THE GREAT HAMBINO MD
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 5 contests
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
623.08
last 4 Master vs avg 623.08 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.04
std dev of Master 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
Schedule strength
33%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Purse competed for
$60K
listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
623.08 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.14 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Pig Kahunas has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at MD State BBQ Bash (2024-10-11).
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 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 152.5372 | 158.83 | top 67% |
| 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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD State BBQ Bash | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 85% | 2025-10-10 |
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 94% | 2022-10-14 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MD (4 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 623.08 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 317.14 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-10-15 — First tracked contest · Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 📣 2021-10-15 — First call · Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 📈 2021-10-22 — Peak power rating (1498) · Esperanza Bonanza
- ⭐ 2024-10-11 — Career-best overall score (651.8628) · MD State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.7 | Esperanza Bonanza | 2021-10-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.5 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2022-10-14 |
| -6.9 | MD State BBQ Bash | 2025-10-10 |
| -5.8 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2021-10-15 |
| -2.7 | MD State BBQ Bash | 2024-10-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 86.8% | 86.8% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 63% | 88.1% | 86.3% |
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) | 5 (161.1428) | — |
| 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) |
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 ↗ | 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) |