MRC_Barbecue PA
Rating
1620
peak 1649
Contests
51
in the data
First seen
2020-06-26
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#31
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
12
26 podiums
Overall top-10s
24
of 51 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
407.93 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 407.22 (+0.71)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±128.67
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.91 · weakest Pork (166.41)
Road miles
4676
mi across 51 mapped stops · furthest 669 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Leaning Jowler BBQ has finished one call ahead of MRC_Barbecue 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
All About the Wood has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ in 23 of their 25 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5484 points of the Grand Championship at Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition (2023-04-07).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 53-team field at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 21% across 7 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.7884 | 169.91 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 44 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 175.4056 | 155.9428 | 168.06 | top 35% |
| Pork | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.7772 | 166.41 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 153.0628 | 166.82 | top 49% |
“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 | 22 | 1 | top 41% |
| VA | 11 | 1 | top 28% |
| DE | 4 | 0 | top 48% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 10 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 18 | 1 | top 29% |
| Large (40+) | 15 | 1 | top 29% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (22 of 51 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (49 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: York County BBQ Festival (2022-06-17)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 407.22
- 2 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 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 681.0284 | 382.65 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 683.9200 | 448.79 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 684.4916 | 367.67 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 687.9772 | 425.37 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 662.1144 | 459.65 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 482.1600 | 369.07 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 333.0628 | 331.38 |
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 | 15 / 13 (338.8000) | 13 (169.6916) | 13 (169.1084) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 13 / 25 (681.0284) | 12 (173.1200) | 6 (174.8456) | 1 (180.0000) | 24 (153.0628) |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 4 / 17 (342.8000) | 8 (170.8228) | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 9 / 25 (339.3716) | 7 (173.1200) | 14 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA | 10 / 20 (337.6572) | 12 (165.6800) | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 2 / 14 (346.2400) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 11 / 36 (336.5144) | 15 (163.3944) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 21 (166.2400) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 7 / 40 (338.8000) | 6 (171.9772) | 9 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-09-28 | First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY) Milford, DE | 11 / 14 (329.6344) | 13 (163.3944) | 8 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 12 / 25 (683.9200) | 18 (162.2744) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE | — | 9 (167.3944) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE | — | — | 8 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 16 / 10 (325.6572) | 14 (166.2516) | 17 (159.4056) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 11 / 26 (679.3376) | 1 (177.7144) | 7 (171.4288) | 15 (167.3828) | 15 (162.8116) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 3 / 12 (345.6800) | 3 (170.8228) | 2 (174.8572) | 4 (163.9544) | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 7 / 23 (328.5260) | 6 (168.5600) | 8 (159.9660) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 11 / 26 (684.4916) | 9 (174.2860) | 6 (174.2744) | 21 (165.6684) | 10 (170.2628) |
| 2024-07-06 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 9 / 14 (329.0860) | 8 (170.2744) | 10 (158.8116) | — | — |
| 2024-06-29 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 22 / 19 (169.6800) | 9 (169.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2024-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 6 / 29 (338.8576) | 10 (168.5716) | 6 (170.2860) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 6 / 26 (340.5260) | 14 (166.2516) | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 4 / 37 (343.3828) | 3 (175.4172) | 13 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Chicken) Ashland, VA | — | 10 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA | — | — | 3 (173.7260) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 3 / 40 (345.0856) | 12 (169.6800) | 1 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 15 / 51 (334.7888) | 30 (162.8000) | 4 (171.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 6 / 29 (337.6456) | 16 (165.6684) | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 8 / 37 (335.9312) | 12 (166.2284) | 7 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Lincoln, DE | 5 / 20 (687.9772) | 5 (174.2744) | 8 (169.1428) | 8 (170.8572) | 6 (173.7028) |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lincoln, DE | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 2 / 28 (341.0972) | 6 (166.2400) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 10 / 46 (503.3484) | 1 (176.5600) | 6 (170.8572) | 21 (155.9312) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 2 (176.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 1 / 53 (517.0972) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (174.2972) | 14 (162.8000) | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 31 / 49 (333.0972) | 32 (167.9772) | 28 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 78 / 91 (662.1144) | 31 (173.1200) | 76 (163.9544) | 90 (154.7772) | 38 (170.2628) |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 16 / 42 (498.8232) | 12 (170.8572) | 20 (161.7144) | 12 (166.2516) | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 15 / 54 (503.9088) | 17 (169.6800) | 3 (173.1200) | 23 (161.1088) | — |
| 2022-06-17 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 1 / 34 (344.5832) | 1 (178.2972) | 8 (166.2860) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 12 / 36 (331.9084) | 19 (158.7884) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 8 / 50 (508.5144) | 16 (165.6800) | 15 (163.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 1 (176.0000) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 9 / 53 (494.2288) | 16 (161.7144) | 9 (165.6800) | 10 (166.8344) | — |
| 2021-06-18 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 14 / 41 (325.0400) | 15 (163.3828) | 13 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD | 10 / 34 (336.5484) | 5 (172.0228) | 12 (164.5256) | — | — |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 11 / 47 (332.5488) | 3 (173.1544) | 16 (159.3944) | — | — |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 20 / 46 (482.1600) | 7 (168.5600) | 22 (155.9428) | 20 (157.6572) | — |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 WYTHE, VA | 11 / 17 (330.2516) | 8 (169.1316) | 12 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 WYTHE, VA | 4 / 19 (333.0628) | 3 (169.6800) | 6 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 6 / 53 (330.8340) | 2 (172.5484) | 14 (158.2856) | — | — |
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 | #31 (835 pts) | #32 (775 pts) | #25 (907 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #679 (110 pts) | #569 (187 pts) | #631 (165 pts) | #406 (275 pts) | #1026 (55 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #99 (550 pts) | #105 (560 pts) | #106 (585 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #636 (236 pts) | #465 (487 pts) | #505 (443 pts) | #510 (376 pts) | #645 (246 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #83 (714 pts) | #83 (719 pts) | #89 (662 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #873 (121 pts) | #930 (136 pts) | #887 (166 pts) | #1182 (71 pts) | #902 (126 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #33 (1077 pts) | #14 (1234 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #675 (230 pts) | #274 (838 pts) | #540 (414 pts) | #762 (200 pts) | #746 (220 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #44 (861 pts) | #45 (833 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #57 (651 pts) | #89 (381 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #18 (597 pts) | #30 (362 pts) | — | — |