High-water mark
664.4688
career-best overall
92.3% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 664.4688 at BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 — 92.3% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2020-08-07
Bam Bam's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2024-10-04
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 642.47 (+1.36)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.67
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.58 · weakest Chicken (158.73)
Road miles
1,096
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 266 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$46K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
642.47 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The comeback
1.9 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship (2022-10-07).
- last seen 2020-10-30
- back 2022-10-07
The metronome
±1.62%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.62% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 89.2% of a perfect score
- 8 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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4535 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4541 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4560 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 6 years before Bam Bam's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4550 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Bam Bam's BBQ's first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#4548 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bam Bam's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 144.5484 | 158.73 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2744 | 157.1316 | 161.04 | top 74% |
| Pork | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 147.3372 | 162.58 | top 60% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 146.8000 | 160.12 | top 62% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 76% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| NJ | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 73% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 73% | 2024-10-04 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.6 yrs
2019-03-08 → 2024-10-04
Busiest season
2023
2 contests
Contests a season
1.6
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
5 of 8 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 162.58 · weakest Chicken (158.73)
Walk rate
13%
a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
642.47
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
211
62–243 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,096
8 mapped stops · furthest 266 mi
Schedule strength
1591
average field rating faced — tougher than 72% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$46,000
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 6 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.9 yrs
2020-10-30 → 2022-10-07
Power rating
1471
peak 1471 · #4554 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2019
- First tracked contest Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6000 Que & Cruz
- 2020
- First call BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1
- Career-best overall score664.4688 BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1
- Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1
- Peak power rating (1499) BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1
- 2024
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | Que & Cruz | 2019-10-04 |
| +0.9 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 | 2020-08-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2023-03-24 |
| -9.2 | Zom-B-Q | 2020-10-30 |
| -7 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2024-10-04 |
| -3.5 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo | 2019-03-08 |
| -0.2 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2022-10-07 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 87.3% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 74% | 92.3% | 90.9% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 90.2% | 88.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 21 / 25 (638.0572) | 24 (152.5144) | 18 (161.0972) | 19 (163.9544) | 19 (160.4912) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 51 / 53 (628.3544) | 46 (163.9428) | 31 (170.2744) | 53 (147.3372) | 52 (146.8000) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 16 / 26 (644.4460) | 11 (167.9772) | 21 (157.6916) | 13 (166.2628) | 23 (152.5144) |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 30 / 33 (643.8172) | 33 (155.9316) | 31 (157.1316) | 13 (169.1084) | 23 (161.6456) |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 WYTHE, VA | 11 / 19 (664.4688) | 18 (161.0972) | 18 (160.5372) | 3 (174.8572) | 8 (167.9772) |
| 2019-10-04 | Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA | 16 / 28 (649.6000) | 17 (165.0856) | 19 (159.3828) | 18 (162.2972) | 12 (162.8344) |
| 2019-03-08 | Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ | 48 / 66 (628.5256) | 59 (144.5484) | 33 (161.1772) | 49 (154.2400) | 13 (168.5600) |