3 EYZ BBQ VA

Power ranking

#127

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1713

peak 1713

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-08

latest 2026-06-27

Best ToY finish

#12

Master 2016

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

43 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 77 contests

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

707.4060

BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

687.67 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 684.19 (+3.48)

Walk rate

88%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork · Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)

Consistency

±10.91

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.52 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.58)

Road miles

7786

mi across 77 mapped stops · furthest 551 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

BLUE & GRAY BBQ has finished one call ahead of 3 EYZ BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 4 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

CHUNKY BBQ has come out ahead in 22 of their 29 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ in 31 of their 35 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

York County BBQ Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) (2024-04-20).

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 51-team field at Smoke on the Rail (Day 1).

📅 A July team

Something about July: average finish in the top 18% across 9 contests, versus top 30% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) (2023-07-28) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 16-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.

Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	73	30	1	8	179.4400	159.3716	171.07	top 43%
Pork Ribs	74	39	3	11	179.4400	153.6228	170.58	top 37%
Pork	71	32	3	8	180.0000 🔥	151.9656	170.94	top 37%
Brisket	71	40	4	16	180.0000 🔥	158.2400	171.52	top 31%

“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
PA	23	2	top 27%
VA	22	2	top 34%
DC	5	1	top 23%
DE	5	0	top 37%
MD	4	0	top 20%
NJ	4	0	top 23%
WV	3	0	top 42%
NY	3	0	top 30%
TN	2	0	top 28%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	5	0	top 45%
Medium (20–39)	41	4	top 32%
Large (40+)	25	1	top 23%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2025 (16 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (24 of 77 contests)
Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (74 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: York County BBQ Festival (2022-06-17)
Wins it all in 6% of contests
All-time average overall score: 684.19
3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

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

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	9	1	0	707.4060	690.84
2025	16	1	3	707.3944	685.79
2024	16	1	5	699.9772	685.40
2023	14	1	1	698.8116	683.48
2022	6	1	0	691.9772	685.16
2021	1	0	1	688.5372	688.54
2019	15	0	1	694.2172	677.83

