THE NUT HOUSE PA

Power ranking

#2029

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1480

peak 1557

Contests

in the data

First seen

latest 2023-10-13

Best ToY finish

#474

Master 2021

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 19 contests

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

675.2916

Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2

Perfect 180s

Current form

593.15 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 527.28 (+65.86)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2

Consistency

±160.09

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.07 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.32)

Road miles

4011

mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 1024 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Team Meat Coma has finished one call ahead of THE NUT HOUSE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of HARCO LOCO BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 2.7884 points of the Grand Championship at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (2019-05-17).

📅 A June team

Something about June: average finish in the top 35% across 4 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)

SMOKIN GNOME BBQ #2048 · 1479 · PA MORT'S MEAT MAFIA #2059 · 1479 · PA COAL CRACKER BBQ #1988 · 1482 · PA HEAVY HITTERS BBQ #1984 · 1482 · PA BulldogBBQ #1960 · 1483 · PA Broomstick BBQ #1947 · 1484 · PA

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	6	0	2	172.5600	157.0512	163.10	top 54%
Pork Ribs	19	8	1	2	176.0000	150.8116	162.32	top 47%
Pork	12	2	0	0	174.2628	156.5028	168.07	top 45%
Brisket	11	2	0	1	178.8572	155.9200	165.32	top 55%

“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	Avg finish
PA	8	top 40%
MD	4	top 50%
VA	4	top 83%
KS	1	top 27%
TN	1	top 31%
DE	1	top 8%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 41%
Medium (20–39)	4	top 37%
Large (40+)	14	top 52%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
Cooks mostly in PA (8 of 19 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
All-time average overall score: 527.28

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	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
—	1	0	314.8004	314.80
2023	3	0	673.0172	666.92
2021	6	0	675.2916	658.27
2020	3	0	663.9428	543.33
2019	6	1	502.2744	353.86

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-10-13	Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	11 / 23 (673.0172)	17 (167.3944)	9 (170.8228)	6 (171.9772)	15 (162.8228)
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	43 / 46 (655.8856)	44 (161.0972)	33 (165.7028)	25 (169.7256)	42 (159.3600)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	34 / 53 (671.8512)	51 (157.0512)	9 (176.0000)	14 (173.7028)	34 (165.0972)
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	37 / 54 (650.1716)	30 (167.3944)	38 (162.2972)	46 (156.5028)	22 (163.9772)
2021-06-18	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	26 / 41 (656.4572)	27 (165.1428)	29 (159.9888)	32 (160.5028)	7 (170.8228)
2021-04-17	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD	21 / 34 (675.2916)	31 (158.2056)	17 (168.5372)	14 (169.6916)	2 (178.8572)
2021-04-16	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD	28 / 47 (668.4916)	22 (169.1544)	31 (163.9888)	19 (167.9656)	27 (167.3828)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA	37 / 40 (646.7544)	39 (157.1200)	38 (157.1088)	24 (167.4056)	28 (165.1200)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	37 / 46 (652.4688)	41 (157.7260)	23 (164.5600)	8 (174.2628)	43 (155.9200)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS	25 / 94 (325.6344)	25 (163.9544)	24 (161.6800)	—	—
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	44 / 59 (640.4228)	46 (158.2056)	52 (151.9200)	20 (168.5600)	34 (161.7372)
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	26 / 53 (663.9428)	30 (166.2856)	38 (162.2744)	19 (167.9772)	20 (167.4056)
2019-10-25	Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN	13 / 42 (502.2744)	24 (163.4172)	10 (170.2972)	18 (168.5600)	—
2019-08-09	Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD	9 / 30 (309.0972)	8 (158.2856)	16 (150.8116)	—	—
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	2 / 53 (333.6688)	2 (172.5600)	3 (161.1088)	—	—
2019-06-28	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	9 / 48 (315.3368)	6 (162.8228)	10 (152.5140)	—	—
2019-06-07	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	3 / 36 (329.0972)	3 (169.1200)	6 (159.9772)	—	—
2019-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	2 / 44 (333.7144)	4 (166.8800)	1 (166.8344)	—	—
	Brandywine Backyard Barbeque Festival(BACKYARDONLY) Landenberg, PA	7 / 17 (314.8004)	7 (157.1200)	8 (157.6804)	—	—

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
2023 ↗	Master	#660 (238 pts)	#775 (208 pts)	#626 (338 pts)	#565 (338 pts)	#751 (218 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#474 (379 pts)	#507 (374 pts)	#492 (409 pts)	#370 (544 pts)	#302 (679 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#701 (120 pts)	#579 (175 pts)	#628 (145 pts)