COAL CRACKER BBQ PA
Rating
1482
peak 1510
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2022-08-26
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#102
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
330.32 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 385.37 (-55.06)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±117.30
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.59 · weakest Brisket (154.25)
Road miles
267
mi across 17 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Bill's Back Yard has finished one call ahead of COAL CRACKER BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Off The Rack BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 13 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Estancia in 10 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 50% across 4 contests, versus top 62% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 143.9200 | 163.79 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 154.7772 | 165.59 | top 51% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 158.8572 | 163.03 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 143.9776 | 154.25 | top 74% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 98% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (17 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (17 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 385.37
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 338.2172 | 330.20 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 341.1084 | 332.76 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 648.4460 | 450.64 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 647.9892 | 647.99 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 17 / 13 (338.2172) | 12 (169.6916) | 15 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 18 / 25 (329.0512) | 18 (162.7884) | 15 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 16 / 17 (330.2056) | 16 (160.5028) | 7 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 20 / 25 (323.3372) | 20 (160.5028) | 19 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 8 / 38 (330.7772) | 9 (162.8000) | 5 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 10 / 32 (334.2744) | 14 (165.6800) | 6 (168.5944) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 31 / 35 (319.3140) | 30 (158.2284) | 30 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 13 / 19 (333.6800) | 20 (165.1428) | 11 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 11 / 29 (337.0856) | 13 (167.4056) | 7 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 13 / 26 (333.0744) | 19 (158.8000) | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 7 / 37 (341.1084) | 9 (169.6684) | 7 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 35 / 44 (618.0688) | 44 (143.9200) | 35 (155.9544) | 24 (161.6800) | 31 (156.5144) |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 19 / 40 (329.6684) | 8 (171.9656) | 20 (157.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 16 / 51 (334.2628) | 17 (167.4172) | 16 (166.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 20 / 29 (322.7772) | 11 (168.0000) | 23 (154.7772) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 24 / 37 (648.4460) | 34 (154.8344) | 25 (162.8000) | 10 (168.5600) | 22 (162.2516) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 34 / 49 (647.9892) | 2 (177.1428) | 22 (168.0116) | 37 (158.8572) | 45 (143.9776) |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #102 (332 pts) | #101 (357 pts) | #92 (422 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #106 (574 pts) | #130 (494 pts) | #75 (784 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #192 (240 pts) | #224 (175 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #920 (125 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #1118 (120 pts) | #762 (200 pts) | #948 (135 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #702 (260 pts) | #1346 (75 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |