CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ PA
Rating
1572
peak 1595 · rated over 31 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
33
in the data
First seen
2019-02-08
latest 2025-04-04
Best ToY finish
#8
Master 2016
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
7
14 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
of 33 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
678.54 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 673.59 (+4.96)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.23 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.73)
Road miles
6151
mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 928 mi
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$283K
listed at 27 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 26 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.59 / 720
30 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has finished one call ahead of CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 16 of 23 shared chicken entries.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 22 | 4 | 18 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 18 | 4 | 14 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 17 | 4 | 13 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ | 12 | 11 | 1 | 92% | ⚔ compare |
| DRILLING & GRILLING | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| 4 BOXERS Q | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 10 | 9 | 1 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Piggin' Whiskey | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HARCO LOCO BBQ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 89% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 32 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2516 | 170.23 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 154.8228 | 166.73 | top 47% |
| Pork | 31 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 177.7372 | 158.2400 | 168.23 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 31 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 177.7372 | 158.2516 | 168.85 | top 37% |
“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 | 13 | 0 | top 33% |
| VA | 5 | 2 | top 24% |
| MD | 3 | 0 | top 48% |
| NJ | 3 | 0 | top 23% |
| WV | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| IN | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| DC | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 2 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 0 | top 40% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 3 | 6 | 0 | top 35% | 2022-07-30 |
| Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 46% | 2023-07-29 |
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 35% | 2022-10-14 |
| Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 26% | 2022-10-07 |
| New Holland Summer Fest | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 25% | 2022-08-26 |
| York County BBQ Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 45% | 2020-06-26 |
| Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 56% | 2020-06-20 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (13 of 33 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (32 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2019-04-26)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 673.59 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-08 — First tracked contest · KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship
- 📣 2019-03-08 — First call · Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- 🏆 2019-04-26 — First Grand Championship · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
- ⭐ 2019-04-26 — Career-best overall score (699.4172) · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
- 🔥 2019-07-19 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
- 📈 2020-06-19 — Peak power rating (1595) · Covid-Que Relief (Day 1)
- 🎖️ 2022-10-14 — 25th tracked contest · Maryland State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | 2019-04-26 |
| +14.8 | 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival | 2019-06-21 |
| +14 | The Ironman | 2019-04-05 |
| +13.2 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | 2019-03-08 |
| +12 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2019-08-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -16.4 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) | 2020-06-20 |
| -12.3 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 2022-07-30 |
| -11.5 | Interstate BBQ Festival | 2019-04-19 |
| -7.5 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2023-07-29 |
| -6.3 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2023-06-24 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 94.9% | 94.9% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83% | top 52% | 94.7% | 94.1% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 80% | top 37% | 95.4% | 93.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 53% | 94.4% | 92.4% |
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 88% | top 30% | 97.1% | 93.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA | 8 / 23 (683.3144) | 15 (167.3944) | 8 (171.9772) | 8 (170.8228) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2024-06-07 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 8 / 13 (678.7660) | 4 (173.1200) | 8 (167.9888) | 9 (167.9888) | 10 (169.6684) |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 23 / 40 (678.1828) | 16 (173.1200) | 25 (166.2400) | 14 (173.1200) | 26 (165.7028) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 18 / 51 (681.6688) | 14 (174.2744) | 35 (165.7144) | 29 (166.8344) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 22 / 29 (670.7772) | 19 (171.4056) | 20 (166.2400) | 8 (174.8800) | 26 (158.2516) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC | — | 3 (176.0000) | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 5 (173.1432) | — | — |
