Capt. Blue BBQ PA
Rating
1706
peak 1730
Contests
80
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#11
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
7
5 reserve
Category wins
8
31 podiums
Overall top-10s
51
of 80 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
335.39 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 344.88 (-9.49)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±45.10
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (161.09)
Road miles
7357
mi across 79 mapped stops · furthest 749 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Yardogs BBQ has finished one call ahead of Capt. Blue BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Zoni-Q has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Kane's BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of All About the Wood in 34 of their 47 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
MD State BBQ Bash is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) (2024-04-19).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 16% across 4 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 17 at their very first tracked contest, Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY) ().
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 78 | 49 | 4 | 15 | 178.8572 | 153.6456 | 168.84 | top 33% |
| Pork Ribs | 78 | 55 | 4 | 15 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.0400 | 167.63 | top 30% |
| Pork | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 166.8112 | 161.6572 | 164.05 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 161.0856 | 161.09 | top 56% |
“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 | 36 | 2 | top 31% |
| NJ | 13 | 1 | top 24% |
| VA | 11 | 1 | top 31% |
| MD | 8 | 1 | top 34% |
| DE | 5 | 1 | top 24% |
| NY | 2 | 1 | top 31% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 3% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 17 | 2 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 40 | 5 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 26% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (26 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (36 of 80 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (78 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) (2023-05-05)
- Wins it all in 9% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 344.88
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 320.5828 | 320.58 |
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 346.2400 | 341.50 |
| 2025 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 354.8800 | 340.47 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 660.4228 | 360.49 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 351.4400 | 340.62 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 498.7660 | 362.97 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 334.3200 | 326.03 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 324.5144 | 324.51 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 322.7656 | 317.41 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 9 / 13 (342.8000) | 16 (168.5256) | 7 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 15 / 25 (335.9432) | 14 (167.3944) | 11 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 29 / 82 (341.6572) | 37 (168.5372) | 21 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 22 (175.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 67 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 10 / 17 (335.9432) | 3 (176.5716) | 19 (159.3716) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 4 / 25 (346.2400) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 3 / 36 (342.8116) | 8 (173.1200) | 7 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 3 / 40 (345.0972) | 2 (176.5600) | 8 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 11 / 32 (333.6572) | 14 (163.3828) | 5 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 9 / 31 (334.2172) | 9 (166.8344) | 7 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-10-11 | Page County Heritage Festival - Backyard BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Luray, VA | 4 / 9 (345.7028) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 6 / 29 (339.9544) | 11 (167.4060) | 4 (172.5484) | — | — |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) Milford, DE | 10 / 14 (331.9200) | 9 (166.8228) | 11 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 4 / 25 (343.9888) | 6 (172.0116) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA | 11 / 16 (333.6344) | 8 (169.6800) | 13 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 13 / 25 (333.6228) | 12 (167.3828) | 12 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 1 / 25 (353.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 6 / 27 (345.0972) | 10 (171.9772) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 18 / 30 (338.2400) | 20 (167.4172) | 11 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 3 / 12 (338.2972) | 3 (169.1544) | 5 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 6 / 10 (341.6688) | 4 (173.1200) | 9 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 5 / 26 (339.9888) | 6 (173.7144) | 8 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) Grahamsville, NY | 4 / 8 (351.9772) | 4 (175.4172) | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) Grahamsville, NY | 1 / 8 (352.0116) | 2 (174.2972) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 4 / 12 (339.3600) | 5 (166.2400) | 3 (173.1200) | 3 (166.8112) | — |
