Pool Crew BBQ MD
Rating
1496
peak 1513
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2021-10-15
latest 2025-10-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
321.53
last 5 vs career avg 321.53 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.62
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.82)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Hot and Slow BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pool Crew BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ALL FIRED UP BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pig Kahunas in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Maryland State BBQ Bash (2021-10-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, MD first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 155.3944 | 162.72 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 149.6572 | 158.82 | top 76% |
| 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: 321.53
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 | 317.6000 | 317.60 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 328.5256 | 328.53 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 319.9544 | 319.95 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 305.0516 | 305.05 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 336.5372 | 336.54 |
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 | 25 / 29 (317.6000) | 18 (161.6456) | 26 (155.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 16 / 26 (328.5256) | 20 (162.8228) | 13 (165.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 17 / 23 (319.9544) | 9 (164.0116) | 25 (155.9428) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 29 / 30 (305.0516) | 27 (155.3944) | 33 (149.6572) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 4 / 25 (336.5372) | 4 (169.7028) | 6 (166.8344) | — | — |