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-06-27	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC	—	—	5 (176.5600)	—	—
2026-06-26	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	3 / 31 (701.0856)	13 (173.7028)	11 (174.2628)	9 (175.4172)	4 (177.7028)
2026-06-19	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) Buckhannon, WV	13 / 29 (686.7428)	15 (170.8344)	9 (174.2628)	10 (173.1200)	20 (168.5256)
2026-05-16	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA	4 / 17 (689.0516)	4 (176.5716)	5 (171.9656)	9 (170.8344)	10 (169.6800)
2026-05-15	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA	12 / 25 (672.4228)	24 (159.3716)	4 (174.2628)	14 (169.6684)	6 (169.1200)
2026-05-02	Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY	11 / 59 (689.0628)	22 (173.1200)	31 (169.6800)	5 (176.5600)	25 (169.7028)
2026-05-01	Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY	19 / 43 (686.2060)	32 (168.5372)	8 (175.4288)	34 (167.9772)	14 (174.2628)
2026-03-28	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA	1 / 36 (707.4060)	4 (177.7144)	7 (175.4056)	7 (175.4288)	3 (178.8572)
2026-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	5 / 40 (694.7772)	8 (175.4172)	19 (169.6800)	7 (175.4056)	8 (174.2744)
2025-10-10	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	31 / 90 (690.7540)	43 (173.1084)	54 (170.8112)	34 (173.7028)	25 (173.1316)
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE	11 / 25 (684.4684)	1 (178.8572)	16 (165.6684)	24 (162.2400)	5 (177.7028)
2025-08-09	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA	12 / 25 (683.3256)	9 (176.5600)	23 (162.8000)	14 (173.1200)	8 (170.8456)
2025-08-08	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA	10 / 25 (687.9316)	21 (166.8344)	15 (167.9656)	4 (175.4172)	1 (177.7144)
2025-07-26	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA	7 / 27 (686.7888)	9 (172.0116)	3 (176.5600)	11 (173.1200)	15 (165.0972)
2025-07-25	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA	5 / 30 (700.5028)	17 (170.8228)	6 (174.2628)	1 (178.8572)	4 (176.5600)
2025-06-21	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	1 / 26 (707.3944)	4 (178.8572)	10 (174.2744)	7 (175.4056)	2 (178.8572)
2025-06-21	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC	—	—	16 (163.3944)	—	—
2025-06-13	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	22 / 30 (662.1716)	22 (165.1200)	27 (155.3944)	15 (169.6800)	12 (171.9772)
2025-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA	6 / 21 (682.2056)	7 (172.0000)	11 (166.8228)	3 (175.4172)	13 (167.9656)
2025-05-16	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA	16 / 28 (670.7200)	14 (171.9772)	6 (171.9656)	22 (161.6800)	16 (165.0972)
2025-04-26	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA	10 / 16 (687.3484)	4 (177.1428)	10 (173.1544)	5 (173.1200)	16 (163.9312)
2025-04-25	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA	13 / 20 (673.0400)	20 (159.9656)	13 (167.9772)	6 (170.8344)	2 (174.2628)
2025-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	7 / 43 (698.2172)	23 (171.9772)	22 (170.8228)	3 (178.8572)	7 (176.5600)
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	15 / 45 (686.1712)	15 (174.2628)	30 (169.1084)	17 (173.1200)	14 (169.6800)
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2024-09-27	"The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE	16 / 26 (672.4344)	20 (163.9544)	13 (169.6684)	17 (170.8344)	14 (167.9772)
2024-08-10	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA	8 / 28 (691.3256)	26 (162.8000)	5 (176.5600)	1 (180.0000)	8 (171.9656)
2024-08-09	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA	17 / 27 (682.1828)	23 (166.2516)	8 (173.7028)	15 (171.4056)	13 (170.8228)
2024-08-09	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Ashland, VA	—	21 (162.2516)	—	—	—
2024-07-27	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA	3 / 32 (698.8116)	2 (178.8572)	11 (171.9888)	13 (172.5600)	5 (175.4056)
2024-07-26	Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA	7 / 35 (683.8856)	28 (161.6456)	5 (173.1200)	4 (173.7028)	1 (175.4172)
2024-06-28	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA	5 / 29 (687.9316)	15 (169.1316)	12 (171.4056)	9 (171.9772)	2 (175.4172)
2024-06-22	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	21 / 36 (685.0628)	24 (171.4172)	8 (174.8572)	15 (173.1200)	27 (165.6684)
2024-06-14	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	2 / 30 (694.2400)	2 (175.4172)	1 (176.5828)	4 (175.4172)	18 (166.8228)
2024-06-01	The Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	6 / 19 (685.6116)	7 (173.1200)	13 (165.0972)	2 (177.7144)	11 (169.6800)
2024-05-18	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA	20 / 26 (655.8400)	15 (168.5600)	25 (153.6228)	4 (175.4172)	21 (158.2400)
2024-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA	8 / 37 (681.6916)	14 (170.2860)	2 (173.1200)	17 (166.2856)	10 (172.0000)
2024-04-20	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA	2 / 25 (697.6572)	12 (171.9772)	6 (174.2628)	7 (171.4172)	1 (180.0000)
2024-04-19	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA	1 / 25 (699.9772)	10 (170.8572)	5 (173.7028)	1 (180.0000)	2 (175.4172)
2024-03-23	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	26 / 42 (676.4572)	19 (171.9772)	36 (162.8116)	29 (168.5484)	7 (173.1200)
2024-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	10 / 45 (687.9088)	25 (169.6916)	2 (176.5716)	7 (174.2628)	27 (167.3828)
2023-10-13	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	17 / 81 (688.4912)	56 (166.2512)	12 (175.4172)	6 (176.0000)	34 (170.8228)
2023-07-29	Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) New Freedom, PA	5 / 40 (693.6340)	10 (175.4400)	5 (176.5600)	15 (173.1084)	21 (168.5256)
2023-07-28	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) New Freedom, PA	1 / 51 (698.8116)	8 (176.5600)	4 (175.4172)	12 (170.2744)	2 (176.5600)
2023-06-24	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	6 / 29 (697.1200)	9 (174.8572)	2 (176.5944)	11 (172.5600)	11 (173.1084)
