Hot Thang BBQ PA
Rating
1568
peak 1568
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2024-09-27
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#25
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
340.51 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 331.13 (+9.38)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.61
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.05 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.10)
Road miles
1497
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 245 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Brewski's BBQ Competition Team has finished one call ahead of Hot Thang BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Buckeye Blue Smoke BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
FIRE & SHINE BBQ has come out ahead in 18 of their 20 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BLUE EYED BBQ in 10 of their 10 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 33% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2628 | 168.05 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 22 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 174.2744 | 139.8856 | 164.10 | top 45% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 | 8 | 1 | top 60% |
| VA | 5 | 0 | top 44% |
| NJ | 4 | 0 | top 26% |
| DE | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 1 | top 42% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (8 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (24 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2026-06-12)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 331.13
- 1 perfect 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 354.2744 | 336.52 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 340.5256 | 330.58 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 294.1484 | 294.15 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 6 / 13 (345.0972) | 3 (175.4056) | 11 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 1 / 25 (354.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 18 / 25 (324.4340) | 8 (171.9656) | 21 (152.4684) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA | 8 / 20 (339.9772) | 6 (171.4172) | 9 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 8 / 26 (338.7884) | 8 (170.2628) | 6 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 5 (171.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 26 (333.6684) | 5 (169.7028) | 10 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 18 / 36 (323.9316) | 16 (162.8228) | 18 (161.1088) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 22 (165.1428) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 15 / 40 (331.9544) | 16 (166.8344) | 13 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 9 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) Milford, DE | 5 / 14 (339.9772) | 10 (166.8228) | 2 (173.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE | — | 11 (166.8456) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 7 / 25 (337.6916) | 10 (163.9772) | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE | — | — | 3 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 24 / 27 (317.5656) | 21 (163.9428) | 25 (153.6228) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 15 / 30 (339.4060) | 18 (168.5372) | 10 (170.8688) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 5 / 12 (334.8000) | 8 (163.9656) | 2 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 12 / 10 (333.6340) | 5 (172.5484) | 16 (161.0856) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 14 / 26 (330.7772) | 11 (170.8228) | 15 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 8 / 34 (321.6456) | 6 (166.8228) | 7 (154.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 3 (174.8688) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 33 (323.8856) | 7 (166.2400) | 8 (157.6456) | — | — |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 16 / 43 (340.5256) | 17 (169.1084) | 11 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 25 / 45 (316.4456) | 25 (159.3600) | 25 (157.0856) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 15 / 26 (294.1484) | 14 (154.2628) | 16 (139.8856) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #25 (854 pts) | #13 (981 pts) | #41 (760 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #522 (227 pts) | #694 (136 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #70 (745 pts) | #64 (816 pts) | #31 (1069 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #580 (332 pts) | #789 (212 pts) | — | — |