Country Boys BBQ VA
Rating
1582
peak 1621
Contests
60
in the data
First seen
2019-06-29
latest 2026-04-24
Best ToY finish
#79
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
5
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
29
of 60 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
680.82 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 453.25 (+227.57)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±137.72
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.06 · weakest Brisket (167.26)
Road miles
15652
mi across 60 mapped stops · furthest 9431 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue has finished one call ahead of Country Boys BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
POOR BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 28 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 16 of their 18 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1312 points of the Grand Championship at New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (2022-04-23).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 25% across 7 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 41 at their very first tracked contest, Queensland BBQ Championship (2019-06-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 51 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.4568 | 169.06 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 54 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 176.5600 | 151.3716 | 167.95 | top 49% |
| Pork | 26 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 176.0000 | 154.8116 | 167.36 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 156.5144 | 167.26 | top 56% |
“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 | 27 | 1 | top 47% |
| WV | 9 | 0 | top 51% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 5% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 57% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 15% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 19 | 0 | top 56% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 1 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 34% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (40 of 60 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (54 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) (2024-04-19)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 453.25
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 681.0284 | 678.93 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 683.9088 | 679.63 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 349.6916 | 344.11 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 516.5144 | 399.47 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 663.2456 | 433.69 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 661.6344 | 403.33 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 693.2000 | 693.20 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA | 8 / 20 (681.0284) | 9 (172.5484) | 8 (169.6800) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (167.9772) |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 27 / 36 (677.6000) | 27 (170.2628) | 26 (169.1200) | 30 (166.2400) | 15 (171.9772) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 25 / 40 (678.1596) | 19 (172.5484) | 34 (163.9428) | 29 (167.9656) | 11 (173.7028) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 15 (170.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 18 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 11 / 18 (683.3832) | 9 (173.7028) | 18 (165.1200) | 4 (176.0000) | 11 (168.5604) |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 10 / 15 (683.9088) | 7 (174.2628) | 11 (168.5372) | 10 (170.2628) | 9 (170.8460) |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 32 / 43 (674.2056) | 41 (165.1084) | 35 (165.0972) | 14 (175.4172) | 24 (168.5828) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 26 / 45 (677.0400) | 7 (176.5600) | 14 (173.1200) | 24 (170.2744) | 43 (157.0856) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 18 (163.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 19 (151.3716) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 11 / 25 (339.3828) | 6 (173.7028) | 15 (165.6800) | 14 (161.6456) | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 1 / 25 (349.6916) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (174.2744) | 15 (164.5140) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 6 / 42 (344.5372) | 3 (176.0000) | 12 (168.5372) | 2 (175.4172) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 10 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 6 / 45 (342.8340) | 13 (168.5712) | 5 (174.2628) | 22 (159.3944) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 22 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Galax, VA | 12 / 17 (318.1368) | 13 (152.4568) | 8 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 17 (156.5028) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Galax, VA | 9 / 19 (325.6344) | 7 (163.3944) | 7 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA | — | — | 13 (152.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 10 / 20 (513.0860) | 3 (178.8572) | 12 (169.1316) | 16 (165.0972) | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 8 / 24 (516.5144) | 15 (168.5256) | 7 (173.1316) | 4 (174.8572) | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Mannington, WV | 5 / 11 (341.6912) | 5 (171.9884) | 6 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Mannington, WV | 9 / 12 (327.3484) | 9 (165.0856) | 9 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Mannington, WV | — | — | 3 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 7 / 11 (342.8344) | 2 (178.8572) | 9 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 3 / 19 (346.2628) | 7 (173.7028) | 2 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 12 / 20 (334.7772) | 5 (171.9656) | 19 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 4 / 46 (514.8000) | 8 (169.1200) | 5 (171.4172) | 4 (174.2628) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 16 (170.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 3 / 53 (513.1088) | 12 (168.5600) | 7 (169.1316) | 1 (175.4172) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 14 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 19 / 49 (340.5144) | 18 (173.1200) | 22 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 76 / 91 (663.2456) | 48 (170.8228) | 82 (160.5028) | 19 (175.4056) | 85 (156.5144) |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 16 / 18 (491.2568) | 15 (166.2400) | 12 (169.6800) | 18 (155.3368) | — |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 19 / 20 (496.4572) | 17 (165.0972) | 8 (172.5716) | 20 (158.7884) | — |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA | — | — | 7 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 6 / 13 (341.7144) | 7 (170.8572) | 3 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 8 / 14 (335.9200) | 5 (171.9656) | 10 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 2 / 41 (340.5372) | 2 (170.8344) | 4 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 2 / 48 (341.0856) | 7 (167.3828) | 1 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 14 / 50 (491.9200) | 13 (169.1200) | 13 (166.2744) | 14 (156.5256) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 12 (167.3828) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 8 / 53 (494.2628) | 15 (165.6800) | 4 (172.0000) | 18 (156.5828) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 22 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 10 / 33 (339.3944) | 1 (180.0000) | 31 (159.3944) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 92 / 111 (661.6344) | 41 (171.9656) | 59 (167.9772) | 96 (163.9888) | 102 (157.7028) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 13 / 15 (336.5028) | 10 (169.6800) | 13 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague Galax, VA | 8 / 15 (339.3600) | 1 (174.2744) | 12 (165.0856) | — | — |
| 2021-07-23 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 10 / 17 (329.0512) | 13 (160.5256) | 9 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 Morgantown, WV | 10 / 15 (325.1200) | 12 (154.8228) | 6 (170.2972) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 Morgantown, WV | 3 / 18 (343.4400) | 9 (167.4056) | 1 (176.0344) | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | City of Welch Coalfields Cook-off Welch, WV | 8 / 15 (337.7028) | 8 (170.2628) | 7 (167.4400) | 11 (165.6684) | — |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 8 / 15 (502.8348) | 12 (165.1316) | 10 (164.5488) | 4 (173.1544) | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 Mannington, WV | 8 / 18 (497.0632) | 12 (156.5260) | 3 (170.2744) | 4 (170.2628) | — |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 14 / 40 (492.5260) | 14 (164.0000) | 2 (173.7144) | 21 (154.8116) | — |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 4 / 26 (335.3828) | 5 (163.4056) | 4 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2019-06-29 | Queensland BBQ Championship CLEVELAND QUEENSLAND, 4163 | 4 / 41 (693.2000) | 9 (174.3200) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (173.1200) | 8 (172.6400) |
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 ↗ | Master | #397 (260 pts) | #337 (382 pts) | #392 (346 pts) | #411 (270 pts) | #323 (355 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #519 (348 pts) | #395 (582 pts) | #510 (439 pts) | #432 (488 pts) | #524 (363 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #79 (727 pts) | #57 (854 pts) | #86 (683 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #954 (127 pts) | #1291 (66 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #57 (943 pts) | #59 (935 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #703 (245 pts) | #494 (479 pts) | #1173 (90 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #32 (970 pts) | #30 (1006 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1085 (128 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #40 (804 pts) | #26 (1061 pts) | — | — |