TASTY LICKS BBQ SUPPLY

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2052

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1536

peak 1536 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2014-09-05

Best ToY finish

#331

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

659.3716 / 720

Master · Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Perfect 180s

Current form

637.86 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 630.56 (+7.31)

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1772

Brisket · New Holland Summer Fest

Consistency

±14.04

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 158.94 · weakest Pork (156.19)

Road miles

1,020

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi

Schedule strength

13%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1519)

Master avg

630.56 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

On the rise

+28 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 28 points across 9 contests since 2013-09-06 — from 1508 up to 1536.

9 contests since 2013-09-06
now 1536

Happy hunting ground

Top 19% average finish here

New Holland Summer Fest is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 13th
average top 19%

A tough matchup

11–1 behind in the head-to-head

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead in 92% of their meetings

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

10 of 12 shared chicken entries lost

LO' -N- SLO' BBQ ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, LO' -N- SLO' BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 12 shared chicken entries.

An August team

Top 27% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.95% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.95% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 87.6% of a perfect score
16 contests

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The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

69 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

No Measurements BBQ

#2064 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 56%
Peak: 1541

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 16 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2026-08-14
on a 6-contest top-10 run

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BOB ROBERTS BBQ

#2047 of the rated field

1536 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2023-10-20

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Big Bobby's Q

#2057 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 5% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-08-02

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STARVIN MARVINS BAY AREA BBQ

#2042 of the rated field

1536 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

Level with TASTY LICKS BBQ SUPPLY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

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Pork Bombin BBQ

#2051 of the rated field

1536 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1536

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after TASTY LICKS BBQ SUPPLY did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-05-23

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STOKE & SMOKE BBQ

#2053 of the rated field

1536 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1543

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2018-09-21

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
PIGHEADED BBQ	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
WILBUR'S REVENGE	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SIR-PORK'S-ALOT BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Badlands BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
HAWG NATION BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
FIRE & SPICE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN GNOME BBQ	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	2	1	1	176.0344	146.8570	158.94	top 50%
Pork Ribs	16	3	0	0	169.7144	150.2056	158.48	top 42%
Pork	16	1	0	0	166.2856	145.7142	156.19	top 53%
Brisket	16	4	1	2	177.1772	142.8228	156.95	top 43%

“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	9	top 38%
DE	2	top 49%
VA	2	top 68%
NJ	1	top 38%
MD	1	top 47%
NY	1	top 58%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	10	0	top 41%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
New Holland Summer Fest	2	13	0	top 19%	2014-08-22
Que for the Troops	2	12	0	top 42%	2014-06-06

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 1.4 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2014-09-05

Busiest season 2013 10 contests

Contests a season 8 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in PA 9 of 16 contests · 6 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 1 win · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 158.94 · weakest Pork (156.19)

Walk rate 50% a top-10 call in 8 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 6% 1 of 16 contests

Master average 630.56 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 428 488–351 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,020 16 mapped stops · furthest 137 mi

Schedule strength 1519 average field rating faced — tougher than 13% of rated contests

Power rating 1536 peak 1536 · #2052 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest New York City BBQ Cookoff
Apr 19 First call New York City BBQ Cookoff
Aug 23 First category win (Brisket) New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 23 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6116 New Holland Summer Fest
Aug 23 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.1772 New Holland Summer Fest
Oct 5 10th tracked contest DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship
2014
Aug 15 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 15 Career-best overall score659.3716 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 5 Peak power rating (1536) 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off
Sep 5 Most recent contest 6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-08-15
+10.5	New Holland Summer Fest	2014-08-22
+8.5	Que for the Troops	2013-05-31
+6.8	New Holland Summer Fest	2013-08-23
+5.8	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair	2014-04-11

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2013-06-28
-3.4	Hogs & Hops Dover	2013-09-20
-2.6	New York City BBQ Cookoff	2013-04-19
-1.6	Que for the Troops	2014-06-06
-0.9	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition	2014-05-09

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2014	6	0	1	1	50%	top 40%	91.6%	88.4%
2013	10	0	0	1	50%	top 48%	90.2%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014-09-05	6th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cook-off York, PA	18 / 39 (648.4228)	27 (157.0972)	4 (169.6800)	28 (156.5256)	7 (165.1200)
2014-08-22	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	13 / 70 (646.8684)	31 (160.5484)	6 (169.7144)	28 (158.2740)	26 (158.3316)
2014-08-15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA	7 / 28 (659.3716)	1 (176.0344)	20 (151.9888)	12 (161.0856)	4 (170.2628)
2014-06-06	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	37 / 65 (619.3600)	29 (159.9544)	29 (156.0000)	25 (160.5828)	50 (142.8228)
2014-05-09	Smoke in the Valley BBQ Competition Green Lane, PA	30 / 54 (615.2912)	39 (151.3940)	17 (158.8688)	28 (154.8000)	34 (150.2284)
2014-04-11	Delaware's Triple Threat BBQ Festival at the Fair Harrington, DE	38 / 109 (631.2912)	57 (156.4912)	20 (163.9428)	48 (156.5600)	43 (154.2972)
2013-10-05	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	32 / 85 (627.3028)	43 (158.2512)	43 (153.6688)	33 (156.5600)	17 (158.8228)
2013-09-20	Hogs & Hops Dover Dover, DE	28 / 45 (620.4344)	27 (159.4172)	22 (157.6916)	40 (149.6456)	22 (153.6800)
2013-09-06	5th Annual Southern York County BBQ Cookoff York, PA	13 / 31 (637.5884)	14 (161.0856)	14 (157.1200)	14 (161.1428)	11 (158.2400)
2013-08-23	New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA	14 / 71 (649.6116)	42 (157.0972)	19 (163.3828)	51 (151.9544)	1 (177.1772)
2013-08-09	12th Annual Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD	28 / 60 (621.5880)	30 (155.3712)	47 (150.2056)	7 (166.2856)	33 (149.7256)
2013-07-26	Bluemont BBQ Bash & Blackberry Bonanza Bluemont, VA	17 / 33 (631.2224)	4 (167.4284)	23 (154.2172)	26 (154.7884)	20 (154.7884)
2013-06-28	Hogging Up Virginia Bluegrass BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Winchester, VA	22 / 26 (620.5708)	20 (158.8570)	15 (162.2858)	24 (145.7142)	18 (153.7138)
2013-05-31	Que for the Troops Levittown, PA	12 / 46 (634.8564)	15 (158.8566)	23 (152.0002)	19 (156.5712)	2 (167.4284)
2013-05-10	Green Lane Fire CO's Green Lane, PA	30 / 58 (610.8568)	21 (158.2856)	25 (152.5714)	26 (152.5714)	39 (147.4284)
2013-04-19	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	19 / 33 (614.2860)	29 (146.8570)	8 (162.2860)	17 (156.0000)	23 (149.1430)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#603 (617 pts)	#657 (578 pts)	#677 (558 pts)	#875 (418 pts)	#734 (503 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#331 (929 pts)	#305 (964 pts)	#322 (929 pts)	#336 (899 pts)	#215 (1284 pts)