Top Hat Smoking BBQ MD
Rating
1525
peak 1528
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-08-09
latest 2025-10-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
325.50
last 5 vs career avg 325.50 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.31
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.94 · weakest Pork Ribs (159.56)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Barrel Proof BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pig Kahunas in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, Maryland State BBQ Bash (2019-08-09).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 156.5832 | 165.94 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 156.5372 | 159.56 | top 63% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in MD (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 325.50
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 323.9660 | 323.97 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 323.9888 | 323.99 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 334.2400 | 334.24 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 329.7716 | 329.77 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 315.5204 | 315.52 |
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 | 15 / 29 (323.9660) | 13 (167.3944) | 25 (156.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 21 / 26 (323.9888) | 25 (159.3944) | 16 (164.5944) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 5 / 23 (334.2400) | 1 (177.7028) | 22 (156.5372) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 11 / 25 (329.7716) | 7 (168.6172) | 14 (161.1544) | — | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 5 / 30 (315.5204) | 13 (156.5832) | 5 (158.9372) | — | — |