High-water mark
690.2176
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.2176 at City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2021-06-11
OL' DOMINION Q
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1488
peak 1501 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-06-07
latest 2021-06-11
Best ToY finish
#554
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
661.49 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.04 (+3.45)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±15.87
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.91 · weakest Brisket (162.27)
Road miles
1,162
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 310 mi
Schedule strength
76%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1598)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.04 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKECRAFT - MD has finished one call ahead of OL' DOMINION Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
7–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
5 of 5
shared pork ribs entries lost
D’Qued Barbeque ahead 100% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, D’Qued Barbeque has out-cooked them in 5 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.
The metronome
±2.20%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±2.20% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 91.4% of a perfect score
- 9 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
140 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3742 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to OL' DOMINION Q)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team OL' DOMINION Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3753 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 13%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3770 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3738 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before OL' DOMINION Q's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3769 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1488
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before OL' DOMINION Q's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#3762 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Level with OL' DOMINION Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 270 SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 154.8000 | 164.62 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.9656 | 161.1200 | 165.91 | top 54% |
| Pork | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 159.3600 | 165.25 | top 58% |
| Brisket | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 150.2172 | 162.27 | top 64% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV | 3 | 0 | top 40% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 84% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 97% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 59% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2 yrs
2019-06-07 → 2021-06-11
Busiest season
2019
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
WV
4 of 9 contests · 4 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
8 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.91 · weakest Brisket (162.27)
Walk rate
56%
a top-10 call in 5 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
22%
2 of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
658.04
out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
168
88–179 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,162
9 mapped stops · furthest 310 mi
Schedule strength
1598
average field rating faced — tougher than 76% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$45,500
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 8 state-championship entries
Power rating
1488
peak 1501 · #3751 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2018
- First tracked contest Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- 2019
- First call Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9544 Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1501) Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- 2021
- First overall top-10 Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1
- First category win (Brisket) City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off
- Career-best overall score690.2176 City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off
- Most recent contest City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off | 2021-06-11 |
| +4.8 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 | 2021-05-14 |
| +1 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 2019-06-07 |
| +0.6 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2019-09-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.3 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) | 2019-10-25 |
| -9.1 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show | 2020-03-13 |
| -5.8 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 2020-08-07 |
| -5 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 2019-07-19 |
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 39% | 95.9% | 94.5% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 91.9% | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 69% | 91.7% | 90.4% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off 🏅 Welch, WV | 5 / 15 (690.2176) | 5 (171.9772) | 5 (170.8344) | 10 (168.5488) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 8 / 18 (670.1944) | 8 (169.1544) | 11 (162.8116) | 11 (167.3828) | 8 (170.8456) |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 WYTHE, VA | 15 / 19 (661.6228) | 19 (160.5484) | 6 (171.9656) | 10 (169.1200) | 16 (159.9888) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC | 28 / 29 (638.7088) | 28 (154.8000) | 16 (168.5600) | 23 (162.8344) | 27 (152.5144) |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 17 / 20 (646.6972) | 15 (163.3828) | 11 (165.1316) | 5 (167.9656) | 19 (150.2172) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC | 33 / 56 (656.5028) | 22 (168.5372) | 43 (161.1200) | 38 (159.3828) | 22 (167.4628) |
| 2019-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 24 / 27 (640.4344) | 23 (161.7028) | 22 (161.7144) | 23 (159.3600) | 25 (157.6572) |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 13 / 31 (659.9544) | 12 (166.8456) | 12 (165.1316) | 9 (167.3828) | 18 (160.5944) |
| 2018-06-15 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV | — | — | — | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #554 (303 pts) | #575 (303 pts) | #627 (278 pts) | #689 (228 pts) | #476 (403 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #604 (148 pts) | #674 (128 pts) | #456 (258 pts) | #550 (183 pts) | #640 (143 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #884 (318 pts) | #870 (353 pts) | #867 (363 pts) | #749 (433 pts) | #990 (293 pts) |