smokey anderson bbq

smokey anderson bbq is a competition barbecue team with 73 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 25 at the Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) (2024). They are ranked #6461 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,461

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1347

peak 1347 · rated over 68 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 10, 2013

latest Jul 25, 2026 · 13.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#258

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

1% of 73 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 643.43 (+22.18)

Walk rate

33%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2

Consistency

±54.99

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.46 · weakest Pork (159.81)

Road miles

10,153

across 73 mapped stops · furthest 619 mi

Schedule strength

76%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)

Purse competed for

$501K

listed at 50 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 53 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.43 / 720

68 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

High-water mark

690.2284 career-best overall

95.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 690.2284 at Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 — 95.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 4, 2024

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

BIG DOG BBQ VA has finished one call ahead of smokey anderson bbq 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 63%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 63%

A tough matchup

58–0 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 58 of their 58 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.6 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.65 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 4% of the time against 10%.

Pork avg 159.81
Chicken avg 165.46
3 calls in 67 entries

A strong matchup

6–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG PIRATES BBQ in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

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Chicken nemesis

49 of 57 shared chicken entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 86% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 49 of 57 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

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

Boom or bust

±7.64% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±7.64% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 89.4% of a perfect score
best 95.9%

An October team

Top 64% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 64% across 7 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

7 October contests
top 79% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,153 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,153 miles across 73 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 619 miles to Poosa Q.

73 mapped stops
furthest 619 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

11 visits in all
best finish 17th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#410 (445 pts)	#399 (535 pts)	#393 (600 pts)	#444 (430 pts)	#306 (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 (1,117 pts)	#199 (1,097 pts)	#310 (722 pts)	#188 (1,072 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#351 (597 pts)	#356 (637 pts)	#234 (1,010 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	#1086 (233 pts)	#1053 (258 pts)	#1181 (218 pts)	#1156 (228 pts)	#928 (323 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1471 (150 pts)	#1974 (90 pts)	#1571 (150 pts)	#1560 (150 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)

Overall rank by season

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#6,459 of the rated field

1348 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1348

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 24 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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Lord Of The Ribs BBQ

#6,460 of the rated field

1348 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1348

Fewer contests behind them than smokey anderson bbq has cooked, 22 to 73, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Apr 24, 2026

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DUNN UP BBQ

#6,463 of the rated field

1346 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1346

58 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 2% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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SILVER FOX BBQ

#6,458 of the rated field

1348 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1348

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before smokey anderson bbq's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 24 contests

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A 2 Z

#6,464 of the rated field

1346 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1346

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Oct 8, 2021

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PAPA BEAR BAR-B-QUE

#6,462 of the rated field

1347 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1347

Level with smokey anderson bbq on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2019

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	58	0	58	0%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	49	2	47	4%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	40	3	37	8%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	38	14	24	37%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	37	3	34	8%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	34	5	29	15%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	33	5	28	15%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	33	0	33	0%	⚔ compare
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	32	1	31	3%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	32	1	31	3%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	30	4	26	13%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	30	2	28	7%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	30	1	29	3%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	28	4	24	14%	⚔ compare
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	67	7	0	3	178.8572	142.2744	165.46	top 66%
Pork Ribs	73	11	1	1	180 🔥	136.5712	163.67	top 64%
Pork	67	3	0	0	173.7028	125.6800	159.81	top 80%
Brisket	67	7	0	0	176.5600	123.2800	161.66	top 67%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 84%
Medium (20–39)	29	top 81%
Large (40+)	35	top 77%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	36	top 83%
NC	11	top 69%
WV	8	top 77%
PA	6	top 73%
MD	3	top 76%
AL	2	top 79%
SC	1	top 85%
DE	1	top 72%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	11	17	top 78%	Mar 28, 2026
BBQ Jamboree	5	27	top 81%	Jun 11, 2021
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	4	33	top 76%	Jul 30, 2022
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT)	3	24	top 86%	Jun 19, 2026
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl	3	16	top 92%	Apr 24, 2026
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	3	15	top 48%	Oct 11, 2019
Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)	2	24	top 68%	Jul 25, 2026
Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)	2	25	top 100%	Aug 9, 2025
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	2	34	top 99%	Jul 18, 2025
Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2	20	top 87%	Oct 11, 2024
Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)	2	21	top 89%	Aug 10, 2024
Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1	2	29	top 77%	May 3, 2024
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)	2	8	top 42%	Apr 20, 2024
Poosa Q	2	54	top 79%	Oct 5, 2023
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)	2	16	top 87%	Apr 29, 2023
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	18	top 82%	Jun 17, 2022
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	41	top 88%	Mar 26, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 11 contests

Contests a season 5.2 across 14 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 39 of 73 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 34 17 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 73 entries · 1 win · 11 calls

Opponents faced 1,013 finished ahead 678 times, behind 2,991

Longest layoff 1 yrs May 8, 2015 → May 13, 2016

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

20261 milestone

Jul 25 Most recent contest Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

20245 milestones

Apr 19 50th tracked contest Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
Apr 20 First overall top-10 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)
May 4 First category win (Pork Ribs) Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2
May 4 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2
May 4 Career-best overall score690.2284 Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2

