MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ NC
Rating
1758
peak 1758
Contests
66
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#36
Master 2020
Grand champs
4
5 reserve
Category wins
15
34 podiums
Overall top-10s
36
of 66 contests
Avg finish
top 29%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
702.12 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 677.30 (+24.82)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±65.15
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.63 · weakest Pork (170.99)
Road miles
11626
mi across 66 mapped stops · furthest 840 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has finished one call ahead of MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 20 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of JL Smokers in 30 of their 35 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 7% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5944 points of the Grand Championship at Fire in the Foothills (2025-09-26).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2022-07-22) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 27-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 65 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.7540 | 171.63 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 65 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.9544 | 171.35 | top 36% |
| Pork | 65 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.7884 | 170.99 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 65 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 179.4400 | 155.3712 | 171.29 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 41 | 2 | top 29% |
| SC | 12 | 1 | top 30% |
| GA | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 18% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 44% |
| Medium (20–39) | 39 | 3 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 23 | 0 | top 27% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (41 of 66 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (65 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest (2022-07-22)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 677.30
- 5 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 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 712.5600 | 702.95 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 698.8116 | 690.92 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 699.9656 | 690.92 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 698.2056 | 641.02 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 703.9660 | 682.93 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 692.5028 | 679.08 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 697.0628 | 684.40 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 690.7884 | 674.32 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway Darlington, SC | 1 / 26 (712.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (178.8572) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q New Bern, NC | 1 / 26 (708.5488) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4288) | 1 (180.0000) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 2 / 44 (705.0968) | 18 (171.9884) | 5 (177.7028) | 5 (177.7028) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2026-02-27 | Mission Farms - King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 15 / 33 (685.6000) | 7 (174.2628) | 21 (167.3828) | 14 (170.8344) | 13 (173.1200) |
| 2025-10-24 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC | 4 / 45 (698.8116) | 23 (170.8228) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (177.1544) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills King, NC | 2 / 25 (693.6112) | 12 (170.8228) | 12 (170.8228) | 3 (174.2628) | 1 (177.7028) |
| 2025-09-19 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 7 / 36 (690.7888) | 28 (166.2400) | 10 (171.4172) | 1 (177.7028) | 4 (175.4288) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 33 / 66 (680.4800) | 32 (169.6916) | 48 (164.5484) | 6 (176.5716) | 37 (169.6684) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 46 / 169 (691.3368) | 26 (176.5600) | 135 (167.4056) | 71 (171.9656) | 33 (175.4056) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 61 / 444 (692.5140) | 88 (175.4056) | 82 (174.8456) | 73 (174.2972) | 206 (167.9656) |
| 2024-09-20 | Pigmaster BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 14 / 33 (686.7660) | 18 (169.6916) | 24 (163.9544) | 3 (178.8572) | 9 (174.2628) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 7 / 76 (699.9656) | 12 (175.4400) | 9 (176.5600) | 27 (171.9656) | 8 (176.0000) |
