A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1456
peak 1456 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2015-04-17
latest 2017-10-06
Best ToY finish
#1455
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.73
last 5 Master vs avg 607.73 (-0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.52
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.30 · weakest Brisket (146.25)
Road miles
475
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
47%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)
Master avg
607.73 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
The weak link
−14.1
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.06 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 146.25
- Chicken avg 160.30
- 0 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2017-04-28).
- last seen 2015-05-08
- back 2017-04-28
Looking over their shoulder
2×
one call behind them
HEAVENLY HOGS BBQ COMPANY has landed one call behind them 2 times.
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.
123 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5252 of the rated field
- Contests
- 71
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1519
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#5238 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1457
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Level with KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5254 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5251 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5244 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1456
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 153.0856 | 160.30 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 145.7256 | 150.59 | top 81% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6800 | 139.3944 | 150.59 | top 81% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.8456 | 135.9888 | 146.25 | top 86% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 88% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2015-04-17 → 2017-10-06
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
5 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.30 · weakest Brisket (146.25)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
607.73
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
141
31–202 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
475
7 mapped stops · furthest 125 mi
Schedule strength
1561
average field rating faced — tougher than 47% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2015-05-08 → 2017-04-28
Power rating
1456
peak 1456 · #5247 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Pork In The Park BBQ Festival
- 2015
- Peak power rating (1486) 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition
- 2017
- Career-best overall score622.5708 *BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL)
- Career-best single call (Chicken)166.8800 Que & Cruz
- Most recent contest Que & Cruz
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.7 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition | 2015-04-17 |
| -9.3 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | 2017-04-28 |
| -7.7 | *BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) | 2017-05-12 |
| -7.5 | Que & Cruz | 2017-10-06 |
| -5.5 | BBQ Jamboree | 2015-05-08 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 86.5% | 85.9% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 84.4% | 82.2% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-06 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 24 / 28 (619.3140) | 11 (166.8800) | 24 (150.2628) | 21 (155.9540) | 27 (146.2172) |
| 2017-05-12 | *BBQ Jamboree-Day 1(JUDGES FULL) Fredericksburg, VA | 49 / 54 (622.5708) | 39 (162.2168) | 51 (148.4684) | 32 (161.6800) | 49 (150.2056) |
| 2017-04-28 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | 42 / 46 (613.0396) | 29 (161.6684) | 21 (160.5484) | 45 (146.8456) | 41 (143.9772) |
| 2015-05-08 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 48 / 65 (607.3252) | 36 (157.6684) | 59 (145.7256) | 48 (149.0856) | 35 (154.8456) |
| 2015-04-17 | 2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA | 45 / 46 (576.4004) | 37 (153.0856) | 41 (147.9316) | 46 (139.3944) | 46 (135.9888) |
| 2014-08-08 | MD State BBQ Bash, Presented by Mars Super Markets Bel Air, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-05-09 | Pork In The Park BBQ Festival Salisbury, MD | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1455 (178 pts) | #1281 (243 pts) | #1434 (198 pts) | #1436 (193 pts) | #1555 (173 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1676 (120 pts) | #1778 (120 pts) | #1776 (120 pts) | #1790 (120 pts) | #1763 (120 pts) |