Checkered Flag 500 PA

Power ranking

#932

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1541

peak 1559

Contests

in the data

First seen

2020-10-29

latest 2023-04-07

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

689.6684

Maryland State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

649.66 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 663.65 (-13.99)

Walk rate

80%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.3200

Brisket · Maryland State BBQ Bash

Consistency

±48.00

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 172.12 · weakest Pork (168.31)

Road miles

1303

mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 364 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

⚔️ A tough matchup

GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 4.0344 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke in the Park (2021-09-24).

📅 A October team

Something about October: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)

Tame the Flame BBQ #930 · 1541 · PA MANHATTAN JACK'S BBQ #951 · 1540 · PA THE GRILLER B’S #1058 · 1532 · PA Col. Buck’s BBQ #815 · 1551 · PA Drilling And Grilling BBQ Team #1094 · 1529 · PA Team Meat Coma #786 · 1554 · PA

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	5	0	1	176.5600	165.6800	171.24	top 39%
Pork Ribs	10	5	1	2	178.2972	159.3944	169.18	top 38%
Pork	10	5	0	0	173.1544	160.5028	168.31	top 43%
Brisket	9	5	2	4	178.3200	165.7028	172.12	top 24%

“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	Avg finish
PA	4	top 38%
VA	4	top 41%
MD	1	top 16%
NC	1	top 61%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 24%
Medium (20–39)	7	top 46%
Large (40+)	2	top 23%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (6 contests)
Cooks mostly in PA (4 of 10 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
All-time average overall score: 663.65

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	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2023	1	1	521.6800	521.68
2021	6	2	689.6684	680.88
2020	3	0	682.7884	676.50

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-04-07	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	30 / 30 (521.6800)	12 (171.4056)	1 (178.2972)	6 (171.9772)	—
2021-10-15	Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD	4 / 25 (689.6684)	10 (172.5484)	14 (166.8344)	5 (171.9656)	1 (178.3200)
2021-09-24	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	2 / 31 (686.2400)	7 (174.2628)	9 (167.9772)	15 (166.8572)	1 (177.1428)
2021-08-27	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	3 / 44 (685.6800)	6 (174.2628)	9 (167.9656)	5 (173.1544)	6 (170.2972)
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	21 / 54 (665.0284)	28 (167.4400)	17 (168.5600)	38 (160.5028)	15 (168.5256)
2021-07-23	Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship Galax, VA	4 / 17 (685.6228)	2 (176.5600)	11 (164.5372)	4 (169.1200)	2 (175.4056)
2021-07-16	Chillin & Grillin In the Glades Wise, VA	16 / 25 (673.0288)	18 (165.6800)	17 (167.3944)	20 (161.6572)	2 (178.2972)
2020-11-06	Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC	17 / 28 (666.7884)	13 (170.2856)	23 (159.3944)	12 (169.6800)	14 (167.4284)
2020-10-30	Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA	10 / 33 (679.9312)	21 (167.9656)	6 (173.1544)	8 (173.1084)	13 (165.7028)
2020-10-29	The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA	15 / 33 (682.7884)	9 (172.0000)	3 (177.7144)	28 (165.0856)	20 (167.9884)