| 2024-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 5 / 18 (681.6000) | 10 (168.5372) | 7 (171.9772) | 9 (167.9772) | 1 (173.1084) |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 12 / 35 (692.5376) | 17 (174.2860) | 32 (166.8344) | 5 (177.1544) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 9 / 45 (691.9316) | 9 (175.4172) | 34 (163.9544) | 13 (174.2628) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2024-04-12 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 10 / 25 (683.3716) | 12 (171.9772) | 16 (165.1316) | 1 (177.7028) | 11 (168.5600) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 5 / 59 (698.2172) | 5 (176.5716) | 4 (176.5600) | 25 (169.6800) | 9 (175.4056) |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Galax, VA | 5 / 17 (697.1316) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (176.0116) | 17 (165.1200) | 5 (177.1428) |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Galax, VA | 14 / 19 (676.5144) | 6 (175.4400) | 19 (164.5372) | 13 (169.7144) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 32 / 487 (694.2628) | 298 (166.2400) | 157 (171.9656) | 35 (176.6172) | 6 (179.4400) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 55 / 211 (689.6684) | 39 (176.5600) | 8 (178.8572) | 106 (170.8456) | 177 (163.4056) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 3 / 33 (698.2056) | 5 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7028) | 8 (173.1200) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2023-09-01 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC | 4 / 21 (690.1828) | 5 (176.5600) | 5 (170.8344) | 12 (167.3828) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 34 / 76 (674.6852) | 62 (161.0856) | 36 (169.6684) | 14 (174.2628) | 30 (169.6684) |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC | 9 / 23 (693.0628) | 7 (176.5716) | 9 (174.2628) | 17 (167.9656) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC | 10 / 35 (693.6460) | 10 (175.4172) | 3 (178.8572) | 27 (165.0972) | 9 (174.2744) |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Pinehurst, NC | 8 / 24 (683.8856) | 15 (169.6800) | 6 (171.9772) | 20 (165.0856) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2023-04-14 | Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 8 / 32 (159.9656) | 1 (179.4400) | 3 (176.5600) | 7 (173.1200) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) Shelby, NC | 3 / 34 (699.3716) | 4 (177.7144) | 15 (171.9772) | 8 (175.4172) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC | 24 / 35 (672.4456) | 24 (166.8228) | 20 (168.5256) | 15 (170.2744) | 20 (166.8228) |
| 2022-10-14 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 38 / 83 (675.9424) | 59 (165.1200) | 23 (173.1428) | 27 (171.4284) | 52 (166.2512) |
| 2022-10-07 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 9 / 27 (683.8740) | 20 (167.3828) | 3 (176.5600) | 6 (174.8572) | 16 (165.0740) |
| 2022-09-23 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 6 / 32 (689.6112) | 8 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | 18 (169.6684) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2022-07-22 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 1 / 35 (703.9660) | 17 (170.8344) | 2 (176.5716) | 1 (178.8572) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 22 / 92 (685.6112) | 46 (166.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 38 (169.1084) | 35 (169.6684) |
| 2022-05-20 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 19 / 32 (671.8628) | 16 (170.2628) | 26 (159.9544) | 12 (169.6800) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2022-05-13 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 28 / 46 (667.8628) | 38 (159.9428) | 15 (170.8228) | 6 (176.5716) | 36 (160.5256) |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 11 / 36 (678.7656) | 17 (167.3712) | 14 (169.7144) | 13 (169.6800) | 8 (172.0000) |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 Shelby, NC | 19 / 27 (679.8740) | 13 (173.1084) | 21 (167.9772) | 16 (170.8228) | 20 (167.9656) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC | 9 / 33 (680.4340) | 12 (173.1084) | 13 (169.1200) | 16 (169.6800) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2021-10-08 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 4 / 26 (690.1940) | 11 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2628) | 10 (167.4056) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2021-09-24 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 9 / 27 (675.2452) | 26 (154.7540) | 1 (178.8572) | 17 (167.3712) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 14 / 30 (676.4340) | 26 (163.3712) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (169.6800) | 19 (165.6684) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 5 / 81 (692.5028) | 3 (177.1544) | 15 (173.1200) | 50 (165.0856) | 7 (177.1428) |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 24 / 28 (666.1140) | 19 (169.6684) | 20 (166.2628) | 23 (163.9428) | 22 (166.2400) |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 24 / 39 (671.8052) | 17 (173.1084) | 25 (166.2400) | 18 (169.6800) | 28 (162.7768) |
