BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM PA
Rating
1573
peak 1579
Contests
38
in the data
First seen
2019-04-05
latest 2024-10-04
Best ToY finish
#209
Master 2021
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
6
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 38 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
675.44 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 670.29 (+5.15)
Walk rate
79%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.61
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.55 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.21)
Road miles
3294
mi across 38 mapped stops · furthest 588 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BIG DOG BBQ VA has finished one call ahead of BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 25 of their 32 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 22 of their 22 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 41-team field at York County BBQ Festival.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 30% across 7 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at York County BBQ Festival (2021-06-18) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Top Gun Barbecue.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 36 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6572 | 171.55 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 37 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 179.4400 | 149.6572 | 165.21 | top 52% |
| Pork | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.4912 | 167.83 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 36 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 179.4400 | 152.4796 | 165.78 | top 49% |
“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 | 27 | 1 | top 39% |
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 45% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
| Medium (20–39) | 17 | 0 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 1 | top 40% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (27 of 38 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (37 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: York County BBQ Festival (2021-06-18)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 670.29
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 687.8972 | 675.44 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 690.8688 | 680.04 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 687.3372 | 674.16 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 695.3832 | 677.19 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 669.0400 | 664.84 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 673.1204 | 655.44 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 7 / 25 (687.8972) | 6 (174.2628) | 17 (162.8116) | 9 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2024-06-01 | The Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 17 / 19 (663.8632) | 5 (173.1316) | 10 (167.9656) | 12 (166.2516) | 17 (156.5144) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 14 / 26 (671.9432) | 11 (172.5716) | 16 (165.0972) | 6 (173.1200) | 19 (161.1544) |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 12 / 37 (678.7312) | 23 (167.3828) | 8 (169.6800) | 25 (162.7884) | 2 (178.8800) |
| 2024-04-05 | The Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 5 / 21 (674.7544) | 7 (169.1200) | 14 (163.9544) | 12 (162.2400) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 8 / 28 (667.3028) | 9 (168.5372) | 7 (167.9772) | 11 (163.9656) | 10 (166.8228) |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 3 / 29 (690.8688) | 2 (176.0000) | 7 (170.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 15 (166.2972) |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 3 / 37 (689.6228) | 4 (174.2628) | 1 (179.4400) | 2 (176.5600) | 27 (159.3600) |
| 2023-04-28 | Marietta River City BBQ Marietta, OH | 13 / 42 (670.1596) | 4 (177.7028) | 30 (159.3828) | 23 (163.4056) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2023-04-07 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 6 / 30 (682.2288) | 4 (177.7028) | 21 (160.5604) | 7 (170.8228) | 7 (173.1428) |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 8 / 26 (673.6000) | 4 (171.4172) | 3 (171.9772) | 7 (169.6800) | 14 (160.5256) |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 10 / 49 (687.3372) | 14 (171.9656) | 34 (160.5144) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 22 / 42 (681.6684) | 4 (178.2972) | 30 (166.2628) | 20 (171.9656) | 30 (165.1428) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 15 / 54 (673.6000) | 9 (176.5600) | 25 (165.6916) | 11 (171.4056) | 39 (159.9428) |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 22 / 34 (656.9364) | 5 (174.8456) | 25 (159.9428) | 6 (169.6684) | 28 (152.4796) |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 36 / 50 (671.8052) | 1 (180.0000) | 49 (157.0512) | 42 (165.0856) | 26 (169.6684) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 31 / 53 (674.1716) | 16 (173.1200) | 38 (166.2516) | 44 (163.9428) | 18 (170.8572) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 13 (167.9888) | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 28 / 34 (677.5656) | 33 (163.9428) | 7 (175.4172) | 14 (175.4056) | 32 (162.8000) |
