If You Got it Smoke It PA
Rating
1526
peak 1526
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
latest 2023-06-30
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 34%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
292.77 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 343.30 (-50.53)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
and counting
Consistency
±122.47
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 163.42 · weakest Pork (146.85)
Road miles
304
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 94 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
DRILLING & GRILLING has finished one call ahead of If You Got it Smoke It 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Top Gun Barbecue has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HARCO LOCO BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
York County BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 20% across 3 contests, versus top 34% 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 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 169.7144 | 149.1428 | 160.83 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170.8916 | 159.3944 | 163.42 | top 25% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.8456 | 146.8456 | 146.85 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3828 | 147.3828 | 147.38 | top 82% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 21% |
| NJ | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (4 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (7 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 343.30
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 309.6568 | 309.66 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 337.7260 | 337.73 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 324.5144 | 242.83 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 330.8232 | 330.82 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 607.8740 | 469.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-30 | K.S. Que (BACKYARD ONLY) Kennett Square, PA | 5 / 12 (337.7260) | 7 (166.8344) | 4 (170.8916) | — | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 10 / 46 (324.5144) | 10 (165.1200) | 13 (159.3944) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 14 / 40 (161.1432) | — | 10 (161.1432) | — | — |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 7 / 53 (330.8232) | 14 (162.8116) | 4 (168.0116) | — | — |
| 2019-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 3 / 48 (331.3944) | 2 (169.7144) | 7 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 56 / 66 (607.8740) | 52 (151.3712) | 28 (162.2744) | 61 (146.8456) | 54 (147.3828) |
| Fire In the Sky BBQ Lite'N Up Broadway (BACKYARD ONLY) Broadway Westville, NJ | 8 / 23 (309.6568) | 13 (149.1428) | 6 (160.5140) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #197 (116 pts) | #124 (215 pts) | — | — |