| 2023-06-02 | Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA | 11 / 27 (678.2632) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (167.4860) | 22 (163.9428) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 9 / 30 (676.4456) | 7 (174.8572) | 17 (162.8000) | 12 (168.5256) | 4 (170.2628) |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 7 / 26 (674.7200) | 2 (174.8572) | 11 (166.2400) | 6 (169.6800) | 12 (163.9428) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 21 / 49 (662.7204) | 31 (165.0972) | 32 (163.9544) | 32 (160.5144) | 7 (173.1544) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 31 / 42 (665.6232) | 34 (166.8344) | 33 (165.1088) | 31 (163.9772) | 21 (169.7028) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 6 / 54 (686.8572) | 17 (173.1428) | 30 (165.0972) | 1 (177.7372) | 8 (170.8800) |
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 7 / 27 (665.1088) | 18 (163.4172) | 3 (170.8688) | 16 (161.7144) | 3 (169.1084) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 25 / 53 (665.0628) | 15 (172.5600) | 18 (168.5716) | 31 (165.0856) | 36 (158.8456) |
| 2020-06-20 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 2) Franklin, IN | 60 / 63 (651.8168) | 47 (166.8112) | 21 (167.9772) | 62 (158.2400) | 59 (158.7884) |
| 2020-06-19 | Covid-Que Relief (Day 1) Franklin, IN | 12 / 69 (679.9772) | 27 (169.6800) | 52 (159.9772) | 4 (176.0000) | 8 (174.3200) |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 19 / 32 (675.8972) | 24 (166.2744) | 17 (169.6800) | 2 (175.4172) | 25 (164.5256) |
| 2019-10-12 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 10 / 30 (665.5540) | 13 (167.3712) | 23 (156.5028) | 6 (171.9772) | 7 (169.7028) |
| 2019-10-11 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 8 / 32 (664.5140) | 7 (170.2628) | 15 (163.4172) | 10 (167.9656) | 16 (162.8684) |
| 2019-09-06 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Richmond, VA | 9 / 31 (677.6340) | 16 (167.4056) | 18 (162.2628) | 5 (171.9656) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA | 4 / 65 (678.2284) | 20 (167.4056) | 18 (169.7028) | 14 (168.0000) | 1 (173.1200) |
| 2019-08-09 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 12 / 30 (667.8972) | 6 (170.8344) | 15 (166.2744) | 12 (165.1200) | 11 (165.6684) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 10 / 53 (671.9544) | 8 (173.7144) | 14 (167.9884) | 18 (166.8344) | 25 (163.4172) |
| 2019-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 12 / 27 (674.7084) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (164.5256) | 22 (159.3600) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 21 / 48 (666.7888) | 20 (166.8572) | 8 (171.9772) | 28 (165.0972) | 29 (162.8572) |
| 2019-06-21 | 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA | 1 / 32 (686.8916) | 9 (170.2972) | 1 (175.4628) | 14 (165.6916) | 1 (175.4400) |
| 2019-06-14 | Smokin On The Buffalo 🏅 Mannington, WV | 3 / 16 (687.4744) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (168.0344) | 4 (172.0000) | 1 (174.8800) |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 1 / 32 (699.4172) | 7 (174.8800) | 2 (178.8572) | 5 (175.4172) | 11 (170.2628) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 40 / 54 (645.6228) | 44 (158.2516) | 46 (154.8228) | 24 (166.8228) | 30 (165.7256) |
| 2019-04-05 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 3 / 42 (681.1200) | 9 (168.5600) | 6 (169.1544) | 5 (171.4056) | 5 (172.0000) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 7 / 66 (668.5600) | 18 (166.8456) | 32 (161.7144) | 32 (162.2628) | 1 (177.7372) |
| 2019-02-08 | KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship 🏅 Little Rock, AR | 54 / 92 (671.8860) | 67 (167.9772) | 59 (165.6916) | 26 (170.8344) | 52 (167.3828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #810 (143 pts) | #1081 (98 pts) | #947 (143 pts) | #873 (143 pts) | #813 (163 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #847 (133 pts) | #794 (188 pts) | #970 (133 pts) | #928 (123 pts) | #1002 (113 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #519 (356 pts) | #324 (707 pts) | #479 (503 pts) | #515 (391 pts) | #452 (446 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #376 (611 pts) | #375 (631 pts) | #584 (396 pts) | #347 (691 pts) | #331 (721 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #441 (245 pts) | #495 (230 pts) | #490 (235 pts) | #360 (330 pts) | #430 (275 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #83 (1948 pts) | #124 (1620 pts) | #138 (1538 pts) | #150 (1483 pts) | #47 (2083 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #153 (1619 pts) | #134 (1625 pts) | #195 (1349 pts) | #139 (1544 pts) | #166 (1519 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #24 (2525 pts) | #63 (2041 pts) | #42 (2092 pts) | #57 (2015 pts) | #6 (2660 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #8 (2722 pts) | #25 (2339 pts) | #38 (2207 pts) | #2 (2717 pts) | #4 (2591 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #59 (2228 pts) | #72 (1913 pts) | #79 (1938 pts) | #215 (1343 pts) | #40 (2182 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #121 (1914 pts) | #184 (1483 pts) | #105 (1848 pts) | #129 (1668 pts) | #212 (1447 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #126 (1753 pts) | #190 (1330 pts) | #124 (1628 pts) | #66 (1931 pts) | #147 (1573 pts) |