WEEKEND SMOKERS

WEEKEND SMOKERS is a competition barbecue team with 70 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the York County BBQ Festival (2020). They are ranked #701 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#701

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1641

peak 1659 · rated over 70 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Jul 11, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#238

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

25 podiums

Overall top-10s

26% of 70 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 42%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9656 / 720

Master · York County BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

669.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 650.36 (+19.38)

Walk rate

70%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±28.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.95 · weakest Pork (160.74)

Road miles

8,556

across 70 mapped stops · furthest 905 mi

Schedule strength

41%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)

Purse competed for

$278K

listed at 30 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 31 state-championship entries

Master avg

650.36 / 720

70 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×1

Against the odds

12-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 88 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at York County BBQ Festival (Jun 26, 2020) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 12-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.

Giant slayer

66 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 66-team field at Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo.

Mar 8, 2019

Happy hunting ground

Top 13% average finish here

Boo-B-Que is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 8th
average top 13%

They almost always walk

70% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 49 of 70 contests

A top-10 category call in 70% of their 70 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.9656 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9656 at York County BBQ Festival — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 26, 2020

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 31 entries at contests carrying the title.

31 state-championship entries

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The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Smokestack Redemption has finished one call ahead of WEEKEND SMOKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 1 Grand Championship

2017 was the year it came together: 8 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

8 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

42–15 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 74% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 42 of their 57 shared contests.

The drought

23 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at York County BBQ Festival on Jun 26, 2020 — 23 contests and 6.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 26, 2020
6.3 years ago

A strong matchup

20–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE in 20 of their 24 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

B'S QUE has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 25% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 25% across 11 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.

11 July contests
top 42% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,556 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,556 miles across 70 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 905 miles to Lakeland Pig Festival.

70 mapped stops
furthest 905 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked New Holland Summer Fest every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

10 visits in all
best finish 10th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#1008 (80 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#931 (135 pts)	#1009 (95 pts)	#1102 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#835 (130 pts)	#1178 (70 pts)	#1144 (105 pts)	#907 (130 pts)	#858 (145 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#464 (416 pts)	#480 (441 pts)	#494 (481 pts)	#680 (246 pts)	#388 (581 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#649 (240 pts)	#661 (265 pts)	#730 (270 pts)	#770 (195 pts)	#731 (225 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#299 (769 pts)	#341 (709 pts)	#330 (784 pts)	#475 (474 pts)	#143 (1,279 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#238 (805 pts)	#190 (985 pts)	#242 (865 pts)	#365 (555 pts)	#241 (815 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#287 (390 pts)	#521 (205 pts)	#327 (380 pts)	#644 (140 pts)	#341 (360 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#399 (806 pts)	#594 (581 pts)	#432 (796 pts)	#574 (606 pts)	#428 (781 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#373 (915 pts)	#469 (775 pts)	#429 (850 pts)	#291 (1,105 pts)	#368 (940 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#356 (1,047 pts)	#382 (982 pts)	#465 (842 pts)	#250 (1,277 pts)	#464 (867 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#587 (668 pts)	#707 (568 pts)	#552 (753 pts)	#572 (713 pts)	#685 (583 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1009 (300 pts)	#941 (365 pts)	#918 (385 pts)	#1108 (300 pts)	#1056 (300 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#730 (481 pts)	#773 (481 pts)	#678 (556 pts)	#817 (451 pts)	#487 (771 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1166 (230 pts)	#1173 (245 pts)	#609 (550 pts)	#1254 (220 pts)	#1150 (250 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to WEEKEND SMOKERS, each with one reason worth a look.

FOUR SMOKING GUYS

#702 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 74
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1674

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to WEEKEND SMOKERS)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — FOUR SMOKING GUYS ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 73 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2024

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DIVA Q

#700 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1654

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to WEEKEND SMOKERS)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before WEEKEND SMOKERS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 41 contests

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SON SEEKERS BBQ

#703 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1662

Fewer contests behind them than WEEKEND SMOKERS has cooked, 44 to 70, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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SWEET BEAVER BBQ

#704 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1641

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 28 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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Wine Country Q

#705 of the rated field

1641 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1641

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 24 contests, alongside a 58% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2025

