LAKEVIEW BBQ VA

Power ranking

#2841

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1438

peak 1438 · rated over 51 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-04-26

latest 2026-04-24

Best ToY finish

#219

Master 2025

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

10 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 52 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3716 / 720

Master · MD State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

672.12 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.19 (+8.93)

Walk rate

52%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)

Consistency

±20.62

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 166.29 · weakest Brisket (165.44)

Road miles

8662

mi across 52 mapped stops · furthest 956 mi

Schedule strength

72%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1568)

Purse competed for

$377K

listed at 45 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 49 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.19 / 720

51 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has finished one call ahead of LAKEVIEW BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Clean Smoke BBQ Team has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 35 of their 36 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of BI STATE SMOKERS in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 4.0000 points of the Grand Championship at Que & Cruz (2019-10-04).

😤 Pork Ribs nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has out-cooked them in 29 of 36 shared pork ribs entries.

📅 A October team

Something about October: average finish in the top 34% across 7 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	38	4	34	11%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	36	1	35	3%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	30	3	27	10%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	30	2	28	7%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	29	4	25	14%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	27	11	16	41%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	27	3	24	11%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
smokey anderson bbq	23	16	7	70%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	22	0	22	0%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
Off The Rack BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	51	9	0	1	178.2972	139.3716	165.97	top 66%
Pork Ribs	51	10	0	2	177.1544	133.7600	166.29	top 59%
Pork	51	10	1	3	176.5600	148.5712	165.49	top 62%
Brisket	51	17	0	4	176.5600	136.5144	165.44	top 58%

“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	32	top 71%
MD	10	top 54%
PA	4	top 70%
NC	2	top 62%
DE	1	top 84%
SC	1	top 92%
KS	1	top 73%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	7	top 77%
Medium (20–39)	31	top 63%
Large (40+)	13	top 74%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	6	19	top 75%	2024-03-23
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	4	16	top 73%	2025-07-18
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl	3	14	top 78%	2026-04-24
Maryland State BBQ Bash	3	8	top 35%	2023-10-13
MD State BBQ Bash	2	7	top 33%	2025-10-10
Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)	2	15	top 72%	2025-08-09
Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	13	top 91%	2025-06-07
Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)	2	19	top 82%	2024-08-10
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)	2	15	top 70%	2024-04-20
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2	25	top 64%	2022-05-13
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	35	top 73%	2022-03-26

The story so far

Busiest season: 2025 (10 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (32 of 52 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (51 entries)
Average Master overall score: 663.19 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · BBQ Capital Cook Off
📈 2019-04-26 — Peak power rating (1495) · BBQ Capital Cook Off
📣 2019-06-08 — First call · Beltway BBQ Showdown
🎖️ 2022-10-14 — 25th tracked contest · Maryland State BBQ Bash
🎖️ 2025-09-26 — 50th tracked contest · First State BBQ Bash
⭐ 2025-10-10 — Career-best overall score (691.3716) · MD State BBQ Bash

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	Que & Cruz	2019-10-04
+14.9	MD State BBQ Bash	2025-10-10
+13.6	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2022-10-14
+11.7	Maryland State BBQ Bash	2023-10-13
+10.8	Vista BBQ Competition	2022-09-30

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Smoke in the Grove	2020-07-24
-9.9	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	2024-03-22
-9.5	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2	2021-08-28
-9.4	South Carolina Festival of Discovery	2022-07-07
-8.3	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1)	2024-08-09

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	1	100%	top 70%	94%	94%
2025	10	1	0	60%	top 72%	96%	93%
2024	9	1	0	67%	top 74%	95%	92.8%
2023	7	2	0	57%	top 66%	94.8%	93.5%
2022	8	2	0	38%	top 67%	95.3%	90.9%
2021	7	0	0	43%	top 70%	94.1%	91.4%
2020	3	0	0	33%	top 70%	93.7%	92%
2019	7	1	0	43%	top 56%	95.7%	90.7%

