River Smokers WV

River Smokers WV is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2018 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 7th of 25 at the Smokin on the Dock of the Bay (2019). They are ranked #3820 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,820

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1487

peak 1529 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 6, 2018

latest May 14, 2021 · 3.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#317

Master 2019 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

10% of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

673.0284 / 720

Master · York County BBQ Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

635.47 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 649.77 (-14.31)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7144

Brisket · Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1

Consistency

±15.36

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.59 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.39)

Road miles

3,243

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 315 mi

Schedule strength

68%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1585)

Purse competed for

$99K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 14 state-championship entries

Master avg

649.77 / 720

19 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (9 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

673.0284 career-best overall

93.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 673.0284 at York County BBQ Festival — 93.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 28, 2019

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.2 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.20 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 21%.

Pork Ribs avg 158.39
Chicken avg 165.59
3 calls in 19 entries

A strong matchup

9–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of WAR PIGS in 9 of their 12 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

14 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 14 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SMOKIN GNOME BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 47% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 47% across 6 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

6 April contests
top 57% the rest of the year

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The long haul

3,243 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,243 miles across 21 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 315 miles to Zom-B-Q (BBQ Wythe US).

21 mapped stops
furthest 315 mi

The metronome

±2.13% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.13% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.2% of a perfect score
21 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021 ↗	Master	#917 (120 pts)	#805 (180 pts)	#1023 (120 pts)	#960 (120 pts)	#539 (345 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#317 (969 pts)	#285 (1,054 pts)	#366 (890 pts)	#236 (1,180 pts)	#239 (1,189 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1011 (275 pts)	#883 (370 pts)	#970 (335 pts)	#1159 (240 pts)	#1035 (285 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to River Smokers WV, each with one reason worth a look.

133 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKAPALOOZA

#3,812 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1505

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 31, 2024

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LAST SMOKER STANDING

#3,818 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1511

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Aug 14, 2020

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2 LIVE CUE

#3,817 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1501

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before River Smokers WV's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 26 contests

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TENNESSEE RIVER PORKERS

#3,811 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1507

They were already cooking in 2013, 5 years before River Smokers WV's first contest.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2015

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A&R Q

#3,832 of the rated field

1486 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1524

They've been 1524 at their best, 38 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 20, 2026

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DIVINE SMOKE

#3,823 of the rated field

1487 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

Level with River Smokers WV on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2018

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKECRAFT - MD	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
DRILLING & GRILLING	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
WAR PIGS	12	9	3	75%	⚔ compare
PAVONE BROTHERS BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
50 Shades of Pork	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
PLUM CRAZY BBQ	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	4	0	0	173.1428	153.6456	165.59	top 49%
Pork Ribs	19	3	0	0	170.8688	141.6460	158.39	top 63%
Pork	19	2	0	1	176.5600	147.9084	162.09	top 58%
Brisket	19	4	1	1	177.7144	154.7884	163.69	top 48%

“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)	6	0	top 60%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 55%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
PA	9	top 54%
MD	4	top 46%
VA	3	top 81%
WV	2	top 64%
OH	1	top 38%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	18	top 57%	May 14, 2021
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	27	top 45%	Apr 19, 2019
The Ironman	2	14	top 45%	Apr 5, 2019

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 13 contests

Contests a season 5.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in PA 9 of 21 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 426 finished ahead 381 times, behind 596

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 25, 2019 → Apr 16, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20213 milestones

Apr 16 First category win (Brisket) Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
Apr 16 Career-best single call (Brisket)177.7144 Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1
May 14 Most recent contest Twin Valley Fire and Smoke

20194 milestones

Apr 26 First overall top-10 Marietta River City BBQ
Apr 26 10th tracked contest Marietta River City BBQ
Jun 28 Career-best overall score673.0284 York County BBQ Festival
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1529) Smokin on the Dock of the Bay

20182 milestones

Apr 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2800 Interstate BBQ Festival
May 18 First call Twin Valley Fire And Smoke

