SAUCE THIS BBQ

SAUCE THIS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 83 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. They have won 7 Grand Championships, most recently at the BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) (2019), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #93 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#93

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1812

peak 1853 · rated over 83 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#60

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

5 reserve · wins it all 8% of the time

Category wins

57 podiums

Overall top-10s

60% of 83 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 23%

overall standings

Best overall

704.5488 / 720

Master · BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

679.58 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 668.94 (+10.64)

Walk rate

92%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)

Consistency

±17.82

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.41 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.16)

Road miles

12,306

across 83 mapped stops · furthest 590 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)

Purse competed for

$60K

listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

won from 11 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.94 / 720

83 Master contests · 7 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

1.1316 points from the title

Came within 1.1316 points of the Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Aug 5, 2016).

Among the elite

#93 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 1% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1812 puts them #93 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.

rating 1812
peak 1853
83 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.

Brisket ×2

Against the odds

22-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 78 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival (Apr 10, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 22-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, 3 EYZ BBQ.

Giant slayer

99 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 99-team field at Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival.

Apr 10, 2015

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 12%

Multi-meat days

2 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at Separation Colonial BBQ Competition (Jun 7, 2019).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

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They almost always walk

92% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 76 of 83 contests

A top-10 category call in 92% of their 83 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.5488 career-best overall

97.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.5488 at BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) — 97.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 4, 2019

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 11 entries at contests carrying the title.

11 state-championship entries

The one to beat

6× one call ahead of them

3 EYZ BBQ has finished one call ahead of SAUCE THIS BBQ 6 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 2 Grand Championships

2016 was the year it came together: 14 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 7 category wins, at an average finish in the top 14%.

14 contests
12 overall top-10s
7 category wins
average top 14%

A tough matchup

11–4 behind in the head-to-head

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ ahead in 73% of their meetings

CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 15 shared contests.

A strong matchup

26–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 84% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER in 26 of their 31 shared contests.

The comeback

7.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 7.3 years, then back at First State BBQ Bash (Sep 25, 2026).

last seen Jun 7, 2019
back Sep 25, 2026

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

REDNECK SCIENTIFIC has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An October team

Top 12% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 12% across 11 contests, versus top 23% the rest of the year.

11 October contests
top 23% the rest of the year

The long haul

12,306 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 12,306 miles across 83 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 590 miles to Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY).

83 mapped stops
furthest 590 mi

The metronome

±2.48% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.48% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.9% of a perfect score
83 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sam's Club National BBQ Tour every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 2nd

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#1065 (60 pts)	#1141 (60 pts)	#1110 (95 pts)	#1111 (60 pts)	#1102 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#219 (1,262 pts)	#316 (977 pts)	#303 (992 pts)	#174 (1,377 pts)	#208 (1,247 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#116 (1,808 pts)	#176 (1,443 pts)	#82 (1,828 pts)	#124 (1,593 pts)	#93 (1,828 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#83 (2,061 pts)	#52 (2,094 pts)	#64 (1,986 pts)	#133 (1,678 pts)	#66 (2,016 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#60 (2,237 pts)	#102 (1,774 pts)	#186 (1,484 pts)	#45 (2,079 pts)	#45 (2,204 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#114 (1,946 pts)	#117 (1,683 pts)	#292 (1,171 pts)	#112 (1,748 pts)	#79 (1,948 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#243 (1,353 pts)	#430 (873 pts)	#218 (1,398 pts)	#188 (1,443 pts)	#238 (1,383 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#825 (370 pts)	#852 (380 pts)	#754 (440 pts)	#672 (490 pts)	#852 (370 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to SAUCE THIS BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE

#91 of the rated field

1812 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 59%
Peak: 1815

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to SAUCE THIS BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SAUCE THIS BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 50 contests
last seen Sep 16, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

B-S BBQ OUTLAWS

#94 of the rated field

1812 power rating

Contests: 190
GCs: 17
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1910

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to SAUCE THIS BBQ)

They've been 1910 at their best, 98 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 183 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Organizer Portal

#95 of the rated field

1812 power rating

Contests: 327
GCs: 48
Top-10s: 73%
Peak: 2007

3–1 in 4 shared contests (75% to SAUCE THIS BBQ)

327 contests to 83: their number has had years to settle where SAUCE THIS BBQ's is still finding its level.

