BEER MEETS GRILL

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

Power ranking

#1954

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1540

peak 1546 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2018-06-09

Best ToY finish

#607

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

666.2856 / 720

Master · Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

641.97 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 646.41 (-4.44)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4400

Pork Ribs · The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±19.79

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.22 · weakest Pork (158.40)

Road miles

1,033

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 253 mi

Schedule strength

32%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1542)

Master avg

646.41 / 720

9 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.

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 7 of 9 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

666.2856 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.2856 at Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-06-14

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 22%.

3 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 22%

A tough matchup

6–0 behind in the head-to-head

3 EYZ BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

3 EYZ BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.83 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 56%.

Pork avg 158.40
Pork Ribs avg 163.22
0 calls in 9 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LYIN' PIGS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

5 of 6 shared pork ribs entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 5 of 6 shared pork ribs entries.

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

FatBacks BBQ & Rib Shack

#1957 of the rated field

1540 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 57%
Peak: 1550

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to BEER MEETS GRILL)

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

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2014-05-09

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WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?

#1950 of the rated field

1540 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1540

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BEER MEETS GRILL)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

HEAVY SMOKERS

#1970 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1542

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2024-03-01

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Big Pig Inc

#1964 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1550

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 11 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2019-02-22

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PIG CITY BBQ

#1947 of the rated field

1540 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1540

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 3 years before BEER MEETS GRILL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 10 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

4 Paws BBQ

#1962 of the rated field

1539 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1539

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 10 years after BEER MEETS GRILL did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-06-12

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
3 EYZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
POKE N SMOKE	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	3	0	0	172.5716	148.5256	162.08	top 44%
Pork Ribs	9	5	1	2	175.4400	148.5028	163.22	top 34%
Pork	9	0	0	0	166.2972	143.3828	158.40	top 53%
Brisket	9	3	0	0	174.2628	155.9200	162.71	top 34%

“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
MD	6	top 41%
NC	2	top 23%
VA	1	top 50%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 44%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 37%

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2018-06-09

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MD 6 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 163.22 · weakest Pork (158.40)

Walk rate 78% a top-10 call in 7 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 22% 2 of 9 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 646.41 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 330 278–168 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,033 9 mapped stops · furthest 253 mi

Schedule strength 1542 average field rating faced — tougher than 32% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs 2017-03-03 → 2018-06-09

Power rating 1540 peak 1546 · #1954 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
May 17 First call Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off
Jun 14 First overall top-10 Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
Jun 14 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2856 Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
Jun 14 Career-best overall score666.2856 Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival
2017
Mar 3 First category win (Pork Ribs) The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
Mar 3 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)175.4400 The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
Mar 3 Peak power rating (1546) The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
2018
Jun 9 Most recent contest Beltway BBQ Showdown

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival	2013-06-14
+13.2	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2013-10-11
+8.5	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets	2014-08-08
+6.1	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	2017-03-03
+5.5	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2016-06-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.6	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2015-07-31
-6.1	Beltway BBQ Showdown	2018-06-09

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 76%	84.4%	84.4%
2017	1	0	1	100%	top 38%	91%	91%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 38%	91.8%	91.8%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 65%	88%	88%
2014	2	0	0	100%	top 30%	91.2%	90.9%
2013	3	2	0	100%	top 22%	92.5%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-06-09	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	32 / 42 (607.7940)	35 (150.2284)	24 (158.2628)	37 (143.3828)	23 (155.9200)
2017-03-03	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	19 / 50 (655.3368)	46 (148.5256)	1 (175.4400)	23 (164.5484)	10 (166.8228)
2016-06-03	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	14 / 37 (661.1312)	29 (156.5712)	14 (164.0000)	12 (166.2972)	4 (174.2628)
2015-07-31	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	35 / 54 (633.6224)	15 (167.4284)	44 (148.5028)	34 (157.7028)	26 (159.9884)
2014-08-08	MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD	13 / 54 (651.9660)	4 (172.5716)	9 (166.2860)	36 (154.2628)	25 (158.8456)
2014-06-20	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	17 / 48 (656.4568)	7 (172.0000)	30 (159.3484)	19 (163.4056)	21 (161.7028)
2013-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	6 / 55 (665.0856)	19 (166.2628)	9 (168.5828)	18 (163.9656)	14 (166.2744)
2013-06-14	Central MD Swinetastic BBQ Festival Frederick, MD	4 / 63 (666.2856)	6 (169.7144)	3 (170.2856)	17 (164.5714)	19 (161.7142)
2013-05-17	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-off Chesapeake, VA	17 / 34 (619.9996)	18 (155.4282)	10 (158.2854)	29 (147.4288)	8 (158.8572)

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1976 (65 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1939 (70 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2027 (90 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#1166 (285 pts)	#2199 (70 pts)	#1715 (135 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1965 (115 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2042 (115 pts)	#1840 (125 pts)	#1406 (210 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#1935 (110 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1179 (248 pts)	#895 (403 pts)	#1299 (233 pts)	#1551 (178 pts)	#1587 (168 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#607 (514 pts)	#832 (389 pts)	#616 (544 pts)	#1071 (284 pts)	#811 (389 pts)