COLONIAL EMBERS

COLONIAL EMBERS is a competition barbecue team with 17 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 22 at the Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! (2016). They are ranked #3051 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,051

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1519 · rated over 17 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 9, 2014

latest Mar 23, 2018 · 3.9 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#663

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

18% of 17 contests

Avg finish

top 59%

overall standings

Best overall

662.2284 / 720

Master · Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!

Perfect 180s

Current form

639.07 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.77 (+2.30)

Walk rate

65%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028

Brisket · Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

Consistency

±15.98

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 160.06 · weakest Brisket (157.62)

Road miles

2,280

across 17 mapped stops · furthest 410 mi

Schedule strength

46%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

636.77 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

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

They almost always walk

65% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 11 of 17 contests

A top-10 category call in 65% of their 17 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 46%

A tough matchup

11–0 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 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of KIRBBQ in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 11 shared pork entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.22% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.22% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.4% of a perfect score
17 contests

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
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#922 (377 pts)	#740 (542 pts)	#916 (427 pts)	#894 (432 pts)	#989 (357 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#663 (581 pts)	#722 (556 pts)	#592 (686 pts)	#594 (681 pts)	#658 (601 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2658 (63 pts)	#2670 (63 pts)	#2674 (63 pts)	#2057 (98 pts)	#2668 (63 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to COLONIAL EMBERS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

#3,074 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to COLONIAL EMBERS)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team COLONIAL EMBERS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 13, 2017

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BUTTS, BELLIES & BUDDIES

#3,048 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 17, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 14, 2018

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WILD SHOOTERS BBQ

#3,060 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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The Inked Pig

#3,071 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2014.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Apr 5, 2019

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POVERTY HILL SMOKERS

#3,052 of the rated field

1504 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1536

They've been 1536 at their best, 32 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 29, 2017

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Smoke Sergeant BBQ

#3,042 of the rated field

1505 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1515

Level with COLONIAL EMBERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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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	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
LIL WILL'S LONE STAR QUE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
FIRESIDE ALCHEMY	7	5	2	71%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
KIRBBQ	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
GREAT WHITE BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	17	4	1	1	173.1200	145.6112	159.53	top 59%
Pork Ribs	17	6	0	1	168.5600	147.3944	159.57	top 54%
Pork	17	5	0	0	171.4172	145.6228	160.06	top 55%
Brisket	17	4	0	0	173.7028	137.6572	157.62	top 53%

“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)	11	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	6	0	top 66%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	15	top 57%
OH	1	top 76%
NC	1	top 69%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	3	14	0	top 52%	Oct 14, 2016
BBQ Gives Back	2	46	0	top 80%	Mar 23, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 5 contests

Contests a season 3.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 15 of 17 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 14 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 351 finished ahead 259 times, behind 406

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

20181 milestone

Mar 23 Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back

20172 milestones

May 19 First category win (Chicken) Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off
May 19 Peak power rating (1519) Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off

20165 milestones

May 20 First overall top-10 Chesapeake Jubilee
May 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6116 Chesapeake Jubilee
Sep 9 10th tracked contest 12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship
Sep 23 Career-best overall score662.2284 Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!
Oct 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.7028 Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest

20142 milestones

May 9 First tracked contest Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge
Sep 5 First call 10th Annual Recovery Fest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too!	Sep 23, 2016
+11	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off	May 19, 2017
+7.7	Chesapeake Jubilee	May 20, 2016
+7.6	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest	Oct 16, 2015
+6.2	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ	Aug 26, 2016

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.7	11th Annual Recovery Fest	Sep 11, 2015
-8.5	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 23, 2018
-7	Buckeye State BBQ Championship	May 16, 2014
-6.1	Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic	Oct 6, 2017
-5	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge	May 9, 2014

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0	0	0%	top 88%	85.9%	85.9%
2017	4	1	1	75%	top 55%	90.6%	89.5%
2016	5	2	0	80%	top 46%	92%	90.1%
2015	3	0	0	67%	top 64%	90%	87.3%
2014	4	0	0	50%	top 67%	89.7%	86.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	66 / 75 (618.6512)	67 (155.3484)	71 (150.8116)	61 (155.9428)	52 (156.5484)
Oct 6, 2017	Devon Grube Memorial BBQ Classic Virginia Beach, VA	18 / 23 (639.8288)	9 (166.2400)	10 (163.4172)	22 (148.5144)	14 (161.6572)
May 19, 2017	Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	8 / 34 (652.5032)	1 (173.1200)	10 (168)	17 (158.8116)	18 (152.5716)
Apr 28, 2017	4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA	21 / 46 (648.4224)	24 (164.5372)	15 (163.9540)	32 (157.0972)	17 (162.8340)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	46 / 64 (635.9316)	54 (155.4400)	37 (161.1200)	4 (171.4172)	52 (147.9544)
Oct 14, 2016	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	23 / 38 (649.0284)	29 (155.9544)	30 (151.4056)	12 (167.9656)	4 (173.7028)
Sep 23, 2016	Brew, Barbecue & Oysters Too! Cape Charles, VA	5 / 22 (662.2284)	8 (163.4056)	3 (168.5600)	6 (170.2628)	10 (160)
Sep 9, 2016	12th Annual Recovery Fest/7th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA	17 / 25 (643.8288)	12 (164.5372)	17 (159.3716)	13 (165.6800)	19 (154.2400)
Aug 26, 2016	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Boydton, VA	11 / 28 (634.0920)	8 (165.0972)	8 (167.4172)	19 (154.2056)	17 (147.3720)
May 20, 2016	Chesapeake Jubilee Chesapeake, VA	10 / 26 (653.6116)	17 (161.1428)	6 (167.9888)	4 (168.5372)	16 (155.9428)
Oct 16, 2015	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	14 / 37 (647.8172)	17 (163.3828)	14 (166.2400)	10 (165.6800)	25 (152.5144)
Sep 11, 2015	11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	26 / 29 (602.6628)	27 (145.7144)	6 (167.3712)	28 (151.9200)	27 (137.6572)
Aug 21, 2015	VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA	30 / 46 (635.2912)	21 (162.8344)	33 (155.9312)	39 (157.1200)	27 (159.4056)
Oct 17, 2014	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	23 / 40 (646.1712)	27 (157.7028)	35 (149.6456)	6 (168.5256)	4 (170.2972)
Sep 5, 2014	10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	21 / 32 (613.0744)	26 (150.2972)	24 (147.3944)	25 (147.9656)	4 (167.4172)
May 16, 2014	Buckeye State BBQ Championship West Chester, OH	29 / 38 (616.3768)	37 (145.6112)	25 (152.5828)	18 (165.6684)	29 (152.5144)
May 9, 2014	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	55 / 80 (625.5428)	42 (161.6684)	68 (151.3944)	78 (145.6228)	23 (166.8572)

COLONIAL EMBERS

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

They almost always walk

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

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

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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

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