THE GREAT HAMBINO MD
Rating
1480
peak 1480
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2021-10-15
latest 2025-10-10
Best ToY finish
#1106
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
561.89
last 5 vs career avg 561.89 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±123.43
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.25 · weakest Brisket (150.79)
Road miles
1633
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 816 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Pig Kahunas has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Barrel Proof BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 139.9312 | 161.25 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 138.7316 | 153.44 | top 75% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 152.5372 | 159.40 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2400 | 146.2172 | 150.79 | top 88% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MD (4 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 561.89
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 | 624.9256 | 624.93 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 651.8628 | 651.86 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 607.1428 | 607.14 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 608.4000 | 462.77 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 27 / 29 (624.9256) | 20 (169.1200) | 28 (149.6456) | 27 (152.5372) | 25 (153.6228) |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 20 / 26 (651.8628) | 6 (175.4172) | 15 (167.9656) | 25 (154.2400) | 22 (154.2400) |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 29 / 30 (607.1428) | 24 (160.5372) | 29 (138.7316) | 26 (158.7884) | 28 (149.0856) |
| 2021-10-22 | Esperanza Bonanza Marion, AR | 9 / 27 (317.1428) | — | 11 (156.0000) | 15 (162.2628) | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 23 / 25 (608.4000) | 25 (139.9312) | 21 (154.8344) | 10 (167.4172) | 22 (146.2172) |
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 ↗ | Master | #1461 (54 pts) | #1156 (79 pts) | #1555 (54 pts) | #1474 (54 pts) | #1469 (54 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1106 (76 pts) | #850 (166 pts) | #1154 (101 pts) | #1550 (51 pts) | #1179 (66 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1653 (55 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1698 (55 pts) | #1654 (55 pts) | #1654 (55 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2084 (75 pts) | #2167 (75 pts) | #2161 (75 pts) | #2172 (75 pts) | #2148 (75 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2713 (51 pts) | #2709 (51 pts) | #1931 (96 pts) | #2056 (81 pts) | #1887 (101 pts) |