LAKEVIEW BBQ

LAKEVIEW BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 72 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 28 at the Que & Cruz (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #5276 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,276

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1456

peak 1519 · rated over 70 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 24, 2016

latest Aug 21, 2026 · 10.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#219

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 72 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3716 / 720

Master · MD State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

670.17 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 658.01 (+12.16)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Chicken · Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)

Consistency

±20.83

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.80 · weakest Brisket (164.07)

Road miles

11,587

across 72 mapped stops · furthest 944 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)

Purse competed for

$382K

listed at 46 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 51 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.01 / 720

71 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

4.0000 points from the title

Came within 4.0000 points of the Grand Championship at Que & Cruz (Oct 4, 2019).

High-water mark

691.3716 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3716 at MD State BBQ Bash — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 10, 2025

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of LAKEVIEW BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2019 their best year

2019 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 56%.

7 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 56%

A tough matchup

46–1 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 98% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 46 of their 47 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

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

Chicken nemesis

39 of 49 shared chicken entries lost

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 39 of 49 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

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

An October team

Top 39% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 39% across 10 contests, versus top 66% the rest of the year.

10 October contests
top 66% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,587 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,587 miles across 72 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 944 miles to Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition.

72 mapped stops
furthest 944 mi

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#714 (156 pts)	#794 (166 pts)	#888 (141 pts)	#530 (326 pts)	#742 (166 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#219 (1,003 pts)	#253 (888 pts)	#182 (1,228 pts)	#176 (1,173 pts)	#187 (1,138 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	#461 (712 pts)	#626 (542 pts)	#526 (662 pts)	#431 (787 pts)	#314 (1,002 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to LAKEVIEW BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

WE RIB U LONG TIME

#5,274 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to LAKEVIEW BBQ)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — LAKEVIEW BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2019

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HERM'S HOGS

#5,278 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to LAKEVIEW BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 18, 2018

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KNEES IN THE BREEZE ALL AMERICAN BBQ

#5,267 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1456

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to LAKEVIEW BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before LAKEVIEW BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 5 contests

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BIG PIG BBQ

#5,296 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 40
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1456

Fewer contests behind them than LAKEVIEW BBQ has cooked, 40 to 72, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 40 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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Smokin Big

#5,288 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1456

28 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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I Smell Smoke

#5,283 of the rated field

1456 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1507

Level with LAKEVIEW BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026

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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	49	4	45	8%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	47	1	46	2%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	35	5	30	14%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	35	3	32	9%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	34	16	18	47%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	31	5	26	16%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	31	3	28	10%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	30	2	28	7%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	29	1	28	3%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	26	0	26	0%	⚔ compare
smokey anderson bbq	23	16	7	70%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	23	15	8	65%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	22	6	16	27%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	21	7	14	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	71	12	0	2	178.2972	139.3716	164.80	top 65%
Pork Ribs	71	13	0	3	177.1544	133.7600	164.38	top 60%
Pork	70	14	1	4	176.5600	148.5712	164.70	top 60%
Brisket	71	22	0	4	176.5600	136.5144	164.07	top 57%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	7	top 77%
Medium (20–39)	44	top 63%
Large (40+)	20	top 71%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	43	top 68%
MD	15	top 58%
PA	8	top 65%
NC	2	top 62%
DE	1	top 84%
SC	1	top 92%
KS	1	top 73%

Repeat visits (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%	Mar 23, 2024
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	5	15	top 69%	Jul 18, 2025
Covington Cork & Pork Festival	4	8	top 61%	Jun 2, 2023
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl	3	14	top 78%	Apr 24, 2026
Maryland State BBQ Bash	3	8	top 35%	Oct 13, 2023
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	3	25	top 61%	May 13, 2022
MD State BBQ Bash	2	7	top 33%	Oct 10, 2025
Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)	2	15	top 72%	Aug 9, 2025
Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	13	top 91%	Jun 7, 2025
Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)	2	19	top 82%	Aug 10, 2024
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)	2	15	top 70%	Apr 20, 2024
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	35	top 73%	Mar 26, 2022
Smoke in the Grove	2	35	top 74%	Jul 24, 2020
Que & Cruz	2	2	top 24%	Oct 4, 2019
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	16	top 47%	Jun 8, 2019
Interstate BBQ Festival	2	33	top 73%	Apr 20, 2018
Que & Cruz	2	7	top 43%	Oct 6, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2025 10 contests