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	14 / 20 (676.4800)	14 (170.2856)	17 (166.2400)	1 (176.0000)	17 (163.9544)
2025-10-10	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	7 / 29 (691.3716)	7 (174.2744)	2 (177.1544)	9 (171.4056)	14 (168.5372)
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	21 / 25 (647.7712)	24 (157.0512)	15 (166.2284)	19 (163.3944)	20 (161.0972)
2025-09-26	First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE	—	—	—	—	—
2025-08-09	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA	15 / 25 (680.5144)	21 (167.9772)	14 (170.8916)	4 (176.5600)	18 (165.0856)
2025-08-08	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA	21 / 25 (664.4456)	25 (163.4400)	18 (167.3828)	20 (167.3828)	18 (166.2400)
2025-07-18	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	16 / 34 (679.9544)	20 (169.1200)	21 (168.0116)	16 (169.7028)	9 (173.1200)
2025-06-07	Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA	17 / 18 (658.7544)	18 (158.2400)	14 (170.8228)	15 (165.6916)	13 (164.0000)
2025-06-06	Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA	13 / 15 (659.3376)	14 (164.5372)	14 (165.0972)	5 (173.7144)	14 (155.9888)
2025-04-26	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	15 / 16 (669.0172)	16 (165.0972)	14 (170.8572)	16 (159.9428)	8 (173.1200)
2025-04-25	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	14 / 20 (672.4112)	13 (170.2628)	5 (171.9656)	19 (161.6456)	7 (168.5372)
2024-11-08	Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	9 / 16 (683.9200)	12 (166.8344)	7 (172.5600)	6 (171.4172)	6 (173.1084)
2024-10-11	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	11 / 26 (678.1712)	17 (167.9656)	5 (173.7144)	20 (164.5256)	7 (171.9656)
2024-08-10	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA	19 / 28 (679.3488)	9 (176.0116)	7 (175.4172)	21 (166.2400)	27 (161.6800)
2024-08-09	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA	26 / 27 (657.6348)	26 (162.2744)	21 (168.5600)	27 (158.8116)	17 (167.9888)
2024-06-01	The Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	15 / 19 (665.0628)	17 (167.4056)	11 (167.4056)	16 (159.3944)	9 (170.8572)
2024-04-20	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	15 / 25 (676.4916)	4 (178.2972)	20 (162.8344)	19 (163.9428)	10 (171.4172)
2024-04-19	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	20 / 25 (662.7316)	22 (162.2516)	19 (168.5372)	22 (158.8228)	5 (173.1200)
2024-03-23	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	36 / 42 (662.7196)	24 (170.2628)	31 (166.2284)	36 (162.2628)	33 (163.9656)
2024-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	43 / 45 (646.1488)	30 (169.1200)	41 (158.8000)	45 (156.5488)	40 (161.6800)
2023-10-13	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	8 / 23 (678.1712)	9 (172.5716)	12 (168.5256)	13 (168.5484)	9 (168.5256)
2023-08-12	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA	22 / 26 (674.2632)	20 (168.5716)	11 (172.5600)	24 (160.5716)	14 (172.5600)
2023-08-11	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA	22 / 28 (678.1828)	10 (176.0116)	21 (170.2628)	27 (164.5372)	22 (167.3712)
2023-07-14	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	33 / 36 (656.9372)	31 (165.0856)	30 (165.0972)	31 (163.9544)	30 (162.8000)
2023-06-02	Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	8 / 27 (682.7428)	10 (170.8228)	12 (167.3828)	13 (167.9772)	3 (176.5600)
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	31 / 46 (675.3140)	22 (173.7028)	46 (157.0740)	27 (169.6916)	7 (174.8456)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	40 / 53 (665.6344)	39 (165.1200)	17 (173.7144)	40 (163.9772)	40 (162.8228)
2022-10-14	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	8 / 30 (678.2056)	9 (172.5828)	3 (175.4172)	23 (159.9428)	5 (170.2628)
2022-09-30	Vista BBQ Competition 🏅 Altavista, VA	7 / 17 (686.1828)	15 (165.0972)	4 (174.2628)	5 (175.4172)	7 (171.4056)
2022-09-09	18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Hanover, VA	15 / 17 (667.8744)	5 (174.2972)	14 (167.9772)	16 (159.3484)	14 (166.2516)
2022-07-07	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	85 / 92 (558.2172)	89 (139.3716)	85 (133.7600)	87 (148.5712)	82 (136.5144)