20211 milestone

Jun 11 25th tracked contest BBQ Jamboree

20172 milestones

Jun 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6232 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
Jun 16 10th tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20161 milestone

Jun 17 First call Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

20132 milestones

May 10 First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
May 10 Peak power rating (1484) BBQ Jamboree

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)	Apr 20, 2024
+11.2	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 22, 2024
+10.8	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)	Apr 19, 2024
+10.1	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown	Oct 24, 2025
+9.2	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 22, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.8	BBQ Jamboree	May 10, 2013
-14.6	Que & Cruz	Jul 19, 2013
-12.5	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	Oct 11, 2013
-12.2	BBQ Jamboree	May 9, 2014
-8	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL)	May 12, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	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%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 68%	90.8%	89%
2017	4	0	0	25%	top 72%	90.8%	88.5%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 67%	89%	88.1%
2015	1	0	0	0%	top 69%	84.9%	84.9%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 97%	78.5%	78.5%
2013	3	0	0	0%	top 99%	82%	65.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 25, 2026	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)
Jul 24, 2026	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	24 / 43 (678.2172)	9 (176)	26 (167.3828)	37 (161.1200)	12 (173.7144)
Jun 19, 2026	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Buckhannon, WV	25 / 29 (662.7428)	27 (163.3944)	25 (166.2400)	24 (163.4056)	16 (169.7028)
May 15, 2026	Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway 🏅 Darlington, SC	22 / 26 (650.1488)	23 (160.5144)	8 (175.4172)	26 (150.2172)	21 (164)
Apr 24, 2026	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	19 / 20 (662.7316)	20 (165.0972)	11 (168.5716)	19 (160.5372)	10 (168.5256)
Mar 28, 2026	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	34 / 36 (658.7548)	26 (170.2860)	34 (163.3944)	33 (162.2516)	34 (162.8228)
Mar 27, 2026	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	37 / 40 (657.5888)	37 (161.6688)	30 (165.6800)	32 (165.1200)	26 (165.1200)
Oct 24, 2025	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	22 / 45 (678.7196)	31 (166.2284)	26 (167.9656)	11 (173.1200)	14 (171.4056)
Sep 26, 2025	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	18 / 25 (662.1256)	21 (161.0856)	13 (169.6800)	23 (162.8000)	11 (168.5600)
Aug 9, 2025	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA	25 / 25 (667.3028)	22 (167.4172)	18 (165.6800)	16 (171.9656)	21 (162.2400)
Aug 8, 2025	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA	25 / 25 (649.0172)	20 (167.3828)	25 (154.2972)	22 (166.2400)	23 (161.0972)
Jul 18, 2025	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	34 / 34 (502.2288)	11 (173.1200)	19 (169.1316)	—	31 (159.9772)
Apr 26, 2025	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	16 / 16 (668.4000)	15 (167.3828)	7 (175.4056)	15 (160.5028)	13 (165.1088)
Apr 25, 2025	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	16 / 20 (669.0172)	8 (173.1200)	17 (164.5372)	17 (164.5256)	11 (166.8344)
Mar 22, 2025	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)
Mar 21, 2025	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	41 / 45 (656.4460)	41 (161.0972)	18 (172)	39 (163.9544)	41 (159.3944)
Oct 11, 2024	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	20 / 26 (659.3488)	14 (168.5372)	10 (170.2744)	23 (163.3828)	21 (157.1544)
Aug 10, 2024	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA	28 / 28 (656.4344)	25 (163.3944)	28 (155.9200)	23 (165.7028)	9 (171.4172)
Aug 9, 2024	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA	21 / 27 (676.5144)	21 (168.5716)	26 (161.6800)	18 (169.7028)	5 (176.5600)
Aug 9, 2024	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Ashland, VA	—	—	16 (163.9544)	—	—
May 4, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	17 / 35 (690.2284)	23 (171.4056)	1 (180)	23 (170.2628)	24 (168.5600)
May 3, 2024	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	32 / 45 (674.1600)	2 (178.8572)	25 (169.1200)	43 (158.2056)	31 (167.9772)
Apr 20, 2024	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	8 / 25 (684.5028)	3 (178.8572)	14 (168.5372)	20 (162.2512)	6 (174.8572)
Apr 19, 2024	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	13 / 25 (678.8112)	8 (173.1084)	11 (171.4516)	17 (166.8456)	18 (167.4056)
Mar 23, 2024	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)
Mar 22, 2024	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)
Nov 3, 2023	Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	21 / 21 (621.4972)	21 (152.5028)	20 (161.7028)	20 (157.0744)	21 (150.2172)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	60 / 73 (658.6972)	48 (167.3828)	43 (166.2744)	69 (161.0856)	55 (163.9544)
Aug 11, 2023	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA	27 / 28 (656.4808)	26 (165.6916)	13 (171.9888)	26 (164.5488)	27 (154.2516)
Jul 14, 2023	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	35 / 36 (638.0572)	34 (161.6572)	16 (169.6800)	36 (150.7772)	35 (155.9428)
Jun 16, 2023	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV	24 / 28 (642.1948)	24 (159.3944)	14 (167.3828)	25 (154.8460)	21 (160.5716)