Contests a season 6.5 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in VA 43 of 72 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 42 17 of them more than once

Opponents faced 961 finished ahead 982 times, behind 2,137

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20262 milestones

Apr 24 First category win (Pork) Revolutionary BBQ Brawl
Aug 21 Most recent contest Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

20251 milestone

Oct 10 Career-best overall score691.3716 MD State BBQ Bash

20241 milestone

Apr 20 Career-best single call (Chicken)178.2972 Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)

20231 milestone

Aug 12 50th tracked contest Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2

20194 milestones

Aug 16 25th tracked contest Smokin on the Dock of the Bay
Oct 4 First overall podium Que & Cruz
Oct 4 First Reserve Championship Que & Cruz
Oct 4 Peak power rating (1519) Que & Cruz

20171 milestone

Jul 28 10th tracked contest Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL)

20164 milestones

Jun 24 First tracked contest Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Jun 24 First call Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Sep 30 First overall top-10 Que & Cruz
Sep 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.5144 Que & Cruz

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.4	Que & Cruz	Oct 4, 2019
+14.1	MD State BBQ Bash	Oct 10, 2025
+12.6	Maryland State BBQ Bash	Oct 14, 2022
+12.4	Que & Cruz	Sep 30, 2016
+10.7	Vista BBQ Competition	Sep 30, 2022

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.5	Smoke in the Grove	Jul 24, 2020
-10.5	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	Mar 22, 2024
-9.9	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2	Aug 28, 2021
-9.9	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Jun 24, 2016
-9.8	South Carolina Festival of Discovery	Jul 7, 2022

