Ain't That Rich PA
Rating
1613
peak 1616 · rated over 28 contests
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2021-07-09
latest 2026-07-25
Best ToY finish
#70
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Best overall
703.9544
Competitor Series · Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
690.33 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 674.84 (+15.49)
Walk rate
68%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.25
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.06 · weakest Brisket (168.14)
Road miles
3957
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 953 mi
Schedule strength
66%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Purse competed for
$237K
listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 27 state-championship entries
Master avg
674.84 / 720
27 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HotMess BBQ has finished one call ahead of Ain't That Rich 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Oink N' Doink BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
B'S QUE has come out ahead in 17 of their 21 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of UP IN SMOKERS in 14 of their 17 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B'S QUE | 21 | 4 | 17 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| UP IN SMOKERS | 17 | 14 | 3 | 82% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| HotMess BBQ | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| 3 EYZ BBQ | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| All About the Wood | 14 | 5 | 8 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 14 | 4 | 9 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Pinky Out BBQ | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177.1428 | 157.0972 | 168.64 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 178.8800 | 158.2400 | 169.04 | top 43% |
| Pork | 28 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 139.4172 | 170.06 | top 37% |
| Brisket | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 154.8000 | 168.14 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 15 | 0 | top 45% |
| NJ | 6 | 0 | top 32% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 9% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| NH | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 29% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 0 | top 49% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 25% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 6 | 4 | 0 | top 47% | 2026-05-16 |
| New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 5 | 7 | 0 | top 27% | 2026-07-11 |
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 4 | 4 | 0 | top 42% | 2026-07-25 |
| Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 57% | 2025-10-03 |
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 28% | 2026-06-13 |
| Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 54% | 2025-08-09 |
| Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 | 6 | 0 | top 29% | 2025-05-31 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (15 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (28 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 674.84 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-07-09 — First tracked contest · New Jersey State BBQ Championship
- 📣 2023-07-14 — First call · New Jersey State Barbecue Championship
- 🔥 2024-10-04 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
- ⭐ 2026-05-01 — Career-best overall score (703.9544) · Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)
- 🎖️ 2026-06-13 — 25th tracked contest · York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)
- 📈 2026-07-24 — Peak power rating (1616) · Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.4 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2026-05-01 |
| +14.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2024-05-17 |
| +13.5 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 2023-07-14 |
| +12.7 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2026-06-13 |
| +12.4 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2026-07-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.6 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) | 2025-08-08 |
| -5.8 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 2025-05-16 |
| -4.8 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2023-10-06 |
| -4.1 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 2024-05-18 |
| -3.9 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown | 2026-03-20 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 80% | top 29% | 96.9% | 95.3% |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 70% | top 48% | 95.6% | 93.9% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 75% | top 38% | 95% | 93.1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 39% | 94.8% | 92% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 20 / 39 (685.0972) | 16 (175.4056) | 22 (169.7144) | 4 (176.5600) | 33 (163.4172) |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 4 / 43 (697.6456) | 7 (176.5600) | 2 (176.5600) | 12 (173.7028) | 22 (170.8228) |
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 11 / 62 (685.6340) | 28 (167.4056) | 6 (175.4056) | 3 (178.2972) | 31 (164.5256) |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 3 / 13 (692.4796) | 11 (167.3712) | 1 (178.8800) | 4 (174.2628) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 8 / 25 (690.7772) | 2 (177.1428) | 13 (170.8344) | 10 (171.9772) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 6 / 17 (685.0400) | 10 (173.1200) | 3 (174.2744) | 14 (163.3828) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 13 / 25 (668.3996) | 21 (167.3712) | 11 (169.6800) | 17 (166.8228) | 15 (164.5256) |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 7 / 59 (691.3368) | 11 (175.4056) | 39 (168.5256) | 14 (173.7028) | 14 (173.7028) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 3 / 43 (703.9544) | 13 (175.4172) | 17 (171.9772) | 5 (177.7028) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2026-03-20 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown 🏅 Belle Glade, FL | 16 / 34 (681.5652) | 23 (162.7768) | 20 (169.6800) | 11 (175.4056) | 8 (173.7028) |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 19 / 30 (668.4684) | 26 (163.9428) | 14 (168.5600) | 17 (168.5600) | 16 (167.4056) |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 7 / 25 (688.5144) | 14 (170.8228) | 11 (172.5716) | 2 (177.7028) | 14 (167.4172) |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA | 20 / 25 (674.1944) | 12 (170.8228) | 12 (168.5372) | 14 (170.2744) | 20 (164.5600) |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 15 / 27 (669.5884) | 17 (170.8112) | 7 (173.1316) | 23 (161.0856) | 16 (164.5600) |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 16 / 30 (678.7428) | 6 (176.5600) | 25 (158.2400) | 10 (175.4056) | 21 (168.5372) |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 14 / 63 (673.0400) | 30 (165.0972) | 21 (166.8228) | 24 (166.2400) | 4 (174.8800) |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Hancock, NH | 8 / 26 (686.7884) | 11 (170.8456) | 18 (165.6800) | 4 (176.0000) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Hancock, NH | 6 / 22 (685.5884) | 16 (167.3712) | 13 (171.9772) | 6 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 12 / 21 (670.6968) | 13 (166.2284) | 9 (167.3828) | 8 (170.2628) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 18 / 28 (668.3996) | 15 (171.9656) | 12 (169.6800) | 24 (160.5256) | 14 (166.2284) |
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 10 / 25 (675.3372) | 20 (162.2400) | 16 (164.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (168.5372) |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 22 / 62 (662.8004) | 39 (162.2516) | 17 (168.5716) | 26 (164.5600) | 18 (167.4172) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 17 / 26 (659.3600) | 24 (158.8228) | 17 (164.5716) | 7 (172.0000) | 15 (163.9656) |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 4 / 37 (683.9776) | 2 (176.5716) | 3 (172.0000) | 10 (170.8688) | 18 (164.5372) |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 19 / 28 (643.2228) | 23 (158.2400) | 14 (163.9772) | 12 (162.8116) | 22 (158.1940) |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 7 / 64 (682.2628) | 19 (168.5600) | 25 (166.2972) | 3 (173.1428) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 30 / 61 (646.1372) | 48 (157.0972) | 23 (166.2744) | 18 (167.9656) | 37 (154.8000) |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ | 35 / 59 (625.6000) | 18 (165.6684) | 28 (158.8344) | 55 (139.4172) | 18 (161.6800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #70 (1309 pts) | #129 (1074 pts) | #78 (1364 pts) | #71 (1314 pts) | #117 (1064 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #189 (1139 pts) | #218 (1019 pts) | #225 (1079 pts) | #156 (1269 pts) | #175 (1184 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #408 (501 pts) | #471 (451 pts) | #456 (521 pts) | #354 (626 pts) | #483 (436 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #637 (248 pts) | #919 (153 pts) | #954 (168 pts) | #544 (353 pts) | #622 (278 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1363 (70 pts) | #1220 (95 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1149 (95 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1111 (95 pts) |