20171 milestone

Jun 16 First tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+7.6	The Ironman	Apr 5, 2019
+7.2	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke	May 18, 2018
+7.1	Interstate BBQ Festival	Apr 20, 2018
+5.8	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay	Aug 16, 2019
+5.5	Marietta River City BBQ	Apr 26, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	Zom-B-Q (BBQ Wythe US)	Oct 25, 2019
-9.1	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	May 14, 2021
-8.8	Smoke in the Park	Sep 27, 2019
-6.5	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 7, 2019
-6.3	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1	Apr 16, 2021

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	0	1	50%	top 70%	92.4%	89.3%
2019	13	2	0	54%	top 57%	93.5%	90.4%
2018	4	0	0	25%	top 49%	91.7%	90.4%
2017	2	0	0	0%	—	—	—

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 14, 2021	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	35 / 46 (619.7944)	13 (166.8344)	41 (148.5144)	41 (147.9084)	31 (156.5372)
Apr 16, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	30 / 47 (665.6228)	33 (166.2856)	34 (162.8228)	39 (158.8000)	1 (177.7144)
Oct 25, 2019	Zom-B-Q (BBQ Wythe US) 🏅 Wytheville, VA	20 / 20 (623.7484)	19 (153.6456)	19 (153.0744)	20 (155.3484)	16 (161.6800)
Sep 27, 2019	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	34 / 40 (632.3888)	12 (167.9772)	38 (147.9316)	30 (161.6684)	29 (154.8116)
Aug 23, 2019	New Holland Summer Fest 🏅 New Holland, PA	45 / 65 (635.7712)	40 (161.0856)	56 (151.3372)	13 (168.5256)	46 (154.8228)
Aug 16, 2019	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 🏅 Chrisfield, MD	7 / 25 (662.7656)	7 (171.4172)	6 (167.4172)	4 (169.1428)	18 (154.7884)
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	18 / 53 (658.7772)	26 (165.1428)	25 (163.9772)	22 (165.1200)	18 (164.5372)
Jun 28, 2019	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	14 / 48 (673.0284)	14 (169.1316)	37 (158.8112)	13 (171.9772)	9 (173.1084)
Jun 7, 2019	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	21 / 31 (634.0916)	22 (159.9428)	28 (141.6460)	22 (160.5372)	5 (171.9656)
May 24, 2019	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	21 / 33 (664.4224)	8 (173.1428)	33 (145.5996)	3 (176.5600)	14 (169.1200)
May 3, 2019	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	21 / 34 (661.5656)	20 (168.5372)	24 (160.5256)	24 (159.9544)	5 (172.5484)
Apr 26, 2019	Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH	10 / 26 (657.0168)	7 (169.1200)	8 (166.8456)	17 (159.4056)	14 (161.6456)
Apr 19, 2019	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	27 / 54 (660.4796)	45 (158.2284)	24 (164.5600)	19 (167.9656)	14 (169.7256)
Apr 5, 2019	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	14 / 42 (656.9716)	25 (162.8000)	10 (167.9772)	15 (166.8344)	22 (159.3600)
Mar 22, 2019	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	51 / 63 (635.7824)	38 (163.9656)	58 (151.3944)	47 (162.2284)	48 (158.1940)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	36 / 59 (644.9252)	37 (163.3712)	37 (157.0856)	35 (161.6684)	34 (162.8000)
May 18, 2018	Twin Valley Fire And Smoke Morgantown, PA	18 / 47 (660.4572)	8 (170.8228)	19 (166.2516)	32 (158.2400)	16 (165.1428)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	27 / 67 (659.2800)	19 (168.5256)	12 (170.8688)	56 (157.0628)	34 (162.8228)
Apr 6, 2018	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	34 / 60 (638.7544)	24 (166.2628)	25 (162.8344)	51 (150.8344)	37 (158.8228)
Oct 20, 2017	Boo-B-Que Rehobeth Beach, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	—	—	—	—	—

River Smokers WV

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (9 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)