GREAT WHITE BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#4798

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1467

peak 1503 · rated over 12 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-09-05

latest 2019-05-17

Best ToY finish

#896

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

657.5656 / 720

Master · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

Perfect 180s

Current form

605.65 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 620.60 (-14.95)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork · Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival

Consistency

±45.92

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.87 · weakest Brisket (153.57)

Road miles

762

mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 131 mi

Schedule strength

57%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

620.60 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

67% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 12 contests

A top-10 category call in 67% of their 12 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

GRATE SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

GRATE SMOKE has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.30 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 17%.

Brisket avg 153.57
Chicken avg 162.87
3 calls in 11 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of DIRTY POSSUM BBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

2.6 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.6 years, then back at BBQ Gives Back (2017-03-24).

last seen 2014-09-05
back 2017-03-24

Chicken nemesis

8 of 8 shared chicken entries lost

OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE has out-cooked them in 8 of 8 shared chicken entries.

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

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

The Smokin' B.A.R.

#4792 of the rated field

1467 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1467

No shared contest yet.

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 2026-05-23

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STINKY D'S BBQ

#4803 of the rated field

1466 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1466

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 12, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-06-21

⚔ Head-to-head

PIG PICKERS

#4808 of the rated field

1466 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1511

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before GREAT WHITE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 13 contests

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A-QUE

#4794 of the rated field

1467 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1467

No shared contest yet.

Level with GREAT WHITE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2019-08-16

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A SIMPLE PIG

#4790 of the rated field

1467 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1467

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 7% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Showtime

#4787 of the rated field

1467 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1500 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-04-08

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GRATE SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CHOCK FULL OF BARBEQUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
3N1 Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HAMTOWN SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DIRTY POSSUM BBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
COLONIAL EMBERS	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
GRATEFUL 'QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE BAR-B-QUE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	2	0	1	170.8228	154.8112	162.87	top 53%
Pork Ribs	12	2	0	0	170.8228	139.9660	155.91	top 68%
Pork	12	3	1	1	176.0000	145.0400	161.05	top 54%
Brisket	11	3	0	1	169.6800	139.9544	153.57	top 64%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
VA	9	0	top 65%
NC	3	0	top 87%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 75%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2	18	top 54%	2019-04-26
*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	2	16	top 55%	2018-05-18
BBQ Gives Back	2	55	top 85%	2018-03-23

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.7 yrs 2014-09-05 → 2019-05-17

Busiest season 2018 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 9 of 12 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 12 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.87 · weakest Brisket (153.57)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 8 of 12 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 12 contests

Master average 620.60 out of 720 · 12 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 253 153–350 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 762 12 mapped stops · furthest 131 mi

Schedule strength 1572 average field rating faced — tougher than 57% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 2.6 yrs 2014-09-05 → 2017-03-24

Power rating 1467 peak 1503 · #4798 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Sep 5 First tracked contest 10th Annual Recovery Fest
Sep 5 First call 10th Annual Recovery Fest
Sep 5 Peak power rating (1503) 10th Annual Recovery Fest
2018
Apr 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2288 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Nov 2 10th tracked contest *Currituck Heritage Festival
2019
Apr 26 Career-best overall score657.5656 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
May 17 First category win (Pork) Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival
May 17 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival
May 17 Most recent contest Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+3.6	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2018-04-27
+3.4	10th Annual Recovery Fest	2014-09-05
+3.1	*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	2017-05-19
+2.8	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2019-04-26
+0.4	*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	2018-05-18

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	*Currituck Heritage Festival	2018-11-02
-7.4	BBQ Gives Back	2017-03-24
-7	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2017-04-28
-6.3	BBQ Gives Back	2018-03-23
-6.3	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down	2018-10-12

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	1	100%	top 68%	91.3%	90%
2018	5	0	60%	top 75%	90.9%	83.7%
2017	4	0	50%	top 73%	89.3%	87.1%
2014	1	0	100%	top 44%	87.1%	87.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-05-17	Kings of Q BBQ Cook-off and Festival 🏅 Ayden, NC	29 / 36 (638.7772)	11 (169.7028)	35 (144.5144)	1 (176.0000)	33 (148.5600)
2019-04-26	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA	18 / 32 (657.5656)	17 (166.8228)	10 (167.3828)	11 (170.8228)	25 (152.5372)
2018-11-02	*Currituck Heritage Festival Currituck, NC	25 / 25 (474.0800)	20 (158.2172)	4 (170.8228)	25 (145.0400)	—
2018-10-12	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC	31 / 39 (619.1544)	25 (159.3600)	30 (153.6688)	33 (157.0628)	32 (149.0628)
2018-05-18	*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	16 / 27 (638.6740)	7 (170.8228)	21 (157.6800)	15 (159.3828)	19 (150.7884)
2018-04-27	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	23 / 45 (654.2288)	33 (158.2856)	32 (159.3944)	7 (172.5600)	23 (163.9888)
2018-03-23	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	63 / 75 (627.8400)	31 (166.8456)	46 (159.9428)	43 (161.0972)	73 (139.9544)
2017-10-06	*Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic Virginia Beach, VA	17 / 23 (642.6744)	21 (154.8112)	20 (151.3488)	9 (166.8344)	6 (169.6800)
2017-05-19	*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	17 / 34 (629.6576)	18 (157.6800)	12 (165.1432)	30 (146.2400)	7 (160.5944)
2017-04-28	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	37 / 46 (618.0572)	17 (168.5372)	43 (145.6572)	29 (158.2400)	39 (145.6228)
2017-03-24	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	55 / 64 (619.2116)	50 (158.8228)	52 (155.3828)	32 (164.5372)	59 (140.4688)
2014-09-05	10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	14 / 32 (627.3144)	3 (164.5600)	27 (139.9660)	18 (154.7884)	3 (168.0000)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1354 (152 pts)	#1145 (227 pts)	#1254 (192 pts)	#779 (412 pts)	#1648 (117 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#896 (337 pts)	#824 (412 pts)	#793 (452 pts)	#796 (437 pts)	#1068 (272 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1054 (307 pts)	#1090 (322 pts)	#1095 (317 pts)	#1114 (312 pts)	#859 (447 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1883 (112 pts)	#1303 (232 pts)	#2762 (57 pts)	#2087 (92 pts)	#1279 (232 pts)