Leaning Jowler BBQ VA
Rating
1797
peak 1797
Contests
87
in the data
First seen
2023-04-21
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#2
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
14
11 reserve
Category wins
25
44 podiums
Overall top-10s
56
of 87 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
8 🔥
Current form
347.30 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 341.07 (+6.22)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
17
and counting
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±7.86
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.61)
Road miles
10397
mi across 87 mapped stops · furthest 995 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Piggy & Swine BBQ has finished one call ahead of Leaning Jowler BBQ 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Pinky Out BBQ has landed one call behind them 5 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
The Fat is Where It's At has come out ahead in 12 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 23 of their 26 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
MD State BBQ Bash is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) (2026-05-16).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 82-team field at 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026).
🍖 Signature meat
When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 40% of their entries (2 of 5).
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 17-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 76 | 56 | 15 | 22 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2056 | 171.50 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 73 | 54 | 8 | 20 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6684 | 169.61 | top 31% |
| Pork | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3828 | 169.70 | top 12% |
| 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 | 21 | 1 | top 29% |
| VA | 18 | 4 | top 27% |
| NJ | 14 | 3 | top 18% |
| MD | 4 | 2 | top 22% |
| TN | 3 | 1 | top 28% |
| DE | 3 | 0 | top 36% |
| NY | 3 | 2 | top 16% |
| WV | 2 | 1 | top 13% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 19 | 6 | top 32% |
| Medium (20–39) | 40 | 7 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 1 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (32 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (24 of 87 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (76 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) (2023-04-28)
- Wins it all in 16% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 341.07
- 8 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 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 356.5944 | 344.03 |
| 2025 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 360.0000 | 343.94 |
| 2024 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 351.9772 | 339.80 |
| 2023 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 351.4172 | 336.88 |
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 | 2 / 13 (350.2744) | 4 (174.8572) | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 4 / 25 (345.1316) | 2 (177.7144) | 13 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 1 / 82 (356.5944) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (176.5944) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 21 (175.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 60 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 2 / 17 (345.0972) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 8 / 25 (339.3828) | 9 (170.8456) | 8 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 2 / 26 (347.9656) | 5 (172.5484) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 4 (175.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 26 (329.6228) | 10 (165.0856) | 9 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 5 / 36 (342.7884) | 12 (169.6684) | 2 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 9 (171.9656) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 5 / 40 (339.3944) | 5 (173.7028) | 10 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 20 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 1 / 32 (347.3828) | 1 (175.4056) | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Jackson, NJ | — | 8 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 1 / 31 (352.5600) | 1 (177.1428) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 1 / 29 (351.4400) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (171.4400) | — | — |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) Milford, DE | 8 / 14 (338.2172) | 7 (169.6800) | 6 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE | — | 6 (169.6684) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 10 / 25 (335.3600) | 8 (170.8228) | 11 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE | — | — | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA | 1 / 16 (349.6916) | 4 (174.2628) | 2 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 1 / 25 (349.6684) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Doswell, VA | — | 6 (173.1084) | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 5 / 25 (346.8228) | 5 (176.5600) | 9 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Doswell, VA | — | — | 7 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 13 / 27 (337.0856) | 19 (166.8228) | 9 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 2 / 30 (349.1316) | 4 (174.8456) | 6 (174.2860) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 4 / 10 (345.0856) | 2 (174.2628) | 6 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 10 / 26 (335.3828) | 1 (177.7144) | 19 (157.6684) | — | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 2) Grahamsville, NY | 1 / 8 (360.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | — |
