Wolf Valley BBQ PA
Rating
1506
peak 1527
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2023-03-24
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#98
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
325.65 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 334.92 (-9.27)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±73.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.39 · weakest Pork (135.37)
Road miles
754
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 166 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
All About the Wood has finished one call ahead of Wolf Valley BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BulldogBBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of 4 BOXERS Q in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, PA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 176.5600 | 149.6228 | 166.39 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 142.2516 | 158.75 | top 53% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3600 | 78.8456 | 135.37 | top 53% |
| 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.
By state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA | 10 | 0 | top 52% |
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 43% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in PA (10 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (14 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 334.92
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 | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 330.2400 | 327.07 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 339.4516 | 328.39 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 346.2516 | 332.66 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 480.5028 | 347.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 16 / 25 (330.2400) | 13 (167.3712) | 18 (162.8688) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 9 / 14 (323.9084) | 5 (171.9656) | 10 (151.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 19 / 26 (316.4912) | 13 (166.2284) | 23 (150.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 13 / 21 (318.7772) | 11 (161.6572) | 13 (157.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 5 / 28 (338.8344) | 2 (172.0116) | 10 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 3 / 23 (339.4516) | 2 (174.2972) | 6 (165.1544) | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 5 / 26 (346.2516) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 17 / 37 (330.2400) | 13 (167.4172) | 17 (162.8228) | — | — |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 15 / 42 (329.6572) | 12 (167.9772) | 21 (161.6800) | 28 (78.8456) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 22 / 45 (324.5028) | 20 (162.8228) | 21 (161.6800) | 23 (159.3600) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | York County BBQ Festival Delta, PA | 28 / 29 (291.8744) | 28 (149.6228) | 27 (142.2516) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 22 / 37 (149.6572) | — | 21 (149.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 23 / 46 (468.4688) | 23 (153.1200) | 17 (162.2860) | 23 (153.0628) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 19 / 53 (480.5028) | 6 (172.0000) | 20 (158.2856) | 23 (150.2172) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #138 (212 pts) | #129 (267 pts) | #163 (192 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #98 (557 pts) | #81 (697 pts) | #145 (427 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #250 (171 pts) | #231 (196 pts) | #279 (146 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #172 (276 pts) | #173 (283 pts) | — | — |