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	29 / 35 (658.6856)	16 (174.2628)	29 (166.2400)	29 (162.8000)	33 (155.3828)
Apr 29, 2023	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)
Apr 28, 2023	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)
Mar 25, 2023	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)
Mar 24, 2023	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)
Mar 24, 2023	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	15 (169.1316)	—	—
Nov 4, 2022	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	19 / 22 (665.5540)	18 (167.3712)	6 (172.5600)	10 (169.1200)	21 (156.5028)
Jul 30, 2022	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)
Jul 29, 2022	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)
Jun 17, 2022	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	18 / 20 (639.8288)	8 (171.4056)	20 (156.5144)	19 (153.1088)	16 (158.8000)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	54 / 72 (662.7088)	37 (168.5372)	43 (167.3944)	45 (167.3828)	60 (159.3944)
Apr 1, 2022	Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest A Buckhannon, WV	—	—	6 (166.8344)	—	—
Apr 1, 2022	Almost Heaven Rib Fest (One Meat Rib) Contest B Buckhannon, WV	—	—	10 (158.2628)	—	—
Mar 26, 2022	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)
Mar 25, 2022	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)
Mar 25, 2022	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	25 (160.5260)	—	—
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	45 / 54 (642.7432)	38 (164.5372)	11 (170.8228)	41 (157.7032)	49 (149.6800)
Jun 11, 2021	BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	27 / 30 (627.1888)	28 (155.3600)	29 (150.2172)	20 (163.3944)	24 (158.2172)
May 15, 2021	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV	11 / 15 (655.9200)	11 (161.6912)	10 (161.6800)	8 (168)	11 (164.5488)
May 14, 2021	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)
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	29 / 34 (651.8288)	12 (173.7028)	16 (169.1316)	31 (161.6572)	32 (147.3372)
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	35 / 47 (646.1144)	25 (168.5256)	39 (157.6572)	32 (161.6800)	39 (158.2516)
Mar 27, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 40 (654.1484)	27 (167.3828)	37 (157.6684)	29 (166.8344)	34 (162.2628)
Mar 26, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	29 / 46 (664.5144)	29 (166.2628)	20 (166.8344)	32 (164.5600)	24 (166.8572)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	39 / 59 (646.7084)	28 (165.6684)	25 (164.5600)	58 (153.0972)	32 (163.3828)
Oct 11, 2019	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	15 / 32 (657.6228)	19 (164.5828)	16 (163.3944)	14 (165.0856)	13 (164.5600)
Jun 7, 2019	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	23 / 31 (621.5768)	14 (166.8112)	29 (139.3828)	25 (155.9772)	20 (159.4056)
Apr 19, 2019	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	37 / 54 (648.3772)	34 (165.0972)	26 (163.9660)	51 (147.3484)	12 (171.9656)
Oct 12, 2018	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	17 / 39 (654.1140)	2 (171.9884)	32 (153.6572)	22 (161.0972)	12 (167.3712)
Apr 27, 2018	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	33 / 45 (644.4228)	30 (160.5256)	26 (164.5372)	32 (159.3828)	30 (159.9772)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	65 / 75 (623.2116)	59 (158.8116)	65 (153.6228)	62 (154.8000)	54 (155.9772)
Oct 13, 2017	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	27 / 50 (650.7088)	40 (155.9428)	33 (161.6572)	36 (159.9544)	4 (173.1544)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	33 / 57 (653.6232)	12 (171.4172)	26 (164.5372)	39 (161.1200)	43 (156.5488)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree- Day 2 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	42 / 43 (614.7088)	39 (158.8000)	38 (150.8344)	36 (156.5600)	42 (148.5144)
May 12, 2017	BBQ Jamboree-Day 1 (JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA	43 / 54 (629.5544)	41 (159.3944)	43 (158.2400)	40 (157.1084)	39 (154.8116)
Jun 17, 2016	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	36 / 42 (627.7712)	38 (155.3600)	8 (170.8572)	42 (146.1940)	35 (155.3600)
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	35 / 72 (641.0400)	54 (156.5372)	44 (159.3828)	45 (158.2972)	18 (166.8228)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	45 / 65 (611.3484)	16 (166.8572)	47 (153.6800)	56 (143.4056)	53 (147.4056)
May 9, 2014	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	62 / 64 (564.9600)	59 (142.2744)	52 (147.3600)	64 (125.6800)	40 (149.6456)
Oct 11, 2013	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	53 / 55 (590.6744)	22 (164.6288)	54 (144.5028)	36 (158.2628)	53 (123.2800)
Jul 19, 2013	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	45 / 45 (565.5888)	43 (142.2744)	43 (138.2400)	45 (137.6800)	37 (147.3944)
May 10, 2013	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	60 / 60 (264.5712)	—	54 (136.5712)	60 (128)	—

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

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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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

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Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

An October team

The long haul

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

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

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Where they finish (overall)

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