2022-06-17	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	24 / 34 (649.0400)	24 (162.8228)	31 (150.8344)	16 (165.6800)	11 (169.7028)
2022-05-13	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	28 / 39 (654.6740)	12 (172.5600)	18 (165.6800)	32 (160.4912)	31 (155.9428)
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 50 (674.7656)	26 (171.4400)	19 (174.2628)	16 (174.8572)	47 (154.2056)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	40 / 53 (667.3144)	29 (170.2628)	33 (167.9772)	28 (170.8344)	51 (158.2400)
2021-10-15	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	11 / 25 (666.7080)	17 (162.8112)	10 (169.1084)	8 (168.5372)	13 (166.2512)
2021-08-28	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD	18 / 20 (654.1944)	19 (164.0116)	12 (169.1200)	17 (159.9428)	18 (161.1200)
2021-08-27	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD	20 / 24 (632.3768)	24 (146.7884)	15 (161.0856)	14 (162.8228)	16 (161.6800)
2021-07-16	Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	18 / 25 (665.0288)	12 (169.1200)	8 (171.9772)	22 (158.8344)	18 (165.0972)
2021-06-11	BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	23 / 30 (655.2456)	25 (159.9428)	27 (153.6228)	10 (170.8344)	7 (170.8456)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	19 / 40 (677.6684)	32 (164.5828)	13 (171.9656)	11 (173.7028)	19 (167.4172)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 46 (654.1828)	39 (159.9540)	19 (167.4288)	41 (157.6800)	20 (169.1200)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS	69 / 94 (674.7884)	68 (168.5484)	74 (166.8228)	61 (169.1200)	49 (170.2972)
2020-10-23	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA	14 / 25 (674.1484)	2 (174.2744)	20 (161.6456)	3 (174.2628)	21 (163.9656)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	47 / 59 (637.5888)	38 (161.0972)	48 (154.2400)	18 (169.1316)	49 (153.1200)
2019-10-04	Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA	2 / 28 (689.0856)	11 (169.7144)	6 (171.4056)	2 (176.0000)	3 (171.9656)
2019-08-16	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 🏅 Chrisfield, MD	19 / 25 (640.4800)	19 (161.6800)	13 (162.8916)	16 (159.3828)	15 (156.5256)
2019-07-19	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	22 / 27 (655.8284)	16 (168.5600)	24 (159.9544)	15 (166.8228)	23 (160.4912)
2019-06-21	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	19 / 32 (658.1144)	27 (156.5028)	15 (163.9544)	18 (164.5372)	3 (173.1200)
2019-06-08	Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	16 / 37 (650.1712)	26 (155.9656)	17 (162.2400)	24 (159.4172)	2 (172.5484)
2019-05-17	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	25 / 44 (639.8056)	32 (157.0972)	25 (160.5028)	14 (168.5256)	33 (153.6800)
2019-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC	29 / 43 (637.5196)	24 (162.8228)	31 (159.3828)	28 (158.8000)	31 (156.5140)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#804 (100 pts)	#877 (100 pts)	#958 (85 pts)	#520 (270 pts)	#863 (85 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#219 (1003 pts)	#253 (888 pts)	#182 (1228 pts)	#176 (1173 pts)	#187 (1138 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#335 (645 pts)	#310 (755 pts)	#318 (795 pts)	#392 (555 pts)	#260 (850 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#347 (604 pts)	#342 (659 pts)	#386 (644 pts)	#418 (509 pts)	#263 (819 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#357 (633 pts)	#343 (708 pts)	#315 (823 pts)	#365 (648 pts)	#323 (733 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#334 (574 pts)	#395 (509 pts)	#284 (744 pts)	#284 (719 pts)	#289 (704 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#570 (165 pts)	#381 (310 pts)	#665 (135 pts)	#368 (320 pts)	#661 (130 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#465 (712 pts)	#630 (542 pts)	#528 (662 pts)	#434 (787 pts)	#318 (1002 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#580 (606 pts)	#567 (661 pts)	#452 (821 pts)	#608 (616 pts)	#530 (701 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#713 (529 pts)	#639 (624 pts)	#812 (494 pts)	#701 (594 pts)	#520 (764 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#820 (436 pts)	#831 (461 pts)	#926 (406 pts)	#553 (736 pts)	#865 (421 pts)