Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Sasquatch Inferno
Sasquatch Inferno is a competition barbecue team with 9 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 6th of 38 at the New Holland Summer Fest (2024). They are ranked #2347 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1530 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
Aug 25, 2023
latest Sep 26, 2025 · 2.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
33% of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 47%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
646.08 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 654.00 (-7.92)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±55.98
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.75 · weakest Brisket (166.48)
Road miles
916
across 9 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1571)
Purse competed for
$79K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.00 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Sasquatch Inferno, each with one reason worth a look.
79 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,354 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1546
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Sasquatch Inferno's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,337 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1525
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,358 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1525
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,339 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1535
They were already cooking in 2018, 5 years before Sasquatch Inferno's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,351 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1525
Level with Sasquatch Inferno on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,345 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1529
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 6 years before Sasquatch Inferno's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Palm tree smokehouse | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| UP IN SMOKERS | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| TRUCKERS CHOICE BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Second Helping BBQ -PA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| B'S QUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| The Fat is Where It's At | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Backwooder BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM | 5 | 2 | 2 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 180 🔥 | 163.9544 | 169.75 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5944 | 160.5144 | 168.11 | top 38% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 162.8228 | 168.16 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 155.9316 | 166.48 | top 46% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 48% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 59% | Jul 12, 2025 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 17% | Aug 23, 2024 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2025
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
4 of 9 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
260
finished ahead 233 times, behind 255
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20255 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1530) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
- Career-best overall score693.6800 Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open)
- Most recent contest First State BBQ Bash
20234 milestones
- First tracked contest New Holland Summer Fest
- First call New Holland Summer Fest
- First overall top-10 New Holland Summer Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score675.8628 New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.2 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | Aug 2, 2025 |
| +12.7 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 25, 2023 |
| +11.5 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 23, 2024 |
| +11.2 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 13, 2024 |
| +8.4 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | May 16, 2025 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.8 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | Jul 12, 2025 |
| -9 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | Mar 22, 2024 |
| -4.3 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | Jul 26, 2024 |
| -3.7 | First State BBQ Bash | Sep 26, 2025 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 75% | top 53% | 96.3% | 88.4% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 75% | top 48% | 94.9% | 92.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 18% | 93.9% | 93.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2025 | First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 15 / 25 (671.9316) | 17 (164.5372) | 3 (175.4744) | 11 (171.9656) | 23 (159.9544) |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) 🏅 Port Jervis, NY | 11 / 47 (693.6800) | 36 (170.2628) | 6 (176.5944) | 29 (170.2628) | 8 (176.5600) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 62 / 63 (499.8512) | 20 (169.6684) | 33 (162.8000) | 20 (167.3828) | — |
| May 16, 2025 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 8 / 28 (681.6108) | 1 (180) | 4 (171.9884) | 18 (165.1084) | 17 (164.5140) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 6 / 38 (683.3372) | 22 (168.5372) | 9 (170.8228) | 13 (170.8228) | 4 (173.1544) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 26 / 35 (649.0288) | 26 (163.9544) | 27 (160.5144) | 24 (162.8228) | 22 (161.7372) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 12 / 62 (674.2972) | 10 (173.1544) | 25 (164.5600) | 22 (166.8800) | 9 (169.7028) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 37 / 45 (656.4004) | 36 (165.6800) | 38 (161.6688) | 10 (173.1200) | 42 (155.9316) |
| Aug 25, 2023 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 8 / 44 (675.8628) | 12 (171.9656) | 12 (168.5372) | 17 (165.0972) | 9 (170.2628) |