Team of the Year

Team profile

Leaning Jowler BBQ

Contests
82
Grand Championships GC
14
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
12
Overall top 10s
60
Average overall score
341.144
Best overall score
360
Seasons active
2023–2026
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 38%

Entries
81
Firsts
15
Top 10s
57

Ribs

Typical finishTop 36%

Entries
78
Firsts
8
Top 10s
58

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 Leaning Jowler BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2023 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2025 with 24 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 0510152025 2023: 17 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 12 top 10s 17 2023 2024: 19 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 14 top 10s 19 2024 2025: 24 contests, 7 Grand Championships, 21 top 10s 24 2025 2026: 14 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 13 top 10s 14 2026
Overall contests by year for Leaning Jowler BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
202317312336.875
202419314339.803
202524721343.942
202614113343.349
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Leaning Jowler BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 343.942 in 2025. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 330335340345350 2023: average overall score 336.875336.9 2023 2024: average overall score 339.803339.8 2024 2025: average overall score 343.942343.9 2025 2026: average overall score 343.349343.3 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 11th

    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).
    334.777
  2. 6th

    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.
    340.503
  3. 9th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 27 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    343.417
  4. 2ndRGC

    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.
    346.24
  5. 6th

    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.
    345.692
  6. 2ndRGC

    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.
    350.274
  7. 4th

    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.
    345.132
  8. 1stGC

    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.
    356.594
  9. 2ndRGC

    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.
    345.097
  10. 8th

    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.
    339.383
  11. 2ndRGC

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

    Apr 18, 2026KCBS Triple Brook Camping Resort 58 Honey Run Rd Blairstown, NJ 13 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    347.966
  12. 10th

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

    Apr 17, 2026KCBS Triple Brook Camping Resort 58 Honey Run Rd Blairstown, NJ 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    329.623

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