Average Joe BBQ Team PZ
Rating
1531
peak 1534 · rated over 8 contests
Best runs
2
straight top-10s · 2 straight GCs
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2025-03-29
latest 2026-07-18
Best ToY finish
#331
Master 2025
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 44%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
678.78 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 685.25 (-6.47)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.32 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.75)
Road miles
10182
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 4813 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1554)
Master avg
685.25 / 720
7 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoky Cotte has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Art Razza Piave Bbq in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at BBQ Expo Master's Challenge.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Smoky Cotte has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared chicken entries.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at BBQ Expo Master's Challenge (2025-03-29) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, BUNCH OF SWINES.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Expo Master's Challenge (2025-03-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, PZ first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoky Cotte | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Woodquarter Smokerheads | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Art Razza Piave Bbq | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Onkel Felix BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold’s BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| LUNA SMOKE - Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SOUTH BRIXIA | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BBQ Hot Yard | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoking Butcher | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 161.0856 | 171.32 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 177.1544 | 153.1200 | 168.75 | top 43% |
| Pork | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 179.4400 | 160.5600 | 171.28 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 165.6800 | 169.04 | top 46% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 2 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The War of Barbeque | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 23% | 2026-06-20 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PZ (2 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ Expo Master's Challenge (2025-03-29)
- Wins it all in 13% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 685.25 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2025-03-29 — First tracked contest · BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- 📣 2025-03-29 — First call · BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- 🏆 2025-03-29 — First Grand Championship · BBQ Expo Master's Challenge
- ⭐ 2025-06-14 — Career-best overall score (701.7260) · The War of Barbeque
- 📈 2026-06-20 — Peak power rating (1534) · The War of Barbeque
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.2 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 2025-03-29 |
| +16.7 | The War of Barbeque | 2025-06-14 |
| +8 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge | 2026-04-11 |
| +4.1 | The War of Barbeque | 2026-06-20 |
| +0.5 | Open Barbecue Championship | 2026-07-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) | 2025-10-10 |
| -4.1 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 | 2025-09-20 |
| -3.7 | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2026-07-17 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70% | top 48% | 95% | 94.7% |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 40% | 97.5% | 95.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Open Barbecue Championship Wilhering, 4073 | 11 / 20 (678.1600) | 14 (168.5256) | 4 (174.8572) | 15 (168.5372) | 12 (166.2400) |
| 2026-07-17 | European Invitational Championship (COMPETITOR SERIES) Wilhering, 4073 | 12 / 17 (680.4804) | 6 (175.4172) | 10 (169.6916) | 12 (169.6916) | 10 (165.6800) |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 10 / 25 (683.9432) | 17 (170.2972) | 14 (168.5372) | 4 (176.5716) | 13 (168.5372) |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 12 (170.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-20 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 18 (158.2516) | — | — |
| 2026-05-03 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Rivergaro, PZ | — | 12 (161.0856) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-03 | Grill Contest Rivergaro (ONE MEAT RIBS) Rivergaro, PZ | — | — | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2026-04-11 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge PARMA, 43126 | 11 / 42 (683.3828) | 5 (176.5828) | 7 (171.9772) | 24 (166.2744) | 16 (168.5484) |
| 2026-03-21 | Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) LIVORNO FERRARIS (VC), 13 | — | 3 (174.2856) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-21 | Rocker's and Smoker's (ONE MEAT RIBS) LIVORNO FERRARIS (VC), 13 | — | — | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 80 / 90 (669.6800) | 46 (172.0344) | 51 (170.8572) | 86 (160.5600) | 66 (166.2284) |
| 2025-09-20 | Fo.G & Smoke 2025 Spilamberto, I-41057 | 15 / 24 (667.9200) | 7 (173.7028) | 20 (153.1200) | 12 (171.4172) | 5 (169.6800) |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | 1 / 20 (701.7260) | 3 (178.2972) | 6 (173.7144) | 2 (177.7372) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | 18 (166.2284) | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-14 | The War of Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Peschiera del Garda, 37019 | — | — | 25 (155.4172) | — | — |
| 2025-03-29 | BBQ Expo Master's Challenge Brescia, 25125 | 1 / 30 (701.1200) | 15 (169.1200) | 1 (177.1544) | 3 (179.4400) | 5 (175.4056) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #396 (370 pts) | #205 (807 pts) | #138 (1053 pts) | #428 (360 pts) | #458 (325 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #331 (649 pts) | #407 (564 pts) | #429 (567 pts) | #381 (589 pts) | #443 (484 pts) |