smokey anderson bbq VA

Power ranking

#2980

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1338

peak 1338

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-19

latest 2026-06-19

Best ToY finish

#258

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 57 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2284

Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

658.39 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 655.09 (+3.31)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2

Consistency

±25.90

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.80 · weakest Pork (162.37)

Road miles

8363

mi across 57 mapped stops · furthest 615 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

WAR PIGS has finished one call ahead of smokey anderson bbq 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

BIG DOG BBQ VA has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 44 of their 44 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Pappy's Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

📅 A October team

Something about October: average finish in the top 64% across 4 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)

BIG DOG BBQ VA #2970 · 1375 · VA WAR PIGS #2969 · 1375 · VA BI STATE SMOKERS #2963 · 1382 · VA Two Drummer's Q-Crew #2837 · 1429 · VA OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE #2822 · 1431 · VA BIKER BEAR BBQ #2800 · 1434 · VA

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	52	5	0	2	178.8572	152.5028	166.80	top 68%
Pork Ribs	57	10	1	1	180.0000 🔥	139.3828	165.79	top 63%
Pork	51	3	0	0	173.7028	147.3484	162.37	top 79%
Brisket	52	6	0	0	176.5600	147.3372	163.05	top 69%

“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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	27	top 83%
NC	8	top 70%
WV	6	top 79%
PA	4	top 76%
MD	3	top 76%
AL	2	top 79%
SC	1	top 85%
DE	1	top 72%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 84%
Medium (20–39)	27	top 82%
Large (40+)	21	top 75%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2023 (11 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (30 of 57 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (57 entries)
All-time average overall score: 655.09
1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	5	0	662.7428	658.39
2025	9	0	687.9544	649.02
2024	10	1	690.2284	672.99
2023	11	0	667.9200	650.78
2022	10	0	665.6116	655.94
2021	8	0	664.5144	650.08
2020	1	0	646.7084	646.71
2019	3	0	657.6228	642.53

