A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Smokey McTasty
Smokey McTasty is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 26th of 32 at the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jun 25, 2016
latest Jun 26, 2026 · 10 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.62
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.89 · weakest Brisket (154.00)
Road miles
17
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1616)
Purse competed for
$37K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
632.51 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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Smokey McTasty has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 137 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,177 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,149 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1509
They turned up 6 years after Smokey McTasty did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,153 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Level with Smokey McTasty on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,176 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 5 years before Smokey McTasty's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,189 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 7 years before Smokey McTasty's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#4,155 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 8 years before Smokey McTasty's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0116 | 150.8000 | 157.84 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 148.5256 | 160.89 | top 79% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 155.9772 | 160.27 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5600 | 149.1316 | 154.00 | top 85% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 85% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 86% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 77% | Jun 23, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DC
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
2
2 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
98
finished ahead 27 times, behind 109
Longest layoff
4 yrs
Jun 23, 2018 → Jun 25, 2022
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20262 milestones
- Career-best overall score641.0400 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Most recent contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20181 milestone
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)168.5716 Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
20162 milestones
- First tracked contest Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Peak power rating (1493) Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.9 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 26, 2026 |
| -6.8 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 25, 2016 |
| -4.1 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 25, 2022 |
| -2.5 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 23, 2018 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 89% | 89% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 26 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 28 / 31 (641.0400) | 30 (150.8000) | 27 (163.9772) | 26 (165.7028) | 28 (160.5600) |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle 🏅 Washington, DC | 26 / 32 (637.6572) | 29 (157.6800) | 27 (160.5600) | 24 (162.2628) | 27 (157.1544) |
| Jun 23, 2018 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 30 / 42 (638.8576) | 25 (164.0116) | 18 (168.5716) | 32 (157.1200) | 34 (149.1544) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 29 / 35 (612.4916) | 27 (158.8572) | 30 (148.5256) | 28 (155.9772) | 29 (149.1316) |