Q42 CT
Rating
1419
peak 1419 · rated over 30 contests
Contests
33
in the data
First seen
2023-09-22
latest 2026-08-15
Best ToY finish
#238
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 33 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.92 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 661.00 (-3.08)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.35
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.00 · weakest Brisket (160.81)
Road miles
1767
mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$150K
listed at 33 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 30 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.00 / 720
30 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Meat Monarchy has finished one call ahead of Q42 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Let It Smoke Barbecue has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ELJEFE SMOKE has come out ahead in 29 of their 30 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Professor Smoke in 13 of their 14 shared contests.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, PADDY MCQ'S has out-cooked them in 24 of 29 shared pork entries.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 54% across 3 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, CT first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELJEFE SMOKE | 30 | 1 | 29 | 3% | ⚔ compare |
| PADDY MCQ'S | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FIRE AT THE END OF THE DAY | 27 | 1 | 26 | 4% | ⚔ compare |
| Mullen It Over BBQ | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Let It Smoke Barbecue | 26 | 5 | 21 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| American Barbecue Company | 23 | 3 | 20 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| STICKS & STONES BBQ | 22 | 2 | 20 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| HUMPHREY'S BBQ | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| LG bbq | 19 | 1 | 18 | 5% | ⚔ compare |
| Titans of BBQ | 18 | 6 | 12 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Grandpa Val's BBQ | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| House of Que | 15 | 1 | 14 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Professor Smoke | 14 | 13 | 1 | 93% | ⚔ compare |
| Grumpy Old Patriot Barbeque | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 147.3256 | 164.83 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 157.6800 | 167.17 | top 58% |
| Pork | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 159.9656 | 168.00 | top 55% |
| Brisket | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 135.9432 | 160.81 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT | 9 | 0 | top 72% |
| MA | 9 | 0 | top 72% |
| NH | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| ME | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
| VT | 3 | 0 | top 67% |
| NY | 1 | 0 | top 85% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 0 | top 69% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 6 | 19 | 0 | top 74% | 2026-04-11 |
| Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 5 | 12 | 0 | top 70% | 2025-09-13 |
| Massachusetts in May (Day 2) | 4 | 14 | 0 | top 75% | 2025-05-17 |
| Kora Kares for Kids | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 54% | 2026-08-15 |
| Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 3 | 15 | 0 | top 67% | 2025-09-20 |
| Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 66% | 2026-07-18 |
| Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 65% | 2025-05-31 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in CT (11 of 33 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (32 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 661.00 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-09-22 — First tracked contest · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- 📈 2023-09-22 — Peak power rating (1493) · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1)
- 📣 2024-04-12 — First call · Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)
- ⭐ 2024-09-21 — Career-best overall score (681.1316) · Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2)
- 🎖️ 2026-04-11 — 25th tracked contest · Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.3 | Kora Kares for Kids | 2024-08-17 |
| +7.1 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) | 2024-09-21 |
| +4 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge | 2025-07-12 |
| +3.2 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 2025-05-16 |
| +1.3 | Kora Kares for Kids | 2026-08-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2024-06-01 |
| -11.4 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) | 2024-05-17 |
| -7.7 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) | 2025-09-12 |
| -7.2 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2026-04-10 |
| -7.1 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) | 2024-04-12 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 79% | 93.5% | 91.1% |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64% | top 67% | 94.1% | 92.4% |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55% | top 70% | 94.6% | 91.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 77% | 91.9% | 91.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 33 / 51 (673.0288) | 49 (158.8000) | 23 (170.2744) | 20 (171.9772) | 16 (171.9772) |