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-19	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) Buckhannon, WV	25 / 29 (662.7428)	27 (163.3944)	25 (166.2400)	24 (163.4056)	16 (169.7028)
2026-05-15	Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway Darlington, SC	22 / 26 (650.1488)	23 (160.5144)	8 (175.4172)	26 (150.2172)	21 (164.0000)
2026-04-24	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA	19 / 20 (662.7316)	20 (165.0972)	11 (168.5716)	19 (160.5372)	10 (168.5256)
2026-03-28	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA	34 / 36 (658.7548)	26 (170.2860)	34 (163.3944)	33 (162.2516)	34 (162.8228)
2026-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	37 / 40 (657.5888)	37 (161.6688)	30 (165.6800)	32 (165.1200)	26 (165.1200)
2025-10-24	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown Rocky Mount, NC	22 / 45 (678.7196)	31 (166.2284)	26 (167.9656)	11 (173.1200)	14 (171.4056)
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE	18 / 25 (662.1256)	21 (161.0856)	13 (169.6800)	23 (162.8000)	11 (168.5600)
2025-08-09	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA	25 / 25 (667.3028)	22 (167.4172)	18 (165.6800)	16 (171.9656)	21 (162.2400)
2025-08-08	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA	25 / 25 (649.0172)	20 (167.3828)	25 (154.2972)	22 (166.2400)	23 (161.0972)
2025-07-18	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	34 / 34 (502.2288)	11 (173.1200)	19 (169.1316)	—	31 (159.9772)
2025-04-26	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA	16 / 16 (668.4000)	15 (167.3828)	7 (175.4056)	15 (160.5028)	13 (165.1088)
2025-04-25	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA	16 / 20 (669.0172)	8 (173.1200)	17 (164.5372)	17 (164.5256)	11 (166.8344)
2025-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	18 / 43 (687.9544)	27 (170.8344)	18 (173.1200)	18 (173.7028)	21 (170.2972)
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	41 / 45 (656.4460)	41 (161.0972)	18 (172.0000)	39 (163.9544)	41 (159.3944)
2024-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	20 / 26 (659.3488)	14 (168.5372)	10 (170.2744)	23 (163.3828)	21 (157.1544)
2024-08-10	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA	28 / 28 (656.4344)	25 (163.3944)	28 (155.9200)	23 (165.7028)	9 (171.4172)
2024-08-09	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA	21 / 27 (676.5144)	21 (168.5716)	26 (161.6800)	18 (169.7028)	5 (176.5600)
2024-08-09	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ashland, VA	—	—	16 (163.9544)	—	—
2024-05-04	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 Kannapolis, NC	17 / 35 (690.2284)	23 (171.4056)	1 (180.0000)	23 (170.2628)	24 (168.5600)
2024-05-03	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC	32 / 45 (674.1600)	2 (178.8572)	25 (169.1200)	43 (158.2056)	31 (167.9772)
2024-04-20	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA	8 / 25 (684.5028)	3 (178.8572)	14 (168.5372)	20 (162.2512)	6 (174.8572)
2024-04-19	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA	13 / 25 (678.8112)	8 (173.1084)	11 (171.4516)	17 (166.8456)	18 (167.4056)
2024-03-23	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	37 / 42 (657.0176)	40 (161.6688)	22 (169.1200)	39 (161.1316)	28 (165.0972)
2024-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	17 / 45 (679.9312)	34 (166.2400)	14 (170.2628)	20 (168.5712)	5 (174.8572)
2023-11-03	Currituck Bulls and BBQ Powells Point, NC	21 / 21 (621.4972)	21 (152.5028)	20 (161.7028)	20 (157.0744)	21 (150.2172)
2023-10-05	Poosa Q Montgomery, AL	60 / 73 (658.6972)	48 (167.3828)	43 (166.2744)	69 (161.0856)	55 (163.9544)
2023-08-11	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 Ashland, VA	27 / 28 (656.4808)	26 (165.6916)	13 (171.9888)	26 (164.5488)	27 (154.2516)
2023-07-14	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	35 / 36 (638.0572)	34 (161.6572)	16 (169.6800)	36 (150.7772)	35 (155.9428)
2023-06-16	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	24 / 28 (642.1948)	24 (159.3944)	14 (167.3828)	25 (154.8460)	21 (160.5716)
2023-05-05	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 Kannapolis, NC	29 / 35 (658.6856)	16 (174.2628)	29 (166.2400)	29 (162.8000)	33 (155.3828)
2023-04-29	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA	18 / 19 (654.8116)	16 (167.3712)	16 (162.8572)	18 (160.5716)	14 (164.0116)
2023-04-28	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA	16 / 20 (667.9200)	15 (166.2512)	15 (163.3944)	13 (169.1316)	8 (169.1428)
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	39 / 46 (661.6344)	21 (174.2628)	15 (173.1200)	45 (154.2744)	40 (159.9772)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	49 / 53 (647.8292)	36 (167.3944)	36 (167.9772)	47 (159.9544)	50 (152.5032)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	15 (169.1316)	—	—
2022-11-04	Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC	19 / 22 (665.5540)	18 (167.3712)	6 (172.5600)	10 (169.1200)	21 (156.5028)
2022-07-30	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA	33 / 42 (663.9200)	27 (170.2628)	22 (169.1544)	37 (159.9428)	31 (164.5600)
2022-07-29	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA	40 / 54 (650.1604)	41 (163.9656)	8 (171.4516)	50 (154.2172)	36 (160.5260)
2022-06-17	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV	18 / 20 (639.8288)	8 (171.4056)	20 (156.5144)	19 (153.1088)	16 (158.8000)
2022-05-05	Poosa Q Montgomery, AL	54 / 72 (662.7088)	37 (168.5372)	43 (167.3944)	45 (167.3828)	60 (159.3944)
2022-04-01	Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B Buckhannon, WV	—	—	10 (158.2628)	—	—
2022-04-01	Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A Buckhannon, WV	—	—	6 (166.8344)	—	—
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	41 / 50 (665.6116)	14 (175.4056)	47 (158.8000)	45 (162.8344)	29 (168.5716)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	50 / 53 (643.8172)	50 (161.6340)	43 (163.3828)	48 (159.3944)	50 (159.4060)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	25 (160.5260)	—	—
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	45 / 54 (642.7432)	38 (164.5372)	11 (170.8228)	41 (157.7032)	49 (149.6800)
2021-06-11	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	27 / 30 (627.1888)	28 (155.3600)	29 (150.2172)	20 (163.3944)	24 (158.2172)
2021-05-15	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV	11 / 15 (655.9200)	11 (161.6912)	10 (161.6800)	8 (168.0000)	11 (164.5488)
2021-05-14	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 Mannington, WV	12 / 18 (658.1832)	13 (159.9428)	8 (168.5372)	8 (170.2860)	12 (159.4172)
2021-04-17	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD	29 / 34 (651.8288)	12 (173.7028)	16 (169.1316)	31 (161.6572)	32 (147.3372)
2021-04-16	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD	35 / 47 (646.1144)	25 (168.5256)	39 (157.6572)	32 (161.6800)	39 (158.2516)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA	35 / 40 (654.1484)	27 (167.3828)	37 (157.6684)	29 (166.8344)	34 (162.2628)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	29 / 46 (664.5144)	29 (166.2628)	20 (166.8344)	32 (164.5600)	24 (166.8572)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	39 / 59 (646.7084)	28 (165.6684)	25 (164.5600)	58 (153.0972)	32 (163.3828)
2019-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	15 / 32 (657.6228)	19 (164.5828)	16 (163.3944)	14 (165.0856)	13 (164.5600)
2019-06-07	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Roanoke, WV	23 / 31 (621.5768)	14 (166.8112)	29 (139.3828)	25 (155.9772)	20 (159.4056)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	37 / 54 (648.3772)	34 (165.0972)	26 (163.9660)	51 (147.3484)	12 (171.9656)

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

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#351 (320 pts)	#411 (310 pts)	#312 (440 pts)	#371 (310 pts)	#289 (415 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#330 (650 pts)	#301 (750 pts)	#321 (815 pts)	#328 (681 pts)	#304 (780 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#258 (842 pts)	#176 (1117 pts)	#199 (1097 pts)	#310 (722 pts)	#188 (1072 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#351 (597 pts)	#356 (637 pts)	#234 (1010 pts)	#326 (652 pts)	#325 (672 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#531 (380 pts)	#457 (495 pts)	#329 (793 pts)	#549 (375 pts)	#543 (390 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#336 (572 pts)	#317 (632 pts)	#283 (747 pts)	#314 (652 pts)	#351 (582 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#913 (60 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1091 (233 pts)	#1058 (258 pts)	#1185 (218 pts)	#1162 (228 pts)	#934 (323 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1974 (90 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)