NOBO's BBQ NC
Rating
1512
peak 1512 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-10-13
latest 2025-09-26
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.48 · weakest Brisket (147.90)
Road miles
96
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 64 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)
Purse competed for
$17K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
646.08 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
331.97 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 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.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4744 | 169.1316 | 170.48 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 154.7888 | 158.81 | top 51% |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 157.1200 | 166.66 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.8972 | 147.8972 | 147.90 | top 96% |
“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 NC (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 646.08 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 331.97 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-10-13 — First tracked contest · Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off
- 📣 2023-10-13 — First call · Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off
- ⭐ 2023-10-13 — Career-best overall score (646.0804) · Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off
- 📈 2025-09-26 — Peak power rating (1512) · Fire in the Foothills
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +11.4 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 2024-08-30 |
| +9.8 | Fire in the Foothills | 2025-09-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.1 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off | 2023-10-13 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 92% | 92% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 21% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 84% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 6 / 25 (331.3600) | 3 (170.8228) | 9 (160.5372) | 2 (168.5944) | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 6 / 28 (332.5716) | 5 (171.4744) | 7 (161.0972) | 9 (157.1200) | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 21 / 25 (646.0804) | 14 (169.1316) | 23 (154.7888) | 7 (174.2628) | 24 (147.8972) |