Velvet Smoke WI
Rating
1487
peak 1487
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2026-05-15
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#204
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 149.06 · weakest Pork Ribs (147.39)
Teams like this (closest power rating, WI first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0628 | 149.0628 | 149.06 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147.3944 | 147.3944 | 147.39 | top 100% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in WI (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 296.46
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 296.4572 | 296.46 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | BBQ Fest - Chippewa Falls, WI (BACKYARD ONLY) Chippewa Falls, WI | 20 / 21 (296.4572) | 17 (149.0628) | 21 (147.3944) | — | — |
Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1716 (122 pts) | #1235 (257 pts) | #2150 (87 pts) | #2089 (92 pts) | #1788 (122 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #204 (1527 pts) | #247 (1282 pts) | #199 (1437 pts) | #210 (1402 pts) | #196 (1497 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #372 (1001 pts) | #413 (926 pts) | #453 (841 pts) | #339 (1026 pts) | #622 (606 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1429 (188 pts) | #1944 (118 pts) | #1791 (138 pts) | #1639 (158 pts) | #1261 (238 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #237 (1243 pts) | #390 (793 pts) | #234 (1213 pts) | #285 (1018 pts) | #238 (1193 pts) |