Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Sasquatch Inferno
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1525
peak 1530 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2023-08-25
latest 2025-09-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
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
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±55.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.75 · weakest Brisket (166.48)
Road miles
916
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
654.00 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Happy hunting ground
Top 17%
average finish here
New Holland Summer Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 6th
- average top 17%
They almost always walk
78%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 7 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
693.6800
career-best overall
96.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 693.6800 at Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) — 96.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-08-02
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
CHUNKY BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
CHUNKY BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
A strong matchup
5–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 83% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Palm tree smokehouse in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
6 of 6
shared chicken entries lost
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 6 shared chicken entries.
Boom or bust
±7.77%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±7.77% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 90.8% of a perfect score
- best 96.3%
An August team
Top 19%
average finish in August
Something about August: average finish in the top 19% across 3 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.
- 3 August contests
- top 47% the rest of the year
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
81 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2320 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 44%
- Peak
- 1526
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 9 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#2332 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 22%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Sasquatch Inferno's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2331 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 38%
- Peak
- 1535
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2337 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#2338 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1525
No shared contest yet.
Level with Sasquatch Inferno on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2326 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1543
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | 180.0000 🔥 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 4 | 0 | top 34% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 60% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 48% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2025-07-12 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 17% | 2024-08-23 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2023-08-25 → 2025-09-26
Busiest season
2025
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
4 of 9 contests · 5 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 169.75 · weakest Brisket (166.48)
Walk rate
78%
a top-10 call in 7 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
3 of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests
Master average
654.00
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
260
233–255 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
916
9 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi
Schedule strength
1571
average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$78,790
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 9 state-championship entries
Power rating
1525
peak 1530 · #2335 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- 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
- 2025
- 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
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.2 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) | 2025-08-02 |
| +12.7 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2023-08-25 |
| +11.5 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2024-08-23 |
| +11.2 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2024-07-13 |
| +8.4 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2025-05-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.8 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2025-07-12 |
| -9 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2024-03-22 |
| -4.3 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2024-07-26 |
| -3.7 | First State BBQ Bash | 2025-09-26 |
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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE | 15 / 25 (671.9316) | 17 (164.5372) | 3 (175.4744) | 11 (171.9656) | 23 (159.9544) |
| 2025-08-02 | 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) |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 62 / 63 (499.8512) | 20 (169.6684) | 33 (162.8000) | 20 (167.3828) | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 8 / 28 (681.6108) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (171.9884) | 18 (165.1084) | 17 (164.5140) |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 6 / 38 (683.3372) | 22 (168.5372) | 9 (170.8228) | 13 (170.8228) | 4 (173.1544) |
| 2024-07-26 | 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) |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 12 / 62 (674.2972) | 10 (173.1544) | 25 (164.5600) | 22 (166.8800) | 9 (169.7028) |
| 2024-03-22 | 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) |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 8 / 44 (675.8628) | 12 (171.9656) | 12 (168.5372) | 17 (165.0972) | 9 (170.2628) |