VFW Post 5265

VFW Post 5265 is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 4th of 53 at the Smoke in the Grove (2019).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1522

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 26, 2019

latest Jul 30, 2021 · 2 years on the trail

Overall top-10s

of 2 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 13%

overall standings

Best overall

327.4628 / 360

Open Comp · Smoke in the Grove

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

160.6172

Pork Ribs · Smoke in the Grove

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 160.62

Road miles

across 2 mapped stops

Purse competed for

$23K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

Happy hunting ground

Top 13% average finish here

Smoke in the Grove is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 4th
average top 13%

Announced themselves early

4th at their very first contest

Finished 4 of 53 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke in the Grove (Jul 26, 2019).

Jul 26, 2019
53-team field

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has landed one call behind them 2 times.

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Pork Ribs	1	1	0	0	160.6172	160.6172	160.62	top 8%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Grove	2	4	0	top 13%	Jul 30, 2021

More numbers

Opponents faced 147 finished ahead 141 times, behind 36

Longest layoff 2 yrs Jul 26, 2019 → Jul 30, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Jul 30 Most recent contest Smoke in the Grove

20196 milestones

Jul 26 First tracked contest Smoke in the Grove
Jul 26 First call Smoke in the Grove
Jul 26 First overall top-10 Smoke in the Grove
Jul 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score327.4628 Smoke in the Grove
Jul 26 Career-best overall score327.4628 Smoke in the Grove
Jul 26 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)160.6172 Smoke in the Grove

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 30, 2021	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	10 / 54 (281.0856)	—	—	—	—
Jul 26, 2019	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	4 / 53 (327.4628)	—	4 (160.6172)	—	—