rated over 307 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

GILLY'S BBQ

#92 of the rated field

1812 power rating

Contests: 67
GCs: 12
Top-10s: 69%
Peak: 1812

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before SAUCE THIS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 60 contests
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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SMOKE MONSTER BBQ

#97 of the rated field

1811 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 6
Top-10s: 66%
Peak: 1811

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to SAUCE THIS BBQ)

Their rating is built on 6 Grand Championships in 47 contests, alongside a 66% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 47 contests
last seen Oct 23, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

#89 of the rated field

1813 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 326
GCs: 19
Top-10s: 65%
Peak: 1896

23–24 in 47 shared contests (49% to SAUCE THIS BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 306 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	52	18	34	35%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	48	26	22	54%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	48	25	23	52%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	47	23	24	49%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	43	28	15	65%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	43	18	25	42%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	40	24	16	60%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	37	16	21	43%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	34	20	14	59%	⚔ compare
BIG UGLY'S BBQ - MD	33	21	12	64%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	32	14	18	44%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	31	26	5	84%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	30	16	14	53%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	28	22	6	79%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	28	15	13	54%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	83	39	2	11	178.8572	145.7142	167.25	top 37%
Pork Ribs	83	37	4	10	178.2972	147.3828	166.16	top 34%
Pork	83	40	6	16	178.8572	146.8572	167.12	top 31%
Brisket	83	47	7	20	180 🔥	142.1944	168.41	top 25%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 22%
Medium (20–39)	36	5	top 23%
Large (40+)	46	2	top 23%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MD	25	1	top 25%
VA	24	4	top 19%
DE	13	1	top 22%
PA	10	0	top 27%
NJ	5	1	top 24%
GA	3	0	top 19%
TN	2	0	top 10%
SC	1	0	top 47%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	4	2	0	top 26%	Jun 2, 2017
Interstate BBQ Festival	3	10	0	top 40%	Apr 19, 2019
Covington Cork & Pork Festival	3	3	0	top 34%	Jun 23, 2017
BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	2	1	1	top 12%	May 4, 2019
Boo-B-Que	2	3	0	top 6%	Oct 19, 2018
Smoke in the Grove	2	4	0	top 32%	Jul 27, 2018
Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition	2	3	0	top 8%	Jun 8, 2018
Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest	2	5	0	top 19%	May 5, 2018
BBQ Gives Back	2	12	0	top 17%	Mar 23, 2018
The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	2	6	0	top 21%	Mar 2, 2018
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	2	13	0	top 22%	Nov 18, 2017
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	2	2	0	top 9%	Oct 13, 2017
Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)	2	4	0	top 10%	Oct 21, 2016
Saltwater Brew 'N' Que	2	4	0	top 20%	May 20, 2016
Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2	3	0	top 9%	May 6, 2016
Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2	7	0	top 21%	Jul 31, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 20 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 10.4 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 25 of 83 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 63 16 of them more than once

First title Apr 10, 2015 Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival

Opponents faced 1,114 finished ahead 3,041 times, behind 860

Longest layoff 7.3 yrs Jun 7, 2019 → Sep 25, 2026

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20261 milestone

Sep 25 Most recent contest First State BBQ Bash

20191 milestone

May 4 Career-best overall score704.5488 BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)

20181 milestone

Jun 8 Peak power rating (1853) Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition

20173 milestones

Aug 4 50th tracked contest Smithfield BBQ Classic
Sep 8 First state championship 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship
Sep 8 5th Grand Championship 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship

20163 milestones

Jun 10 First perfect 180 (Brisket) The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park
Sep 23 10th category win Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!
Oct 14 First multi-meat day Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

20153 milestones

Apr 10 First Grand Championship Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
Apr 10 Biggest field won (99 teams) Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival
Oct 30 25th tracked contest Boo B Que By the Sea

20146 milestones

May 2 First overall top-10 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.7144 Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Aug 1 10th tracked contest Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ
Aug 22 First category win (Pork) Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 22 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 22 First Reserve Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

