Pappy's Q PA
Rating
1341
peak 1503
Contests
18
in the data
First seen
2019-05-17
latest 2025-07-26
Best ToY finish
#980
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 18 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
601.52 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 580.39 (+21.13)
Walk rate
6%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±71.48
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 152.86 · weakest Brisket (145.55)
Road miles
733
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
4 BOXERS Q has finished one call ahead of Pappy's Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Cobia Smoke has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 74% across 3 contests, versus top 92% 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 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8000 | 133.6228 | 152.86 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 121.0400 | 146.72 | top 85% |
| Pork | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 125.0400 | 151.78 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3828 | 129.6572 | 145.55 | top 92% |
“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 | 17 | 0 | top 91% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 98% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 97% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (17 of 18 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 580.39
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 602.1260 | 585.54 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 611.8176 | 611.82 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 615.7832 | 599.61 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 634.1148 | 617.35 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 594.0228 | 587.38 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 583.2576 | 583.26 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 603.7832 | 483.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 27 / 27 (568.9488) | 27 (156.5372) | 27 (121.0400) | 27 (149.7144) | 25 (141.6572) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 29 / 30 (602.1260) | 30 (150.2056) | 30 (138.2516) | 27 (154.8344) | 25 (158.8344) |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 37 / 38 (611.8176) | 36 (159.4288) | 35 (157.0744) | 36 (147.9544) | 37 (147.3600) |
| 2023-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 38 / 44 (608.9260) | 36 (158.2400) | 39 (153.0972) | 34 (156.5144) | 42 (141.0744) |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 39 / 40 (615.7832) | 37 (159.4060) | 40 (149.0628) | 40 (151.3488) | 38 (155.9656) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 49 / 51 (588.2056) | 47 (159.3600) | 50 (141.0284) | 49 (143.8972) | 50 (143.9200) |
| 2023-04-07 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 28 / 30 (585.5312) | 26 (155.9768) | 30 (133.1200) | 26 (158.2400) | 28 (138.1944) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 41 / 49 (634.1148) | 37 (162.8000) | 18 (169.1316) | 40 (158.2516) | 46 (143.9316) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 42 / 42 (612.2976) | 41 (157.0628) | 38 (159.9888) | 42 (149.6344) | 42 (145.6116) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 50 / 54 (619.2576) | 52 (149.6344) | 53 (149.7144) | 24 (165.6916) | 49 (154.2172) |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 38 / 39 (603.7376) | 38 (151.9316) | 36 (152.5144) | 37 (150.7772) | 35 (148.5144) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 43 / 44 (584.8684) | 40 (150.8000) | 44 (134.8000) | 37 (150.2056) | 36 (149.0628) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 52 / 54 (594.0228) | 53 (148.4800) | 53 (134.7888) | 50 (151.3712) | 37 (159.3828) |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 45 / 46 (583.2348) | 40 (151.3828) | 38 (150.2516) | 40 (147.9428) | 45 (133.6576) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 59 / 59 (583.2576) | 44 (158.8116) | 59 (138.8004) | 57 (153.1084) | 59 (132.5372) |
| 2019-10-18 | Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE | 62 / 63 (550.6400) | 62 (133.6228) | 24 (162.3200) | 63 (125.0400) | 62 (129.6572) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 61 / 65 (603.7832) | 63 (143.9200) | 62 (143.3716) | 23 (165.6800) | 52 (150.8116) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 12 / 44 (296.4800) | 12 (143.9428) | 10 (152.5372) | — | — |
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 | #980 (107 pts) | #1049 (107 pts) | #1130 (107 pts) | #1028 (107 pts) | #1021 (107 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |