HARCO LOCO BBQ

HARCO LOCO BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 5th of 23 at the Maryland State BBQ Bash (2023). They are ranked #3547 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,547

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1492

peak 1510 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 19, 2018

latest Jul 24, 2026 · 7.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#383

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 46 contests

Avg finish

top 58%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6572 / 720

Master · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

668.54 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.42 (+11.12)

Walk rate

46%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±16.83

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.27 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.04)

Road miles

2,041

across 46 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi

Schedule strength

43%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Purse competed for

$305K

listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 36 state-championship entries

Master avg

657.42 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

685.6572 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6572 at Maryland State BBQ Bash — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 13, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Money Muscle BBQ has finished one call ahead of HARCO LOCO BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2023 their best year

2023 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

27–2 behind in the head-to-head

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead in 93% of their meetings

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 27 of their 29 shared contests.

A strong matchup

14–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Pappy's Q in 14 of their 15 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Maryland State BBQ Bash (Aug 12, 2016).

last seen Aug 9, 2013
back Aug 12, 2016

Chicken nemesis

27 of 29 shared chicken entries lost

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit ahead 93% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 27 of 29 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

Sasquatch BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 41% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 41% across 7 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.

7 October contests
top 58% the rest of the year

The metronome

±2.34% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.34% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.3% of a perfect score
46 contests

A standing appointment

8 years running at one contest

They've cooked York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) every year from 2019 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 8th

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	#473 (383 pts)	#461 (453 pts)	#461 (493 pts)	#419 (478 pts)	#534 (333 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#488 (388 pts)	#663 (268 pts)	#451 (523 pts)	#466 (433 pts)	#411 (533 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#441 (455 pts)	#349 (665 pts)	#457 (520 pts)	#464 (445 pts)	#469 (460 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#383 (522 pts)	#332 (677 pts)	#470 (512 pts)	#463 (452 pts)	#388 (532 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#509 (404 pts)	#578 (364 pts)	#441 (574 pts)	#424 (534 pts)	#468 (489 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#527 (320 pts)	#570 (305 pts)	#418 (500 pts)	#535 (335 pts)	#337 (610 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#630 (150 pts)	#372 (320 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#598 (545 pts)	#649 (525 pts)	#597 (585 pts)	#386 (880 pts)	#632 (535 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#1495 (145 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HARCO LOCO BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

COAL CRACKER BBQ

#3,524 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1516

7–5 in 12 shared contests (58% to HARCO LOCO BBQ)

These two have cooked 12 of the same contests — HARCO LOCO BBQ ahead 7–5 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

THE NUT HOUSE

#3,520 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1566

2–8 in 10 shared contests (20% to HARCO LOCO BBQ)

They've been 1566 at their best, 73 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2023

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Happy Burnt Endings

#3,533 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1510

Fewer contests behind them than HARCO LOCO BBQ has cooked, 20 to 46, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 6, 2024

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T-BONE BBQ MA

#3,526 of the rated field

1493 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1493

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before HARCO LOCO BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 20 contests

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LOS GRILLOS

#3,542 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 11%
Peak: 1503

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 11% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Feb 25, 2023

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Lucky Pig Barbecue

#3,565 of the rated field

1492 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1525

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before HARCO LOCO BBQ's first contest.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 26, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Capt. Blue BBQ	29	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	29	2	27	7%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	27	5	22	19%	⚔ compare
4 BOXERS Q	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
All About the Wood	24	6	18	25%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
Zoni-Q	22	4	18	18%	⚔ compare
Sasquatch BBQ	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
BIG BOB'S SMOKIN QUE	20	10	10	50%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	20	0	20	0%	⚔ compare
WEEKEND SMOKERS	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
Weber's Backyard BBQ	19	1	18	5%	⚔ compare
SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	6	0	1	177.7144	146.2172	165.27	top 57%
Pork Ribs	38	6	1	5	178.2972	147.3600	163.04	top 57%
Pork	38	7	0	1	174.2744	147.3484	165.05	top 52%
Brisket	38	7	1	2	177.7028	147.8856	164.06	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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	20	0	top 54%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 62%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	27	top 63%
MD	7	top 46%
DE	3	top 51%
NJ	1	top 35%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)	8	8	top 64%	Jun 12, 2026
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)	7	10	top 65%	May 15, 2026
New Holland Summer Fest	5	14	top 51%	Aug 23, 2024
Maryland State BBQ Bash	4	5	top 41%	Oct 13, 2023
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)	3	16	top 67%	Jul 24, 2026
Smoke in the Grove (Day 1)	3	33	top 74%	Jul 29, 2022
MD State BBQ Bash	2	12	top 49%	Oct 10, 2025

