Team of the Year

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Mad Hatter BBQ

Listed under another spelling in the results: MAD HATTER BBQ.

Contests
43
Grand Championships GC
4
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
5
Overall top 10s
25
Average overall score
377.315
Best overall score
689.646
Seasons active
2015–2026
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 42%

Entries
41
Firsts
6
Top 10s
30

Ribs

Typical finishTop 46%

Entries
43
Firsts
6
Top 10s
28

Pork

Typical finishTop 53%

Entries
6
Firsts
0
Top 10s
4

Brisket

Typical finishTop 45%

Entries
3
Firsts
0
Top 10s
1

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 Mad Hatter 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 2024 with 18 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 05101520 2023: 6 contests 6 2023 2024: 18 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 16 top 10s 18 2024 2025: 10 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 7 top 10s 10 2025 2026: 3 contests, 2 top 10s 3 2026
Overall contests by year for Mad Hatter BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2023600381.834
202418316342.986
20251017379.154
2026302568.118
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for Mad Hatter BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 568.118 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 300400500600700 2023: average overall score 381.834381.8 2023 2024: average overall score 342.986343.0 2024 2025: average overall score 379.154379.2 2025 2026: average overall score 568.118568.1 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 6th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    689.646
  2. 20th

    Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT)

    Jun 19, 2026KCBS Jawbone Park 17 Friendly Way Buckhannon, WV 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    677.623
  3. 2ndRGC

    Big Knob BBQ & Cash Fest

    May 22, 2026KCBS Rochester, PA 6 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    337.086
  4. 13th

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 22, 2025KCBS Edinburg, VA 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    671.874
  5. 11th

    Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)

    Aug 9, 2025KCBS Doswell, VA 19 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    338.206
  6. 4th

    Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1)

    Aug 8, 2025KCBS Doswell, VA 21 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    346.823
  7. 3rd

    Smoke on the Mountain

    Jul 25, 2025KCBS Galax, VA 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348.537
  8. 1stGC

    WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship

    Jun 6, 2025KCBS Welch, WV 8 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    356.56
  9. 2ndRGC

    Big Knob BBQ Fest

    May 23, 2025KCBS Rochester, PA 11 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    348.537
  10. 7th

    Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)

    Apr 26, 2025KCBS Williamsburg, VA 18 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    344.56
  11. 11th

    Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)

    Apr 25, 2025KCBS Williamsburg, VA 22 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    342.8
  12. 5th

    BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)

    Mar 22, 2025KCBS Bethpage Camp-Resort 679 Brown's Lane Urbanna, VA 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    347.406

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