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Big Bear BBQ

#708 of the rated field

1640 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1640

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WEEKEND SMOKERS)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 47 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	57	15	42	26%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	36	9	27	25%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	34	9	25	26%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	33	17	16	52%	⚔ compare
DANTE'S INFERNO	33	14	19	42%	⚔ compare
DIG'N N PIG'N	31	18	13	58%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	29	8	21	28%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' TEX BBQ	28	15	13	54%	⚔ compare
Smokestack Redemption	28	9	19	32%	⚔ compare
POPPA Q-BBQ	27	20	7	74%	⚔ compare
GLAZED AND INFUSED NEW JERSEY BBQ	27	13	14	48%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	25	16	9	64%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	25	11	14	44%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	70	15	1	6	177.7144	141.6572	163.46	top 47%
Pork Ribs	70	20	2	5	178.8800	141.6800	163.95	top 39%
Pork	70	16	1	4	175.4400	126.7884	160.74	top 51%
Brisket	70	23	1	10	180 🔥	125.7144	162.22	top 40%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	56	3	top 43%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
PA	33	1	top 42%
NJ	17	2	top 30%
DE	10	0	top 49%
MD	4	0	top 50%
NY	2	0	top 45%
FL	1	0	top 43%
TN	1	0	top 71%
VA	1	0	top 53%
CT	1	0	top 92%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	10	10	0	top 45%	Aug 23, 2024
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	8	8	0	top 43%	May 18, 2024
New Jersey State Barbecue Championship	7	6	0	top 20%	Jul 11, 2026
Que by the Sea	6	1	1	top 48%	Sep 22, 2018
York County BBQ Festival	3	1	1	top 23%	Jun 17, 2022
Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)	3	8	0	top 34%	Jul 29, 2022
Que for the Troops	3	9	0	top 45%	Jun 1, 2018
NYC BBQ Cookoff	2	3	0	top 45%	Apr 5, 2019
Pit at the Park	2	4	0	top 21%	Aug 3, 2018
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	23	0	top 58%	Jun 8, 2018
Boo-B-Que	2	8	0	top 13%	Oct 20, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 9 contests

Contests a season 5 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 33 of 70 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 33 11 of them more than once

First title Sep 22, 2017 Que by the Sea

Opponents faced 1,211 finished ahead 2,298 times, behind 1,794

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Jul 11 Most recent contest New Jersey State Barbecue Championship

20222 milestones

May 13 Peak power rating (1659) Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
Aug 26 First perfect 180 (Brisket) New Holland Summer Fest

20211 milestone

Jun 18 50th tracked contest York County BBQ Festival

20202 milestones

Jun 26 First state championship York County BBQ Festival
Jun 26 Career-best overall score695.9656 York County BBQ Festival

20191 milestone

Mar 8 Biggest field won (66 teams) Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo

20181 milestone

Jun 8 First category win (Pork) Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

20173 milestones

Jun 2 25th tracked contest Que for the Troops
Sep 22 First overall podium Que by the Sea
Sep 22 First Grand Championship Que by the Sea

20162 milestones

Jun 10 First overall top-10 The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
Jun 10 First overall past 90% of a perfect score669.7144 The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park

20151 milestone

Apr 10 10th tracked contest Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival

