Team of the Year

Team profile

Cherry Anchor BBQ

Contests
33
Grand Championships GC
4
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
4
Overall top 10s
21
Average overall score
685.51
Best overall score
713.703
Seasons active
2022–2026
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 34%

Entries
33
Firsts
3
Top 10s
17

Ribs

Typical finishTop 34%

Entries
33
Firsts
2
Top 10s
19

Pork

Typical finishTop 29%

Entries
33
Firsts
8
Top 10s
17

Brisket

Typical finishTop 32%

Entries
32
Firsts
4
Top 10s
16

Sausage

Typical finishTop 76%

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 Cherry Anchor BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2022 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2023 with 8 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 02468 2022: 2 contests 2 2022 2023: 8 contests, 6 top 10s 8 2023 2024: 8 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 5 top 10s 8 2024 2025: 8 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 5 top 10s 8 2025 2026: 7 contests, 5 top 10s 7 2026
Overall contests by year for Cherry Anchor BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2022200654.685
2023806683.211
2024825693.43
2025825695.163
2026705676.859
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Cherry Anchor BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 695.163 in 2025. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 640660680700720 2022: average overall score 654.685654.7 2022 2023: average overall score 683.211683.2 2023 2024: average overall score 693.43693.4 2024 2025: average overall score 695.163695.2 2025 2026: average overall score 676.859676.9 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 50th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    691.383
  2. 7th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    705.086
  3. 3rd

    Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

    Aug 8, 2026KCBS Felton, CA 17 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    708.56
  4. 3rd

    Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

    Aug 7, 2026KCBS Felton, CA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    701.12
  5. 32nd

    BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay

    May 23, 2026KCBS North Bend, OR 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    525.691
  6. 2ndRGC

    Lodi BeerFest & State BBQ Championship

    Apr 24, 2026KCBS Lodi, CA 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    699.931
  7. 2ndRGC

    The Golden State Battle VIII

    Jan 30, 2026KCBS Magnolia Church 8351 Magnolia Avenue Riverside, CA 41 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    706.24
  8. 61st

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Nov 5, 2025KCBS Kansas Speedway 400 Kansas Blvd Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    689.623
  9. 41st

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Nov 5, 2025KCBS Kansas Speedway 400 Kansas Blvd Kansas City, KS 401 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    695.943
  10. 7th

    3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 2)

    Aug 9, 2025KCBS Felton, CA 21 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    683.406
  11. 2ndRGC

    3rd Annual Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off (Day 1)

    Aug 8, 2025KCBS Felton, CA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    697.646
  12. 4th

    Best Dam BBQ

    May 23, 2025KCBS Boulder City, NV 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.8

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