| 2021-10-08 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 3 / 27 (672.4572) | 14 (165.6800) | 11 (162.2400) | 4 (172.5600) | 1 (171.9772) |
| 2021-09-24 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 21 / 31 (658.1372) | 20 (165.6800) | 21 (161.6800) | 16 (166.2400) | 18 (164.5372) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 28 / 54 (662.1256) | 16 (170.2744) | 29 (165.6800) | 13 (171.9656) | 45 (154.2056) |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 1 / 41 (695.3832) | 3 (177.7028) | 14 (167.4060) | 2 (174.8572) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD | 10 / 34 (688.4800) | 3 (177.7144) | 14 (171.4056) | 16 (168.5372) | 18 (170.8228) |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 10 / 47 (686.2060) | 23 (169.1200) | 25 (167.3944) | 2 (177.7028) | 14 (171.9888) |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 WYTHE, VA | 12 / 17 (658.6512) | 9 (170.8112) | 16 (155.9200) | 11 (167.9656) | 12 (163.9544) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 19 / 59 (666.8228) | 6 (174.2628) | 26 (163.4172) | 30 (165.7028) | 30 (163.4400) |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 20 / 53 (669.0400) | 2 (177.7028) | 44 (157.6800) | 40 (161.1088) | 10 (172.5484) |
| 2019-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 22 / 36 (653.0516) | 6 (171.9772) | 11 (165.7144) | 20 (161.6916) | 29 (153.6684) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA | 14 / 40 (654.1944) | 7 (170.2744) | 20 (159.4172) | 33 (158.2400) | 14 (166.2628) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 31 / 65 (653.5312) | 37 (162.2400) | 36 (163.9656) | 15 (167.9656) | 36 (159.3600) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 24 / 53 (653.6000) | 19 (167.4400) | 5 (170.8572) | 31 (161.0972) | 39 (154.2056) |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 27 / 48 (658.1716) | 29 (163.4056) | 25 (164.5372) | 36 (161.6572) | 17 (168.5716) |
| 2019-05-25 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 Gettysburg, PA | 22 / 32 (673.1204) | 8 (173.1200) | 10 (174.3316) | 30 (157.6916) | 23 (167.9772) |
| 2019-05-24 | Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 Gettysburg, PA | 31 / 33 (632.3424) | 24 (162.8228) | 24 (163.3828) | 32 (152.4912) | 30 (153.6456) |
| 2019-04-19 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 22 / 54 (667.3372) | 40 (161.6572) | 10 (169.1428) | 15 (169.1428) | 21 (167.3944) |
| 2019-04-05 | The Ironman Greencastle, PA | 19 / 42 (653.6000) | 4 (173.1200) | 36 (149.6572) | 13 (168.0000) | 17 (162.8228) |
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 | #340 (641 pts) | #346 (676 pts) | #430 (561 pts) | #375 (581 pts) | #222 (971 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #234 (902 pts) | #203 (1017 pts) | #346 (737 pts) | #251 (867 pts) | #366 (582 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #344 (670 pts) | #161 (1245 pts) | #367 (698 pts) | #244 (950 pts) | #367 (650 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #209 (917 pts) | #246 (832 pts) | #379 (547 pts) | #173 (1047 pts) | #221 (897 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #391 (282 pts) | #218 (562 pts) | #541 (207 pts) | #488 (232 pts) | #392 (302 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #493 (670 pts) | #293 (1035 pts) | #360 (910 pts) | #482 (720 pts) | #485 (700 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #546 (653 pts) | #455 (798 pts) | #342 (988 pts) | #645 (578 pts) | #617 (593 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #540 (724 pts) | #466 (830 pts) | #343 (1074 pts) | #484 (809 pts) | #404 (950 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #341 (1074 pts) | #384 (1004 pts) | #260 (1299 pts) | #399 (984 pts) | #492 (834 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #441 (864 pts) | #394 (959 pts) | #450 (844 pts) | #376 (969 pts) | #480 (784 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #537 (713 pts) | #647 (584 pts) | #537 (734 pts) | #524 (734 pts) | #697 (534 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #336 (918 pts) | #365 (843 pts) | #373 (828 pts) | #225 (1208 pts) | #245 (1168 pts) |