20132 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 First call Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.6	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park	Jun 10, 2016
+16.2	Que by the Sea	Sep 22, 2017
+15.6	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo	Mar 8, 2019
+15.1	Boo-B-Que	Oct 21, 2016
+14.1	NYC BBQ Cookoff	Apr 6, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.7	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)	May 18, 2024
-11.2	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
-10.7	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)	Jul 29, 2022
-10.3	Que for the Troops	May 31, 2013
-10.1	NYC BBQ Cookoff	Apr 5, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0	100%	top 34%	93.9%	93.9%
2025	1	0	0	0	100%	top 17%	94.2%	94.2%
2024	4	0	1	0	50%	top 50%	94.9%	92.6%
2023	3	0	1	0	100%	top 26%	94.3%	93.6%
2022	7	0	2	2	71%	top 34%	95.5%	93.6%
2021	6	0	3	1	100%	top 24%	94.8%	92.7%
2020	2	1	1	0	50%	top 15%	96.7%	94.8%
2019	7	1	2	0	100%	top 35%	94%	91.5%
2018	9	0	3	2	67%	top 41%	92.4%	90.5%
2017	8	1	3	0	88%	top 27%	94.4%	92%
2016	8	0	2	0	50%	top 45%	93%	89.4%
2015	5	0	0	0	20%	top 79%	87%	84%
2014	6	0	0	0	50%	top 63%	87.6%	85%
2013	3	0	0	0	67%	top 71%	84.4%	82.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 11, 2026	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	21 / 62 (675.9088)	34 (165.0972)	10 (173.7144)	18 (170.2628)	27 (166.8344)
Jul 12, 2025	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	11 / 63 (678.2288)	23 (168.5600)	16 (169.1200)	11 (170.2860)	9 (170.2628)
Aug 23, 2024	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	23 / 38 (667.3716)	16 (171.9656)	13 (169.1316)	22 (163.9544)	23 (162.3200)
Jul 13, 2024	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	6 / 62 (683.3484)	9 (174.2856)	5 (173.1200)	32 (162.2400)	3 (173.7028)
May 18, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	22 / 26 (643.8404)	18 (165.0972)	24 (157.6688)	26 (155.3828)	13 (165.6916)
May 17, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	16 / 37 (673.6232)	16 (169.6916)	13 (168.5256)	26 (161.6800)	7 (173.7260)
Aug 25, 2023	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	11 / 44 (672.4688)	8 (173.1316)	18 (163.9772)	10 (168.5372)	14 (166.8228)
Jul 14, 2023	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	8 / 64 (678.7656)	10 (173.1084)	15 (169.1316)	6 (171.9656)	19 (164.5600)
May 19, 2023	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	15 / 37 (671.3028)	15 (168.5372)	6 (172.5484)	26 (162.8000)	15 (167.4172)
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	15 / 49 (678.7888)	30 (165.6800)	19 (168.5716)	22 (164.5372)	1 (180)
Jul 29, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	33 / 54 (655.8856)	37 (164.5372)	33 (163.9656)	39 (159.9428)	18 (167.4400)
Jul 9, 2022	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	20 / 61 (665.1200)	14 (171.4516)	14 (169.1200)	28 (162.2628)	26 (162.2856)
Jun 17, 2022	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	14 / 34 (667.9088)	27 (162.2628)	15 (166.8228)	26 (159.9660)	2 (178.8572)
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	8 / 39 (682.7656)	2 (177.1428)	32 (159.3484)	17 (169.1316)	2 (177.1428)
Apr 22, 2022	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	5 / 48 (687.3944)	18 (170.2744)	1 (177.7372)	28 (165.6800)	7 (173.7028)
Jan 28, 2022	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	26 / 60 (679.3256)	28 (170.8228)	24 (168.5716)	38 (165.6684)	8 (174.2628)
Oct 15, 2021	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	6 / 25 (682.7884)	4 (175.4172)	7 (171.4056)	14 (163.9656)	5 (172)
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	10 / 44 (666.7772)	1 (177.7144)	20 (158.2628)	24 (162.8228)	10 (167.9772)
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	8 / 54 (676.4572)	9 (173.1200)	8 (170.8344)	5 (173.7028)	39 (158.8000)
Jul 9, 2021	New Jersey State BBQ Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	18 / 59 (654.7200)	7 (173.7028)	6 (170.8344)	47 (150.7656)	21 (159.4172)
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	11 / 41 (670.1712)	24 (166.2628)	6 (169.7028)	21 (165.0856)	11 (169.1200)
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	12 / 46 (651.9316)	12 (166.8344)	13 (166.8572)	38 (149.0856)	3 (169.1544)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	16 / 59 (669.6000)	15 (170.2628)	13 (168.5716)	49 (160.5028)	17 (170.2628)
Jun 26, 2020	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	1 / 53 (695.9656)	18 (170.8112)	2 (178.2972)	21 (167.4172)	2 (179.4400)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	22 / 65 (661.0056)	27 (165.7028)	4 (174.2628)	44 (157.0744)	29 (163.9656)
Jul 12, 2019	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 🏅 North Wildwood, NJ	6 / 64 (673.6340)	2 (173.7028)	14 (163.4056)	32 (163.3828)	2 (173.1428)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	15 / 36 (661.6572)	3 (174.8800)	16 (163.3828)	14 (166.8228)	24 (156.5716)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	17 / 44 (652.4348)	31 (157.6572)	15 (165.1200)	25 (159.9660)	9 (169.6916)
Apr 27, 2019	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ	17 / 43 (655.3372)	29 (159.4172)	14 (163.9772)	10 (169.7028)	22 (162.2400)
Apr 5, 2019	NYC BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Staten Island, NY	21 / 26 (629.6344)	24 (148.5028)	10 (162.2856)	19 (158.8572)	14 (159.9888)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	1 / 66 (676.4684)	20 (165.7144)	13 (166.8228)	4 (174.2628)	10 (169.6684)
Oct 26, 2018	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	72 / 102 (657.0740)	78 (162.8112)	61 (167.4172)	92 (156.5600)	28 (170.2856)
