smokey anderson bbq VA

Power ranking

#3074

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1341

peak 1341 · rated over 54 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-19

latest 2026-07-25

Best ToY finish

#258

Master 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 59 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

690.2284 / 720

Master · Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

665.61 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.87 (+9.74)

Walk rate

36%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2

Consistency

±25.73

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.06 · weakest Pork (162.26)

Road miles

8558

mi across 59 mapped stops · furthest 615 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1577)

Purse competed for

$501K

listed at 50 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 53 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.87 / 720

54 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

BIG DOG BBQ VA 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 46 of their 46 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Pappy's Q in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 38 of 46 shared chicken entries.

📅 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 #3062 · 1374 · VA WAR PIGS #3061 · 1375 · VA BI STATE SMOKERS #3055 · 1382 · VA OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE #2898 · 1431 · VA BIKER BEAR BBQ #2876 · 1434 · VA LAKEVIEW BBQ #2841 · 1438 · VA

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	46	0	46	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	38	2	36	5%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	37	3	34	8%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	37	3	34	8%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	34	5	29	15%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	33	13	20	39%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	33	5	28	15%	⚔ compare
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	32	1	31	3%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	31	1	30	3%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	30	2	28	7%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	29	3	26	10%	⚔ compare
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	26	1	25	4%	⚔ compare
Ham Squad	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare
RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	54	6	0	2	178.8572	152.5028	167.06	top 67%
Pork Ribs	59	10	1	1	180.0000 🔥	139.3828	165.93	top 62%
Pork	53	3	0	0	173.7028	147.3484	162.26	top 80%
Brisket	54	6	0	0	176.5600	147.3372	163.42	top 68%

“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%
PA	6	top 73%
WV	6	top 79%
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)	28	top 82%
Large (40+)	22	top 74%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	10	17	top 77%	2026-03-28
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	4	33	top 76%	2022-07-30
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl	3	16	top 92%	2026-04-24
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)	2	24	top 68%	2026-07-25
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT)	2	24	top 86%	2026-06-19
Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)	2	25	top 100%	2025-08-09
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	2	34	top 99%	2025-07-18
Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)	2	21	top 89%	2024-08-10
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1	2	29	top 77%	2024-05-03
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)	2	8	top 42%	2024-04-20
Poosa Q	2	54	top 79%	2023-10-05
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)	2	16	top 87%	2023-04-29
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	18	top 82%	2022-06-17
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	41	top 88%	2022-03-26

The story so far

Busiest season: 2023 (11 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (30 of 59 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (59 entries)
Average Master overall score: 655.87 / 720
1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2019-04-19 — First tracked contest · Interstate BBQ Festival
📈 2019-04-19 — Peak power rating (1491) · Interstate BBQ Festival
📣 2021-05-14 — First call · Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1
🎖️ 2023-03-25 — 25th tracked contest · BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)
🔥 2024-05-04 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2
⭐ 2024-05-04 — Career-best overall score (690.2284) · Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2
🎖️ 2025-08-09 — 50th tracked contest · Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)	2024-04-20
+10.7	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	2024-03-22
+10.4	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)	2024-04-19
+9.9	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown	2025-10-24
+8.8	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2025-03-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	2021-03-27
-9.4	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2019-06-07
-9.2	Interstate BBQ Festival	2019-04-19
-8.9	Smoke in the Grove	2021-07-30
-8.9	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2	2021-04-17

Category scores over time

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	7	0	0	43%	top 84%	94.2%	92.2%
2025	9	0	0	22%	top 82%	95.5%	90.1%
2024	10	1	1	80%	top 65%	95.9%	93.5%
2023	11	0	0	9%	top 90%	92.8%	90.4%
2022	10	0	0	50%	top 83%	92.4%	91.1%
2021	8	0	0	25%	top 78%	92.3%	90.3%
2020	1	0	0	0%	top 66%	89.8%	89.8%
2019	3	0	0	0%	top 63%	91.3%	89.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-07-25	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	31 / 39 (674.2060)	21 (171.4172)	17 (172.5600)	38 (157.6688)	12 (172.5600)
2026-07-24	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	24 / 43 (678.2172)	9 (176.0000)	26 (167.3828)	37 (161.1200)	12 (173.7144)
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)

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

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	#345 (445 pts)	#322 (535 pts)	#315 (600 pts)	#366 (430 pts)	#240 (665 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)