CycloneBBQ

CycloneBBQ is a competition barbecue team with 49 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition (2025), and finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #865 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Cyclone BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#865

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1620

peak 1620 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 12, 2019

latest Aug 23, 2025 · 6.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#121

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

2 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

29 podiums

Overall top-10s

41% of 49 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

701.7028 / 720

Master · Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke

Perfect 180s

Current form

688.28 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 672.81 (+15.47)

Walk rate

84%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Brisket · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

Consistency

±14.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.95 · weakest Brisket (166.58)

Road miles

10,369

across 49 mapped stops · furthest 1,221 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$177K

listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 27 state-championship entries

Master avg

672.81 / 720

37 Master contests · 1 GC

Backyard (4-meat) avg

659.27 / 720

1 Backyard (4-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (4-meat) out of 720), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

4.1032 points from the title

Came within 4.1032 points of the Grand Championship at Fire it up Frostproof! (Apr 12, 2019).

Against the odds

29-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 71 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition (May 24, 2025) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 29-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Shiggin aint easy.

On the rise

+28 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 28 points across 12 contests since Sep 13, 2024 — from 1592 up to 1620.

12 contests since Sep 13, 2024
now 1620

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition (Jun 17, 2023).

Chicken 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

84% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 41 of 49 contests

A top-10 category call in 84% of their 49 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

701.7028 career-best overall

97.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 701.7028 at Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke — 97.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 8, 2025

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ has finished one call ahead of CycloneBBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

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A tough matchup

20–2 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 91% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 20 of their 22 shared contests.

A strong matchup

17–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 81% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 17 of their 21 shared contests.

The comeback

3.1 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Jun 4, 2022).

last seen Apr 12, 2019
back Jun 4, 2022

Announced themselves early

2nd at their very first contest

Finished 2 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Fire it up Frostproof! (Apr 12, 2019).

Apr 12, 2019
25-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WAR PIGS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 24% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 24% across 4 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,369 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,369 miles across 49 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,221 miles to Fire it up Frostproof!.

49 mapped stops
furthest 1,221 mi

The metronome

±1.99% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.99% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.4% of a perfect score
49 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025 ↗	Master	#160 (1,279 pts)	#200 (1,139 pts)	#163 (1,299 pts)	#213 (1,064 pts)	#119 (1,459 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#183 (1,098 pts)	#270 (864 pts)	#24 (2,079 pts)	#166 (1,153 pts)	#201 (1,038 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#121 (1,372 pts)	#53 (1,798 pts)	#77 (1,608 pts)	#148 (1,209 pts)	#108 (1,402 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#205 (1,040 pts)	#199 (1,080 pts)	#75 (1,631 pts)	#205 (1,035 pts)	#215 (1,030 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to CycloneBBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

26 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Smack That Butt BBQ

#868 of the rated field

1620 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1621

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to CycloneBBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team CycloneBBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 53 contests
last seen Jul 30, 2022

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THE GREAT PIG IN THE SKY

#869 of the rated field

1620 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1639

Fewer contests behind them than CycloneBBQ has cooked, 33 to 49, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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E SQUARED BBQ

#866 of the rated field

1620 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1620

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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TENNESSEE MOJO

#870 of the rated field

1620 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1626

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before CycloneBBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 27 contests

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TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN

#867 of the rated field

1620 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1620

60 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 20% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 59 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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CRIMSON Q

#863 of the rated field

1620 power rating

Contests: 60
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1641

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before CycloneBBQ's first contest.

rated over 60 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELJEFE SMOKE	23	6	17	26%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	21	17	4	81%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
Up-2 BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
Matt's Backyard BBQ	15	13	2	87%	⚔ compare
CIDER BOYS BBQ	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
BBQ Bandits	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
SUWHEE Q	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
Live Q or Die	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
What the Pork?	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	40	17	2	6	178.8572	157.6572	169.25	top 47%
Pork Ribs	47	30	3	11	178.8572	150.7772	169.95	top 34%
Pork	38	17	2	5	176.5600	149.6916	166.83	top 48%
Brisket	38	18	3	7	179.4400	153.6344	166.58	top 44%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	8	0	top 46%
Medium (20–39)	22	1	top 36%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	6	0	top 71%
ON	5	1	top 27%
ME	5	0	top 32%
MA	5	0	top 40%
VT	5	0	top 48%
QC	3	0	top 25%
NH	3	0	top 44%
NY	2	0	top 43%
NB	1	0	top 33%
NS	1	0	top 33%
RI	1	0	top 30%
FL	1	0	top 8%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)	5	4	top 40%	Sep 21, 2024
Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2)	5	7	top 48%	Sep 14, 2024
Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	3	5	top 44%	Jun 1, 2024
Kora Kares for Kids	2	13	top 35%	Aug 16, 2025
York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)	2	9	top 70%	Jun 28, 2025
La Classique BBQ Labonte	2	2	top 24%	Aug 2, 2024
Jack 9 Memorial	2	6	top 31%	May 25, 2024
I Love Barbecue & Music Festival	2	8	top 43%	Sep 1, 2023
Smoke on the Rail (Day 2)	2	21	top 66%	Jul 29, 2023
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	2	26	top 75%	Jul 30, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 16 contests