20132 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
Apr 19 First call Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.1	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival	Apr 10, 2015
+13.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 22, 2014
+12.3	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	Aug 1, 2014
+12.2	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	May 2, 2014
+12	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	May 1, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-19.7	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 19, 2019
-19.4	First State BBQ Bash	Sep 25, 2026
-11.2	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo	Mar 8, 2019
-10	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 27, 2018
-9.9	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Jun 23, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0	0%	top 77%	91.1%	91.1%
2019	9	1	4	3	78%	top 33%	97.9%	93.5%
2018	14	1	10	2	93%	top 22%	96.1%	93.7%
2017	20	1	12	2	95%	top 19%	96.8%	93.7%
2016	14	2	12	7	100%	top 14%	96.7%	94.1%
2015	12	2	7	4	100%	top 19%	95.1%	92.8%
2014	9	0	5	1	89%	top 23%	92.5%	90.8%
2013	4	0	0	0	75%	top 50%	89.5%	86.5%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	30 / 39 (655.8744)	34 (157.7144)	18 (170.2628)	29 (163.9428)	29 (163.9544)
Jun 7, 2019	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition 🏅 New Castle, DE	2 / 36 (678.2400)	29 (157.1084)	1 (175.4172)	1 (174.2972)	5 (171.4172)
May 25, 2019	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	12 / 32 (689.0744)	24 (167.3828)	11 (174.2744)	9 (174.8572)	10 (172.5600)
May 24, 2019	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	15 / 33 (670.1828)	25 (162.2512)	27 (161.6572)	6 (173.1428)	8 (173.1316)
May 4, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	1 / 33 (704.5488)	5 (175.4172)	10 (172.5600)	2 (176.5716)	1 (180)
May 3, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	7 / 34 (683.8740)	5 (175.4056)	16 (163.9428)	7 (173.1200)	7 (171.4056)
Apr 19, 2019	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	39 / 54 (647.8512)	47 (155.9428)	27 (163.9656)	40 (159.3600)	20 (168.5828)
Mar 23, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	10 / 52 (681.6228)	6 (175.4172)	16 (168.5600)	6 (171.9772)	22 (165.6684)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	23 / 63 (662.1368)	10 (171.4172)	28 (162.2400)	37 (163.3712)	20 (165.1084)
Mar 8, 2019	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	37 / 66 (642.7424)	36 (161.6684)	47 (156.5256)	43 (158.2628)	20 (166.2856)
Oct 19, 2018	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	5 / 73 (682.7544)	37 (163.9544)	7 (171.9656)	16 (169.1200)	1 (177.7144)
Sep 28, 2018	Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA	12 / 41 (670.1828)	8 (173.1200)	17 (167.4400)	20 (165.0856)	20 (164.5372)
Sep 7, 2018	14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	9 / 29 (682.8344)	15 (166.8228)	1 (175.4172)	6 (172.5716)	10 (168.0228)
Aug 17, 2018	Smokin on The Dock of the Bay Crisfield, MD	4 / 32 (675.9084)	9 (167.3712)	6 (169.6916)	4 (169.7144)	7 (169.1312)
Jul 27, 2018	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	30 / 54 (643.8516)	21 (163.9428)	48 (153.1088)	27 (162.2400)	25 (164.5600)
Jun 29, 2018	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	9 / 33 (675.3256)	9 (169.1200)	16 (162.2400)	7 (171.4056)	7 (172.5600)
Jun 8, 2018	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	3 / 42 (669.6688)	7 (169.1316)	2 (172.0228)	17 (164.5372)	17 (163.9772)
May 25, 2018	Gettysburg BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Gettysburg, PA	8 / 35 (683.3256)	9 (171.9656)	6 (170.8344)	16 (165.1200)	5 (175.4056)
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	1 / 38 (691.9660)	14 (171.4172)	5 (172.0116)	2 (175.4172)	2 (173.1200)
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	9 / 45 (679.3144)	28 (166.8344)	17 (168.5372)	3 (173.1316)	10 (170.8112)
May 5, 2018	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	9 / 37 (668.4456)	11 (169.6684)	10 (167.4172)	10 (169.6916)	23 (161.6684)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	21 / 67 (667.2916)	20 (167.9772)	53 (157.0628)	27 (165.6800)	2 (176.5716)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	12 / 75 (675.3488)	7 (173.7144)	29 (166.2516)	32 (163.9772)	10 (171.4056)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	6 / 29 (674.8000)	5 (171.9656)	2 (172.0344)	13 (165.6800)	13 (165.1200)
