Van Band BBQ TN
Rating
1510
peak 1510
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-06-13
latest 2026-06-12
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
508.51
last 3 vs career avg 508.51 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±7.06
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.00 · weakest Pork (168.53)
Road miles
118
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bad company cookers has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 170.8344 | 172.00 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 175.4288 | 161.6572 | 169.69 | top 41% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 166.2284 | 168.53 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TN (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 508.51
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 516.5144 | 513.09 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 499.3372 | 499.34 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 10 / 32 (516.5144) | 10 (173.7144) | 12 (171.9772) | 15 (170.8228) | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 10 / 23 (509.6688) | 7 (170.8344) | 2 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 20 / 36 (499.3372) | 14 (171.4516) | 28 (161.6572) | 26 (166.2284) | — |