Team of the Year

Team profile

Capt. Blue BBQ

Contests
88
Grand Championships GC
8
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
5
Overall top 10s
59
Average overall score
343.93
Best overall score
660.423
Seasons active
2018–2026
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.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 40%

Entries
87
Firsts
5
Top 10s
58

Ribs

Typical finishTop 41%

Entries
86
Firsts
4
Top 10s
57

Pork

Typical finishTop 49%

Entries
3
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Brisket

Typical finishTop 56%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Season by season

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

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for Capt. Blue BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2018 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2025 with 26 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0102030 2018: 1 contest, 1 Grand Championship, 1 top 10 1 2018 2019: 5 contests, 4 top 10s 5 2019 2020: 1 contest 1 2020 2021: 6 contests, 1 top 10 6 2021 2022: 9 contests, 4 top 10s 9 2022 2023: 8 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 6 top 10s 8 2023 2024: 16 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 13 top 10s 16 2024 2025: 26 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 19 top 10s 26 2025 2026: 14 contests, 11 top 10s 14 2026
Overall contests by year for Capt. Blue BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2018111334.823
2019504315.465
2020100324.514
2021601326.031
2022904362.97
2023826340.616
202416213360.485
202526319340.466
202614011340.974
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Capt. Blue BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 362.97 in 2022. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 300320340360380 2018: average overall score 334.823334.8 2018 2019: average overall score 315.465315.5 2019 2020: average overall score 324.514324.5 2020 2021: average overall score 326.031326.0 2021 2022: average overall score 362.97363.0 2022 2023: average overall score 340.616340.6 2023 2024: average overall score 360.485360.5 2024 2025: average overall score 340.466340.5 2025 2026: average overall score 340.974341.0 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 4th

    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).
    335.92
  2. 7th

    MD State BBQ Bash

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Bel Air, MD 40 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).
    339.417
  3. 15th

    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.
    326.183
  4. 4th

    First State BBQ Bash

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Milford, DE 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    344.549
  5. 7th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    345.12
  6. 4th

    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.
    345.692
  7. 5th

    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.
    346.263
  8. 9th

    York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jun 13, 2026KCBS Delta, PA 23 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    342.8
  9. 15th

    York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jun 12, 2026KCBS Delta, PA 23 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    335.943
  10. 29th

    8th Annual KCBS World Invitational:

    May 24, 2026KCBS James E. Ward Agricultural Center (Wilson County Fairgrounds) 945 E Baddour Pkwy Lebanon, TN 47 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    341.657
  11. 10th

    Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2)

    May 16, 2026KCBS Morgantown, PA 19 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    335.943
  12. 4th

    Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1)

    May 15, 2026KCBS Morgantown, PA 22 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    346.24

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