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 29 of 46 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 13 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 644 finished ahead 922 times, behind 1,448

Longest layoff 3 yrs Aug 9, 2013 → Aug 12, 2016

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

20261 milestone

Jul 24 Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

20251 milestone

Jun 27 First category win (Brisket) York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)

20233 milestones

Jun 16 First overall top-10 York County BBQ Festival
Oct 13 Career-best overall score685.6572 Maryland State BBQ Bash
Oct 13 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Maryland State BBQ Bash

20221 milestone

May 13 25th tracked contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

20193 milestones

Mar 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8800 Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
Mar 8 10th tracked contest Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
Mar 8 Peak power rating (1510) Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo

20181 milestone

Oct 19 First call Boo-B-Que

20131 milestone

Aug 9 First tracked contest 12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Oct 13, 2023
+11	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 16, 2023
+10.7	New Holland Summer Fest	Aug 26, 2022
+10.2	Boo-B-Que	Oct 18, 2019
+8.9	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)	Jun 27, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)	Jul 24, 2026
-10.6	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 18, 2021
-9.5	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 30, 2021
-9.4	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)	May 16, 2025
-9.1	York County BBQ Festival	Jun 26, 2020

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	3	1	1	67%	top 64%	93.9%	92.2%
2025	4	1	1	50%	top 58%	94.7%	92.7%
2024	5	0	0	40%	top 55%	93.9%	92.8%
2023	5	2	0	60%	top 46%	95.2%	92.5%
2022	5	0	0	80%	top 62%	94.4%	91.4%
2021	6	0	0	50%	top 64%	92.5%	89.9%
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 69%	90.9%	89.9%
2019	7	0	0	43%	top 55%	92.7%	90%
2018	5	0	0	20%	top 58%	89.6%	89.6%
2017	2	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2016	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—
2013	1	0	0	0%	—	—	—

