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
FOUR ONE OAK is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 16th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2017). They are ranked #3062 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1504
peak 1516 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Apr 7, 2017
latest Jun 26, 2020 · 3.2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 57%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.15 · weakest Chicken (159.86)
Road miles
250
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 97 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)
Purse competed for
$7,150
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
644.92 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to FOUR ONE OAK, each with one reason worth a look.
112 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,076 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1522
Level with FOUR ONE OAK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,074 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
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.
⚔ Compare careers#3,053 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1504
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 6 years before FOUR ONE OAK's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#3,079 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,066 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1514
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 58% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
PA
3 of 5 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
197
finished ahead 106 times, behind 152
Longest layoff
2.8 yrs
Aug 25, 2017 → Jun 26, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20201 milestone
- Most recent contest York County BBQ Festival
20176 milestones
- 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 (1516) New Holland Summer Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8 | New Holland Summer Fest | Aug 25, 2017 |
| +3.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | Jun 9, 2017 |
| +2.3 | Boss Frogs BBQ | Apr 7, 2017 |
| +1.9 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | Aug 11, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.8 | York County BBQ Festival | Jun 26, 2020 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2020 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 48 / 53 (620.3996) | 51 (146.2512) | 40 (161.6916) | 52 (139.9084) | 9 (172.5484) |
| Aug 25, 2017 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 21 / 69 (654.7656) | 43 (158.2512) | 16 (165.7144) | 8 (166.8572) | 26 (163.9428) |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Maryland State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 25 / 47 (654.1372) | 14 (169.1544) | 31 (159.9312) | 5 (171.4172) | 32 (153.6344) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Harrisburg, PA | 16 / 29 (649.0516) | 23 (159.9772) | 23 (157.6800) | 3 (172.5828) | 21 (158.8116) |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Boss Frogs BBQ Hurlock, MD | 26 / 45 (646.2288) | 21 (165.6800) | 13 (165.1316) | 44 (148.5828) | 14 (166.8344) |