ALL FIRED UP BBQ PA
Rating
1621
peak 1621
Contests
48
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2026-06-27
Best ToY finish
#157
Master 2022
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
6
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 48 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
689.32 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 674.61 (+14.70)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±23.35
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.55 · weakest Brisket (166.30)
Road miles
6955
mi across 48 mapped stops · furthest 1143 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has finished one call ahead of ALL FIRED UP BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BOGGS HOG BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 22 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 13 of their 16 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
MD State BBQ Bash is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo (2019-03-08).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 16% across 3 contests, versus top 40% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at MD State BBQ Bash (2025-10-10) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 66 at their very first tracked contest, Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo (2019-03-08).
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 43 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 179.4400 | 160.4912 | 172.55 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 44 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.3716 | 168.54 | top 45% |
| Pork | 41 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 177.7144 | 48.0116 | 167.17 | top 43% |
| Brisket | 40 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5256 | 166.30 | top 52% |
“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 | 15 | 0 | top 42% |
| MD | 10 | 1 | top 37% |
| DC | 3 | 0 | top 51% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 43% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 23% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
| WV | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 1 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (15 of 48 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (44 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: MD State BBQ Bash (2025-10-10)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 674.61
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 700.5488 | 689.32 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 701.6456 | 688.18 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 683.3372 | 679.04 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 685.6112 | 662.26 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 692.5256 | 682.30 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 693.1544 | 682.42 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 675.9200 | 658.73 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 7 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 7 / 31 (697.0972) | 7 (176.5600) | 13 (173.7144) | 17 (171.9772) | 7 (174.8456) |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 33 / 59 (677.0744) | 15 (174.2628) | 48 (165.6916) | 39 (168.0000) | 30 (169.1200) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 13 / 43 (687.9200) | 6 (176.5600) | 24 (170.2628) | 26 (170.2744) | 23 (170.8228) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) New Paltz, NY | — | 7 (174.8456) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) New Paltz, NY | — | — | 9 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 4 / 36 (700.5488) | 1 (179.4400) | 1 (180.0000) | 23 (170.2744) | 19 (170.8344) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 14 / 40 (683.9428) | 5 (176.5600) | 29 (165.7028) | 23 (171.9772) | 16 (169.7028) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 25 (160.5028) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 15 (167.4060) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 1 / 29 (701.6456) | 5 (175.4056) | 10 (171.9772) | 4 (174.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-10-03 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 15 / 30 (674.7200) | 7 (173.1200) | 20 (165.6800) | 16 (169.6800) | 18 (166.2400) |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 7 / 26 (683.3372) | 9 (174.2628) | 3 (174.2744) | 14 (168.5372) | 12 (166.2628) |
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 11 / 25 (674.7428) | 12 (170.2628) | 11 (166.8344) | 8 (173.1200) | 13 (164.5256) |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 9 / 23 (676.4340) | 2 (175.4056) | 13 (167.9772) | 3 (173.1084) | 18 (159.9428) |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 52 / 62 (684.5032) | 20 (176.5600) | 30 (173.1316) | 44 (170.2628) | 62 (164.5488) |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | 75 / 90 (668.9828) | 18 (175.4172) | 65 (168.5372) | 61 (168.5256) | 86 (156.5028) |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 25 / 40 (677.0516) | 22 (171.9656) | 20 (168.5716) | 8 (173.7028) | 31 (162.8116) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 50 / 51 (557.6576) | 11 (175.4172) | 22 (169.6916) | 50 (48.0116) | 33 (164.5372) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 25 / 29 (664.4804) | 10 (173.7028) | 25 (162.2516) | 23 (165.1200) | 22 (163.4060) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC | — | 12 (170.8456) | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 10 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 6 / 29 (683.3716) | 10 (171.9656) | 13 (167.9772) | 3 (176.5944) | 14 (166.8344) |
