The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
DIRTY POSSUM BBQ has finished one call ahead of HICKNECK'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
HICKNECK'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1464
peak 1464 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2016-09-30
latest 2018-10-05
Best ToY finish
#1400
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.31
last 5 Master vs avg 613.31 (+0.00)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.02
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 158.25 · weakest Pork (148.18)
Road miles
444
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1586)
Master avg
613.31 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
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.
The weak link
−10.1
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.07 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 20%.
- Pork avg 148.18
- Pork Ribs avg 158.25
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
134 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4928 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
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#4947 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
No shared contest yet.
Level with HICKNECK'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4937 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after HICKNECK'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#4934 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
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#4914 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1464
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#4946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1463
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 |
| PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 3N1 Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 152.4912 | 156.40 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.1200 | 147.3600 | 158.25 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.0972 | 139.3828 | 148.18 | top 94% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.8112 | 130.1944 | 150.47 | top 75% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 82% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 92% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back | 2 | 59 | 0 | top 92% | 2018-03-23 |
| Que & Cruz | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 89% | 2017-10-06 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2016-09-30 → 2018-10-05
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
3
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 158.25 · weakest Pork (148.18)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
613.31
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
125
25–193 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
444
7 mapped stops · furthest 66 mi
Schedule strength
1586
average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests
Power rating
1464
peak 1464 · #4931 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest VA BBQ Championships
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1487) Que & Cruz
- 2017
- First call Que & Cruz
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.1200 Que & Cruz
- 2018
- Career-best overall score632.9940 Que & Cruz
- Most recent contest Que & Cruz
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.4 | Que & Cruz | 2018-10-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Que & Cruz | 2016-09-30 |
| -8.8 | BBQ Gives Back | 2017-03-24 |
| -8.3 | BBQ Gives Back | 2018-03-23 |
| -6.9 | Que & Cruz | 2017-10-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 87.9% | 86.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 87% | 86.8% | 85.3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 82% | 82% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-05 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 17 / 25 (632.9940) | 11 (165.1200) | 22 (151.9656) | 22 (153.0972) | 14 (162.8112) |
| 2018-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA | 69 / 75 (614.1028) | 70 (153.6572) | 43 (160.5372) | 70 (149.6684) | 67 (150.2400) |
| 2017-10-06 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 23 / 28 (624.9828) | 25 (152.4912) | 2 (169.1200) | 28 (145.6572) | 16 (157.7144) |
| 2017-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA | 59 / 64 (603.7832) | 52 (158.2172) | 33 (162.2744) | 58 (153.0972) | 63 (130.1944) |
| 2016-09-30 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 30 / 31 (590.6628) | 28 (152.5256) | 31 (147.3600) | 31 (139.3828) | 23 (151.3944) |
| 2016-04-29 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-08-21 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1400 (150 pts) | #1319 (180 pts) | #1584 (125 pts) | #1569 (125 pts) | #1425 (165 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1712 (123 pts) | #1968 (113 pts) | #1108 (313 pts) | #1965 (113 pts) | #1615 (158 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2896 (56 pts) | #2906 (56 pts) | #2912 (56 pts) | #2908 (56 pts) | #2313 (66 pts) |