Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque

Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the Trillium BBQ Throwdown (2026). They are ranked #2565 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,565

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1527 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 15, 2023

latest Sep 19, 2026 · 3.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#198

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5256 / 720

Master · Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.08 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.36 (+3.72)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

179.4400

Chicken · Mass in May (Day 2)

Consistency

±10.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.75 · weakest Brisket (165.56)

Road miles

3,231

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 360 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1573)

Purse competed for

$171K

listed at 37 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 27 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.36 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 30 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

688.5256 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5256 at Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 2, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

smoKINGBATKO BBQ has finished one call ahead of Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

25–0 behind in the head-to-head

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead in 100% of their meetings

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 25 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.19 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 30% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 165.56
Chicken avg 169.75
8 calls in 27 entries

A strong matchup

9–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Hillside BBQ in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

27 of 29 shared chicken entries lost

SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has out-cooked them in 27 of 29 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CANYON RIDERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An August team

Top 40% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 40% across 4 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 57% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,231 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,231 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 360 miles to Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle.

44 mapped stops
furthest 360 mi

The metronome

±1.41% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.41% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
44 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 16th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#198 (925 pts)	#94 (1,427 pts)	#113 (1,338 pts)	#237 (815 pts)	#107 (1,280 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#316 (684 pts)	#283 (798 pts)	#147 (1,383 pts)	#264 (864 pts)	#325 (724 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#280 (791 pts)	#152 (1,220 pts)	#87 (1,560 pts)	#164 (1,156 pts)	#364 (621 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#719 (209 pts)	#564 (344 pts)	#640 (329 pts)	#764 (199 pts)	#765 (209 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.

82 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

VALET PORKING

#2,554 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1549

They've been 1549 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 34 contests
last seen Oct 6, 2017

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WATER HAWGS BBQ

#2,552 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1521

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 15 contests

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THIRD SWINES CHARM

#2,571 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1518

Fewer contests behind them than Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque has cooked, 13 to 44, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE SMOKER

#2,564 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1518

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 38% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2015

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Sloppy Hogs

#2,556 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1521

They were already cooking in 2014, 9 years before Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque's first contest.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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Saturday Night Swine

#2,577 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

Level with Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ELJEFE SMOKE	26	5	21	19%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	25	0	25	0%	⚔ compare
Mullen It Over BBQ	23	15	8	65%	⚔ compare
PADDY MCQ'S	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
Let It Smoke Barbecue	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
Titans of BBQ	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
STICKS & STONES BBQ	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
HOG WASH BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
American Barbecue Company	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
Meat Monarchy	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
Q42	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
LG bbq	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
Q Shanty	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
Grandpa Val's BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	33	10	1	3	179.4400	156.5372	169.75	top 53%
Pork Ribs	38	16	2	3	176.5716	152.5140	169.18	top 49%
Pork	27	8	1	3	177.7028	157.6684	167.72	top 54%
Brisket	27	8	0	1	178.8572	152.5144	165.56	top 56%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 53%
Medium (20–39)	20	top 58%
Large (40+)	5	top 52%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MA	10	top 49%
CT	6	top 65%
PA	2	top 75%
DC	2	top 81%
ME	2	top 48%
VT	1	top 69%
NY	1	top 20%
NJ	1	top 63%
NH	1	top 37%
RI	1	top 50%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	6	16	top 65%	Apr 11, 2026
Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	4	8	top 57%	May 17, 2025
Trillium BBQ Throwdown	2	7	top 32%	Aug 8, 2026
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)	2	27	top 75%	Jul 25, 2026
Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	2	21	top 81%	Jun 26, 2026
Kora Kares for Kids	2	17	top 48%	Aug 16, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 16 contests

Contests a season 11 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MA 16 of 44 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 15 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 38 entries · 2 wins · 16 calls

Opponents faced 285 finished ahead 383 times, behind 546

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20264 milestones

May 2 Career-best overall score688.5256 Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)
May 16 Career-best single call (Chicken)179.4400 Mass in May (Day 2)
May 16 Peak power rating (1527) Mass in May (Day 2)
Sep 19 Most recent contest Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

20251 milestone

Aug 16 25th tracked contest Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS)

20243 milestones

Jul 27 First category win (Pork) Operation Up in Smoke
Jul 27 First overall top-10 Operation Up in Smoke
Aug 17 10th tracked contest Kora Kares for Kids

20233 milestones

Apr 15 First tracked contest Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Apr 15 First call Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
Apr 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2744 Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)	May 2, 2026
+11.5	Trillium BBQ Throwdown	Aug 8, 2026
+10.1	Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	May 17, 2025
+8.6	Trillium BBQ Throwdown	Aug 9, 2025
+8.4	Operation Up in Smoke	Jul 27, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.6	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)	Jul 24, 2026
-7.1	Massachusetts in May (Day 2)	May 18, 2024
-6.8	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	Apr 13, 2024
-6.2	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)	Apr 12, 2025
-5.2	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 26, 2026

