Better Half Barbecue

Contests

43

Grand Championships GC

7

Reserve Grand Championships RGC

1

Overall top 10s

31

Average overall score

363.508

Best overall score

682.172

Seasons active

2021–2026

Sanctioning bodies

KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

• Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
• Corrected: the scores changed after KCBS certified them.

1. 1stGC

   The MoCo Smoke Show

   Oct 16, 2026KCBS Silver Spring, MD 10 teams

   Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).

   KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
   343.383
2. 7th

   Keystone Classic Cookoff

   Oct 2, 2026KCBS Harrisburg, PA 25 teams

   Results status: Corrected. KCBS certified these scores, then they changed (first seen Oct 8). These are the corrected scores.

   KCBS certified these scores, then they changed (first seen Oct 8). These are the corrected scores.
   682.172
3. 11th

   First State BBQ Bash (BACKYARD SUNDAY)

   Sep 27, 2026KCBS Milford, DE 16 teams

   Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

   KCBS has certified these scores.
   333.063
4. 3rd

   First State BBQ Bash

   Sep 25, 2026KCBS Milford, DE 15 teams

   Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

   KCBS has certified these scores.
   346.252
5. 5th

   Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

   Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 27 teams

   Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

   KCBS has certified these scores.
   346.823
6. 15th

   Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

   Jul 25, 2026KCBS PA 30 teams

   Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

   KCBS has certified these scores.
   338.217
7. 1stGC

   Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

   Jul 24, 2026KCBS PA 35 teams

   Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

   KCBS has certified these scores.
   354.88
8. 4th

   Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY)

   Jun 5, 2026KCBS Leesburg, VA 12 teams

   Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

   KCBS has certified these scores.
   343.943
9. 7th

   Page County Heritage Festival - Backyard BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY)

   Oct 11, 2025KCBS Luray, VA 9 teams

   Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

   KCBS has certified these scores.
   336.491
10. 13th

    Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship

    Oct 3, 2025KCBS Harrisburg, PA 30 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

    KCBS has certified these scores.
    675.908
11. 6th

    First State BBQ Bash (SUNDAY BACKYARD ONLY)

    Sep 28, 2025KCBS Milford, DE 14 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

    KCBS has certified these scores.
    339.966
12. 3rd

    First State BBQ Bash

    Sep 26, 2025KCBS Milford, DE 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.

    KCBS has certified these scores.
    346.24