High-water mark
689.6340
career-best overall
95.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 689.6340 at Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival — 95.8% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Oct 14, 2016
THE VALPO BBQ CO.
THE VALPO BBQ CO. is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 4th of 37 at the Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #3403 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Oct 18, 2013
latest Sep 7, 2018 · 4.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
17% of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
645.44 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 646.62 (-1.18)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.08
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.26 · weakest Pork Ribs (152.87)
Road miles
581
across 6 mapped stops · furthest 251 mi
Schedule strength
27%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)
Master avg
646.62 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1836 (83 pts) | #1443 (158 pts) | #1730 (118 pts) | #2554 (53 pts) | #2504 (58 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1317 (210 pts) | #1406 (210 pts) | #1649 (165 pts) | #1345 (235 pts) | #1772 (130 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #1690 (135 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1738 (137 pts) | #1215 (262 pts) | #1797 (137 pts) | #1137 (287 pts) | #1755 (142 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1921 (85 pts) | #1885 (105 pts) | #1508 (165 pts) | #2029 (85 pts) | #2597 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to THE VALPO BBQ CO., each with one reason worth a look.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1495
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,387 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Level with THE VALPO BBQ CO. on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,386 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1506
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,389 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
They turned up 9 years after THE VALPO BBQ CO. did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#3,414 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,388 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1496
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARK BROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| HISTORIC BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 165.1084 | 170.26 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0344 | 88.8000 | 152.87 | top 56% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.9884 | 158.2856 | 165.33 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 149.0856 | 158.16 | top 66% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The River Grill before the Big Chill | 2 | 27 | 0 | top 65% | Oct 9, 2015 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
OH
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
152
finished ahead 93 times, behind 133
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
Oct 14, 2016 → Sep 7, 2018
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL)
20163 milestones
- First overall top-10 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score689.6340 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival
20134 milestones
- First tracked contest Ohio Smoke Meat Festival
- First call Ohio Smoke Meat Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5488 Ohio Smoke Meat Festival
- Peak power rating (1499) Ohio Smoke Meat Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.9 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | Oct 14, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship | May 16, 2014 |
| -4.4 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 10, 2014 |
| -2.3 | Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) | Sep 7, 2018 |
| -1.4 | Ohio Smoke Meat Festival | Oct 18, 2013 |
| -0.1 | The River Grill before the Big Chill | Oct 9, 2015 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 11% | 95.8% | 95.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 60% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 90% | 86% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2018 | Smoke On The Ohio (JUDGES FULL) Mt.Vernon, IN | 19 / 28 (646.1480) | 7 (171.9656) | 12 (166.8112) | 26 (158.2856) | 24 (149.0856) |
| Oct 14, 2016 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH | 4 / 37 (689.6340) | 4 (175.4056) | 7 (171.9772) | 3 (171.9884) | 11 (170.2628) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 27 / 45 (652.9712) | 10 (172.5600) | 34 (157.6456) | 36 (162.8000) | 31 (159.9656) |
| Oct 10, 2014 | The River Grill before the Big Chill Cincinnati, OH | 34 / 49 (647.9084) | 30 (165.1084) | 39 (159.9772) | 33 (162.8572) | 31 (159.9656) |
| May 16, 2014 | Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH | 35 / 38 (590.5372) | 5 (171.4288) | 38 (88.8000) | 4 (171.4628) | 24 (158.8456) |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Ohio Smoke Meat Festival Nelsonville, OH | 20 / 35 (652.5488) | 16 (165.1200) | 7 (172.0344) | 20 (164.5828) | 30 (150.8116) |