FAFO BBQ PA
Rating
1483
peak 1483 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2026-05-15
latest 2026-07-11
Best ToY finish
#243
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.55 · weakest Chicken (153.66)
Road miles
24
mi across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$9K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
630.08 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.09 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.5028 | 150.8116 | 153.66 | top 90% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 158.8228 | 162.55 | top 62% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 160.5372 | 160.54 | top 72% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2172 | 154.2172 | 154.22 | top 100% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 630.08 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 317.09 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-05-15 — First tracked contest · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
- ⭐ 2026-05-15 — Career-best overall score (630.0800) · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)
- 📣 2026-07-11 — First call · K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY)
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 88.1% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 11 / 15 (317.0860) | 12 (150.8116) | 6 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 25 / 25 (630.0800) | 25 (156.5028) | 21 (158.8228) | 18 (160.5372) | 25 (154.2172) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #243 (110 pts) | #252 (105 pts) | #217 (155 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #816 (95 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #997 (65 pts) | #664 (155 pts) | #729 (130 pts) |