T & S BBQ WV
Rating
1720
peak 1720 · rated over 33 contests
Best runs
15
straight top-10s
Contests
37
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-06-19
Best ToY finish
#86
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
4
6 reserve
Category wins
8
27 podiums
Overall top-10s
25
of 37 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
473.32 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 388.81 (+84.50)
Walk rate
86%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
15
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±97.84
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.04 · weakest Brisket (166.04)
Road miles
4054
mi across 37 mapped stops · furthest 442 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Purse competed for
$206K
listed at 28 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
4 🏅
GCs in 29 state-championship entries
Master avg
671.34 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
388.81 / 360
27 Backyard contests · 4 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has finished one call ahead of T & S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Dogpatch Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
COCAMOKE SMOKE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Mountain is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 (2024-05-04).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Smoke on the Mountain.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Gold-N-Blue Barbecue has out-cooked them in 10 of 15 shared chicken entries.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 14% across 6 contests, versus top 26% the rest of the year.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, WV first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 22 | 13 | 8 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 19 | 14 | 5 | 74% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 18 | 10 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 17 | 13 | 4 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 16 | 8 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | 14 | 9 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Full Throttle BBQ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 14 | 5 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine 'N' Roses BBQ | 13 | 9 | 3 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 13 | 8 | 4 | 62% | ⚔ compare |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 12 | 4 | 7 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 35 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.2000 | 171.04 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 34 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 178.8572 | 151.3944 | 167.34 | top 37% |
| Pork | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 177.1428 | 159.3828 | 169.74 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8456 | 157.6572 | 166.04 | top 59% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV | 10 | 2 | top 20% |
| VA | 9 | 2 | top 25% |
| OH | 6 | 0 | top 40% |
| NC | 4 | 0 | top 11% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 13 | 2 | top 24% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 2 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 33% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 32% | 2026-04-24 |
| Smoke on the Mountain | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 9% | 2025-07-25 |
| 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 47% | 2025-05-25 |
| Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 12% | 2024-05-04 |
| Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 11% | 2024-05-03 |
| Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 26% | 2023-09-09 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 28% | 2023-04-29 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in WV (10 of 37 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (35 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Downtown BBQ Throwdown (2022-04-22)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 671.34 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 388.81 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Marietta River City BBQ
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · Marietta River City BBQ
- 🏆 2022-04-22 — First Grand Championship · Downtown BBQ Throwdown
- 🔥 2022-11-12 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL
- 🎖️ 2024-05-04 — 25th tracked contest · Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2
- ⭐ 2025-04-25 — Career-best overall score (691.9428) · Marietta River City BBQ
- 📈 2026-06-19 — Peak power rating (1720) · Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 2022-07-21 |
| +15.9 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown | 2022-04-22 |
| +13.6 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2023-07-21 |
| +13.3 | WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown | 2023-04-21 |
| +11.9 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 | 2024-05-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.1 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival | 2019-10-18 |
| -7.9 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) | 2025-05-24 |
| -2.6 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 2023-10-27 |
| -1.6 | Marietta River City BBQ | 2022-04-29 |
| -0.7 | Marietta River City BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 10% | 187.3% | 184.1% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 50% | top 29% | 97.3% | 95.9% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 100% | top 7% | 97% | 95.8% |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 100% | top 24% | 147% | 103.7% |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 100% | top 27% | 142.4% | 102.5% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 94.9% | 90.8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 131.1% | 131.1% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 66% | 90.7% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 2 / 29 (651.2684) | 19 (168.5372) | 32 (152.5256) | 27 (159.3828) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2026-04-24 | Marietta River City BBQ (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Marietta, OH | 2 / 15 (674.2516) | 7 (171.4172) | 6 (171.4172) | 4 (173.1428) | 14 (158.2744) |
| 2026-04-24 | Marietta River City BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Marietta, OH | — | 6 (171.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 5 / 37 (345.6916) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship 🏅 Welch, WV | 2 / 11 (350.2744) | 4 (173.1316) | 2 (177.1428) | 2 (170.2628) | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 16 / 70 (345.1088) | 19 (171.9772) | 17 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 75 / 106 (679.3028) | 92 (167.3944) | 81 (168.5372) | 62 (170.2628) | 42 (173.1084) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Anything Molasses (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 39 (166.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 2 / 10 (691.9428) | 5 (170.8228) | 2 (174.2972) | 3 (171.9772) | 3 (174.8456) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 3 / 32 (341.1316) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (162.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 2 / 35 (343.9544) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 2 / 45 (349.1316) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (172.5716) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 6 / 17 (329.0972) | 2 (167.3944) | 12 (161.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 10 / 19 (321.0172) | 3 (168.5372) | 13 (152.4800) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 3 / 11 (347.9772) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 3 / 12 (342.8000) | 2 (173.1200) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 1 / 38 (349.7032) | 1 (176.5716) | 1 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV | 4 / 16 (509.6688) | 2 (173.1316) | 7 (169.1200) | 5 (167.4172) | — |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 4 / 23 (344.5488) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 6 / 35 (350.2744) | 8 (174.2744) | 4 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 4 / 19 (345.0972) | 5 (174.2628) | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 7 / 20 (337.6572) | 10 (168.5256) | 7 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2023-04-21 | WV Hunting Heroes BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Cottageville, WV | 1 / 15 (529.1544) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (172.5828) | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 14 / 49 (343.9656) | 2 (180.0000) | 31 (163.9656) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 36 / 91 (682.7544) | 73 (166.2400) | 29 (171.9772) | 6 (177.1428) | 55 (167.3944) |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 1 / 25 (347.3828) | 3 (171.9656) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 6 / 20 (334.2288) | 4 (171.4172) | 8 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 14 / 25 (669.6344) | 4 (177.1428) | 15 (163.9772) | 11 (166.8344) | 17 (161.6800) |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Ripley, WV | 1 / 17 (512.5828) | 3 (170.2972) | 6 (169.1428) | 3 (173.1428) | — |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 5 / 15 (333.7716) | 3 (170.3200) | 9 (163.4516) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 4 / 18 (341.7716) | 3 (174.3200) | 8 (167.4516) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 5 / 29 (304.5944) | 7 (153.2000) | 4 (151.3944) | — | — |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 16 / 33 (471.8860) | 19 (154.8344) | 20 (151.9316) | 8 (165.1200) | — |
| 2019-10-18 | Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival 🏅 Nelsonville, OH | 22 / 28 (653.0168) | 26 (159.4056) | 22 (158.2284) | 7 (170.8228) | 17 (164.5600) |
| 2019-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 14 / 26 (651.3600) | 21 (161.1200) | 13 (164.0000) | 6 (168.5828) | 19 (157.6572) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #164 (219 pts) | #112 (390 pts) | #172 (219 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #717 (151 pts) | — | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #107 (503 pts) | #94 (598 pts) | #91 (678 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #566 (295 pts) | #642 (280 pts) | #461 (505 pts) | #619 (270 pts) | #612 (270 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #86 (705 pts) | #74 (780 pts) | #128 (435 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #8 (1256 pts) | #31 (1109 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #825 (175 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #78 (624 pts) | #87 (559 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1125 (105 pts) | #827 (200 pts) | #1240 (100 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1213 (90 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #69 (565 pts) | #76 (440 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #105 (78 pts) | #103 (73 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1290 (174 pts) | #1584 (124 pts) | #1313 (179 pts) | #929 (324 pts) | #1337 (174 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #581 (533 pts) | #604 (543 pts) | #666 (498 pts) | #401 (793 pts) | #509 (628 pts) |