| 2026-08-15 | Kora Kares for Kids (ONE MEAT RIBS) Hiram, ME | — | — | 38 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-07-18 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 31 / 36 (654.7084) | 36 (147.3256) | 34 (161.6572) | 4 (175.4400) | 13 (170.2856) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Bristol, CT | 19 / 26 (660.4572) | 22 (154.2400) | 15 (167.9772) | 6 (173.7028) | 14 (164.5372) |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Bristol, CT | — | 10 (170.8800) | — | — | — |
| 2026-06-13 | Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT RIBS) Bristol, CT | — | — | 18 (158.2632) | — | — |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 New Paltz, NY | 50 / 59 (652.4116) | 21 (173.1200) | 59 (158.2172) | 32 (169.7028) | 60 (151.3716) |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 19 / 26 (649.0060) | 25 (157.0628) | 9 (169.1432) | 20 (162.8228) | 25 (159.9772) |
| 2026-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 24 / 29 (659.3604) | 27 (158.8460) | 22 (167.9772) | 22 (163.3828) | 16 (169.1544) |
| 2026-04-10 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 29 / 33 (644.4456) | 32 (148.5256) | 25 (163.9656) | 4 (174.8572) | 27 (157.0972) |
| 2025-09-20 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 18 / 25 (655.2804) | 18 (166.8228) | 5 (171.9772) | 22 (160.5144) | 21 (155.9660) |
| 2025-09-13 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 12 / 16 (669.6344) | 7 (176.5600) | 16 (157.6800) | 7 (175.4172) | 13 (159.9772) |
| 2025-09-12 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 14 / 16 (650.1144) | 15 (162.8344) | 11 (167.9656) | 11 (168.5372) | 14 (150.7772) |
| 2025-08-16 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 27 / 40 (661.0516) | 24 (167.9888) | 26 (165.0972) | 24 (165.1084) | 27 (162.8572) |
| 2025-07-12 | Connecticut Barbecue Challenge 🏅 Somers, CT | 14 / 30 (677.6228) | 21 (162.8000) | 8 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4056) | 18 (166.2972) |
| 2025-05-31 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Hancock, NH | 17 / 26 (667.9204) | 23 (162.2744) | 4 (177.7144) | 9 (171.9656) | 23 (155.9660) |
| 2025-05-30 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Hancock, NH | 14 / 22 (673.6112) | 9 (171.9884) | 2 (176.5944) | 16 (163.3828) | 17 (161.6456) |
| 2025-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 22 / 29 (661.6340) | 12 (171.4172) | 14 (170.8456) | 19 (165.7028) | 27 (153.6684) |
| 2025-05-16 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 14 / 27 (670.2172) | 18 (163.4172) | 18 (166.8344) | 3 (174.2628) | 15 (165.7028) |
| 2025-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 22 / 35 (668.4688) | 15 (173.7144) | 17 (168.5372) | 20 (168.5256) | 30 (157.6916) |
| 2025-04-11 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 19 / 30 (663.3256) | 14 (169.6912) | 6 (173.1200) | 12 (170.2628) | 27 (150.2516) |
| 2024-09-21 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 12 / 27 (681.1316) | 5 (176.5944) | 20 (165.1200) | 5 (174.2972) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2024-09-20 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 17 / 25 (669.6684) | 12 (173.1428) | 9 (169.1544) | 25 (164.5140) | 21 (162.8572) |
| 2024-09-14 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY2) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 17 / 25 (668.5028) | 14 (167.9772) | 13 (165.7028) | 20 (164.0000) | 11 (170.8228) |
| 2024-09-13 | Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY1 ) 🏅 Braintree, VT | 15 / 25 (665.6456) | 16 (165.7028) | 18 (164.5372) | 8 (171.4400) | 14 (163.9656) |
| 2024-08-17 | Kora Kares for Kids 🏅 Hiram, ME | 12 / 39 (678.8572) | 7 (172.0228) | 10 (169.1316) | 12 (170.8228) | 18 (166.8800) |
| 2024-07-27 | Operation Up in Smoke 🏅 Epping, NH | 16 / 19 (663.9656) | 16 (164.0344) | 14 (167.9656) | 16 (165.7028) | 9 (166.2628) |
| 2024-06-01 | Granite State BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Merrimack, NH | 35 / 37 (626.2172) | 32 (158.8344) | 35 (159.3828) | 33 (161.1428) | 37 (146.8572) |
| 2024-05-18 | Massachusetts in May (Day 2) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 24 / 31 (662.8228) | 25 (164.5600) | 28 (160.5716) | 17 (167.4400) | 13 (170.2512) |
| 2024-05-17 | Massachusetts in May (Day 1) 🏅 Wrentham, MA | 28 / 30 (623.3032) | 28 (156.5600) | 14 (169.1200) | 20 (161.6800) | 30 (135.9432) |
| 2024-04-13 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 24 / 37 (669.6804) | 27 (166.8688) | 22 (167.9888) | 21 (167.3828) | 19 (167.4400) |
| 2024-04-12 | Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) 🏅 Bristol, CT | 23 / 29 (646.2292) | 24 (159.4288) | 10 (169.6916) | 23 (160.5716) | 25 (156.5372) |
| 2023-09-22 | Nor'Easter BBQ Showdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) 🏅 Southwick, MA | 24 / 31 (661.6232) | 25 (165.6916) | 15 (169.6916) | 29 (159.9656) | 16 (166.2744) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #336 (459 pts) | #313 (546 pts) | #267 (694 pts) | #167 (874 pts) | #267 (599 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #238 (926 pts) | #217 (1020 pts) | #140 (1436 pts) | #167 (1236 pts) | #303 (782 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #250 (861 pts) | #231 (981 pts) | #232 (1015 pts) | #217 (991 pts) | #234 (932 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1248 (61 pts) | #1610 (56 pts) | #1247 (106 pts) | #1582 (56 pts) | #1145 (101 pts) |