Steve's Prime BBQ MA
Rating
1498
peak 1524
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2021-09-03
latest 2025-05-17
Best ToY finish
#576
Master 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.47 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 596.63 (+63.83)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±162.52
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.54 · weakest Brisket (162.18)
Road miles
256
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 202 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 7 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Steak) (JUDGING FULL) (2022-09-02) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1084 | 158.8344 | 166.54 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 153.6456 | 166.27 | top 54% |
| Pork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 150.7540 | 164.46 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170.8456 | 153.1200 | 162.18 | top 67% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 4 | 1 | top 66% |
| MA | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| NH | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 75% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 60% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MA (4 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Steak) (JUDGING FULL) (2022-09-02)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 596.63
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 661.0284 | 661.03 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 671.3256 | 667.52 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 638.7312 | 638.73 |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 634.2056 | 401.11 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 668.4916 | 668.49 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 24 / 29 (661.0284) | 18 (166.8228) | 28 (153.6456) | 9 (173.1428) | 14 (167.4172) |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving Wrentham, MA | 12 / 25 (667.3252) | 8 (173.1084) | 19 (164.5828) | 6 (171.9656) | 20 (157.6684) |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 10 (170.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 7 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Operation Up in Smoke Epping, NH | 17 / 19 (663.9196) | 15 (165.1084) | 11 (169.6800) | 18 (158.2856) | 8 (170.8456) |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 17 / 37 (671.3256) | 26 (165.0856) | 8 (171.4056) | 5 (172.5600) | 23 (162.2744) |
| 2023-09-01 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 16 / 18 (638.7312) | 16 (158.8344) | 7 (169.1772) | 18 (150.7540) | 16 (159.9656) |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY | 14 / 22 (634.2056) | 10 (164.5372) | 12 (157.7028) | 12 (158.8456) | 18 (153.1200) |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Steak) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY | 1 (168.0228) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 7 / 15 (668.4916) | 7 (168.5716) | 7 (170.2744) | 9 (165.6800) | 10 (163.9656) |
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 | #1394 (59 pts) | #1118 (89 pts) | #1555 (54 pts) | #889 (139 pts) | #1020 (109 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #576 (299 pts) | #493 (418 pts) | #474 (498 pts) | #478 (429 pts) | #629 (284 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1135 (88 pts) | #1206 (88 pts) | #1017 (148 pts) | #1222 (78 pts) | #1185 (88 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1138 (102 pts) | #1045 (122 pts) | #1197 (112 pts) | #1140 (112 pts) | #1246 (82 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #852 (145 pts) | #899 (145 pts) | #935 (145 pts) | #943 (125 pts) | #1034 (115 pts) |