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	1	50%	top 81%	94%	92.4%
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%
2018	7	1	0	71%	top 62%	92.5%	89.9%
2017	7	0	0	57%	top 61%	92.2%	89.7%
2016	5	1	0	60%	top 58%	91.7%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 21, 2026	Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA	24 / 26 (654.7316)	22 (163.9772)	24 (162.8344)	24 (161.0972)	19 (166.8228)
Apr 24, 2026	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	14 / 20 (676.4800)	14 (170.2856)	17 (166.2400)	1 (176)	17 (163.9544)
Oct 10, 2025	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	7 / 29 (691.3716)	7 (174.2744)	2 (177.1544)	9 (171.4056)	14 (168.5372)
Sep 26, 2025	First State BBQ Bash 🏅 Milford, DE	21 / 25 (647.7712)	24 (157.0512)	15 (166.2284)	19 (163.3944)	20 (161.0972)
Sep 26, 2025	First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 9, 2025	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA	15 / 25 (680.5144)	21 (167.9772)	14 (170.8916)	4 (176.5600)	18 (165.0856)
Aug 8, 2025	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA	21 / 25 (664.4456)	25 (163.4400)	18 (167.3828)	20 (167.3828)	18 (166.2400)
Jul 18, 2025	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	16 / 34 (679.9544)	20 (169.1200)	21 (168.0116)	16 (169.7028)	9 (173.1200)
Jun 7, 2025	Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA	17 / 18 (658.7544)	18 (158.2400)	14 (170.8228)	15 (165.6916)	13 (164)
Jun 6, 2025	Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA	13 / 15 (659.3376)	14 (164.5372)	14 (165.0972)	5 (173.7144)	14 (155.9888)
Apr 26, 2025	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	15 / 16 (669.0172)	16 (165.0972)	14 (170.8572)	16 (159.9428)	8 (173.1200)
Apr 25, 2025	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	14 / 20 (672.4112)	13 (170.2628)	5 (171.9656)	19 (161.6456)	7 (168.5372)
Nov 8, 2024	Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	9 / 16 (683.9200)	12 (166.8344)	7 (172.5600)	6 (171.4172)	6 (173.1084)
Oct 11, 2024	MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	11 / 26 (678.1712)	17 (167.9656)	5 (173.7144)	20 (164.5256)	7 (171.9656)
Aug 10, 2024	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA	19 / 28 (679.3488)	9 (176.0116)	7 (175.4172)	21 (166.2400)	27 (161.6800)
Aug 9, 2024	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA	26 / 27 (657.6348)	26 (162.2744)	21 (168.5600)	27 (158.8116)	17 (167.9888)
Jun 1, 2024	The Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	15 / 19 (665.0628)	17 (167.4056)	11 (167.4056)	16 (159.3944)	9 (170.8572)
Apr 20, 2024	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	15 / 25 (676.4916)	4 (178.2972)	20 (162.8344)	19 (163.9428)	10 (171.4172)
Apr 19, 2024	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	20 / 25 (662.7316)	22 (162.2516)	19 (168.5372)	22 (158.8228)	5 (173.1200)
Mar 23, 2024	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)
Mar 22, 2024	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)
Oct 13, 2023	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD	8 / 23 (678.1712)	9 (172.5716)	12 (168.5256)	13 (168.5484)	9 (168.5256)
Aug 12, 2023	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 🏅 Ashland, VA	22 / 26 (674.2632)	20 (168.5716)	11 (172.5600)	24 (160.5716)	14 (172.5600)
Aug 11, 2023	Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 1 🏅 Ashland, VA	22 / 28 (678.1828)	10 (176.0116)	21 (170.2628)	27 (164.5372)	22 (167.3712)
Jul 14, 2023	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	33 / 36 (656.9372)	31 (165.0856)	30 (165.0972)	31 (163.9544)	30 (162.8000)
Jun 2, 2023	Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	8 / 27 (682.7428)	10 (170.8228)	12 (167.3828)	13 (167.9772)	3 (176.5600)
Mar 25, 2023	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)
Mar 24, 2023	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)
Oct 14, 2022	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	8 / 30 (678.2056)	9 (172.5828)	3 (175.4172)	23 (159.9428)	5 (170.2628)
Sep 30, 2022	Vista BBQ Competition 🏅 Altavista, VA	7 / 17 (686.1828)	15 (165.0972)	4 (174.2628)	5 (175.4172)	7 (171.4056)
Sep 9, 2022	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)
Jul 7, 2022	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	85 / 92 (558.2172)	89 (139.3716)	85 (133.7600)	87 (148.5712)	82 (136.5144)
Jun 17, 2022	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	24 / 34 (649.0400)	24 (162.8228)	31 (150.8344)	16 (165.6800)	11 (169.7028)
May 13, 2022	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	28 / 39 (654.6740)	12 (172.5600)	18 (165.6800)	32 (160.4912)	31 (155.9428)
Mar 26, 2022	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)
Mar 25, 2022	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)
Oct 15, 2021	Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD	11 / 25 (666.7080)	17 (162.8112)	10 (169.1084)	8 (168.5372)	13 (166.2512)