Nov 18, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA	13 / 58 (690.2288)	13 (176)	29 (170.2860)	26 (169.6800)	9 (174.2628)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA	8 / 58 (689.0972)	48 (166.8456)	4 (176.5716)	18 (171.4056)	14 (174.2744)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	13 / 62 (683.8856)	50 (166.2400)	13 (173.7144)	32 (168.5256)	9 (175.4056)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	3 / 69 (683.3600)	22 (169.1200)	5 (174.2628)	9 (171.4172)	13 (168.5600)
Oct 13, 2017	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	4 / 30 (671.3140)	7 (170.8456)	16 (163.3944)	4 (169.7028)	5 (167.3712)
Oct 6, 2017	Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic Virginia Beach, VA	4 / 23 (678.8112)	1 (176.5828)	6 (165.6684)	13 (161.7028)	3 (174.8572)
Sep 15, 2017	Smoke on the Water New Jersey State Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	9 / 42 (673.6344)	5 (171.4172)	21 (162.8688)	7 (169.6800)	8 (169.6684)
Sep 8, 2017	13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	1 / 35 (697.1088)	2 (173.7028)	1 (175.4172)	3 (173.7144)	2 (174.2744)
Aug 25, 2017	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	16 / 69 (656.4456)	31 (163.3712)	38 (159.9772)	10 (166.2628)	17 (166.8344)
Aug 4, 2017	Smithfield BBQ Classic Smithfield, VA	4 / 28 (676.5028)	6 (170.8456)	3 (174.2628)	12 (166.8572)	10 (164.5372)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	4 / 51 (671.9432)	2 (175.4172)	3 (172.5944)	36 (158.2516)	18 (165.6800)
Jun 23, 2017	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	19 / 32 (650.7428)	22 (162.8228)	12 (165.7028)	22 (160.5716)	18 (161.6456)
Jun 9, 2017	Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	4 / 46 (672.5600)	3 (173.7028)	5 (170.2856)	29 (159.4172)	13 (169.1544)
Jun 2, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	13 / 28 (661.0628)	6 (170.8112)	20 (155.9540)	16 (163.4404)	5 (170.8572)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	11 / 53 (670.8000)	33 (165.0856)	8 (171.4516)	11 (169.7256)	19 (164.5372)
May 5, 2017	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	5 / 37 (674.8116)	2 (175.4172)	16 (165.1200)	25 (156.5600)	2 (177.7144)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	10 / 58 (678.2284)	14 (170.8228)	36 (161.7028)	7 (171.4400)	3 (174.2628)
Apr 7, 2017	Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD	6 / 45 (669.6112)	12 (170.2628)	7 (170.2628)	13 (168.5484)	24 (160.5372)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	12 / 64 (671.3484)	44 (160.5256)	27 (164.5600)	2 (173.1428)	3 (173.1200)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	11 / 50 (667.3028)	17 (168.5256)	6 (170.2744)	26 (162.8000)	13 (165.7028)
Oct 21, 2016	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	4 / 96 (696.5484)	3 (178.8572)	6 (176.5828)	16 (173.1428)	51 (167.9656)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	2 / 38 (685.1312)	22 (163.4284)	1 (178.2972)	1 (177.1428)	15 (166.2628)
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	12 / 48 (664.4228)	10 (170.8228)	15 (165.1200)	25 (163.3944)	17 (165.0856)
Sep 23, 2016	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA	1 / 22 (679.3600)	2 (171.4056)	7 (162.8344)	1 (178.8572)	4 (166.2628)
Sep 10, 2016	Philadelphia's Inaugural Fire Up HOPE Devon, PA	3 / 33 (672.5600)	21 (159.3828)	7 (169.7372)	2 (173.1772)	2 (170.2628)
Aug 26, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) N. Charleston, SC	14 / 30 (681.0400)	6 (174.2628)	21 (166.8344)	12 (170.2628)	14 (169.6800)
Aug 5, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	2 / 29 (685.7028)	7 (172.5828)	15 (164.5372)	4 (170.8800)	2 (177.7028)
Jun 24, 2016	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	8 / 27 (663.3368)	15 (166.8228)	15 (162.2284)	16 (165.1428)	4 (169.1428)
Jun 10, 2016	The Historic New Castle Colonial BBQ Competition at Battery Park New Castle, DE	2 / 39 (681.6572)	7 (169.1084)	15 (164.5600)	8 (167.9888)	1 (180)