2023-06-24	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC	—	7 (174.2744)	—	—	—
2023-06-24	Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC	—	—	9 (171.4284)	—	—
2023-06-16	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	9 / 29 (677.6116)	16 (169.1200)	9 (169.6800)	19 (163.3944)	2 (175.4172)
2023-05-19	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	19 / 37 (663.2568)	27 (160.5144)	20 (166.2512)	19 (164.5256)	7 (171.9656)
2023-05-06	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Lincoln, DE	3 / 19 (689.6688)	2 (179.4400)	10 (167.9772)	15 (166.8344)	3 (175.4172)
2023-05-05	Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Lincoln, DE	11 / 20 (673.0400)	2 (175.4172)	19 (159.9544)	9 (169.1200)	9 (168.5484)
2023-04-29	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA	17 / 19 (673.0172)	19 (163.9544)	1 (179.4400)	14 (166.2400)	16 (163.3828)
2023-04-28	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA	8 / 20 (684.4800)	13 (170.2628)	9 (171.4172)	16 (166.2400)	2 (176.5600)
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	18 / 46 (683.3144)	37 (167.3944)	24 (170.8344)	15 (174.2628)	20 (170.8228)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	25 / 53 (679.2796)	32 (168.5372)	37 (167.9540)	36 (165.0856)	5 (177.7028)
2022-10-14	Maryland State BBQ Bash Belair, MD	4 / 30 (689.6228)	2 (177.7144)	15 (164.5256)	6 (174.2628)	3 (173.1200)
2022-07-30	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA	17 / 42 (687.3600)	30 (168.5488)	10 (173.1428)	14 (174.2628)	16 (171.4056)
2022-07-29	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA	13 / 54 (674.8000)	32 (166.8228)	17 (168.5600)	3 (175.4172)	27 (164.0000)
2022-06-17	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	1 / 34 (691.9772)	12 (170.2744)	3 (172.0000)	2 (173.1200)	6 (176.5828)
2022-04-23	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	9 / 41 (686.7540)	11 (174.2628)	10 (171.4056)	21 (166.8228)	4 (174.2628)
2022-04-22	New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	12 / 48 (680.4568)	7 (174.2628)	5 (174.2856)	24 (167.3828)	24 (164.5256)
2021-06-18	York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA	3 / 41 (688.5372)	7 (174.8572)	16 (166.2972)	10 (169.6800)	1 (177.7028)
2019-07-26	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	6 / 53 (679.3372)	10 (172.5716)	22 (164.5372)	7 (171.9656)	8 (170.2628)
2019-06-22	Giant National Capital BBQ Battle Washington, DC	7 / 31 (686.2400)	9 (172.5600)	15 (167.4288)	10 (170.8456)	2 (175.4056)
2019-06-08	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	8 / 37 (671.9660)	18 (162.8344)	12 (169.1772)	5 (170.2744)	7 (169.6800)
2019-06-07	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	4 / 36 (674.1828)	14 (165.7144)	5 (172.5600)	11 (167.3828)	12 (168.5256)
2019-05-25	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 Gettysburg, PA	6 / 32 (690.7772)	11 (171.9772)	13 (173.1200)	14 (171.9772)	8 (173.7028)
2019-05-24	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 Gettysburg, PA	19 / 33 (666.1712)	12 (170.2628)	17 (166.8228)	28 (162.2628)	21 (166.8228)
2019-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	4 / 44 (686.7768)	2 (177.1428)	6 (169.1084)	12 (169.6684)	7 (170.8572)
2019-05-04	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) Fredericksburg, VA	4 / 33 (694.2172)	9 (174.2628)	1 (178.2972)	14 (169.6916)	9 (171.9656)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) Fredericksburg, VA	11 / 34 (674.1484)	23 (166.8112)	2 (176.0116)	22 (161.6456)	11 (169.6800)
2019-04-27	New Jersey KnoQ-out CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ	11 / 43 (669.6456)	3 (175.4172)	20 (162.8228)	20 (161.7028)	8 (169.7028)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	7 / 54 (681.7028)	20 (168.5716)	8 (172.5600)	11 (171.4056)	16 (169.1656)
2019-04-05	NYC BBQ Cookoff Staten Island, NY	7 / 26 (658.7312)	4 (171.9656)	13 (162.2628)	12 (164.5600)	15 (159.9428)
2019-03-23	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) Urbanna, VA	3 / 52 (688.0344)	4 (176.0116)	3 (175.4744)	13 (169.1428)	15 (167.4056)
2019-03-22	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	3 / 63 (679.9428)	7 (171.9772)	36 (160.5484)	7 (172.0116)	3 (175.4056)
2019-03-08	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	12 / 66 (665.6112)	16 (167.9656)	3 (173.7028)	54 (151.9656)	7 (171.9772)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#49 (1247 pts)	#100 (912 pts)	#77 (1130 pts)	#67 (1022 pts)	#69 (1022 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#113 (1525 pts)	#118 (1473 pts)	#162 (1317 pts)	#64 (1750 pts)	#59 (1802 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#40 (1953 pts)	#110 (1387 pts)	#37 (1932 pts)	#23 (1989 pts)	#27 (1920 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#143 (1247 pts)	#193 (1043 pts)	#91 (1534 pts)	#246 (892 pts)	#95 (1487 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#223 (979 pts)	#303 (794 pts)	#281 (894 pts)	#254 (924 pts)	#272 (844 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#652 (235 pts)	#851 (165 pts)	#1144 (105 pts)	#913 (135 pts)	#610 (285 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#97 (1832 pts)	#109 (1690 pts)	#108 (1684 pts)	#181 (1352 pts)	#110 (1660 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#30 (2462 pts)	#86 (1836 pts)	#25 (2249 pts)	#57 (2007 pts)	#30 (2203 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#113 (1867 pts)	#59 (2052 pts)	#19 (2302 pts)	#245 (1290 pts)	#86 (1897 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#12 (2662 pts)	#18 (2437 pts)	#35 (2227 pts)	#30 (2243 pts)	#30 (2312 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#17 (2574 pts)	#11 (2444 pts)	#23 (2374 pts)	#39 (2163 pts)	#23 (2374 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#22 (2605 pts)	#58 (2049 pts)	#124 (1734 pts)	#62 (2011 pts)	#52 (2164 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#12 (2725 pts)	#39 (2209 pts)	#7 (2677 pts)	#15 (2413 pts)	#24 (2363 pts)