Let It Smoke Barbecue MA
Rating
1491
peak 1525
Contests
72
in the data
First seen
2022-06-04
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#146
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
7
25 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 72 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
672.90 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 668.65 (+4.25)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±14.65
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.19 · weakest Brisket (163.77)
Road miles
6411
mi across 72 mapped stops · furthest 861 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Q42 has finished one call ahead of Let It Smoke Barbecue 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Mullen It Over BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA has come out ahead in 46 of their 46 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 61 | 36 | 5 | 14 | 180.0000 🔥 | 145.6456 | 172.19 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 65 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 179.4400 | 157.0744 | 168.49 | top 49% |
| Pork | 54 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 175.4400 | 147.9200 | 164.43 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 54 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 145.0516 | 163.77 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 14 | 0 | top 52% |
| CT | 10 | 0 | top 42% |
| NJ | 10 | 0 | top 67% |
| NY | 5 | 0 | top 67% |
| NH | 5 | 0 | top 66% |
| VT | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| ME | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| RI | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 40 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (23 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MA (18 of 72 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (65 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 668.65
- 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 684.4572 | 672.90 |
| 2025 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 698.8116 | 671.65 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 687.3828 | 672.52 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 681.7028 | 668.16 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 634.1828 | 626.30 |
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 | 12 / 26 (676.4572) | 19 (167.3944) | 9 (170.2628) | 11 (170.2628) | 7 (168.5372) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 11 (170.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 86 / 117 (678.7428) | 67 (171.9772) | 103 (165.6800) | 104 (164.5256) | 19 (176.5600) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 28 (174.8456) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 59 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 47 / 59 (664.9596) | 36 (171.4056) | 11 (175.4056) | 42 (167.9656) | 61 (150.1828) |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 15 / 29 (684.4572) | 7 (177.7028) | 18 (170.8344) | 19 (163.9544) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Bristol, CT | 25 / 33 (659.8744) | 12 (174.2744) | 26 (162.8228) | 31 (157.6800) | 21 (165.0972) |
| 2025-10-25 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 24 / 32 (671.2800) | 3 (175.4172) | 20 (168.5372) | 25 (166.8228) | 27 (160.5028) |
| 2025-10-24 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 26 / 31 (660.3888) | 22 (167.3944) | 17 (167.3944) | 21 (168.5256) | 27 (157.0744) |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Braintree, VT | 12 / 25 (677.6116) | 5 (175.4172) | 6 (169.6800) | 24 (157.0856) | 5 (175.4288) |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Braintree, VT | — | 4 (170.8344) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Braintree, VT | — | — | 9 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 6 / 16 (698.8116) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (176.5716) | 11 (170.8228) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Chicken) Southwick, MA | — | 5 (173.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (One Meat Ribs) Southwick, MA | — | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 8 / 16 (682.7776) | 9 (173.1200) | 9 (169.1316) | 4 (173.1200) | 12 (167.4060) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 19 / 40 (673.0516) | 8 (176.0228) | 8 (173.1200) | 27 (163.9544) | 36 (159.9544) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 12 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Trillium BBQ Throwdown Canton, MA | 14 / 20 (668.4684) | 3 (174.8456) | 7 (172.5828) | 18 (160.5028) | 17 (160.5372) |
| 2025-08-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship (Open) Port Jervis, NY | 38 / 47 (668.4344) | 3 (177.7144) | 40 (165.0972) | 33 (167.9656) | 41 (157.6572) |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 6 / 30 (686.2172) | 12 (170.2744) | 4 (174.8572) | 20 (165.6800) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2025-06-21 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 10 / 18 (687.3600) | 1 (177.7372) | 1 (179.4400) | 14 (167.3828) | 14 (162.8000) |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Hancock, NH | 18 / 26 (667.9088) | 4 (176.5600) | 15 (168.5716) | 23 (159.3828) | 18 (163.3944) |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Hancock, NH | 16 / 22 (661.6004) | 2 (176.5716) | 19 (159.9544) | 12 (165.6800) | 19 (159.3944) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 20 / 29 (663.9204) | 3 (177.1428) | 23 (166.2516) | 22 (164.5828) | 23 (155.9432) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 15 / 27 (667.9768) | 9 (168.5828) | 23 (160.5600) | 5 (172.5484) | 14 (166.2856) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 30 / 34 (640.9944) | 9 (173.7028) | 28 (161.0972) | 34 (156.5372) | 31 (149.6572) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 24 / 33 (662.7548) | 23 (166.2516) | 4 (176.0116) | 31 (155.9544) | 22 (164.5372) |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 23 / 35 (668.4460) | 13 (175.4172) | 25 (165.0972) | 27 (164.5372) | 24 (163.3944) |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Bristol, CT | 9 / 30 (681.6460) | 8 (171.9772) | 3 (173.7144) | 17 (167.4172) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving Wrentham, MA | 8 / 25 (673.6228) | 5 (174.8456) | 3 (170.2628) | 11 (169.7028) | 19 (158.8116) |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 1 (177.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 18 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-10-19 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Columbia, NJ | 14 / 26 (681.6232) | 5 (175.4172) | 2 (176.0116) | 19 (167.3828) | 20 (162.8116) |
