CycloneBBQ VT
Rating
1605
peak 1605
Contests
48
in the data
First seen
2022-06-04
latest 2025-08-23
Best ToY finish
#121
Master 2023
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
9
25 podiums
Overall top-10s
19
of 48 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
688.28 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 672.81 (+15.47)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.36
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.00 · weakest Brisket (166.73)
Road miles
9185
mi across 48 mapped stops · furthest 472 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ has finished one call ahead of CycloneBBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WAR PIGS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 20 of their 22 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 17 of their 21 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 24% across 4 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition (2025-05-24) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Shiggin aint easy.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 37 at their very first tracked contest, Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2022-06-04).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VT first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 39 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 178.8572 | 157.6572 | 169.45 | top 48% |
| Pork Ribs | 46 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 178.8572 | 150.7772 | 170.00 | top 34% |
| Pork | 37 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 176.5600 | 149.6916 | 166.77 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 37 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 179.4400 | 153.6344 | 166.73 | top 45% |
“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 | 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% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 46% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 1 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VT (10 of 48 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (46 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition (2025-05-24)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 672.81
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 701.7028 | 685.09 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 691.4060 | 673.36 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 695.9888 | 669.74 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 685.6684 | 665.50 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-23 | Rock N Hogs BBQ Battle London, ON | 8 / 22 (693.0628) | 11 (173.1200) | 12 (171.4056) | 7 (175.4288) | 7 (173.1084) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 15 / 40 (680.4688) | 16 (173.1200) | 23 (166.8344) | 16 (169.6916) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 15 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke Keswick, NB | 5 / 15 (701.7028) | 3 (177.1428) | 5 (173.1544) | 4 (176.0000) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2025-08-01 | La Classique What the Pork? Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 5 / 18 (690.2628) | 7 (173.1200) | 5 (172.5600) | 4 (172.5944) | 8 (171.9884) |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 9 / 10 (675.9092) | 6 (176.5600) | 5 (171.4288) | 10 (155.9432) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 13 / 26 (672.4228) | 17 (166.2400) | 14 (168.5256) | 21 (159.9544) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2025-06-08 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 4 / 12 (682.8344) | 10 (166.2628) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (167.4172) | 5 (170.2972) |
| 2025-05-24 | Jack9 Memorial BBQ Competition La Salette, ON | 1 / 26 (684.0344) | 4 (174.8800) | 8 (166.2972) | 13 (164.5372) | 2 (178.3200) |
| 2024-09-21 | 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) |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA | — | — | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | 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) |
| 2024-09-14 | 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) |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) Braintree, VT | 11 / 25 (671.3716) | 11 (169.1772) | 3 (174.2744) | 24 (151.9200) | 1 (176.0000) |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT | — | 8 (167.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 3 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 13 / 39 (677.6572) | 17 (169.6800) | 8 (172.0000) | 8 (173.1428) | 25 (162.8344) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 20 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-08-02 | La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 2 / 26 (677.7144) | 19 (162.8572) | 3 (170.8572) | 3 (172.0000) | 4 (172.0000) |
| 2024-06-01 | 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) |
| 2024-05-25 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 6 / 20 (661.0512) | 16 (158.8116) | 1 (175.4400) | 3 (169.1428) | 14 (157.6568) |
| 2023-09-23 | 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) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA | — | — | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | 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) |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT | — | 8 (168.5372) | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 8 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | 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) |
| 2023-09-01 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 8 / 18 (675.9776) | 1 (178.8572) | 10 (162.8344) | 8 (168.5488) | 9 (165.7372) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 6 / 46 (689.7028) | 5 (176.5828) | 5 (174.8572) | 11 (173.1200) | 25 (165.1428) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 9 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | La Classique BBQ Labonte Sainte-Perpetue, QC | 13 / 33 (642.1828) | 19 (158.8112) | 5 (167.9772) | 28 (149.6916) | 10 (165.7028) |
| 2023-07-29 | 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) |
| 2023-07-28 | 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) |
| 2023-06-17 | Stuttering John's Smokehouse BBQ Competition Seagrave, ON | 5 / 15 (648.4112) | 1 (171.9656) | 13 (150.7772) | 1 (170.2628) | 7 (155.4056) |
| 2023-06-03 | 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) |
| 2023-05-27 | Jack 9 Memorial La Salette, ON | 6 / 19 (667.3828) | 3 (168.5600) | 11 (163.9772) | 8 (165.6800) | 3 (169.1656) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES Jamestown, RI | 15 / 50 (662.2744) | 4 (174.2628) | 29 (164.0228) | 29 (159.9888) | 17 (164.0000) |
| 2022-10-01 | 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) |
| 2022-09-17 | 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) |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | 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) |
| 2022-09-02 | 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) |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 8 / 31 (666.8116) | 5 (175.4056) | 19 (160.5716) | 7 (169.1200) | 15 (161.7144) |
| 2022-08-27 | Kora Shriner's BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 3 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 26 / 42 (672.4568) | 24 (171.4056) | 4 (176.0000) | 36 (162.2628) | 35 (162.7884) |
| 2022-07-29 | 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) |
| 2022-06-25 | Second Annual Central Maine BBQ Cookoff Skowhegan, ME | 13 / 25 (670.1596) | 16 (166.2512) | 12 (165.6800) | 16 (162.8228) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2022-06-04 | 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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #160 (1279 pts) | #200 (1139 pts) | #163 (1299 pts) | #213 (1064 pts) | #119 (1459 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #183 (1098 pts) | #270 (864 pts) | #24 (2079 pts) | #166 (1153 pts) | #201 (1038 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #121 (1372 pts) | #53 (1798 pts) | #77 (1608 pts) | #148 (1209 pts) | #108 (1402 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #205 (1040 pts) | #199 (1080 pts) | #75 (1631 pts) | #205 (1035 pts) | #215 (1030 pts) |