Charcoal BBQ
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2025-03-29
latest 2026-04-11
Best ToY finish
#806
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.67
last 3 Master vs avg 652.67 (+0.00)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.99
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.49 · weakest Brisket (154.81)
Road miles
637
mi across 14 mapped stops
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Master avg
652.67 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Onkel Felix BBQ has finished one call ahead of Charcoal BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Average Joe BBQ Team has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 177.7028 | 170.8456 | 173.49 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4172 | 156.5600 | 165.13 | top 56% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1428 | 158.2632 | 159.42 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5600 | 152.5144 | 154.81 | top 83% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (9 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 652.67 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-06-15 — First tracked contest · The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📣 2025-03-29 — First call · BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- 📈 2025-03-29 — Peak power rating (1492) · BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- ⭐ 2026-04-11 — Career-best overall score (659.3148) · BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.2 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 2025-03-29 |
| -6.3 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | 2025-09-20 |
| -3.6 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 2026-04-11 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 78% | 90.5% | 90.2% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Medvode, 1215 | — | 4 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-07 | Wild West Fest on Fire 2026 (ONE MEAT RIBS) Medvode, 1215 | — | — | 6 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2026-07-25 | Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Sand in Taufers / Campo Tures , 39032 | — | 2 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-25 | Waiting for W.E.S.T. (ONE MEAT RIBS) Sand in Taufers / Campo Tures , 39032 | — | — | 5 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 2 (177.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-04-11 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge PARMA, 43126 | 28 / 42 (659.3148) | 8 (176.5600) | 8 (171.9772) | 35 (158.2632) | 34 (152.5144) |
| 2025-10-18 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Fossalta di Piave , 30020 | — | 5 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Fossalta is on Fire BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Fossalta di Piave , 30020 | — | — | 14 (156.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto, I-41057 | 18 / 24 (651.3828) | 10 (170.8456) | 15 (162.8344) | 19 (161.1428) | 22 (156.5600) |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 4 (173.1428) | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 19 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2025-03-29 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia, 25125 | 24 / 30 (647.3028) | 10 (171.4400) | 24 (161.6572) | 26 (158.8456) | 23 (155.3600) |
| 2024-06-15 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 13 (162.3432) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #202 (821 pts) | #271 (688 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #806 (144 pts) | #374 (620 pts) | #597 (338 pts) | #902 (134 pts) | #895 (129 pts) |