Average Joe BBQ Team PZ
Rating
1535
peak 1535
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2025-03-29
latest 2026-06-20
Best ToY finish
#331
Master 2025
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
681.33 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 684.63 (-3.30)
Walk rate
57%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±13.35
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.05)
Road miles
9923
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 4813 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Skinny Beans BBQ team has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Art Razza Piave Bbq in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Expo Master's Challenge is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 30-team field at BBQ Expo Master's Challenge.
🃏 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 161.0856 | 171.19 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 177.1544 | 153.1200 | 168.05 | top 43% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 179.4400 | 160.5600 | 172.00 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 166.2284 | 170.06 | top 41% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 2 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PZ (2 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ Expo Master's Challenge (2025-03-29)
- Wins it all in 14% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.63
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 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 683.9432 | 683.66 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 701.7260 | 685.11 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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 | #402 (255 pts) | #166 (707 pts) | #132 (858 pts) | #416 (265 pts) | #475 (215 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #331 (649 pts) | #407 (564 pts) | #429 (567 pts) | #381 (589 pts) | #443 (484 pts) |