Contests a season 9.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VT 10 of 49 contests · 12 states and provinces in all

Contests visited 21 10 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 47 entries · 3 wins · 30 calls

First title May 24, 2025 Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition

Opponents faced 425 finished ahead 680 times, behind 565

Longest layoff 3.1 yrs Apr 12, 2019 → Jun 4, 2022

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20255 milestones

May 24 First Grand Championship Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition
Jun 8 10th category win Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown
Aug 8 Career-best overall score701.7028 Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1620) Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle
Aug 23 Most recent contest Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle

20233 milestones

Jun 17 First multi-meat day Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition
Sep 10 25th tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
Sep 22 Career-best single call (Brisket)179.4400 Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)

20221 milestone

Sep 17 10th tracked contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20197 milestones

Apr 12 First tracked contest Fire it up Frostproof!
Apr 12 First call Fire it up Frostproof!
Apr 12 First category win (Pork) Fire it up Frostproof!
Apr 12 First overall top-10 Fire it up Frostproof!
Apr 12 First overall podium Fire it up Frostproof!
Apr 12 First Reserve Championship Fire it up Frostproof!
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2684 Fire it up Frostproof!

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Fire it up Frostproof!	Apr 12, 2019
+13.8	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 4, 2022
+12.7	Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition	May 24, 2025
+12.5	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	Sep 22, 2023
+11.7	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition	Aug 19, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)	Jul 29, 2022
-12.1	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)	Sep 20, 2024
-11.2	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)	Jul 28, 2023
-6.9	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES	Jun 1, 2024
-4.7	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	Jul 30, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	9	1	6	1	78%	top 39%	97.5%	95.2%
2024	12	0	4	3	83%	top 40%	96%	93.5%
2023	16	0	5	4	81%	top 40%	96.7%	93%
2022	11	0	4	1	91%	top 48%	95.2%	92.4%
2019	1	0	1	1	100%	top 8%	91.6%	91.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 23, 2025	Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON	8 / 22 (693.0628)	11 (173.1200)	12 (171.4056)	7 (175.4288)	7 (173.1084)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	15 / 40 (680.4688)	16 (173.1200)	23 (166.8344)	16 (169.6916)	11 (170.8228)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	15 (167.9772)	—	—
Aug 8, 2025	Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke Keswick, NB	5 / 15 (701.7028)	3 (177.1428)	5 (173.1544)	4 (176)	4 (175.4056)
Aug 1, 2025	La Classique What the Pork? Sainte-Perpetue, QC	5 / 18 (690.2628)	7 (173.1200)	5 (172.5600)	4 (172.5944)	8 (171.9884)
Jun 28, 2025	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA	9 / 10 (675.9092)	6 (176.5600)	5 (171.4288)	10 (155.9432)	4 (171.9772)
Jun 27, 2025	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	13 / 26 (672.4228)	17 (166.2400)	14 (168.5256)	21 (159.9544)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 8, 2025	Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS	4 / 12 (682.8344)	10 (166.2628)	1 (178.8572)	8 (167.4172)	5 (170.2972)
May 24, 2025	Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON	1 / 26 (684.0344)	4 (174.8800)	8 (166.2972)	13 (164.5372)	2 (178.3200)
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	6 / 27 (691.4060)	22 (166.8344)	7 (175.4400)	2 (176.5600)	6 (172.5716)
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA	—	—	1 (176.5600)	—	—
Sep 20, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	22 / 25 (662.1716)	20 (163.4172)	12 (168.5372)	18 (168.5372)	22 (161.6800)
Sep 14, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	7 / 25 (685.0860)	12 (169.6800)	2 (177.7144)	15 (168.5716)	13 (169.1200)
Sep 13, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) 🏅 Braintree, VT	11 / 25 (671.3716)	11 (169.1772)	3 (174.2744)	24 (151.9200)	1 (176)
Sep 13, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT	—	8 (167.4172)	—	—	—