| 2020-10-23 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax Galax, VA | 12 / 25 (677.5772) | 6 (171.9772) | 14 (167.3828) | 13 (167.3944) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 10 / 24 (675.3488) | 8 (170.2628) | 12 (168.5716) | 18 (165.0972) | 12 (171.4172) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy Murphy, NC | 6 / 22 (691.3600) | 2 (180.0000) | 15 (167.9772) | 8 (173.7144) | 15 (169.6684) |
| 2020-09-11 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Connelly Springs, NC | 2 / 24 (697.0628) | 6 (175.4056) | 8 (173.1200) | 4 (174.2744) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA | 41 / 54 (679.3140) | 31 (174.2628) | 20 (174.2744) | 48 (163.9312) | 41 (166.8456) |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash Augusta, GA | 11 / 46 (683.8972) | 20 (170.2744) | 21 (168.5372) | 19 (169.6800) | 12 (175.4056) |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge Roebuck, SC | 2 / 25 (686.1712) | 6 (171.9656) | 1 (177.7144) | 8 (170.2628) | 15 (166.2284) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC | 3 / 29 (684.4684) | 13 (171.9656) | 7 (173.7028) | 11 (167.3828) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) Concord, NC | 5 / 33 (690.7884) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (171.4172) | 21 (167.9656) | 7 (172.5484) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC | 11 / 47 (682.1712) | 4 (175.4172) | 4 (176.0000) | 39 (162.2284) | 22 (168.5256) |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 10 / 37 (675.9200) | 22 (166.2628) | 23 (165.0972) | 8 (171.9772) | 7 (172.5828) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC | 18 / 56 (673.0284) | 8 (172.0116) | 15 (169.6800) | 41 (158.7884) | 11 (172.5484) |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival West Jefferson, NC | 2 / 24 (679.3256) | 1 (178.2972) | 10 (167.9772) | 6 (169.1200) | 12 (163.9312) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC | 12 / 40 (674.7428) | 29 (161.0856) | 14 (167.9772) | 9 (171.4172) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 13 / 83 (678.7196) | 7 (174.2628) | 34 (166.8228) | 31 (167.3828) | 18 (170.2512) |
| 2019-06-14 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 17 / 38 (655.2452) | 13 (170.2512) | 21 (162.2400) | 13 (167.3828) | 27 (155.3712) |
| 2019-05-17 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival Ayden, NC | 7 / 36 (673.0172) | 17 (168.5372) | 13 (164.5372) | 10 (168.5256) | 4 (171.4172) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy Kannapolis, NC | 21 / 60 (668.4460) | 15 (169.6800) | 29 (165.1088) | 2 (173.7028) | 43 (159.9544) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 14 / 43 (666.1600) | 33 (154.7772) | 5 (171.9888) | 14 (168.5256) | 9 (170.8684) |
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 | #97 (920 pts) | #138 (785 pts) | #188 (665 pts) | #99 (850 pts) | #156 (660 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #315 (685 pts) | #610 (305 pts) | #411 (595 pts) | #233 (945 pts) | #341 (680 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #165 (1146 pts) | #220 (1001 pts) | #276 (901 pts) | #156 (1181 pts) | #118 (1341 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #95 (1509 pts) | #85 (1544 pts) | #71 (1649 pts) | #202 (1009 pts) | #89 (1529 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #151 (1245 pts) | #246 (925 pts) | #108 (1455 pts) | #136 (1285 pts) | #163 (1195 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #190 (981 pts) | #220 (881 pts) | #152 (1196 pts) | #248 (786 pts) | #195 (986 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #36 (1632 pts) | #29 (1612 pts) | #49 (1392 pts) | #84 (1092 pts) | #76 (1147 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #175 (1417 pts) | #139 (1527 pts) | #232 (1197 pts) | #200 (1292 pts) | #175 (1342 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #188 (1459 pts) | #233 (1250 pts) | #230 (1244 pts) | #168 (1454 pts) | #166 (1519 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #196 (1505 pts) | #310 (1140 pts) | #246 (1290 pts) | #235 (1320 pts) | #195 (1455 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #245 (1352 pts) | #311 (1137 pts) | #343 (1077 pts) | #247 (1307 pts) | #288 (1202 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #815 (421 pts) | #839 (431 pts) | #733 (521 pts) | #831 (436 pts) | #713 (516 pts) |