Pray For Me BBQ MA
Rating
1439
peak 1439
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2024-05-17
latest 2026-06-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 83%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.03 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 645.97 (+6.06)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.16
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 166.41 · weakest Brisket (154.54)
Road miles
534
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Hillside BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pray For Me BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.4056 | 154.2172 | 163.74 | top 73% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 147.9544 | 161.65 | top 73% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 156.5944 | 166.41 | top 62% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7372 | 142.7772 | 154.54 | top 83% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA | 5 | 0 | top 84% |
| CT | 3 | 0 | top 81% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MA (9 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 645.97
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 667.9084 | 663.62 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 655.9088 | 644.30 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 651.3256 | 635.87 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Bristol, CT | 21 / 26 (659.3372) | 18 (167.9772) | 11 (169.6800) | 14 (169.1200) | 24 (152.5600) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 12 (167.4284) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 16 (163.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 19 / 31 (667.9084) | 19 (167.4056) | 5 (175.4400) | 21 (166.2744) | 25 (158.7884) |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 11 (171.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 22 (147.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 25 / 30 (643.8864) | 20 (162.8460) | 24 (160.5488) | 17 (168.5372) | 28 (151.9544) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) Wrentham, MA | 26 / 29 (655.9088) | 20 (166.2400) | 29 (151.9544) | 10 (171.9772) | 17 (165.7372) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 24 / 27 (633.0972) | 22 (159.3828) | 17 (166.8456) | 25 (156.5944) | 26 (150.2744) |
| 2024-10-26 | Weekend of Giving Wrentham, MA | 20 / 25 (651.3256) | 18 (166.2744) | 21 (158.2516) | 16 (167.9540) | 18 (158.8456) |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 17 (159.4172) | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Weekend of Giving (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 17 (163.4516) | — | — |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 16 (169.1772) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge Somers, CT | 24 / 30 (643.9084) | 27 (154.2172) | 24 (163.4284) | 14 (170.8456) | 22 (155.4172) |
| 2024-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Somers, CT | — | 14 (162.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) Wrentham, MA | 30 / 30 (612.3772) | 26 (159.9544) | 30 (149.6800) | 23 (159.9656) | 29 (142.7772) |