VALLEY SMOKE BBQ

VALLEY SMOKE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 12 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 13th of 32 at the Salt City BBQ Festival (2016). They are ranked #4736 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,736

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1468

peak 1468 · rated over 12 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 13, 2014

latest Sep 21, 2019 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1160

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 12 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

646.2512 / 720

Master · Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff

Perfect 180s

Current form

620.01 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 605.68 (+14.33)

Walk rate

42%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.0344

Pork · Oinktoberfest

Consistency

±39.91

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 155.64 · weakest Chicken (143.08)

Road miles

2,303

across 12 mapped stops · furthest 290 mi

Schedule strength

25%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1534)

Purse competed for

$36K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

605.68 / 720

12 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

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

The weak link

−12.6 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 12.56 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 8%.

Chicken avg 143.08
Pork avg 155.64
1 call in 12 entries

A strong matchup

4–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of BUTTS & LINKS BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork entries lost

GOOD SMOKE BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GOOD SMOKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

BUFFALO MEATHEADS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 57% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 57% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 65% the rest of the year

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1471 (120 pts)	#1366 (170 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1485 (130 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1524 (120 pts)	#1598 (120 pts)	#1540 (135 pts)	#1610 (120 pts)	#1445 (160 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#1631 (155 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1271 (227 pts)	#1686 (157 pts)	#1219 (267 pts)	#1630 (172 pts)	#1432 (202 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1160 (244 pts)	#1188 (259 pts)	#955 (364 pts)	#1299 (239 pts)	#1136 (269 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to VALLEY SMOKE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Too Sauced to Pork

#4,732 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1503

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to VALLEY SMOKE BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Too Sauced to Pork ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Oct 17, 2025

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PHAT BASTERDZ BBQ

#4,730 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

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 Jul 11, 2026

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Men On Fire

#4,725 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

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 May 7, 2021

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BILL'S BLUE LINE BBQ

#4,720 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen May 28, 2021

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Wubba's BBQ

#4,718 of the rated field

1469 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1469

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

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 30, 2026

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No Money No Honey BBQ

#4,754 of the rated field

1468 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1512

They turned up 7 years after VALLEY SMOKE BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Oct 30, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KISS MY BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
GOOD SMOKE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
RED VALLEY BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BEHIND BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
THREE DOGS BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BOYS AND HOT GRILLS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BIG BELLY BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
Holy Smokes NY	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
MORT'S MEAT MAFIA	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
THE GOOD CUE CREW	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
TRANQUIL CARNIVORES	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
Sweet Heat BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BIG RAZ BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
BUTTS & LINKS BBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	12	1	0	166.2972	20	143.08	top 64%
Pork Ribs	12	3	0	163.4056	138.8572	155.13	top 56%
Pork	12	1	1	172.0344	143.9656	155.64	top 59%
Brisket	12	0	0	161.7484	137.1428	151.83	top 62%

“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 57%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NY	10	0	top 62%
CT	2	0	top 78%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Oinktoberfest	3	27	top 66%	Sep 21, 2019
Salt City BBQ Festival	3	13	top 63%	May 19, 2017
Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	2	26	top 74%	Jun 19, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NY 10 of 12 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 7 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 278 finished ahead 186 times, behind 367

Longest layoff 1 yrs May 19, 2017 → Jun 2, 2018

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

20191 milestone

Sep 21 Most recent contest Oinktoberfest

20181 milestone

Sep 22 10th tracked contest Oinktoberfest

20162 milestones

Sep 23 Career-best overall score646.2512 Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
Sep 23 Peak power rating (1490) Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff

20143 milestones

Jun 13 First tracked contest Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que
Sep 20 First call Oinktoberfest
Sep 20 Career-best single call (Pork)172.0344 Oinktoberfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff	Sep 23, 2016
+6.1	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 20, 2016
+0.9	New York City BBQ Cookoff	Apr 10, 2015
+0.5	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 19, 2015

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que	Jun 13, 2014
-7.4	Oinktoberfest	Sep 20, 2014
-6.4	Salt City BBQ Festival	May 15, 2015
-6.2	Sun BBQFest	Jun 1, 2019
-6.1	Oinktoberfest	Sep 21, 2019

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0%	top 72%	88.5%	87.4%
2018	2	0%	top 67%	87.2%	85.8%
2017	1	100%	top 73%	84.1%	84.1%
2016	2	50%	top 34%	89.8%	87.6%
2015	3	67%	top 62%	86.7%	84.1%
2014	2	50%	top 85%	84.1%	75.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 21, 2019	Oinktoberfest 🏅 Clarence, NY	27 / 43 (637.0052)	15 (165.7372)	38 (154.8228)	31 (156.5140)	23 (159.9312)
Jun 1, 2019	Sun BBQFest 🏅 Uncasville, CT	50 / 61 (622.1368)	46 (159.4284)	59 (142.2172)	26 (167.4056)	52 (153.0856)
Sep 22, 2018	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	30 / 51 (607.2912)	44 (145.1200)	22 (157.1656)	34 (149.6456)	17 (155.3600)
Jun 2, 2018	Sun BBQ Fest Uncasville, CT	44 / 59 (627.9888)	42 (158.2744)	46 (154.2972)	33 (161.7372)	43 (153.6800)
May 19, 2017	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	30 / 41 (605.6116)	8 (166.2972)	33 (146.8000)	33 (147.9544)	32 (144.5600)
Sep 23, 2016	Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY	15 / 54 (646.2512)	17 (164)	14 (163.4056)	32 (157.0972)	19 (161.7484)
May 20, 2016	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	13 / 32 (615.8968)	26 (143.9656)	8 (162.8228)	14 (153.7372)	14 (155.3712)
Jun 19, 2015	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	26 / 47 (623.8972)	12 (165.7372)	26 (157.6916)	36 (149.0856)	28 (151.3828)
May 15, 2015	Salt City BBQ Festival Syracuse, NY	16 / 21 (606.0796)	19 (141.0628)	5 (160.5372)	11 (159.9540)	18 (144.5256)
Apr 10, 2015	New York City BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	18 / 33 (586.7772)	33 (129.6572)	10 (160.0460)	24 (143.9656)	11 (153.1084)
Sep 20, 2014	Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY	51 / 66 (605.7144)	36 (157.6800)	58 (138.8572)	2 (172.0344)	61 (137.1428)
Jun 13, 2014	Crossborder Blues, Brews & Que Wilson, NY	44 / 47 (483.5088)	45 (20)	19 (162.8916)	38 (148.6056)	32 (152.0116)

VALLEY SMOKE BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

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)