Hillside BBQ MA
Rating
1439
peak 1439
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2023-05-06
latest 2025-08-16
Best ToY finish
#510
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.13
last 5 vs career avg 652.57 (-0.44)
Walk rate
44%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.90
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.56 · weakest Brisket (159.93)
Road miles
744
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Mullen It Over BBQ has finished one call ahead of Hillside BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Pray For Me BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 151.9772 | 164.26 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 152.5828 | 163.57 | top 68% |
| Pork | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 153.1544 | 165.56 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 147.4060 | 159.93 | top 69% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 5 | 0 | top 80% |
| ME | 3 | 0 | top 74% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MA (7 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (15 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 652.57
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 669.5884 | 651.76 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 665.6796 | 659.17 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 654.2172 | 637.66 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 36 / 40 (642.2056) | 40 (151.9772) | 27 (164.5600) | 34 (158.2628) | 19 (167.4056) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 26 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 17 / 30 (669.5884) | 14 (169.6800) | 27 (157.6456) | 9 (172.5944) | 12 (169.6684) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 23 / 29 (661.5772) | 15 (170.8228) | 22 (166.2972) | 16 (168.5372) | 24 (155.9200) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 23 / 27 (633.6684) | 24 (156.5600) | 25 (157.6456) | 23 (159.4284) | 21 (160.0344) |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving Wrentham, MA | 19 / 25 (653.6112) | 15 (167.9772) | 8 (168.5256) | 21 (157.6800) | 17 (159.4284) |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 15 (162.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 4 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 24 / 39 (660.5260) | 15 (169.7028) | 27 (163.9888) | 5 (176.0000) | 36 (150.8344) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 9 (172.0116) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Operation Up in Smoke Epping, NH | 15 / 19 (665.6796) | 14 (167.9656) | 16 (164.0228) | 2 (176.5828) | 18 (157.1084) |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 27 / 31 (658.8916) | 27 (160.0000) | 25 (164.0344) | 20 (164.5828) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 22 / 30 (657.1660) | 27 (159.9544) | 28 (160.5944) | 8 (170.9028) | 13 (165.7144) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 32 / 46 (654.2172) | 21 (169.1316) | 27 (166.2628) | 33 (163.4400) | 41 (155.3828) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 28 (152.5828) | — | — |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES Jamestown, RI | 42 / 50 (621.1092) | 23 (164.5488) | 39 (156.0000) | 43 (153.1544) | 42 (147.4060) |
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 | #580 (281 pts) | #581 (331 pts) | #747 (236 pts) | #520 (361 pts) | #541 (341 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #510 (365 pts) | #428 (514 pts) | #338 (744 pts) | #306 (730 pts) | #464 (470 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #925 (150 pts) | #931 (177 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #989 (120 pts) |