BBQBrewCrew

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6389

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1359

peak 1504 · rated over 24 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-07-26

latest 2025-10-25

Best ToY finish

#261

Backyard 2025

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 31 contests

Avg finish

top 82%

overall standings

Best overall

665.1312 / 720

Master · 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017

Perfect 180s

Current form

593.62 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 603.84 (-10.22)

Walk rate

13%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1428

Brisket · 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017

Consistency

±29.13

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 153.76 · weakest Brisket (147.95)

Road miles

11,985

mi across 31 mapped stops · furthest 3915 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$68K

listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

603.84 / 720

22 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

296.49 / 360

2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

665.1312 career-best overall

92.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 665.1312 at 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 — 92.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2017-09-22

Their season

2018 their best year

2018 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 63%.

4 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 63%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 100% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.80 points below their pork, and turns into a call 5% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 147.95
Pork avg 153.76
1 calls in 22 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of IRON BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at *EUregio Barbeque Festival (2017-08-19).

last seen 2014-07-25
back 2017-08-19

Pork nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork entries lost

BBQ WIESEL ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, BBQ WIESEL has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Angry Cock BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

11,985 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,985 miles across 31 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 3,915 miles to 3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival.

31 mapped stops
furthest 3,915 mi

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

BBQ Bandits

#6388 of the rated field

1360 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1514

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BBQBrewCrew)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BBQBrewCrew has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2025-08-16

⚔ Head-to-head

MOSSY ROCK BBQ

#6390 of the rated field

1358 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1358

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen 2019-09-13

⚔ Head-to-head

Wiggle Butts BBQ

#6391 of the rated field

1356 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1356

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 50 contests to 31.

rated over 50 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

⚔ Head-to-head

Junk Yard Hog

#6387 of the rated field

1362 ▲ 3 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1362

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before BBQBrewCrew's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin G's BBQ

#6392 of the rated field

1355 ▼ 4 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1355

No shared contest yet.

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

CARNIVORES

#6393 of the rated field

1354 ▼ 4 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1354

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 28 contests
last seen 2024-10-30

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BBQ WIESEL	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GRILLSTAR.DE BBQ TEAM	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
SmoKEN Meatz	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	8	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BONSAIS WILD BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
VIKING BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Capt. Blue BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	29	3	1	172.0000	20.0000	148.55	top 77%
Pork Ribs	26	0	0	165.7256	128.4340	148.71	top 82%
Pork	22	0	0	169.1772	138.2284	153.76	top 79%
Brisket	22	1	1	173.1428	123.3372	147.95	top 80%

“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	Avg finish
NJ	6	top 85%
CT	2	top 98%
NH	2	top 99%
IL	2	top 81%
DE	1	top 100%
MD	1	top 98%
PA	1	top 100%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 82%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 82%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	3	17	top 70%	2025-10-25
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	2	37	top 98%	2024-04-13
BBQ an der Burg 2019	2	15	top 72%	2019-07-06
Morton BBQ Throwdown	2	37	top 81%	2014-07-25

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.2 yrs 2013-07-26 → 2025-10-25

Busiest season 2023 7 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NJ 10 of 31 contests · 7 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 19 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 29 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 153.76 · weakest Brisket (147.95)

Walk rate 13% a top-10 call in 4 of 31 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 31 contests

Master average 603.84 out of 720 · 22 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 296.49 out of 360 · 2 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 529 183–921 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 11,985 31 mapped stops · furthest 3,915 mi

Schedule strength 1557 average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests

Purse competed for $67,550 listed at 17 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 14 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs 2014-07-25 → 2017-08-19

Power rating 1359 peak 1504 · #6389 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Jul 26 First tracked contest Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist)
2017
Aug 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5600 *EUregio Barbeque Festival
Sep 22 First call 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
Sep 22 Career-best overall score665.1312 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
Sep 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1428 4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017
2018
Jun 30 Peak power rating (1504) BBQ an der Burg 2018
2019
Jul 6 10th tracked contest BBQ an der Burg 2019
2024
Apr 12 25th tracked contest Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
2025
Oct 25 Most recent contest Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.5	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017	2017-09-22
+4.6	*EUregio Barbeque Festival	2017-08-19
+2.7	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	2025-10-24
+1.8	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018	2018-04-28
+1.1	BBQ an der Burg 2018	2018-06-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	York County BBQ Festival	2020-06-26
-11.2	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019	2019-04-26
-11.2	BBQ an der Burg 2019	2019-07-06
-11.1	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival	2019-07-20
-10.8	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1	2021-04-16

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	50%	top 59%	83.2%	82.4%
2024	5	0%	top 100%	82.8%	82.5%
2023	7	14%	top 97%	84.2%	82.9%
2022	3	0%	top 100%	83.5%	81.2%
2021	2	0%	top 99%	78.1%	77.7%
2020	1	0%	top 100%	78.5%	78.5%
2019	3	0%	top 95%	82.8%	82.5%
2018	4	25%	top 63%	89.4%	87.3%
2017	2	50%	top 32%	92.4%	92.1%
2014	1	0%	top 77%	86.5%	86.5%
2013	1	0%	top 84%	84.9%	84.9%

