Dr. Pearl's Medicinal Smoke BBQ Team PA
Rating
1524
peak 1532
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2025-10-25
Best ToY finish
#98
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
563.15 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 613.81 (-50.66)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±152.86
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.33)
Road miles
8364
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 3801 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 29% across 3 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 164.0116 | 168.26 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.1432 | 148.5028 | 165.33 | top 41% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 158.8344 | 166.98 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 157.6684 | 165.88 | top 36% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 3 | 0 | top 28% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (3 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Brisket (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 613.81
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 691.3488 | 691.35 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 666.2404 | 411.95 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 685.0052 | 660.49 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-25 | 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) |
| 2020-10-16 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 37 / 37 (157.6684) | — | — | — | 23 (157.6684) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 24 / 53 (666.2404) | 34 (165.6800) | 33 (164.0000) | 29 (165.6916) | 14 (170.8688) |
| 2019-08-16 | Hudson Valley Ribfest New Paltz, NY | 11 / 53 (640.5832) | 25 (164.5600) | 7 (171.4056) | 17 (164.5600) | 22 (159.4056) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 7 / 48 (685.0052) | 23 (165.6684) | 5 (173.1084) | 16 (171.9656) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2019-06-08 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 8 / 29 (677.0976) | 3 (176.0000) | 4 (173.1432) | 14 (166.2860) | 18 (161.6684) |
| 2019-05-04 | Ridgefield Gone Country BBQ Festival Ridgefield, CT | 13 / 29 (654.7084) | 5 (171.9656) | 25 (148.5028) | 12 (165.7028) | 7 (168.5372) |
| 2019-04-19 | Eastern BBQ Contest Day 1 Ninove, 9600 | 13 / 25 (642.2176) | 12 (164.0116) | 17 (155.3716) | 14 (158.8344) | 8 (164.0000) |
| 2019-04-05 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 10 / 42 (663.3148) | 20 (165.0972) | 17 (165.1316) | 10 (169.6800) | 15 (163.4060) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #491 (673 pts) | #515 (678 pts) | #549 (633 pts) | #600 (573 pts) | #499 (678 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #207 (1387 pts) | #159 (1512 pts) | #210 (1322 pts) | #199 (1368 pts) | #190 (1432 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #98 (1943 pts) | #273 (1198 pts) | #229 (1338 pts) | #73 (1908 pts) | #92 (1869 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #180 (1592 pts) | #147 (1632 pts) | #313 (1152 pts) | #176 (1497 pts) | #112 (1807 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #251 (1310 pts) | #420 (910 pts) | #240 (1300 pts) | #219 (1330 pts) | #265 (1260 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #304 (1176 pts) | #483 (796 pts) | #206 (1426 pts) | #264 (1241 pts) | #258 (1331 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #555 (562 pts) | #502 (647 pts) | #674 (492 pts) | #756 (442 pts) | #766 (422 pts) |