Team of the Year

Team profile

Grandpa Val's BBQ

Contests
67
Grand Championships GC
2
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
1
Overall top 10s
35
Average overall score
680.477
Best overall score
702.8
Seasons active
2020–2026
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 43%

Entries
77
Firsts
9
Top 10s
38

Ribs

Typical finishTop 41%

Entries
89
Firsts
4
Top 10s
48

Pork

Typical finishTop 45%

Entries
59
Firsts
0
Top 10s
22

Brisket

Typical finishTop 30%

Entries
58
Firsts
3
Top 10s
32

Sauce

Typical finishTop 74%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Chef's Choice / Homeland

Typical finishTop 40%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
0

Dessert

Typical finishTop 71%

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 Grandpa Val's BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2020 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2026 with 13 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2020: 1 contest 1 2020 2021: 6 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 2 top 10s 6 2021 2022: 10 contests, 5 top 10s 10 2022 2023: 6 contests, 6 top 10s 6 2023 2024: 11 contests, 8 top 10s 11 2024 2025: 12 contests, 5 top 10s 12 2025 2026: 13 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 9 top 10s 13 2026
Overall contests by year for Grandpa Val's BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2020100638.686
2021612665.642
20221005679.302
2023606689.564
20241108686.889
20251205685.958
20261319676.763
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Grandpa Val's BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 689.564 in 2023. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 620640660680700 2020: average overall score 638.686638.7 2020 2021: average overall score 665.642665.6 2021 2022: average overall score 679.302679.3 2022 2023: average overall score 689.564689.6 2023 2024: average overall score 686.889686.9 2024 2025: average overall score 685.958686.0 2025 2026: average overall score 676.763676.8 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 98th

    Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY)

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Wiseman Park Lynchburg, TN 99 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    537.097
  2. 6th

    Green Mountain BBQ Championship - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

    Sep 19, 2026KCBS Abel Mountain Campground 354 Mobile Acres Rd Braintree, VT 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    687.92
  3. 9th

    Trillium BBQ Throwdown

    Aug 8, 2026KCBS Canton, MA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    680.491
  4. 4th

    Connecticut Barbecue Challenge

    Jul 18, 2026KCBS Four Town Fair Grounds 56 Egypt Road Somers, CT 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    694.217
  5. 5th

    Bristol BBQ Bash - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES

    Jun 13, 2026KCBS Lake Compounce Campground 185 Enterprise Drive Bristol, CT 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    687.931
  6. 37th

    Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT)

    May 2, 2026KCBS Ulster County Fairgrounds 249 Libertyville Rd New Paltz, NY 59 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    675.291
  7. 33rd

    Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES)

    May 1, 2026KCBS Ulster County Fairgrounds 249 Libertyville Rd New Paltz, NY 43 teams

    680.457
  8. 6th

    New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)

    Apr 18, 2026KCBS Triple Brook Camping Resort 58 Honey Run Rd Blairstown, NJ 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    694.217
  9. 1stGC

    New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

    Apr 17, 2026KCBS Triple Brook Camping Resort 58 Honey Run Rd Blairstown, NJ 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    691.978
  10. 4th

    Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2)

    Apr 11, 2026KCBS Lake Compounce Campground 185 Enterprise Drive Bristol, CT 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    697.063
  11. 7th

    Southern New England Barbecue Throwdown - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1)

    Apr 10, 2026KCBS Lake Compounce Campground 185 Enterprise Drive Bristol, CT 33 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    688.549
  12. 11th

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

    Mar 28, 2026KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.669

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