Angry Cock BBQ CT
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 19 contests
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2023-04-15
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#371
Master 2023
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.77 (+15.72)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±23.92
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.04 · weakest Brisket (163.85)
Road miles
2103
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 227 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$104K
listed at 25 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 18 state-championship entries
Master avg
657.77 / 720
19 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BBQBrewCrew has finished one call ahead of Angry Cock BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mullen It Over BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
PADDY MCQ'S has come out ahead in 17 of their 18 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Professor Smoke in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 40-team field at Kora Kares for Kids.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, PADDY MCQ'S has out-cooked them in 18 of 20 shared chicken entries.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 48% across 3 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Kora Kares for Kids (2025-08-16) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 6-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CT first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| Mullen It Over BBQ | 17 | 7 | 10 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 17 | 5 | 12 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 16 | 1 | 15 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| Up-2 BBQ | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| CIDER BOYS BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Q42 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| LG bbq | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Matt's Backyard BBQ | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Live Q or Die | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Professor Smoke | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 142.2400 | 166.04 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 126.6516 | 163.94 | top 64% |
| Pork | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 154.8116 | 165.77 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 149.0744 | 163.85 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | 4 | 0 | top 66% |
| ME | 3 | 1 | top 48% |
| MA | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| NH | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 56% |
| PA | 1 | 0 | top 61% |
| VT | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 95% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 1 | top 65% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 | 19 | 0 | top 75% | 2024-04-13 |
| Kora Kares for Kids | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 35% | 2026-08-15 |
| Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 56% | 2025-10-25 |
| Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 70% | 2025-05-31 |
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2 | 30 | 0 | top 84% | 2023-09-23 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CT (8 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (24 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Kora Kares for Kids (2025-08-16)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 657.77 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-04-15 — First tracked contest · Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- 📈 2023-04-15 — Peak power rating (1486) · Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES
- 📣 2023-05-06 — First call · HOGS 4 HEROES
- 🏆 2025-08-16 — First Grand Championship · Kora Kares for Kids
- ⭐ 2025-08-16 — Career-best overall score (699.9772) · Kora Kares for Kids
- 🎖️ 2026-06-13 — 25th tracked contest · Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +20.1 | Kora Kares for Kids | 2025-08-16 |
| +7.3 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2026-06-13 |
| +4 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2024-04-13 |
| +3.9 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2025-05-31 |
| +3.5 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2024-06-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2023-04-15 |
| -11.5 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2023-09-22 |
| -10.7 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff | 2023-06-24 |
| -6.8 | HOGS 4 HEROES | 2023-05-06 |
| -6.6 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2025-05-30 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43% | top 57% | 94% | 93.2% |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 83% | top 51% | 97.2% | 94.1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 60% | 94% | 92.3% |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45% | top 81% | 92.1% | 88.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 34 / 51 (671.3144) | 17 (174.2744) | 48 (159.3944) | 29 (169.1200) | 31 (168.5256) |
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 13 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 10 / 26 (677.0056) | 9 (174.2628) | 17 (166.2400) | 19 (164.5256) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 7 (172.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 11 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 20 / 31 (665.0056) | 18 (167.4172) | 16 (169.6800) | 26 (160.5256) | 18 (167.3828) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 2 (178.2972) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 17 / 32 (679.9088) | 5 (174.2744) | 25 (166.2400) | 19 (170.2744) | 18 (169.1200) |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 18 / 31 (674.2056) | 24 (166.2400) | 5 (173.1656) | 17 (169.6800) | 19 (165.1200) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 1 / 40 (699.9772) | 2 (178.8572) | 14 (170.2628) | 7 (174.2972) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 21 (166.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Hancock, NH | 14 / 26 (675.8856) | 12 (170.8228) | 24 (161.6800) | 15 (168.5372) | 5 (174.8456) |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Hancock, NH | 19 / 22 (655.8632) | 15 (168.5372) | 5 (174.2744) | 20 (154.8116) | 20 (158.2400) |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 19 / 37 (668.5140) | 12 (171.4056) | 22 (166.2972) | 20 (166.2628) | 19 (164.5484) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 19 / 37 (677.0400) | 18 (170.2744) | 16 (170.2628) | 15 (167.9772) | 15 (168.5256) |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 22 / 29 (647.2572) | 20 (163.4056) | 27 (155.9660) | 11 (168.5372) | 23 (159.3484) |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 4 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 17 / 28 (646.1372) | 20 (161.6800) | 17 (160.5372) | 14 (162.2400) | 20 (161.6800) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 30 / 42 (663.3144) | 33 (165.6800) | 28 (165.0972) | 10 (176.0000) | 38 (156.5372) |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 30 / 31 (643.2344) | 28 (161.0972) | 29 (164.5372) | 28 (161.0856) | 30 (156.5144) |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT | — | 9 (158.8116) | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 9 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Braintree, VT | 20 / 26 (650.7428) | 24 (158.2860) | 12 (167.9656) | 4 (171.9772) | 24 (152.5140) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition 🏅 Hiram, ME | 34 / 46 (653.6232) | 40 (159.4288) | 29 (165.6916) | 34 (162.7884) | 23 (165.7144) |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 18 / 19 (624.9944) | 18 (155.9772) | 17 (161.1200) | 18 (158.8228) | 19 (149.0744) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES 🏅 Jamestown, RI | 38 / 50 (634.7656) | 44 (154.2628) | 41 (151.4056) | 35 (156.5372) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 42 / 43 (588.8688) | 43 (142.2400) | 43 (126.6516) | 27 (165.7028) | 38 (154.2744) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 13 (163.9656) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #664 (141 pts) | #392 (441 pts) | #553 (281 pts) | #788 (116 pts) | #678 (151 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #427 (468 pts) | #476 (473 pts) | #518 (423 pts) | #545 (338 pts) | #428 (508 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #644 (249 pts) | #447 (487 pts) | #754 (234 pts) | #587 (319 pts) | #656 (264 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #371 (544 pts) | #357 (630 pts) | #308 (817 pts) | #286 (759 pts) | #329 (664 pts) |