SMOKEY DOG BBQ VA
Rating
1518
peak 1521
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2019-03-22
latest 2022-01-28
Best ToY finish
#380
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
679.01 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 653.13 (+25.88)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±48.92
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.47 · weakest Brisket (163.53)
Road miles
3755
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 731 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ has finished one call ahead of SMOKEY DOG BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 9 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Currituck Bulls & BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 16% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.0968 points of the Grand Championship at Currituck Bulls & BBQ (2021-11-05).
📅 A November team
Something about November: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 178.8572 | 158.2744 | 169.47 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 174.8916 | 153.0744 | 164.85 | top 49% |
| Pork | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.0512 | 166.18 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 177.1544 | 135.3600 | 163.53 | top 51% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 7 | 0 | top 62% |
| NC | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
| PA | 3 | 0 | top 39% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 46% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 55% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (7 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (15 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 653.13
- 1 perfect 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 673.6000 | 673.60 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 701.7260 | 680.36 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 687.4172 | 674.79 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 675.3028 | 625.36 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 32 / 60 (673.6000) | 36 (169.1200) | 10 (173.7028) | 43 (164.5372) | 32 (166.2400) |
| 2021-11-05 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 2 / 26 (701.7260) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (174.8916) | 6 (175.4172) | 5 (174.8572) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 10 / 54 (675.3716) | 2 (178.8572) | 20 (167.9772) | 35 (162.2628) | 19 (166.2744) |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 14 / 30 (670.1600) | 23 (162.8000) | 4 (172.0000) | 25 (158.2056) | 3 (177.1544) |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 18 / 46 (674.1712) | 10 (174.2744) | 30 (163.4056) | 33 (164.5256) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2020-11-06 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 7 / 28 (687.4172) | 16 (169.6800) | 14 (168.0000) | 7 (173.7144) | 3 (176.0228) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 22 / 59 (663.3716) | 5 (174.2856) | 28 (163.3944) | 27 (166.8916) | 40 (158.8000) |
| 2020-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 21 / 53 (673.5884) | 1 (177.7028) | 28 (166.2400) | 16 (170.2628) | 34 (159.3828) |
| 2019-11-01 | Currituck Heritage Bulls & BBQ Festival Powells Point, NC | 15 / 25 (657.6112) | 8 (169.6912) | 25 (153.0972) | 9 (171.9772) | 17 (162.8456) |
| 2019-07-26 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 33 / 53 (645.6568) | 24 (165.7028) | 33 (159.4056) | 24 (164.5256) | 36 (156.0228) |
| 2019-06-21 | 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA | 22 / 32 (634.7088) | 8 (170.2972) | 26 (153.0744) | 28 (153.0512) | 22 (158.2860) |
| 2019-05-03 | BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) Fredericksburg, VA | 20 / 34 (661.6456) | 15 (170.2972) | 19 (163.3712) | 10 (169.7028) | 27 (158.2744) |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | 10 / 32 (675.3028) | 23 (161.0972) | 12 (166.2400) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (167.9656) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) Urbanna, VA | 48 / 52 (616.4116) | 41 (163.4400) | 34 (162.2516) | 46 (155.3600) | 52 (135.3600) |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 63 / 63 (486.1944) | 51 (158.2744) | 18 (165.6800) | 46 (162.2400) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #607 (311 pts) | #668 (286 pts) | #643 (336 pts) | #763 (226 pts) | #743 (236 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #380 (503 pts) | #362 (558 pts) | #453 (458 pts) | #541 (333 pts) | #305 (668 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #423 (255 pts) | #201 (615 pts) | #608 (170 pts) | #385 (300 pts) | #521 (210 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #585 (568 pts) | #532 (658 pts) | #640 (533 pts) | #429 (793 pts) | #726 (463 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1382 (155 pts) | #1279 (195 pts) | #1614 (120 pts) | #979 (320 pts) | #1586 (120 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1052 (308 pts) | #1000 (378 pts) | #533 (753 pts) | #1276 (243 pts) | #1191 (263 pts) |