Barbecue Heaven NB
Rating
1499
peak 1507 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2022-08-13
latest 2025-08-08
Best ToY finish
#618
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.52
last 3 Master vs avg 659.52 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.13
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.94 · weakest Brisket (160.15)
Road miles
330
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1526)
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
659.52 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Cook the books has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 11 at their very first tracked contest, Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival (2022-08-13).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown (2025-06-08).
Teams like this (closest power rating, NB first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2744 | 161.1544 | 168.94 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 164.5256 | 168.36 | top 45% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 150.2628 | 162.06 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 157.6572 | 160.15 | top 76% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NB | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| NS | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NB (1 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 659.52 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-08-13 — First tracked contest · Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival
- 📣 2022-08-13 — First call · Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival
- 📈 2022-08-13 — Peak power rating (1507) · Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2025-08-08 — Career-best overall score (679.2912) · Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.5 | Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival | 2022-08-13 |
| +3.6 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke | 2025-08-08 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown | 2025-06-08 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 69% | 94.3% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 36% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-08 | Smoke in the Orchard, Powered by Sunpoke Keswick, NB | 7 / 15 (679.2912) | 9 (171.4056) | 6 (173.1200) | 10 (169.6684) | 11 (165.0972) |
| 2025-06-08 | Throttled Up BBQ Throwdown Upper Onslow, NS | 11 / 12 (633.6344) | 11 (161.1544) | 8 (164.5256) | 11 (150.2628) | 11 (157.6916) |
| 2022-08-13 | Atlantic Canada Championship BBQ Festival Nova Scotia, B0W 1M0 | 4 / 11 (665.6228) | 2 (174.2744) | 3 (167.4284) | 5 (166.2628) | 7 (157.6572) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #618 (252 pts) | #720 (232 pts) | #655 (287 pts) | #705 (222 pts) | #692 (217 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #796 (186 pts) | #760 (236 pts) | #841 (211 pts) | #932 (161 pts) | #950 (141 pts) |