LAKEVIEW BBQ VA

Power ranking

#2758

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1439

peak 1439

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

MD State BBQ Bash

Perfect 180s

Current form

672.12 ▲

last 5 vs career 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 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

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

BIG DOG BBQ VA has finished one call ahead of LAKEVIEW BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE 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).

📅 A October team

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

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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%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2025 (10 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (32 of 52 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (51 entries)
All-time average overall score: 663.19

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	Category wins	Best overall	Avg overall
2026	1	1	676.4800	676.48
2025	10	0	691.3716	669.29
2024	9	0	683.9200	668.03
2023	7	0	682.7428	673.04
2022	8	0	686.1828	654.53
2021	7	0	677.6684	657.91
2020	3	0	674.7884	662.18
2019	7	0	689.0856	653.00

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)

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	#699 (100 pts)	#779 (100 pts)	#843 (85 pts)	#411 (270 pts)	#756 (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)