GigaBite BBQ PA
Rating
1458
peak 1458 · rated over 9 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2024-07-26
latest 2026-07-25
Best ToY finish
#394
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
667.99 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 636.35 (+31.64)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±72.71
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 167.30 · weakest Chicken (162.53)
Road miles
645
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 232 mi
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.35 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
325.10 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 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.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE has finished one call ahead of GigaBite BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PJ's Magic Smoke has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 69% across 4 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEER TIME BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE & SHINE BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Estancia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Castleton Q | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| COAL CRACKER BBQ | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Squeals like the First Time | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| All About the Wood | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Capt. Blue BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Leaning Jowler BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Oink N' Doink BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pinky Out BBQ | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 153.6800 | 162.53 | top 82% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 159.3716 | 167.30 | top 58% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2972 | 152.4684 | 162.90 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 146.2288 | 165.60 | top 51% |
“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 | 7 | 0 | top 78% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| CT | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 4 | 19 | 0 | top 69% | 2026-07-25 |
| York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 88% | 2026-06-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (7 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (11 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 636.35 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 325.10 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-07-26 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- 📈 2024-07-26 — Peak power rating (1497) · Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)
- 📣 2024-07-27 — First call · Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)
- ⭐ 2026-06-26 — Career-best overall score (685.0744) · Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.7 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2026-06-26 |
| +1.3 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2026-06-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.4 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2025-04-11 |
| -8.6 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2025-10-03 |
| -7.2 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2026-06-12 |
| -5.3 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 2026-07-24 |
| -5.2 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) | 2026-07-25 |
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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 78% | 95.1% | 92.8% |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 95% | 90.9% | 77.4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 91.3% | 90.3% |
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 | 29 / 39 (675.8972) | 32 (168.5372) | 20 (170.2744) | 34 (165.0856) | 14 (172.0000) |
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 32 / 43 (668.4228) | 30 (167.9772) | 34 (162.8000) | 39 (159.9428) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2026-06-27 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 14 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 20 / 31 (685.0744) | 29 (156.5028) | 6 (176.5600) | 12 (174.2972) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA | 12 / 13 (651.2912) | 12 (161.6916) | 10 (167.9656) | 13 (163.4056) | 12 (158.2284) |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA | 21 / 25 (659.2456) | 22 (166.2400) | 8 (174.2744) | 20 (161.0856) | 22 (157.6456) |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 27 / 30 (654.1376) | 27 (161.0972) | 26 (159.3716) | 21 (163.9888) | 9 (169.6800) |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 18 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 30 / 30 (460.3544) | — | 24 (161.6572) | 28 (152.4684) | 29 (146.2288) |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 19 / 32 (321.6572) | 22 (153.6800) | 7 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 24 / 35 (328.5368) | 25 (164.5256) | 21 (164.0112) | — | — |
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 | #394 (374 pts) | #470 (344 pts) | #277 (682 pts) | #374 (414 pts) | #196 (774 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1440 (55 pts) | #1476 (55 pts) | #1535 (55 pts) | #1137 (75 pts) | #873 (140 pts) |