BI STATE SMOKERS VA

Power ranking

#2963

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1382

peak 1382

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-06-07

latest 2023-03-25

Best ToY finish

#486

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

663.3372

Smoke in the Grove

Perfect 180s

Current form

642.49 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 641.38 (+1.12)

Walk rate

35%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4288

Brisket · BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

Consistency

±17.81

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.65 · weakest Brisket (156.59)

Road miles

1765

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 212 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ has finished one call ahead of BI STATE SMOKERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

⚔️ A tough matchup

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 16 of their 16 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Pappy's Q in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

📅 A October team

Something about October: average finish in the top 69% across 4 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	18	0	0	170.2972	153.6800	162.86	top 75%
Pork Ribs	18	1	0	169.1316	143.3372	158.28	top 76%
Pork	18	4	1	174.8688	144.5372	163.65	top 57%
Brisket	18	2	0	175.4288	128.4916	156.59	top 72%

“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	Avg finish
VA	7	top 87%
PA	5	top 72%
NJ	2	top 67%
DE	2	top 81%
NC	1	top 71%
MD	1	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 74%
Large (40+)	13	0	top 81%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (9 of 20 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
All-time average overall score: 641.38

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Best overall	Avg overall
2023	3	659.2916	653.60
2022	5	663.2800	642.14
2021	4	663.3372	642.41
2020	4	662.1488	652.73
2019	4	634.7548	622.11

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	46 / 46 (647.9092)	32 (170.2972)	43 (161.0972)	42 (159.4060)	46 (157.1088)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	44 / 53 (659.2916)	28 (169.7144)	50 (161.0856)	20 (171.4172)	48 (157.0744)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2022-07-30	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA	39 / 42 (651.2684)	37 (165.1200)	40 (159.9428)	33 (163.3828)	34 (162.8228)
2022-07-29	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA	52 / 54 (614.7204)	49 (157.1200)	50 (153.6800)	53 (144.5372)	40 (159.3832)
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	49 / 50 (639.2804)	45 (162.2516)	48 (158.8000)	32 (169.1200)	50 (149.1088)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA	43 / 53 (663.2800)	37 (167.3828)	50 (157.0744)	21 (172.0000)	36 (166.8228)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2021-07-30	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	25 / 54 (663.3372)	47 (158.2284)	22 (167.4056)	3 (174.8688)	24 (162.8344)
2021-05-14	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	34 / 46 (624.3888)	18 (163.9772)	44 (143.3716)	8 (166.8228)	38 (150.2172)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA	33 / 40 (657.0064)	35 (163.3828)	18 (169.1316)	40 (149.0632)	4 (175.4288)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	43 / 46 (624.9148)	40 (158.2516)	45 (143.3372)	29 (167.3944)	42 (155.9316)
2020-11-06	Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC	20 / 28 (657.6572)	17 (169.1200)	19 (162.2628)	20 (164.5600)	23 (161.7144)
2020-10-17	Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	33 / 40 (633.5200)	33 (162.2628)	31 (155.9660)	36 (151.9084)	20 (163.3828)
2020-10-16	Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ	19 / 37 (662.1488)	28 (165.0856)	13 (166.8344)	20 (166.2744)	16 (163.9544)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA	30 / 59 (657.6000)	50 (157.0972)	40 (159.9772)	29 (166.2400)	7 (174.2856)
2019-10-18	Boo-B-Que Rehoboth Beach, DE	46 / 63 (622.6860)	42 (157.6688)	54 (151.3944)	7 (171.9656)	56 (141.6572)
2019-10-04	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	19 / 28 (634.7548)	15 (166.8572)	23 (155.9544)	7 (168.5372)	27 (143.4060)
2019-08-16	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay Chrisfield, MD	23 / 25 (618.0916)	16 (163.9428)	9 (166.2744)	15 (159.3828)	23 (128.4916)
2019-06-07	Separation Colonial BBQ Competition New Castle, DE	32 / 36 (612.9032)	34 (153.6800)	25 (155.3716)	24 (158.8000)	35 (145.0516)

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
2023 ↗	Master	#938 (120 pts)	#1011 (120 pts)	#1118 (120 pts)	#903 (145 pts)	#989 (120 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#706 (240 pts)	#748 (240 pts)	#779 (240 pts)	#702 (260 pts)	#727 (240 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#534 (318 pts)	#511 (368 pts)	#530 (373 pts)	#349 (588 pts)	#432 (458 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#486 (210 pts)	#565 (180 pts)	#479 (240 pts)	#521 (205 pts)	#347 (355 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1001 (263 pts)	#926 (318 pts)	#952 (318 pts)	#690 (488 pts)	#1144 (233 pts)