| 2023-04-07 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 5 / 30 (685.6112) | 14 (170.2512) | 7 (169.6800) | 5 (171.9772) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 11 / 29 (674.2516) | 16 (169.1428) | 11 (167.4172) | 2 (174.8572) | 16 (162.8344) |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD | 12 / 30 (672.9944) | 17 (168.5256) | 6 (171.9888) | 1 (175.4172) | 22 (157.0628) |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 4 / 26 (681.6340) | 8 (169.6912) | 5 (170.2744) | 3 (173.7028) | 8 (167.9656) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 14 / 42 (692.5256) | 13 (176.0000) | 19 (170.2856) | 3 (177.7028) | 23 (168.5372) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 8 / 54 (680.5140) | 7 (176.5828) | 41 (160.5372) | 6 (174.2856) | 14 (169.1084) |
| 2022-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 14 / 32 (687.9084) | 5 (177.1544) | 21 (168.5256) | 13 (171.9772) | 13 (170.2512) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 2 / 34 (686.2744) | 2 (177.7372) | 2 (172.5944) | 1 (174.2628) | 25 (161.6800) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 28 / 92 (693.1544) | 15 (177.1544) | 27 (174.8916) | 49 (171.4056) | 54 (169.7028) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 22 / 111 (689.0856) | 48 (171.4056) | 4 (176.5600) | 58 (170.2744) | 41 (170.8456) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | 21 (167.4060) | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 15 / 24 (659.3032) | 7 (173.1428) | 10 (166.2516) | 17 (161.1088) | 18 (158.8000) |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 Morgantown, WV | 6 / 15 (687.3140) | 6 (174.8456) | 7 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9772) | 7 (169.6684) |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 Morgantown, WV | 3 / 18 (690.1944) | 8 (171.9772) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (167.3944) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 16 / 41 (665.6232) | 18 (169.7028) | 20 (164.5716) | 25 (163.9544) | 17 (167.3944) |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD | 16 / 34 (684.4456) | 8 (175.4172) | 23 (166.2400) | 5 (174.2628) | 20 (168.5256) |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 5 / 47 (690.2744) | 3 (177.1544) | 8 (172.5944) | 18 (169.1084) | 17 (171.4172) |
| 2019-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 28 / 36 (638.7540) | 12 (167.4056) | 21 (162.8228) | 29 (156.0000) | 30 (152.5256) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 12 / 40 (657.5888) | 19 (165.0972) | 37 (151.3716) | 4 (171.4172) | 8 (169.7028) |
| 2019-08-16 | Smokin on the Dock of the Bay Chrisfield, MD | 9 / 25 (657.0744) | 4 (175.4400) | 4 (168.5600) | 20 (154.8228) | 14 (158.2516) |
| 2019-06-08 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 15 / 37 (651.2224) | 22 (160.4912) | 14 (163.3828) | 13 (167.4056) | 14 (159.9428) |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 Gettysburg, PA | 24 / 32 (669.5772) | 18 (170.2628) | 20 (165.6800) | 25 (165.0972) | 19 (168.5372) |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 Gettysburg, PA | 16 / 33 (670.1484) | 19 (168.5256) | 3 (173.1428) | 29 (161.6572) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 36 / 54 (649.5772) | 32 (165.1200) | 47 (154.2172) | 5 (175.4400) | 45 (154.8000) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 2 / 66 (675.9200) | 14 (168.5600) | 22 (164.5256) | 2 (177.7144) | 27 (165.1200) |
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 | #199 (546 pts) | #87 (938 pts) | #120 (908 pts) | #389 (296 pts) | #287 (416 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #493 (384 pts) | #575 (339 pts) | #798 (209 pts) | #587 (304 pts) | #520 (369 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #613 (276 pts) | #690 (251 pts) | #605 (346 pts) | #671 (251 pts) | #722 (226 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #282 (776 pts) | #169 (1117 pts) | #291 (843 pts) | #193 (1031 pts) | #326 (671 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #157 (1221 pts) | #163 (1236 pts) | #165 (1226 pts) | #62 (1691 pts) | #288 (796 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #256 (761 pts) | #243 (836 pts) | #318 (651 pts) | #337 (621 pts) | #300 (681 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #346 (915 pts) | #389 (845 pts) | #361 (905 pts) | #299 (1025 pts) | #468 (725 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #413 (842 pts) | #259 (1202 pts) | #423 (862 pts) | #399 (892 pts) | #590 (617 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #730 (516 pts) | #929 (416 pts) | #455 (861 pts) | #463 (841 pts) | #861 (446 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #967 (339 pts) | #839 (454 pts) | #912 (419 pts) | #1135 (304 pts) | #1224 (259 pts) |