Jun 3, 2016	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	1 / 37 (696.5600)	4 (172.5828)	9 (169.1200)	3 (175.4172)	1 (179.4400)
May 20, 2016	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	4 / 23 (666.8116)	3 (169.1200)	4 (168.5600)	17 (157.6916)	1 (171.4400)
May 6, 2016	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	7 / 51 (663.3252)	26 (161.0740)	21 (161.1428)	5 (169.7028)	5 (171.4056)
Apr 15, 2016	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	8 / 41 (675.3372)	1 (178.8572)	14 (165.0972)	11 (166.8572)	16 (164.5256)
Apr 8, 2016	Triple Threat BBQ, Beer and Music Festval Harrington, DE	8 / 75 (669.6800)	22 (167.4172)	38 (159.9656)	3 (172)	8 (170.2972)
Oct 30, 2015	Boo B Que By the Sea Rehobeth Beach, DE	11 / 59 (657.0628)	4 (170.8228)	21 (162.2628)	44 (153.0972)	8 (170.8800)
Oct 23, 2015	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	15 / 93 (683.4172)	59 (166.2628)	19 (172.0344)	36 (168.5600)	4 (176.5600)
Oct 9, 2015	Smokin Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship $15,000 Atlantic City, NJ	1 / 46 (678.2284)	3 (173.1772)	8 (166.8456)	5 (170.8228)	7 (167.3828)
Sep 25, 2015	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	7 / 34 (661.0400)	6 (167.9772)	22 (159.3944)	3 (171.9656)	13 (161.7028)
Aug 28, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	13 / 29 (642.7884)	19 (157.1656)	22 (155.9656)	11 (159.9772)	2 (169.6800)
Aug 21, 2015	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	4 / 46 (684.5828)	9 (169.7256)	15 (166.8456)	10 (169.1316)	1 (178.8800)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	16 / 54 (657.1084)	38 (158.2284)	30 (158.2972)	10 (167.4400)	6 (173.1428)
Jun 26, 2015	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	3 / 25 (680.5484)	7 (171.4284)	10 (165.7028)	1 (176)	5 (167.4172)
May 29, 2015	Pig & A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	16 / 32 (648.9828)	10 (169.6800)	28 (147.3828)	1 (175.4172)	18 (156.5028)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	3 / 64 (677.0628)	13 (170.2856)	10 (167.9772)	22 (162.8000)	1 (176)
Apr 24, 2015	Saltwater Brew 'N' Que Chincoteague, VA	4 / 18 (663.9196)	4 (167.4284)	3 (165.1200)	15 (155.3712)	2 (176)
Apr 10, 2015	Triple Threat BBQ Beer and Music Festival Harrington, DE	1 / 99 (683.9428)	3 (176.0228)	9 (170.2628)	4 (172.5600)	28 (165.0972)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	11 / 65 (654.7996)	16 (163.9772)	16 (163.9884)	47 (153.1084)	2 (173.7256)
Aug 29, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	13 / 30 (659.2688)	30 (154.2172)	10 (167.9772)	3 (170.8344)	6 (166.2400)
Aug 22, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	2 / 29 (665.5884)	19 (158.8228)	5 (166.8344)	1 (169.1084)	3 (170.8228)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	7 / 59 (663.3144)	19 (163.9428)	2 (175.4172)	23 (160.5716)	16 (163.3828)
Jun 27, 2014	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	8 / 46 (654.7204)	19 (161.1200)	12 (163.9544)	5 (166.8460)	11 (162.8000)
May 30, 2014	Pig and A Jig BBQ Festival Snow Hill, MD	9 / 30 (651.3484)	21 (155.9656)	4 (169.1772)	13 (159.3828)	7 (166.8228)
May 9, 2014	Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD	15 / 43 (636.4916)	28 (154.2516)	7 (162.2628)	5 (164.5944)	25 (155.3828)
May 2, 2014	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	9 / 59 (665.7144)	6 (170.8916)	19 (162.2628)	10 (165.7372)	11 (166.8228)
Apr 11, 2014	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	34 / 109 (632.4916)	49 (157.6800)	44 (156.0116)	16 (166.2972)	57 (152.5028)
Sep 20, 2013	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	20 / 45 (634.1376)	25 (160.5372)	9 (165.1316)	11 (166.2744)	34 (142.1944)
Aug 9, 2013	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	15 / 60 (644.4568)	9 (167.4056)	13 (166.2628)	34 (152.5484)	21 (158.2400)
May 17, 2013	Middletown BBQ Cook Off Middletown, DE	40 / 56 (601.1430)	50 (145.7142)	33 (150.8572)	43 (146.8572)	14 (157.7144)
Apr 19, 2013	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	61 / 106 (612.5712)	91 (148.5710)	71 (148.5716)	5 (169.1430)	75 (146.2856)

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

Multi-meat days

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

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