HUMPHREY'S BBQ MA
Rating
1557
peak 1557
Contests
59
in the data
First seen
2019-09-07
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#147
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
7
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 59 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
682.75 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 674.60 (+8.15)
Walk rate
66%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±12.96
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.82 · weakest Brisket (168.17)
Road miles
8290
mi across 59 mapped stops · furthest 1114 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ELJEFE SMOKE has finished one call ahead of HUMPHREY'S BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Up-2 BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 25 of their 27 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Mullen It Over BBQ in 22 of their 23 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 37% across 4 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 44 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 178.8800 | 147.3600 | 169.05 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 49 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 178.8572 | 160.5028 | 169.82 | top 45% |
| Pork | 34 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9772 | 168.49 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 34 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.7772 | 168.17 | top 47% |
“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 | 7 | 0 | top 55% |
| CT | 6 | 0 | top 35% |
| NY | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| VT | 4 | 0 | top 35% |
| NJ | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| ME | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| WI | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| NH | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
| MN | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (30 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MA (13 of 59 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (49 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 674.60
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 695.3716 | 682.75 |
| 2025 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 690.8116 | 675.89 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 687.8972 | 665.94 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 682.7656 | 682.77 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 653.5888 | 653.59 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Bristol, CT | 6 / 26 (687.9200) | 13 (170.8228) | 1 (176.0116) | 8 (171.9772) | 6 (169.1084) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 5 / 31 (693.6456) | 3 (178.8572) | 2 (177.7028) | 25 (163.9428) | 6 (173.1428) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 1 (178.8800) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 18 (160.5028) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 44 / 59 (668.4112) | 37 (170.8228) | 54 (162.8000) | 31 (170.2744) | 41 (164.5140) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 39 / 43 (668.4000) | 37 (165.0856) | 37 (165.0972) | 27 (169.6916) | 27 (168.5256) |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 6 / 29 (695.3716) | 5 (177.7144) | 8 (175.4172) | 17 (167.3828) | 4 (174.8572) |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Bristol, CT | 12 / 33 (682.7772) | 10 (174.8572) | 23 (165.6800) | 7 (171.4172) | 7 (170.8228) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 32 / 90 (690.7540) | 54 (170.8228) | 16 (176.5600) | 57 (170.8112) | 31 (172.5600) |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Braintree, VT | 6 / 25 (690.8116) | 12 (171.9772) | 19 (163.9656) | 4 (175.4288) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Braintree, VT | — | 3 (173.1544) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Braintree, VT | — | — | 3 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 18 / 40 (675.8856) | 22 (169.6800) | 16 (168.5600) | 15 (170.2628) | 21 (167.3828) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 14 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown Canton, MA | 10 / 20 (680.4800) | 13 (167.9772) | 17 (165.1200) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Port Jervis, NY | 24 / 47 (684.4916) | 22 (173.7144) | 37 (166.2400) | 19 (172.5600) | 23 (171.9772) |
| 2025-08-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship (Invitational) (COMPETITOR SERIES) Port Jervis, NY | 26 / 34 (680.4572) | 27 (169.1200) | 29 (169.6800) | 13 (174.2628) | 27 (167.3944) |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 12 / 30 (680.4684) | 17 (166.8456) | 13 (169.6800) | 15 (169.6800) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2025-06-14 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 32 / 36 (663.8400) | 35 (162.8228) | 14 (169.6916) | 30 (165.0856) | 24 (166.2400) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) West Salem, WI | 27 / 36 (663.8516) | 20 (167.9772) | 12 (170.2744) | 18 (170.8228) | 35 (154.7772) |