Sep 22, 2018	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	18 / 43 (645.1084)	8 (168.5600)	28 (155.3712)	20 (161.1544)	18 (160.0228)
Aug 24, 2018	New Holland Summer Fest (JUDGES FULL) New Holland, PA	33 / 71 (639.3368)	29 (161.7028)	34 (158.8456)	32 (158.2400)	26 (160.5484)
Aug 3, 2018	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	4 / 25 (665.1548)	22 (153.7144)	1 (178.8800)	11 (163.4060)	3 (169.1544)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	28 / 42 (637.5200)	36 (154.8000)	35 (151.9428)	1 (171.9772)	26 (158.8000)
Jun 1, 2018	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	9 / 61 (664.5256)	10 (170.8228)	22 (162.2856)	2 (175.4400)	44 (155.9772)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	26 / 47 (650.7888)	41 (153.6572)	11 (168.5600)	31 (158.2744)	9 (170.2972)
Apr 6, 2018	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	3 / 36 (659.2912)	13 (164.5256)	11 (161.0856)	6 (167.9656)	3 (165.7144)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	40 / 75 (648.5028)	13 (171.4056)	40 (163.4288)	57 (157.1656)	53 (156.5028)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	8 / 69 (678.7656)	13 (170.2628)	28 (165.7028)	3 (175.4172)	18 (167.3828)
Sep 22, 2017	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	1 / 43 (679.9656)	4 (174.2744)	3 (171.9884)	3 (172.0344)	16 (161.6684)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	14 / 69 (657.1204)	3 (172.5600)	54 (152.5260)	20 (163.4400)	9 (168.5944)
Aug 4, 2017	Pit at the Park Macungie, PA	8 / 32 (662.1596)	12 (167.9772)	9 (166.8684)	7 (167.3828)	20 (159.9312)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	23 / 46 (651.3832)	28 (159.3828)	19 (161.7144)	12 (168.0344)	25 (162.2516)
Jun 2, 2017	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	23 / 63 (650.7544)	14 (167.9656)	52 (152.5256)	40 (155.4060)	2 (174.8572)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	19 / 53 (659.3032)	38 (162.8460)	21 (165.0972)	4 (174.2628)	36 (157.0972)
Apr 7, 2017	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	15 / 45 (657.0628)	28 (162.2400)	14 (165.1200)	7 (170.2856)	26 (159.4172)
Oct 21, 2016	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	9 / 67 (662.7432)	31 (163.3944)	17 (166.2400)	10 (168.5372)	14 (164.5716)
Oct 7, 2016	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	22 / 47 (651.9432)	18 (166.8916)	33 (158.8000)	15 (166.8344)	23 (159.4172)
Sep 17, 2016	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	30 / 44 (618.7312)	41 (141.6572)	2 (173.7028)	29 (156.0228)	31 (147.3484)
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	13 / 33 (657.5544)	25 (155.9544)	4 (170.8228)	6 (167.3828)	16 (163.3944)
Aug 26, 2016	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	38 / 66 (633.0288)	29 (163.3828)	35 (161.1316)	53 (154.2972)	43 (154.2172)
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	4 / 39 (669.7144)	3 (170.3660)	24 (161.6684)	6 (169.7028)	6 (167.9772)
Jun 3, 2016	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	48 / 67 (619.8172)	61 (149.6228)	17 (165.6916)	44 (154.8228)	50 (149.6800)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	42 / 75 (634.2512)	43 (158.8112)	29 (162.8800)	39 (158.3316)	49 (154.2284)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	36 / 59 (626.7312)	12 (166.2628)	42 (151.9656)	31 (157.1200)	42 (151.3828)
Sep 19, 2015	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	29 / 41 (614.7432)	30 (153.1316)	9 (163.9656)	33 (151.9888)	32 (145.6572)
Aug 28, 2015	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	54 / 70 (609.5428)	62 (147.9772)	44 (157.6800)	66 (147.3828)	38 (156.5028)
Jun 13, 2015	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	48 / 52 (600.5372)	43 (157.1544)	45 (153.7484)	52 (143.9772)	48 (145.6572)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	94 / 99 (571.8856)	84 (149.1084)	42 (160.0344)	99 (126.7884)	94 (135.9544)
Oct 3, 2014	Keystone Classic Barbeque Harrisburg, PA	42 / 53 (611.3484)	38 (154.8228)	46 (146.2628)	49 (143.4284)	8 (166.8344)
Sep 20, 2014	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	28 / 48 (616.0004)	20 (162.2744)	32 (150.8916)	26 (156)	34 (146.8344)
Aug 22, 2014	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	51 / 70 (611.3140)	68 (142.2284)	65 (141.6800)	23 (159.9884)	7 (167.4172)
Jul 11, 2014	New Jersey State Barbecue Championship North Wildwood, NJ	17 / 65 (630.4116)	22 (159.4400)	25 (156.0572)	32 (153.7600)	13 (161.1544)
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	26 / 43 (615.3368)	39 (142.2400)	6 (162.2972)	33 (149.0740)	11 (161.7256)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	88 / 109 (589.6452)	54 (156.5828)	81 (146.2856)	90 (145.6912)	94 (141.0856)
Sep 21, 2013	Que by the Sea Seaside Heights, NJ	23 / 49 (608.0112)	35 (148.5484)	4 (164.0800)	42 (142.8456)	19 (152.5372)
May 31, 2013	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	39 / 46 (576.0004)	20 (156.5716)	19 (156.5714)	43 (132)	43 (130.8574)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	86 / 106 (591.4286)	98 (144.5712)	4 (169.7144)	75 (151.4286)	101 (125.7144)

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Power ranking

Rating

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Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (16 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

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State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The drought

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The long haul

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

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