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.
WIGGLE STICK BARBECUE
WIGGLE STICK BARBECUE is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 20th of 28 at the Que & Cruz (2017). They finished #1524 in the 2018 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1483
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Sep 8, 2017
latest Sep 28, 2018 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.66
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.39 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.23)
Road miles
201
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 47 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
629.82 / 720
4 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 WIGGLE STICK BARBECUE, each with one reason worth a look.
WIGGLE STICK BARBECUE has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 141 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,039 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1482
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1482
Level with WIGGLE STICK BARBECUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,011 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1483
They turned up 5 years after WIGGLE STICK BARBECUE did, first appearing in 2022.
⚔ Compare careers#4,035 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1483
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,013 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,026 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
Careers of much the same size, 5 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 160.5140 | 163.39 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8116 | 149.6456 | 154.23 | top 81% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 146.2288 | 157.69 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 145.0400 | 154.51 | top 70% |
“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) | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
115
finished ahead 35 times, behind 140
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20184 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6116 Smithfield BBQ Classic
- Career-best overall score649.6116 Smithfield BBQ Classic
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.9772 Smithfield BBQ Classic
- Most recent contest Smithfield BBQ Classic
20173 milestones
- First tracked contest 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
- Peak power rating (1496) 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship
- First call Que & Cruz
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.1 | Smithfield BBQ Classic | Sep 28, 2018 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | BBQ Gives Back | Mar 23, 2018 |
| -4.1 | Que & Cruz | Oct 6, 2017 |
| -3.7 | 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship | Sep 8, 2017 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 90.2% | 87.6% |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 73% | 87.7% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA | 28 / 41 (649.6116) | 29 (160.5600) | 32 (158.2172) | 22 (162.8572) | 11 (167.9772) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA | 70 / 75 (611.2116) | 57 (160.5140) | 72 (150.2516) | 73 (146.2288) | 60 (154.2172) |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Que & Cruz Louisa, VA | 20 / 28 (631.2344) | 10 (167.4056) | 17 (158.8116) | 25 (154.2172) | 24 (150.8000) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA | 26 / 35 (627.2228) | 19 (165.0856) | 31 (149.6456) | 12 (167.4516) | 30 (145.0400) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | — | — | — | — | — |