A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
FOUR ONE OAK
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1503
peak 1515 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-04-07
latest 2020-06-26
Best ToY finish
#856
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
644.92
last 5 Master vs avg 644.92 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.15 · weakest Chicken (159.86)
Road miles
250
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$7K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
644.92 / 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 strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2.8 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.8 years, then back at York County BBQ Festival (2020-06-26).
- last seen 2017-08-25
- back 2020-06-26
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.
105 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3103 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3084 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
No shared contest yet.
Level with FOUR ONE OAK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3091 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3101 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Head-to-head#3081 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1512
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3083 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 3 years before FOUR ONE OAK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1544 | 146.2512 | 159.86 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.7144 | 157.6800 | 162.03 | top 55% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 172.5828 | 139.9084 | 159.87 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5484 | 153.6344 | 163.15 | top 45% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 59% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 55% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.2 yrs
2017-04-07 → 2020-06-26
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
PA
3 of 5 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
Brisket
averages 163.15 · weakest Chicken (159.86)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
644.92
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
244
130–176 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
250
5 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$7,150
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
2017-08-25 → 2020-06-26
Power rating
1503
peak 1515 · #3096 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Boss Frogs BBQ
- First call Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0516 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5828 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
- Career-best overall score654.7656 New Holland Summer Fest
- Peak power rating (1515) New Holland Summer Fest
- 2020
- Most recent contest York County BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | New Holland Summer Fest | 2017-08-25 |
| +3.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2017-06-09 |
| +2.2 | Boss Frogs BBQ | 2017-04-07 |
| +0.9 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 2017-08-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | York County BBQ Festival | 2020-06-26 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 91% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 49% | 90.9% | 90.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 48 / 53 (620.3996) | 51 (146.2512) | 40 (161.6916) | 52 (139.9084) | 9 (172.5484) |
| 2017-08-25 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 21 / 69 (654.7656) | 43 (158.2512) | 16 (165.7144) | 8 (166.8572) | 26 (163.9428) |
| 2017-08-11 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 25 / 47 (654.1372) | 14 (169.1544) | 31 (159.9312) | 5 (171.4172) | 32 (153.6344) |
| 2017-06-09 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 16 / 29 (649.0516) | 23 (159.9772) | 23 (157.6800) | 3 (172.5828) | 21 (158.8116) |
| 2017-04-07 | Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD | 26 / 45 (646.2288) | 21 (165.6800) | 13 (165.1316) | 44 (148.5828) | 14 (166.8344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #628 (145 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1070 (299 pts) | #1096 (319 pts) | #1035 (349 pts) | #653 (629 pts) | #1094 (309 pts) |