 (153.0856)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	13 / 41 (639.2800)	14 (162.8572)	18 (159.9888)	18 (161.0856)	18 (155.3484)
Aug 28, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	20 / 29 (626.1368)	17 (158.8572)	18 (159.9312)	17 (157.0628)	22 (150.2856)
Aug 14, 2015	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	8 / 57 (651.3488)	20 (162.2400)	12 (167.4288)	1 (166.8572)	27 (154.8228)
Jul 10, 2015	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	17 / 65 (647.9316)	33 (159.9888)	8 (168.5372)	37 (156.5484)	16 (162.8572)
Jun 5, 2015	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	4 / 54 (675.3712)	31 (163.9656)	30 (162.2628)	6 (173.7256)	2 (175.4172)
May 8, 2015	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition & Festival Green Lane, PA	24 / 57 (639.3716)	29 (162.8228)	46 (148.5372)	12 (166.8572)	15 (161.1544)
Apr 10, 2015	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	6 / 33 (638.7312)	5 (164.5372)	3 (168.5828)	7 (161.6800)	18 (143.9312)
Nov 14, 2014	Smoke on the Harbor BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ON 6/15/2014) Charleston, SC	13 / 30 (647.8056)	8 (165.6800)	17 (159.3944)	16 (160.5028)	11 (162.2284)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	14 / 65 (654.1260)	29 (159.9544)	15 (163.9888)	18 (162.8000)	9 (167.3828)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	2 / 48 (666.1944)	19 (162.8000)	8 (162.8228)	1 (176)	8 (164.5716)
Sep 6, 2014	Red, White and Que Cresskill, NJ	18 / 31 (623.8972)	24 (157.6684)	4 (164.5944)	17 (154.2400)	21 (147.3944)
Aug 16, 2014	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	21 / 60 (638.1368)	23 (161.6800)	37 (153.6912)	4 (168.5372)	32 (154.2284)
Jul 12, 2014	Pork in the Park Stamford, CT	9 / 20 (643.9548)	16 (153.0744)	1 (170.2972)	17 (148.5604)	2 (172.0228)
Jun 6, 2014	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	26 / 65 (627.8516)	62 (143.3484)	38 (153.6688)	7 (166.8688)	12 (163.9656)
May 9, 2014	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA	10 / 54 (641.0400)	21 (161.1084)	15 (160)	23 (158.2400)	14 (161.6916)
Apr 11, 2014	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	14 / 37 (624.4344)	27 (150.2516)	1 (170.2856)	35 (140.4800)	4 (163.4172)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	15 / 49 (620.9944)	20 (155.9888)	17 (154.8228)	10 (159.3944)	25 (150.7884)
Aug 16, 2013	Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY	6 / 51 (654.7772)	1 (173.1200)	14 (166.2744)	35 (153.6800)	8 (161.7028)
May 10, 2013	Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA	42 / 58 (595.9994)	45 (148.5712)	36 (148.5714)	47 (145.7140)	27 (153.1428)
Apr 19, 2013	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	6 / 33 (646.8568)	6 (165.7142)	6 (166.8572)	9 (159.4284)	16 (154.8570)

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

Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (18 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

The long haul

A standing appointment

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

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

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

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