BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA

BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA is a competition barbecue team with 14 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 17th of 27 at the Black Dog Music and Que Festival (2015). They are ranked #4717 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,717

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1469

peak 1469 · rated over 14 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 27, 2014

latest Sep 28, 2018 · 4.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1392

Master 2017 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 71%

overall standings

Best overall

666.2288 / 720

Master · Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.73 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 623.61 (+22.11)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0228

Brisket · Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

Consistency

±45.87

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.75 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.72)

Road miles

1,531

across 14 mapped stops · furthest 147 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Master avg

623.61 / 720

14 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

666.2288 career-best overall

92.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 666.2288 at Almost Heaven BBQ Bash — 92.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 16, 2017

A tough matchup

12–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.03 points below their pork, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 7%.

Pork Ribs avg 155.72
Pork avg 160.75
1 call in 14 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BIG BAD DAD'S BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 12 shared pork entries lost

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 9 of 12 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WAR PIGS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 62% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 62% across 3 contests, versus top 71% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 71% the rest of the year

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A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 26th

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	#1818 (89 pts)	#1852 (94 pts)	#1923 (79 pts)	#1935 (79 pts)	#2488 (59 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1392 (180 pts)	#1552 (175 pts)	#1233 (260 pts)	#1267 (245 pts)	#795 (490 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1748 (136 pts)	#1527 (181 pts)	#1805 (136 pts)	#1324 (231 pts)	#1344 (221 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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149 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BULLY BBQ

#4,700 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1514

They've been 1514 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2025

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#4,703 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1469

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rated over 14 contests
last seen Jul 13, 2019

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#4,720 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
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Too Sauced to Pork

#4,732 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1503

Level with BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

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PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ

#4,730 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Men On Fire

#4,725 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 7, 2021

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
HOOS SMOKIN	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SULTANS OF SWINE	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	14	1	0	166.2284	142.2400	158.01	top 68%
Pork Ribs	14	1	0	172.5828	133.6116	155.72	top 67%
Pork	14	1	0	169.7028	150.7656	160.75	top 60%
Brisket	13	3	2	176.0228	135.3832	160.60	top 49%

“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)	5	0	top 76%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	9	top 75%
MD	3	top 67%
WV	2	top 56%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	4	26	0	top 83%	Oct 13, 2017
The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	2	18	0	top 68%	Mar 2, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 3 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 9 of 14 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 10 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 313 finished ahead 181 times, behind 399

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20181 milestone

Sep 28 Most recent contest Smithfield BBQ Classic

20172 milestones

Jun 16 10th tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jun 16 Career-best overall score666.2288 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20161 milestone

Jun 17 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0228 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20151 milestone

Aug 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5656 Black Dog Music and Que Festival

20143 milestones

Jun 27 First tracked contest Hogging Up BBQ Festival
Jun 27 Peak power rating (1494) Hogging Up BBQ Festival
Oct 17 First call Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+8.8	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 16, 2017
+2.8	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	Apr 27, 2018
+1.9	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	Mar 2, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 16, 2015
-6.6	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin	Apr 29, 2016
-6.5	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 13, 2017
-6	Hogging Up BBQ Festival	Jun 27, 2014
-5.9	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 17, 2014

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	3	0%	top 63%	90.8%	90%
2017	3	100%	top 68%	92.5%	88.6%
2016	3	33%	top 74%	90.4%	87.2%
2015	3	33%	top 75%	90.8%	81.1%
2014	2	50%	top 74%	86.9%	86.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 28, 2018	Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA	29 / 41 (647.3028)	25 (162.8116)	23 (163.9428)	29 (158.8456)	22 (161.7028)
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	25 / 45 (653.5884)	20 (165.7028)	12 (168.5600)	44 (150.7656)	14 (168.5600)
Mar 2, 2018	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	18 / 29 (642.2404)	17 (162.8344)	20 (159.9888)	20 (161.7028)	24 (157.7144)
Oct 13, 2017	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	26 / 30 (619.2804)	28 (142.2400)	28 (145.1088)	18 (162.8116)	2 (169.1200)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	24 / 57 (666.2288)	33 (164.5372)	9 (172.5828)	18 (169.7028)	36 (159.4060)
Mar 3, 2017	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	37 / 50 (627.3484)	47 (148.5140)	40 (146.8000)	25 (162.8800)	6 (169.1544)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	27 / 38 (621.0172)	32 (153.0972)	20 (159.9656)	31 (154.2516)	27 (153.7028)
Jun 17, 2016	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	29 / 42 (650.8004)	33 (163.9656)	38 (147.4060)	23 (163.4060)	2 (176.0228)
Apr 29, 2016	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	39 / 48 (610.8348)	40 (152.0228)	38 (154.2744)	12 (169.1544)	46 (135.3832)
Oct 16, 2015	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	36 / 37 (469.1084)	30 (155.4512)	20 (161.1544)	30 (152.5028)	—
Aug 7, 2015	Black Dog Music and Que Festival Floyd, VA	17 / 27 (653.5656)	9 (166.2284)	17 (163.9656)	15 (168.5372)	23 (154.8344)
May 1, 2015	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	42 / 64 (629.5656)	36 (160.5256)	47 (151.9428)	41 (157.1200)	34 (159.9772)
Oct 17, 2014	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	30 / 40 (625.5544)	16 (162.8572)	40 (133.6116)	8 (167.4172)	19 (161.6684)
Jun 27, 2014	Hogging Up BBQ Festival Winchester, VA	34 / 46 (614.1712)	42 (151.3600)	39 (150.8456)	38 (151.4056)	14 (160.5600)

BAM BAM'S BBQ WINCHESTER VA

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)