| 2025-05-23 | Big Knob BBQ Fest Rochester, PA | 1 / 12 (354.8800) | 2 (175.4400) | 1 (179.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 11 / 21 (325.0628) | 13 (158.8228) | 8 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 7 / 28 (335.9660) | 12 (166.8460) | 7 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 6 / 34 (328.4916) | 10 (159.9544) | 4 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 5 / 33 (332.4916) | 2 (168.5372) | 5 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 11 / 16 (341.0972) | 10 (169.1200) | 8 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 2 / 20 (353.1544) | 5 (173.1544) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 13 / 43 (342.8000) | 15 (169.6916) | 10 (173.1084) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 8 / 45 (341.7032) | 7 (171.9888) | 8 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 5 / 26 (343.3944) | 8 (170.8344) | 5 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 1 / 28 (339.3832) | 2 (174.2860) | 7 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 1 / 26 (349.7028) | 1 (176.5600) | 2 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 2 / 59 (354.2744) | 12 (175.4172) | 2 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 4 / 26 (337.6688) | 7 (168.5372) | 4 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 4 / 38 (335.3600) | 5 (168.5372) | 7 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 9 / 32 (334.7772) | 11 (167.3828) | 8 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 17 / 35 (333.0972) | 14 (169.6800) | 22 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ | 25 / 62 (660.4228) | 30 (165.1200) | 13 (170.8344) | 30 (163.3828) | 35 (161.0856) |
| 2024-07-06 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 8 / 14 (334.8116) | 10 (167.9772) | 5 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 4 / 19 (345.0972) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 15 / 29 (335.3716) | 16 (166.8344) | 10 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 4 / 26 (346.2516) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 9 / 37 (339.9660) | 5 (171.9772) | 12 (167.9888) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 27 (331.9544) | 7 (167.4172) | 6 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 2 / 29 (346.2284) | 5 (173.1084) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 15 / 23 (321.6684) | 27 (153.6456) | 6 (168.0228) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 6 / 40 (341.1200) | 13 (169.1544) | 5 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 14 / 51 (334.8344) | 20 (165.7028) | 12 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-06-30 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 3 / 12 (346.8344) | 2 (173.1200) | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 1 / 29 (351.4400) | 1 (176.5944) | 2 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 2 / 37 (343.9772) | 5 (173.1544) | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Lincoln, DE | 2 / 19 (341.6688) | 3 (171.9888) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Lincoln, DE | 1 / 20 (343.3828) | 1 (176.0000) | 1 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 12 / 27 (331.3256) | 12 (166.2284) | 12 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 7 / 29 (333.0744) | 9 (169.6916) | 10 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 7 / 30 (330.8572) | 14 (164.5600) | 7 (166.2972) | — | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 17 / 42 (498.7660) | 13 (170.8344) | 21 (161.6916) | 14 (166.2400) | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 25 / 54 (489.0056) | 21 (168.5372) | 28 (156.5372) | 17 (163.9312) | — |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 16 / 34 (319.3488) | 14 (162.8116) | 20 (156.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 8 / 39 (331.9428) | 8 (167.3828) | 9 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 12 / 41 (311.3828) | 10 (159.4172) | 13 (151.9656) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 48 (321.0284) | 13 (157.6456) | 6 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 5 / 25 (334.3200) | 10 (168.0572) | 8 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 16 / 24 (318.1600) | 9 (169.1200) | 20 (149.0400) | — | — |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 15 / 54 (329.6688) | 11 (167.9772) | 18 (161.6916) | 15 (161.6572) | — |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 11 / 41 (329.6688) | 13 (165.6800) | 9 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 12 / 46 (320.4684) | 5 (167.4056) | 14 (153.0628) | — | — |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 17 / 47 (323.8972) | 21 (160.5028) | 11 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 14 / 59 (324.5144) | 7 (169.1200) | 19 (155.3944) | 14 (162.2972) | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 5 / 53 (317.5540) | 8 (158.2056) | 6 (159.3484) | — | — |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 7 / 48 (322.7656) | 9 (157.6684) | 2 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 21 / 54 (311.8972) | 15 (159.3944) | 24 (152.5028) | — | — |
| Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY) Landenberg, PA | 5 / 17 (320.5828) | 8 (154.2856) | 3 (166.2972) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #21 (892 pts) | #18 (907 pts) | #44 (736 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #832 (75 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #15 (1249 pts) | #20 (1190 pts) | #16 (1241 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #11 (1254 pts) | #22 (1121 pts) | #23 (1123 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #21 (1163 pts) | #30 (1116 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #81 (615 pts) | #74 (690 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #54 (671 pts) | #59 (603 pts) | — | — |