| 2025-06-06 | Catskills Barbeque - Backyard Competition (Day 1) Grahamsville, NY | 2 / 8 (350.8688) | 1 (177.7372) | 5 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 1 / 12 (347.3944) | 1 (176.5600) | 4 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 40 / 70 (333.6460) | 35 (169.6800) | 40 (163.9660) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 7 / 21 (340.0116) | 6 (170.8572) | 7 (169.1544) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 2 / 28 (342.8228) | 1 (173.1200) | 5 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 34 (337.6572) | 5 (168.5372) | 2 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 6 / 33 (327.9428) | 6 (166.8228) | 6 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 14 / 16 (333.6228) | 9 (170.8228) | 16 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 6 / 20 (346.2628) | 9 (172.5600) | 8 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 4 / 43 (349.6916) | 3 (176.5600) | 8 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 2 / 45 (346.8572) | 2 (178.8800) | 13 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 2 / 11 (351.9772) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 6 / 13 (345.7144) | 10 (169.7028) | 3 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 10 / 26 (338.2056) | 15 (165.0856) | 4 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Columbia, NJ | — | 11 (169.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 5 / 28 (334.7656) | 5 (169.6800) | 10 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 2 / 26 (347.4056) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 3 / 26 (339.4176) | 2 (176.5716) | 10 (162.8460) | — | — |
| 2024-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 2 / 38 (342.8228) | 2 (173.1200) | 3 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 8 / 32 (335.9200) | 7 (169.6800) | 11 (166.2400) | 4 (155.3828) | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 21 / 35 (331.9544) | 16 (168.5600) | 23 (163.3944) | 4 (166.8344) | — |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 1 / 19 (346.2516) | 8 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 18 / 29 (334.2284) | 21 (166.2284) | 13 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Catskills Barbeque (BACKYARD ONLY) Liberty, NY | 1 / 9 (339.3944) | 1 (171.4172) | 1 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 12 / 47 (346.2284) | 17 (174.2628) | 20 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 10 / 26 (335.9432) | 7 (170.8344) | 15 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 13 / 37 (335.9540) | 12 (168.5256) | 14 (167.4284) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 3 / 27 (338.2516) | 8 (166.8344) | 1 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 1 / 29 (346.2400) | 8 (167.3828) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 8 / 42 (339.9656) | 6 (172.5600) | 13 (167.4056) | 1 (176.5944) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 21 / 45 (325.6228) | 19 (165.0856) | 22 (160.5372) | 9 (169.7028) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Galax, VA | 8 / 17 (327.3828) | 12 (154.7884) | 1 (172.5944) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Galax, VA | 7 / 19 (325.6572) | 11 (159.9428) | 4 (165.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 11 / 29 (333.0628) | 11 (165.6684) | 4 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 9 / 34 (329.0972) | 18 (154.2056) | 1 (174.8916) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 1 / 23 (343.4056) | 5 (169.1428) | 2 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Mannington, WV | 2 / 11 (348.5944) | 4 (173.7372) | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Mannington, WV | 1 / 12 (345.1200) | 1 (178.2972) | 6 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 8 / 11 (341.7028) | 6 (173.1656) | 6 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-08-12 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Mayetta, KS | 8 / 29 (351.4172) | 7 (177.1428) | 11 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Mayetta, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 13 / 40 (334.8112) | 21 (163.9656) | 6 (170.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 12 / 51 (335.4400) | 24 (164.5828) | 7 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 15 / 29 (330.2400) | 14 (166.8228) | 15 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 7 / 37 (339.9656) | 11 (167.9772) | 2 (171.9884) | — | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 15 / 19 (329.6456) | 15 (161.6684) | 8 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 1 / 20 (347.4400) | 1 (174.8800) | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 30 (336.5256) | 5 (168.5600) | 3 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Blairstown, NJ | 7 / 36 (327.3716) | 7 (166.2744) | 7 (161.0972) | — | — |
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 | #5 (1213 pts) | #7 (1185 pts) | #14 (1007 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #314 (402 pts) | #694 (136 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #2 (1359 pts) | #3 (1368 pts) | #20 (1198 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #495 (445 pts) | #604 (330 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #4 (1294 pts) | #10 (1234 pts) | #7 (1294 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #1057 (112 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #35 (1068 pts) | #8 (1289 pts) | — | — |