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 24, 2026	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	40 / 43 (641.4512)	37 (163.9428)	37 (160.5028)	41 (158.7884)	39 (158.2172)
Jun 12, 2026	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	15 / 25 (675.8744)	6 (175.4172)	18 (164.5372)	9 (171.9772)	17 (163.9428)
May 15, 2026	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	10 / 25 (674.7084)	11 (171.9656)	1 (175.4172)	12 (169.6800)	23 (157.6456)
Oct 10, 2025	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	15 / 29 (674.7428)	23 (167.3828)	3 (175.4172)	14 (166.8228)	17 (165.1200)
Jul 25, 2025	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	19 / 30 (675.9084)	25 (167.3828)	17 (167.4172)	17 (168.5484)	14 (172.5600)
Jun 27, 2025	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	9 / 26 (681.6228)	20 (164.5488)	17 (165.1084)	5 (174.2628)	1 (177.7028)
May 16, 2025	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	23 / 28 (636.9600)	21 (160.5372)	14 (168.5600)	25 (159.9772)	26 (147.8856)
Oct 11, 2024	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	12 / 26 (675.9204)	2 (177.7144)	16 (167.3828)	13 (168.5600)	16 (162.2632)
Aug 23, 2024	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	21 / 38 (669.0288)	21 (169.7260)	15 (167.9772)	24 (163.9428)	16 (167.3828)
Jul 26, 2024	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	16 / 35 (668.4112)	17 (167.9656)	12 (168.5372)	15 (167.9772)	18 (163.9312)
Jun 28, 2024	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	18 / 29 (669.0632)	8 (171.9772)	15 (169.7260)	26 (158.8000)	15 (168.5600)
May 17, 2024	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA	24 / 37 (658.7884)	20 (168)	20 (162.8228)	16 (166.2856)	26 (161.6800)
Oct 13, 2023	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	5 / 23 (685.6572)	4 (174.8572)	2 (178.2972)	16 (167.4172)	13 (165.0856)
Aug 25, 2023	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	31 / 44 (642.1260)	20 (168.5372)	36 (155.3716)	36 (155.3944)	23 (162.8228)
Jul 28, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	28 / 51 (670.8004)	15 (174.2744)	38 (165.1316)	25 (167.4056)	34 (163.9888)
Jun 16, 2023	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	8 / 29 (679.8856)	12 (170.8344)	19 (161.6684)	5 (174.2744)	5 (173.1084)
May 19, 2023	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	21 / 37 (650.7084)	7 (173.1200)	30 (155.9656)	36 (153.0628)	14 (168.5600)
Oct 14, 2022	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	14 / 30 (666.1828)	18 (167.3944)	19 (161.1200)	8 (171.9884)	13 (165.6800)
Aug 26, 2022	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	14 / 49 (679.9888)	19 (170.2744)	30 (164.5600)	13 (170.8800)	5 (174.2744)
Jul 29, 2022	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	45 / 54 (646.2520)	50 (154.8572)	3 (174.2744)	37 (160.5372)	45 (156.5832)
Jun 17, 2022	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	26 / 34 (646.1376)	30 (152.5260)	10 (167.4172)	14 (165.6916)	27 (160.5028)
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	30 / 39 (653.6120)	24 (167.9772)	34 (153.6916)	19 (168.5372)	23 (163.4060)
Oct 15, 2021	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	12 / 25 (665.6572)	14 (166.8228)	13 (166.8572)	12 (164.5944)	11 (167.3828)
Aug 27, 2021	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	21 / 44 (647.9088)	25 (161.1200)	29 (154.8460)	23 (163.3828)	9 (168.5600)
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	44 / 54 (643.3828)	49 (157.0628)	49 (154.2744)	36 (161.7600)	9 (170.2856)
Jun 18, 2021	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	36 / 41 (618.6632)	40 (146.2172)	32 (157.6688)	20 (165.1200)	39 (149.6572)
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	26 / 46 (642.1944)	37 (154.2516)	2 (173.7372)	42 (147.3484)	5 (166.8572)
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	29 / 47 (666.2516)	24 (168.5372)	30 (165.6916)	28 (164)	22 (168.0228)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	33 / 59 (654.7888)	43 (159.3828)	54 (150.2516)	19 (169.1200)	2 (176.0344)
Jun 26, 2020	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	43 / 53 (639.9088)	37 (163.4172)	51 (149.6572)	33 (164)	29 (162.8344)
Oct 18, 2019	Boo-B-Que 🏅 Rehoboth Beach, DE	11 / 63 (667.3372)	36 (161.6572)	12 (166.2628)	3 (173.7144)	18 (165.7028)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	35 / 65 (646.7200)	43 (158.8344)	38 (162.8228)	43 (157.0856)	16 (167.9772)
Aug 9, 2019	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	14 / 30 (665.1316)	13 (166.8572)	14 (166.8344)	8 (168)	17 (163.4400)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	38 / 48 (637.5428)	36 (159.3944)	45 (147.3600)	8 (173.7028)	33 (157.0856)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	28 / 36 (629.1436)	30 (156.5716)	27 (154.2516)	16 (164.5944)	26 (153.7260)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	33 / 44 (629.5544)	28 (160.5372)	31 (155.4056)	32 (156.5256)	29 (157.0860)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	23 / 66 (658.8800)	15 (168)	15 (166.2628)	14 (168.5828)	40 (156.0344)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	42 / 73 (645.0860)	9 (170.2860)	55 (152.5256)	45 (159.3944)	36 (162.8800)
Aug 25, 2018	HAVA Nagrilla 2018 (KOSHER SERIES) (JUDGES FULL) Wynnewood, PA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 10, 2018	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	—	—	—	—	—
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 11, 2017	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 12, 2016	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 9, 2013	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	—	—	—	—	—

HARCO LOCO BBQ

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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

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)