Team of the Year

Team profile

TWISTED PAIR BBQ

Contests
97
Grand Championships GC
2
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
0
Overall top 10s
28
Average overall score
669.615
Best overall score
698.8
Seasons active
2016–2026
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 47%

Entries
96
Firsts
1
Top 10s
30

Ribs

Typical finishTop 49%

Entries
97
Firsts
3
Top 10s
30

Pork

Typical finishTop 48%

Entries
96
Firsts
4
Top 10s
35

Brisket

Typical finishTop 51%

Entries
96
Firsts
2
Top 10s
25

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 TWISTED PAIR BBQ Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2016 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2019 with 15 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 051015 2016: 3 contests 3 2016 2017: 12 contests 12 2017 2018: 8 contests, 1 top 10 8 2018 2019: 15 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 4 top 10s 15 2019 2020: 7 contests, 1 top 10 7 2020 2021: 15 contests, 5 top 10s 15 2021 2022: 9 contests, 3 top 10s 9 2022 2023: 7 contests, 4 top 10s 7 2023 2024: 7 contests, 5 top 10s 7 2024 2025: 7 contests, 3 top 10s 7 2025 2026: 6 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 2 top 10s 6 2026
Overall contests by year for TWISTED PAIR BBQ
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2016300650.895
20171200651.508
2018801658.583
20191514664.224
2020701673.838
20211505664.507
2022903680.602
2023704679.985
2024705685.469
2025703682.864
2026612688.68
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for TWISTED PAIR BBQ Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 688.68 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 640650660670680690700 2016: average overall score 650.895650.9 2016 2017: average overall score 651.508651.5 2017 2018: average overall score 658.583658.6 2018 2019: average overall score 664.224664.2 2019 2020: average overall score 673.838673.8 2020 2021: average overall score 664.507664.5 2021 2022: average overall score 680.602680.6 2022 2023: average overall score 679.985680.0 2023 2024: average overall score 685.469685.5 2024 2025: average overall score 682.864682.9 2025 2026: average overall score 688.68688.7 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 14th

    Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

    Sep 18, 2026KCBS Rutherford College, NC 29 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    683.862
  2. 6th

    Battle of the Blue Ridge

    Aug 7, 2026KCBS 70 Swannanoa, NC 41 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    694.24
  3. 1stGC

    Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

    Jul 17, 2026KCBS Wise, VA 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    698.228
  4. 19th

    Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle

    Jun 26, 2026KCBS Historic Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 31 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    686.183
  5. 11th

    Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway

    May 15, 2026KCBS Darlington Raceway 1301 Harry Byrd Highway Darlington, SC 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    685.097
  6. 12th

    Bear-B-Q

    May 1, 2026KCBS New Bern, NC 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    684.468
  7. 9th

    Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown

    Oct 24, 2025KCBS Rocky Mount, NC 45 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    691.977
  8. 14th

    Fire in the Foothills

    Sep 26, 2025KCBS King, NC 25 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    677.622
  9. 9th

    Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

    Sep 19, 2025KCBS Rutherford College, NC 36 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    687.337
  10. 26th

    Smoke on the Mountain

    Jul 25, 2025KCBS Galax, VA 37 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    671.886
  11. 14th

    Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

    Jul 18, 2025KCBS Wise, VA 34 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    681.063
  12. 31st

    South Carolina Festival of Discovery

    Jul 10, 2025KCBS Greenwood, SC 66 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    682.24

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