| 2024-10-18 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Columbia, NJ | 18 / 28 (658.6860) | 6 (173.1200) | 20 (163.9428) | 20 (159.9660) | 21 (161.6572) |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 9 / 27 (685.6572) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (170.8344) | 20 (166.8456) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 15 / 25 (673.0632) | 15 (170.8460) | 21 (161.6916) | 16 (169.7028) | 5 (170.8228) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids Hiram, ME | 22 / 39 (664.5028) | 21 (168.5600) | 22 (166.8228) | 35 (154.2628) | 6 (174.8572) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 7 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 12 / 30 (680.5028) | 5 (177.7028) | 14 (168.5256) | 24 (162.8572) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Somers, CT | — | 9 (170.8344) | — | — | — |
| 2024-06-22 | Frog Alley Brew-B-Que Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 12 / 21 (664.4340) | 15 (169.1084) | 2 (175.4400) | 13 (163.3828) | 15 (156.5028) |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 16 / 37 (672.4456) | 18 (169.1084) | 14 (168.5372) | 19 (166.2628) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 17 / 31 (678.2400) | 8 (175.4172) | 10 (171.9772) | 25 (161.7256) | 14 (169.1200) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 12 / 30 (671.9660) | 9 (170.8456) | 15 (168.5832) | 17 (163.4172) | 6 (169.1200) |
| 2024-04-20 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 21 / 27 (663.8976) | 14 (170.8344) | 20 (165.6916) | 19 (162.8344) | 18 (164.5372) |
| 2024-04-19 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 19 / 29 (661.0628) | 5 (173.7372) | 14 (169.6916) | 27 (155.9656) | 21 (161.6684) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Bristol, CT | 6 / 37 (687.3828) | 11 (174.2744) | 5 (174.8572) | 11 (171.4056) | 20 (166.8456) |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Bristol, CT | 10 / 29 (670.7200) | 7 (171.9772) | 23 (160.5144) | 10 (168.5484) | 8 (169.6800) |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 14 / 29 (673.0172) | 6 (176.5600) | 13 (170.8228) | 24 (162.8344) | 20 (162.8000) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 15 / 34 (667.9088) | 6 (175.4056) | 12 (168.0116) | 28 (162.8228) | 20 (161.6688) |
| 2023-09-23 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Southwick, MA | 21 / 42 (672.4684) | 1 (180.0000) | 27 (166.2400) | 37 (158.2628) | 20 (167.9656) |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Southwick, MA | 16 / 31 (678.8232) | 17 (171.4172) | 11 (171.4288) | 12 (169.7256) | 19 (166.2516) |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Braintree, VT | — | 4 (171.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-10 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 5 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Braintree, VT | 13 / 26 (671.8972) | 15 (166.8228) | 3 (174.8800) | 5 (171.9772) | 23 (158.2172) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition Hiram, ME | 15 / 46 (679.9428) | 1 (179.4400) | 28 (165.7028) | 14 (171.9656) | 31 (162.8344) |
| 2023-08-19 | Kora Shriners BBQ Competition (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 2 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 32 / 40 (659.2456) | 30 (167.3828) | 28 (164.5256) | 27 (167.3944) | 34 (159.9428) |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 38 / 51 (660.9600) | 39 (165.0972) | 12 (173.1200) | 37 (163.3828) | 41 (159.3600) |
| 2023-06-24 | Frog Alley BREW-B-QUE Cookoff Schenectady, NY | 12 / 19 (670.2060) | 2 (175.4056) | 18 (159.9544) | 11 (167.4288) | 10 (167.4172) |
| 2023-06-03 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 27 / 39 (650.1032) | 3 (176.0000) | 27 (163.9544) | 21 (165.0972) | 37 (145.0516) |
| 2023-05-20 | Somerset Sizzle Somerset, MA | 5 / 24 (681.7028) | 1 (177.1544) | 13 (165.1084) | 1 (175.4400) | 10 (164.0000) |
| 2023-05-06 | HOGS 4 HEROES Jamestown, RI | 27 / 50 (649.6348) | 30 (163.3944) | 8 (172.5600) | 45 (153.0972) | 25 (160.5832) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Bristol, CT | 19 / 43 (670.1716) | 28 (167.3828) | 14 (170.8460) | 21 (169.1428) | 29 (162.8000) |
| 2023-04-15 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 19 (157.6456) | — | — |
| 2022-10-01 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Southwick, MA | 32 / 33 (622.6972) | 32 (153.6456) | 29 (160.5600) | 27 (155.3944) | 28 (153.0972) |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Braintree, VT | 24 / 26 (622.0344) | 16 (163.4056) | 21 (157.0744) | 23 (147.9200) | 23 (153.6344) |
| 2022-09-17 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - Master of Ribs - Saturday Night (ONE MEAT RIBS) Braintree, VT | — | — | 7 (170.8456) | — | — |
| 2022-06-04 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Merrimack, NH | 28 / 37 (634.1828) | 36 (145.6456) | 26 (159.9544) | 27 (160.0000) | 13 (168.5828) |
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 | #287 (398 pts) | #182 (655 pts) | #176 (693 pts) | #298 (383 pts) | #235 (493 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #170 (1219 pts) | #12 (2235 pts) | #47 (1957 pts) | #203 (1089 pts) | #159 (1240 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #146 (1248 pts) | #41 (1849 pts) | #68 (1654 pts) | #210 (1006 pts) | #116 (1355 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #191 (1053 pts) | #31 (2049 pts) | #97 (1512 pts) | #169 (1140 pts) | #265 (818 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #844 (174 pts) | #800 (214 pts) | #643 (336 pts) | #871 (179 pts) | #733 (239 pts) |