The comeback
7 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7 years, then back at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2023-10-06).
- last seen 2016-10-21
- back 2023-10-06
Charm City BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1474
peak 1474 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2016-10-21
latest 2024-10-11
Best ToY finish
#1548
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
510.56
last 3 Master vs avg 510.56 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±139.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.25)
Road miles
303
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Purse competed for
$20K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
510.56 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
Charm City BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 151 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4402 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1474
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Level with Charm City BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4379 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Charm City BBQ did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4394 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 4.
⚔ Head-to-head#4388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1475
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5256 | 154.8572 | 157.69 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0972 | 143.4056 | 146.25 | top 90% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.2744 | 146.7884 | 148.53 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1316 | 151.9544 | 159.41 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| DE | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 66% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
8 yrs
2016-10-21 → 2024-10-11
Busiest season
2016
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 159.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (146.25)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
510.56
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
148
33–119 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
303
4 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi
Schedule strength
1537
average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$19,750
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
7 yrs
2016-10-21 → 2023-10-06
Power rating
1474
peak 1474 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2016
- First tracked contest Maryland State BBQ Bash
- Career-best overall score621.0400 Boo-B-Que
- Peak power rating (1497) Boo-B-Que
- 2023
- Career-best single call (Brisket)165.1316 Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
- 2024
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2023-10-06 |
| -8.5 | MD State BBQ Bash | 2024-10-11 |
| -3 | Boo-B-Que | 2016-10-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 43.6% | 43.6% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 26 / 26 (597.0056) | 26 (154.8572) | 26 (143.4056) | 26 (146.7884) | 25 (151.9544) |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 28 / 28 (313.6456) | — | — | 27 (148.5140) | 13 (165.1316) |
| 2016-10-21 | Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE | 44 / 67 (621.0400) | 42 (160.5256) | 54 (149.0972) | 52 (150.2744) | 26 (161.1428) |
| 2016-08-12 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1548 (51 pts) | #1584 (51 pts) | #1622 (51 pts) | #1550 (51 pts) | #1544 (51 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1604 (53 pts) | — | — | #1602 (53 pts) | #1086 (113 pts) |