Aug 28, 2021	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)
Aug 27, 2021	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)
Jul 16, 2021	Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	18 / 25 (665.0288)	12 (169.1200)	8 (171.9772)	22 (158.8344)	18 (165.0972)
Jun 11, 2021	BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	23 / 30 (655.2456)	25 (159.9428)	27 (153.6228)	10 (170.8344)	7 (170.8456)
Mar 27, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	19 / 40 (677.6684)	32 (164.5828)	13 (171.9656)	11 (173.7028)	19 (167.4172)
Mar 26, 2021	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 46 (654.1828)	39 (159.9540)	19 (167.4288)	41 (157.6800)	20 (169.1200)
Nov 13, 2020	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 unrated Mayetta, KS	69 / 94 (674.7884)	68 (168.5484)	74 (166.8228)	—	49 (170.2972)
Oct 23, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Galax 🏅 Galax, VA	14 / 25 (674.1484)	2 (174.2744)	20 (161.6456)	3 (174.2628)	21 (163.9656)
Jul 24, 2020	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	47 / 59 (637.5888)	38 (161.0972)	48 (154.2400)	18 (169.1316)	49 (153.1200)
Oct 4, 2019	Que & Cruz 🏅 Louisa, VA	2 / 28 (689.0856)	11 (169.7144)	6 (171.4056)	2 (176)	3 (171.9656)
Aug 16, 2019	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)
Jul 19, 2019	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	22 / 27 (655.8284)	16 (168.5600)	24 (159.9544)	15 (166.8228)	23 (160.4912)
Jun 21, 2019	8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA	19 / 32 (658.1144)	27 (156.5028)	15 (163.9544)	18 (164.5372)	3 (173.1200)
Jun 8, 2019	Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	16 / 37 (650.1712)	26 (155.9656)	17 (162.2400)	24 (159.4172)	2 (172.5484)
May 17, 2019	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	25 / 44 (639.8056)	32 (157.0972)	25 (160.5028)	14 (168.5256)	33 (153.6800)
Apr 26, 2019	BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC	29 / 43 (637.5196)	24 (162.8228)	31 (159.3828)	28 (158.8000)	31 (156.5140)
Oct 5, 2018	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	10 / 25 (654.2628)	13 (163.9772)	7 (167.4172)	20 (156.5828)	7 (166.2856)
Sep 28, 2018	Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA	36 / 41 (627.3372)	31 (158.2400)	41 (146.2400)	19 (165.1200)	30 (157.7372)
Jul 20, 2018	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades (JUDGES FULL) Wise, VA	15 / 29 (666.1600)	24 (159.3716)	3 (173.7028)	22 (163.3828)	6 (169.7028)
Jun 22, 2018	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	14 / 27 (666.1828)	2 (175.4172)	15 (163.9428)	23 (158.8000)	14 (168.0228)
Jun 9, 2018	Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD	21 / 42 (644.9712)	33 (154.7884)	10 (167.4172)	14 (165.7028)	19 (157.0628)
May 5, 2018	Naptown barBAYq Cooking Contest Crownsville, MD	23 / 37 (652.4572)	25 (163.9772)	21 (160.5144)	9 (169.7028)	27 (158.2628)
Apr 20, 2018	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	60 / 67 (619.8056)	55 (155.9428)	57 (153.7028)	57 (155.9200)	55 (154.2400)
Oct 6, 2017	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	18 / 28 (636.3884)	22 (157.6684)	13 (162.8228)	24 (154.2172)	9 (161.6800)
Aug 18, 2017	Big Bad BBQ in Boydton Boydton, VA	12 / 31 (663.9200)	14 (166.8456)	19 (160.5144)	7 (168.0228)	12 (168.5372)
Jul 28, 2017	Smoke in the Grove (JUDGES FULL) Spring Grove, PA	35 / 51 (633.5660)	46 (153.6112)	31 (158.2632)	13 (166.8572)	39 (154.8344)
Jun 23, 2017	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	23 / 32 (643.2912)	17 (165.7144)	28 (154.8000)	27 (157.6684)	12 (165.1084)
Jun 2, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	21 / 28 (641.1088)	21 (160.5828)	24 (153.1088)	20 (157.6800)	8 (169.7372)
May 19, 2017	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA	29 / 53 (647.9776)	27 (166.2972)	26 (162.2632)	26 (162.2400)	34 (157.1772)
Apr 14, 2017	Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD	33 / 58 (654.2056)	8 (173.1428)	53 (149.0628)	34 (162.8456)	14 (169.1544)
Oct 7, 2016	Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA	24 / 47 (650.8116)	20 (166.8572)	30 (159.9772)	12 (167.4172)	33 (156.5600)
Sep 30, 2016	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	7 / 31 (660.5144)	5 (171.4400)	12 (165.7144)	22 (158.8344)	8 (164.5256)
Sep 23, 2016	Smoke in the Park Lemoyne, PA	26 / 38 (637.0400)	33 (149.6800)	22 (160.5372)	11 (166.2628)	22 (160.5600)
Aug 26, 2016	Boydton's Big Bad BBQ Boydton, VA	16 / 28 (622.2400)	22 (153.1200)	17 (154.8344)	2 (170.2628)	19 (144.0228)
Jun 24, 2016	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	25 / 27 (619.1884)	22 (155.3712)	24 (152.4916)	7 (169.6800)	26 (141.6456)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

LAKEVIEW BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

The long haul

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)