| 2025-06-13 | Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI | — | — | 12 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Hancock, NH | 6 / 26 (688.4800) | 16 (169.6800) | 13 (169.1316) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (169.6684) |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Hancock, NH | — | 10 (167.3828) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hancock, NH | — | — | 3 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Hancock, NH | 9 / 22 (679.3372) | 21 (161.0856) | 8 (173.7144) | 3 (176.5716) | 13 (167.9656) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 12 / 29 (679.8968) | 24 (164.5256) | 12 (171.4172) | 5 (177.1428) | 15 (166.8112) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 20 / 27 (659.8628) | 12 (167.9656) | 20 (165.6800) | 22 (160.5372) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 21 / 34 (665.5772) | 27 (160.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | 22 (165.6800) | 27 (160.5028) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 26 / 33 (658.6856) | 28 (163.9772) | 14 (169.6800) | 27 (165.6684) | 26 (159.3600) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 8 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 16 / 35 (679.8856) | 24 (169.1084) | 6 (174.2744) | 15 (170.8228) | 19 (165.6800) |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 8 (171.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 11 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Bristol, CT | 14 / 30 (673.0744) | 4 (176.5716) | 13 (166.2856) | 10 (170.8228) | 22 (159.3944) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 80 / 100 (666.7548) | 19 (176.5600) | 74 (167.4288) | 91 (162.2400) | 86 (160.5260) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 25 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-02-21 | Fire on Ice BBQ Championship Onamia, MN | 13 / 42 (679.3600) | 24 (169.7028) | 4 (174.8572) | 17 (170.2628) | 30 (164.5372) |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving Wrentham, MA | 6 / 25 (682.8344) | 4 (174.8572) | 5 (169.1544) | 15 (168.0000) | 6 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 2 (177.1544) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 9 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 19 / 26 (667.8516) | 22 (168.5372) | 5 (173.1200) | 25 (159.9544) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Columbia, NJ | — | — | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 22 / 28 (649.0976) | 22 (162.2744) | 15 (166.8460) | 26 (154.8000) | 16 (165.1772) |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ | — | 14 (163.3944) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 23 / 27 (655.3148) | 27 (161.6688) | 22 (163.9772) | 26 (157.6916) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Southwick, MA | — | 10 (167.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Southwick, MA | — | — | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 24 / 25 (644.4116) | 25 (147.3600) | 22 (161.6572) | 22 (166.2744) | 10 (169.1200) |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) Braintree, VT | 6 / 25 (687.8972) | 18 (167.3828) | 5 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1316) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) Braintree, VT | 10 / 25 (674.1944) | 23 (159.3944) | 13 (167.9656) | 4 (174.2744) | 3 (172.5600) |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT | — | 1 (173.1084) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 9 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 24 (164.0232) | — | — |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 12 / 46 (682.7656) | 31 (165.1084) | 10 (173.7028) | 32 (163.9544) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 17 (163.4400) | — | — |
| 2019-09-07 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship- CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Braintree, VT | 16 / 31 (653.5888) | 7 (171.9772) | 8 (167.9772) | 28 (151.9772) | 19 (161.6572) |
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 ↗ | Master | #147 (699 pts) | #55 (1202 pts) | #84 (1080 pts) | #215 (519 pts) | #121 (764 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #165 (1252 pts) | #154 (1337 pts) | #70 (1795 pts) | #80 (1652 pts) | #150 (1274 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #308 (721 pts) | #147 (1243 pts) | #106 (1478 pts) | #300 (746 pts) | #210 (1006 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #920 (125 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #803 (232 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #610 (285 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1717 (101 pts) | #1396 (161 pts) | #1421 (151 pts) | #2514 (56 pts) | #1835 (86 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #332 (1019 pts) | #392 (909 pts) | #411 (884 pts) | #386 (914 pts) | #224 (1314 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #394 (939 pts) | #334 (1089 pts) | #463 (844 pts) | #511 (764 pts) | #291 (1209 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #701 (543 pts) | #867 (433 pts) | #902 (423 pts) | #512 (793 pts) | #615 (653 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #563 (662 pts) | #564 (687 pts) | #402 (922 pts) | #695 (547 pts) | #582 (647 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #954 (333 pts) | #932 (385 pts) | #1000 (343 pts) | #1043 (323 pts) | #1120 (283 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1034 (277 pts) | #858 (377 pts) | #1251 (232 pts) | #967 (327 pts) | #1040 (287 pts) |