Sep 13, 2024	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT	—	—	3 (171.9888)	—	—
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	13 / 39 (677.6572)	17 (169.6800)	8 (172)	8 (173.1428)	25 (162.8344)
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	20 (166.8344)	—	—
Aug 2, 2024	La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC	2 / 26 (677.7144)	19 (162.8572)	3 (170.8572)	3 (172)	4 (172)
Jun 1, 2024	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	25 / 37 (660.4116)	20 (167.9772)	4 (173.7144)	26 (165.0856)	34 (153.6344)
May 25, 2024	Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON	6 / 20 (661.0512)	16 (158.8116)	1 (175.4400)	3 (169.1428)	14 (157.6568)
Sep 23, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	14 / 42 (689.0628)	16 (171.4056)	15 (171.4172)	13 (175.4172)	15 (170.8228)
Sep 23, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) 🏅 Southwick, MA	—	—	8 (169.6800)	—	—
Sep 22, 2023	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA	4 / 31 (695.9888)	2 (177.7144)	8 (173.1200)	24 (165.7144)	1 (179.4400)
Sep 10, 2023	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT	—	8 (168.5372)	—	—	—
Sep 10, 2023	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT	—	—	8 (168.5488)	—	—
Sep 8, 2023	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	15 / 26 (670.1828)	21 (164.5256)	4 (172.5600)	11 (169.6800)	16 (163.4172)
Sep 1, 2023	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	8 / 18 (675.9776)	1 (178.8572)	10 (162.8344)	8 (168.5488)	9 (165.7372)
Aug 19, 2023	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	6 / 46 (689.7028)	5 (176.5828)	5 (174.8572)	11 (173.1200)	25 (165.1428)
Aug 19, 2023	Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	9 (168.5600)	—	—
Aug 4, 2023	La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC	13 / 33 (642.1828)	19 (158.8112)	5 (167.9772)	28 (149.6916)	10 (165.7028)
Jul 29, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	21 / 40 (678.2284)	35 (162.8340)	3 (177.1544)	24 (169.6800)	17 (168.5600)
Jul 28, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	41 / 51 (654.1828)	28 (169.1428)	19 (170.8572)	47 (158.2400)	46 (155.9428)
Jun 17, 2023	Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition Seagrave, ON	5 / 15 (648.4112)	1 (171.9656)	13 (150.7772)	1 (170.2628)	7 (155.4056)
Jun 3, 2023	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	20 / 39 (663.3488)	33 (157.6572)	12 (170.8916)	15 (169.6916)	19 (165.1084)
May 27, 2023	Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON	6 / 19 (667.3828)	3 (168.5600)	11 (163.9772)	8 (165.6800)	3 (169.1656)
May 6, 2023	HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI	15 / 50 (662.2744)	4 (174.2628)	29 (164.0228)	29 (159.9888)	17 (164)
Oct 1, 2022	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Southwick, MA	14 / 33 (667.3944)	5 (174.2972)	11 (169.1200)	19 (161.1200)	16 (162.8572)
Sep 17, 2022	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT	10 / 26 (665.6000)	11 (170.2628)	6 (169.6916)	12 (168.5600)	19 (157.0856)
Sep 17, 2022	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT	—	—	2 (173.1200)	—	—
Sep 16, 2022	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Braintree, VT	13 / 18 (657.0400)	7 (170.2628)	12 (163.9772)	9 (164.5372)	15 (158.2628)
Sep 2, 2022	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY	9 / 22 (662.1828)	14 (163.3712)	5 (169.1428)	7 (169.6916)	11 (159.9772)
Aug 27, 2022	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME	8 / 31 (666.8116)	5 (175.4056)	19 (160.5716)	7 (169.1200)	15 (161.7144)
Aug 27, 2022	Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	3 (174.8572)	—	—
Jul 30, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	26 / 42 (672.4568)	24 (171.4056)	4 (176)	36 (162.2628)	35 (162.7884)
Jul 29, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	48 / 54 (642.1716)	26 (170.2628)	47 (157.6916)	44 (157.6800)	46 (156.5372)
Jun 25, 2022	Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Skowhegan, ME	13 / 25 (670.1596)	16 (166.2512)	12 (165.6800)	16 (162.8228)	1 (175.4056)
Jun 4, 2022	Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH	5 / 37 (685.6684)	12 (169.7028)	5 (172.5600)	6 (172.5600)	10 (170.8456)
Apr 12, 2019	Fire it up Frostproof! 🏅 Frostproof, FL	2 / 25 (659.2684)	3 (161.6456)	3 (167.4172)	1 (169.1084)	3 (161.0972)

CycloneBBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard (4-meat) avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Against the odds

On the rise

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Announced themselves early

Looking over their shoulder

A May team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)