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	16	1	1	50%	top 56%	95.6%	94.1%
2025	12	2	0	83%	top 57%	95.1%	93.5%
2024	13	2	3	77%	top 56%	94.7%	92.8%
2023	3	0	0	67%	top 60%	92.5%	91.3%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 19, 2026	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT	11 / 16 (683.3028)	14 (169.6800)	12 (166.2400)	9 (168.5256)	3 (178.8572)
Sep 19, 2026	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT	—	5 (174.2744)	—	—	—
Sep 19, 2026	Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT	—	—	12 (166.8344)	—	—
Aug 8, 2026	Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA	7 / 25 (683.3140)	2 (177.1428)	10 (169.6800)	18 (167.3828)	10 (169.1084)
Jul 25, 2026	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	27 / 39 (678.7772)	25 (170.2628)	37 (161.1200)	12 (174.2628)	10 (173.1316)
Jul 24, 2026	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	35 / 43 (661.0052)	28 (169.1200)	43 (152.5140)	25 (167.4056)	18 (171.9656)
Jun 27, 2026	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC	—	—	19 (169.1200)	—	—
Jun 26, 2026	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	25 / 31 (669.0056)	22 (168.5372)	24 (166.8228)	22 (168.5372)	24 (165.1084)
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	11 / 31 (684.5256)	1 (179.4400)	19 (167.3828)	15 (169.1200)	15 (168.5828)
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	18 (163.9888)	—	—	—
May 16, 2026	Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	14 (166.2628)	—	—
May 2, 2026	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY	12 / 59 (688.5256)	18 (173.1544)	15 (173.7028)	33 (169.7028)	18 (171.9656)
Apr 11, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	21 / 29 (674.7772)	20 (170.8228)	21 (167.9888)	23 (162.8456)	7 (173.1200)
Apr 11, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	8 (170.8228)	—	—	—
Apr 11, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	12 (162.2400)	—	—
Apr 10, 2026	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	16 / 33 (675.3604)	24 (167.4172)	2 (176.5716)	29 (161.0972)	10 (170.2744)
Oct 25, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ	20 / 32 (675.3372)	29 (156.5372)	4 (176.5600)	24 (167.3828)	7 (174.8572)
Oct 25, 2025	Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Jackson, NJ	—	—	6 (173.7144)	—	—
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	21 / 40 (668.4344)	36 (161.6688)	17 (168.5372)	5 (175.4056)	28 (162.8228)
Aug 16, 2025	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	10 (169.6800)	—	—
Aug 9, 2025	Trillium BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Canton, MA	7 / 20 (684.4912)	12 (168.5256)	8 (171.9656)	2 (176.5828)	12 (167.4172)
Jun 21, 2025	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC	21 / 26 (675.4060)	22 (165.6800)	6 (176.5600)	22 (164.5716)	12 (168.5944)
Jun 21, 2025	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC	—	—	13 (166.8228)	—	—
May 17, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	8 / 29 (683.3596)	8 (173.1428)	24 (166.2284)	8 (174.2856)	8 (169.7028)
May 16, 2025	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	17 / 27 (665.0284)	15 (166.2744)	7 (174.2628)	16 (165.1084)	22 (159.3828)
Apr 12, 2025	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	27 / 35 (658.7660)	18 (172.5600)	28 (163.3944)	28 (163.3944)	28 (159.4172)
Apr 12, 2025	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT	—	6 (172.5484)	—	—	—
Apr 12, 2025	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT	—	—	7 (173.1200)	—	—
Oct 26, 2024	Weekend of Giving 🏅 Wrentham, MA	9 / 25 (673.0400)	10 (171.9656)	1 (174.2972)	3 (174.2628)	23 (152.5144)
Oct 25, 2024	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA	—	4 (175.4172)	—	—	—
Oct 25, 2024	Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA	—	—	1 (176.5600)	—	—
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA	16 / 27 (676.4916)	14 (170.2744)	18 (165.6800)	4 (174.2972)	16 (166.2400)
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Southwick, MA	—	2 (176.5944)	—	—	—
Sep 21, 2024	Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA	—	—	4 (171.9772)	—	—
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME	17 / 39 (670.1828)	16 (169.7028)	25 (165.1200)	9 (172.5600)	27 (162.8000)
Aug 17, 2024	Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME	—	—	8 (172.5716)	—	—
Jul 27, 2024	Operation Up in Smoke 🏅 Epping, NH	7 / 19 (681.6344)	13 (168.5372)	9 (170.2972)	1 (177.7028)	10 (165.0972)
May 18, 2024	Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	25 / 31 (661.0516)	19 (166.8228)	17 (169.6916)	28 (158.8228)	22 (165.7144)
May 17, 2024	Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA	17 / 30 (660.9944)	12 (169.7028)	19 (166.8344)	13 (167.3828)	27 (157.0744)
Apr 13, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT	29 / 37 (661.6000)	26 (167.9656)	11 (172.0116)	33 (159.9428)	30 (161.6800)
Apr 12, 2024	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT	16 / 29 (661.0288)	19 (164.5256)	8 (170.8344)	19 (163.4172)	16 (162.2516)
May 20, 2023	Somerset Sizzle 🏅 Somerset, MA	17 / 24 (654.1596)	7 (172.5600)	12 (166.2628)	20 (157.6684)	17 (157.6684)
May 6, 2023	HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI	25 / 50 (650.8112)	11 (170.8456)	27 (164.5600)	31 (159.4284)	35 (155.9772)
Apr 15, 2023	Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT	25 / 43 (666.2744)	33 (165.1200)	8 (174.8572)	24 (167.4628)	33 (158.8344)

Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)