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	20 / 32 (293.5884)	20 (146.2400)	20 (147.3484)	—	—
2025-10-24	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	17 / 31 (299.3944)	4 (161.1544)	16 (156.5716)	—	—
2024-10-19	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	—	—	—	—	—
2024-10-18	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Columbia, NJ	28 / 28 (591.1660)	28 (140.5144)	28 (150.7772)	28 (144.4800)	25 (155.3944)
2024-10-18	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ	—	17 (20.0000)	—	—	—
2024-04-13	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	37 / 37 (596.3312)	35 (159.9656)	37 (133.6456)	34 (155.3828)	37 (147.3372)
2024-04-12	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	11 (158.2400)	—	—	—
2023-10-20	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	32 / 34 (580.3772)	33 (147.9772)	33 (147.4172)	34 (142.2056)	32 (142.7772)
2023-10-20	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ	—	20 (141.6000)	—	—	—
2023-06-03	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	38 / 39 (603.7596)	38 (151.9428)	35 (155.9540)	38 (146.7772)	36 (149.0856)
2023-05-05	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Lincoln, DE	20 / 20 (596.4688)	20 (160.6288)	20 (152.5600)	20 (147.9200)	20 (135.3600)
2023-05-05	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lincoln, DE	—	9 (150.2628)	—	—	—
2023-04-15	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	41 / 43 (606.2856)	40 (150.8800)	37 (151.9884)	40 (154.2972)	40 (149.1200)
2023-04-15	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	22 (151.9656)	—	—
2022-10-21	Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ	29 / 29 (600.9488)	28 (153.1432)	26 (157.6684)	28 (157.6916)	29 (132.4456)
2022-10-21	Red White & Que - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Jackson, NJ	—	—	11 (151.3596)	—	—
2022-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	48 / 48 (568.4228)	47 (141.7028)	48 (129.6228)	45 (154.2516)	46 (142.8456)
2021-06-12	Granite State BBQ Championship 🏅 Hancock, NH	32 / 32 (562.6740)	31 (150.8456)	32 (133.6912)	31 (154.8000)	32 (123.3372)
2021-04-16	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	46 / 47 (556.1940)	46 (143.3600)	47 (128.4340)	40 (151.3600)	46 (133.0400)
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	53 / 53 (565.5080)	53 (139.9428)	53 (135.9312)	53 (138.2284)	47 (151.4056)
2019-07-20	4th Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415	42 / 44 (591.8288)	42 (148.5144)	42 (141.7144)	40 (146.8000)	30 (154.8000)
2019-07-06	BBQ an der Burg 2019 Geestland, 27624	34 / 36 (593.5316)	35 (148.5144)	20 (155.9428)	27 (149.6800)	34 (139.3944)
2019-04-26	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2019 Marketplate, 51545	23 / 24 (595.9084)	24 (141.1084)	16 (156.5716)	15 (158.8572)	24 (139.3712)
2018-09-22	5th Ruhrpott BBQ 2018 Waltrop,	63 / 73 (603.3716)	14 (166.9028)	73 (132.4916)	59 (148.5600)	44 (155.4172)
2018-07-21	3rd Black Forest Smoke & Wine Festival Bad Bellingen, 79415	32 / 48 (631.3832)	3 (172.0000)	46 (140.5600)	26 (162.2744)	28 (156.5488)
2018-06-30	BBQ an der Burg 2018 Geestland, 27574	15 / 30 (636.5488)	12 (165.1428)	26 (153.1316)	18 (156.5600)	12 (161.7144)
2018-04-28	KCBS Greek Fire Festival 2018 Reichshof, 51580	16 / 32 (643.9656)	17 (162.8800)	20 (157.6800)	13 (161.7028)	16 (161.7028)
2017-09-22	4th Ruhrpott BBQ 2017 Waltrop NRW, Germany,	12 / 66 (665.1312)	41 (160.5484)	29 (162.2628)	14 (169.1772)	3 (173.1428)
2017-08-19	*EUregio Barbeque Festival Waldfeucht-Haaren/NRW, 52525	14 / 31 (660.5600)	11 (170.8684)	16 (164.5944)	19 (162.2400)	15 (162.8572)
2014-07-25	Morton BBQ Throwdown Morton, IL	37 / 48 (622.7544)	26 (162.8572)	39 (150.8344)	35 (156.5484)	40 (152.5144)
2013-07-26	Morton BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL - May email to be put on waitlist) Morton, IL	38 / 45 (611.3260)	39 (147.3828)	13 (165.7256)	27 (162.8460)	43 (135.3716)

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
2025 ↗	Backyard	#261 (152 pts)	#264 (152 pts)	#270 (157 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#966 (113 pts)	#618 (303 pts)	#1115 (113 pts)	#1007 (113 pts)	#1002 (113 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#635 (249 pts)	#488 (438 pts)	#667 (311 pts)	#669 (249 pts)	#681 (249 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#1083 (114 pts)	#1136 (114 pts)	#829 (220 pts)	#1125 (114 pts)	#1117 (114 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#1309 (60 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1574 (119 pts)	#1714 (114 pts)	#1408 (154 pts)	#1404 (159 pts)	#1678 (114 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1742 (115 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)