They almost always walk
82%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 9 of 11 contests
A top-10 category call in 82% of their 11 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA
SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 7th of 48 at the 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin (2016). They are ranked #2039 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1537
peak 1552 · rated over 11 contests
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
Oct 9, 2015
latest Jun 14, 2019 · 3.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
18% of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.29 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 644.31 (-15.02)
Walk rate
82%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±47.54
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.44 · weakest Brisket (161.57)
Road miles
1,077
across 11 mapped stops · furthest 114 mi
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Master avg
644.31 / 720
11 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 SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA, each with one reason worth a look.
80 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,049 of the rated field
- Contests
- 66
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1601
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,044 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 18%
- Peak
- 1537
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careers#2,034 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1546
Careers of much the same size, 14 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,042 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1551
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,043 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1537
Level with SMOKE 'N' BARRELS BBQ-VA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,027 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 78%
- Peak
- 1541
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 9 contests, alongside a 78% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD COLONY SMOKEHOUSE | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLY SMOKE BBQ-NC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 RHODIES BBQ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY POSSUM BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| e2BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| GRATE SMOKE | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke-A-Holics | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN' SMOKE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 177.7144 | 158.2628 | 170.44 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 156.5600 | 165.13 | top 38% |
| Pork | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 149.0284 | 161.89 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5488 | 143.9316 | 161.57 | top 47% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 40% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
2.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
6 of 11 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
11
a different one every time
Opponents faced
244
finished ahead 264 times, behind 212
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20191 milestone
- Most recent contest Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest
20182 milestones
- 10th tracked contest Pigs in the Pit
- Peak power rating (1552) Pigs in the Pit
20165 milestones
- First overall top-10 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score679.4060 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin
- Career-best overall score679.4060 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin
- Career-best single call (Chicken)177.7144 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin
- First category win (Chicken) Boydton's Big Bad BBQ
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
- First call Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.3 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin | Apr 29, 2016 |
| +8.8 | Boydton's Big Bad BBQ | Aug 26, 2016 |
| +7.9 | Peak City Pig Fest | Jun 16, 2017 |
| +7.6 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down | Oct 13, 2017 |
| +6.6 | Big Bad BBQ in Boydton | Aug 18, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.6 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | Jun 14, 2019 |
| -7.8 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown | Oct 9, 2015 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 69.3% | 69.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 54% | 91.6% | 91.3% |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 34% | 92.9% | 92.1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 26% | 94.4% | 92.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 82% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2019 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 38 / 38 (498.8800) | 24 (162.8800) | 4 (172) | — | 16 (164) |
| Oct 12, 2018 | Pigs in the Pit Alton, VA | 17 / 30 (659.8628) | 5 (170.8456) | 5 (171.4056) | 26 (156.5144) | 19 (161.0972) |
| Mar 23, 2018 | BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA | 38 / 75 (654.1484) | 60 (158.2628) | 38 (163.9772) | 26 (165.0856) | 24 (166.8228) |
| Oct 13, 2017 | Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down Rocky Mount, NC | 16 / 50 (669.0060) | 27 (168.5372) | 9 (170.8344) | 22 (165.6800) | 26 (163.9544) |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Big Bad BBQ in Boydton Boydton, VA | 11 / 31 (664.5376) | 2 (174.3200) | 24 (156.5600) | 13 (165.1088) | 11 (168.5488) |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC | 14 / 47 (662.2060) | 5 (173.1544) | 28 (162.2516) | 18 (165.1200) | 22 (161.6800) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 4th Annual Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | 18 / 46 (656.4000) | 13 (169.1200) | 20 (160.5488) | 14 (167.3828) | 22 (159.3484) |
| Aug 26, 2016 | Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Boydton, VA | 8 / 28 (650.1488) | 1 (175.4056) | 10 (158.2516) | 20 (153.6572) | 5 (162.8344) |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Peak City Pigfest Apex, NC | 16 / 46 (663.8972) | 7 (171.4400) | 7 (172.0116) | 32 (158.7884) | 20 (161.6572) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | 3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA | 7 / 48 (679.4060) | 2 (177.7144) | 16 (165.7260) | 4 (172.5600) | 21 (163.4056) |
| Oct 9, 2015 | Eastern Carolina BBQ ThrowDown Rocky Mount, NC | 40 / 49 (628.9256) | 6 (173.1428) | 30 (162.8228) | 45 (149.0284) | 46 (143.9316) |