Region head-to-head

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Puerto Rico PR · 5 contests · 98 teams · 2.6 years 0 this season · 0 on the calendar

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Virginia VA · 221 contests · 1409 teams · 13.4 years 11 this season · 5 on the calendar

Virginia takes 18 of the 20 measures below to Puerto Rico's 2. 1 team has cooked in both.

Every measure

The winning side of each row is marked. “Winner” isn't always the bigger number — the tougher judging room is the one with the lower average category score, and that row is scored that way.

Puerto Rico	Measure	Virginia
5	Contests held	221
4	Contests with results	174
0	Contests this season	11
0	On the calendar	5
4	Seasons on record	15
98	Teams competed	1,409
0	Teams out this season	129
35 teams	Typical field	30 teams
41 teams	Biggest field	75 teams
678.11	Avg winning score Master · of 720	690.68
686.8456	Best score ever Master overall	712.5600
155.10	Avg category score lower = tougher room	163.62
0	Perfect 180s	145
0.0	180s per 1,000 entries	6.8
4	Grand champions crowned	197
0	State championships	75
5	Recurring contests	127
1	Towns hosting	42
0	Reps working	13
$0	Published purses contests that listed one	$379,390

Contests per season

When each one cooks (month of year)

How each room scores (average per judged meat — lower is harder)

Teams that cook in both (1 in total)

Contests counted at overall grain — one per contest, whichever series they entered. These are the teams whose own record says how the two regions compare.

Team	Rating	PR contests	PR GCs	VA contests	VA GCs
3 EYZ BBQ	1763	1	—	50	8

Who wins in Puerto Rico

Team	GCs	Contests
PLAYING WITH FIRE	1	4
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	1	3
T-MAC SMOKIN	1	2
R2-BQ	1	1
Smoke'Em All	—	4
BBQ FREAKS	—	4
Cocineros del Este	—	4
Sabor A Lena	—	4

Who wins in Virginia

Team	GCs	Contests
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	9	103
3 EYZ BBQ	8	50
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	8	40
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	8	39
POOR BOYS BBQ	6	32
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	5	90
Optimus Swine	5	48
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	5	48

📍 All of Puerto Rico 📍 All of Virginia 🗺 Every region