Half-Inked BBQ MA
Rating
1448
peak 1448
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2021-06-12
latest 2026-05-16
Best ToY finish
#604
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
665.55 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 656.12 (+9.43)
Walk rate
43%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.75
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 164.60 · weakest Brisket (163.27)
Road miles
338
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mullen It Over BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pray For Me BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178.8572 | 145.0856 | 163.98 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 155.3716 | 164.60 | top 65% |
| Pork | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 153.0972 | 163.89 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 151.9772 | 163.27 | top 63% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 10 | 0 | top 72% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| NH | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MA (12 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 656.12
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 681.0856 | 681.09 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 667.4060 | 663.95 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 655.3256 | 650.41 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 665.5888 | 653.23 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 657.1316 | 657.13 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 632.4568 | 632.46 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 13 / 31 (681.0856) | 4 (178.8572) | 27 (156.5600) | 10 (173.1200) | 8 (172.5484) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 14 (168.5828) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 20 (155.3716) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown Canton, MA | 15 / 20 (664.4920) | 10 (170.8688) | 16 (166.2400) | 14 (166.8228) | 16 (160.5604) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 19 / 29 (667.4060) | 6 (174.2628) | 25 (165.6800) | 13 (169.7600) | 22 (157.7032) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 19 / 27 (659.9424) | 23 (159.3712) | 8 (172.5484) | 11 (166.8800) | 19 (161.1428) |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving Wrentham, MA | 17 / 25 (654.8344) | 13 (168.5944) | 12 (166.8800) | 23 (153.0972) | 8 (166.2628) |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 28 / 31 (655.3256) | 28 (159.9312) | 29 (159.4288) | 12 (171.4400) | 27 (164.5256) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 27 / 30 (641.0744) | 29 (153.6800) | 17 (167.4172) | 22 (160.5600) | 23 (159.4172) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 26 / 42 (665.5888) | 34 (164.5372) | 13 (172.5600) | 32 (165.6800) | 29 (162.8116) |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 31 / 31 (641.0400) | 31 (145.0856) | 12 (171.4172) | 31 (158.2628) | 18 (166.2744) |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 15 / 19 (653.0632) | 15 (164.5372) | 16 (162.2516) | 16 (159.9772) | 13 (166.2972) |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Southwick, MA | 18 / 33 (657.1316) | 25 (161.1660) | 19 (164.5828) | 18 (161.6800) | 9 (169.7028) |
| 2021-06-12 | Granite State BBQ Championship Hancock, NH | 29 / 32 (632.4568) | 20 (162.2628) | 23 (158.8112) | 23 (159.4056) | 28 (151.9772) |
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 | #604 (261 pts) | #566 (351 pts) | #650 (291 pts) | #548 (336 pts) | #655 (241 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #974 (111 pts) | #1061 (111 pts) | #920 (151 pts) | #782 (191 pts) | #861 (145 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #716 (210 pts) | #768 (210 pts) | #637 (330 pts) | #750 (205 pts) | #674 (255 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1183 (93 pts) | #1621 (58 pts) | #1297 (88 pts) | #1231 (93 pts) | #944 (143 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1511 (57 pts) | #1193 (82 pts) | #1286 (67 pts) | #1241 (67 pts) | #1504 (57 pts) |