A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Smooth Boar BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1504 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2017-05-19
latest 2021-03-27
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
629.49 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 634.93 (-5.44)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.86
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.73 · weakest Pork (157.13)
Road miles
659
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 378 mi
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.93 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (2021-03-26).
- last seen 2019-03-22
- back 2021-03-26
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
120 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5088 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 71%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1505 at their best, 45 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5094 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5082 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Level with Smooth Boar BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5078 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5108 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 3 years before Smooth Boar BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before Smooth Boar BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BUD WISER'S BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDNECK SCIENTIFIC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2856 | 151.9656 | 159.65 | top 74% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.7028 | 152.0228 | 158.42 | top 76% |
| Pork | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6912 | 146.8228 | 157.13 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 147.9656 | 159.73 | top 61% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 93% | 2021-03-27 |
| Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 79% | 2018-05-18 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.9 yrs
2017-05-19 → 2021-03-27
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
4 of 7 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 159.73 · weakest Pork (157.13)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
14%
1 of 7 contests
Master average
634.93
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
193
51–278 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
659
7 mapped stops · furthest 378 mi
Schedule strength
1587
average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$26,500
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-03-22 → 2021-03-26
Power rating
1460
peak 1504 · #5085 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival
- First call Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.3712 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
- Career-best overall score659.3712 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.5600 Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
- Peak power rating (1504) Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
- 2021
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.2 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2017-11-10 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | 2018-05-18 |
| -11 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2021-03-27 |
| -8.9 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 2021-03-26 |
| -5.9 | Smithfield BBQ Classic | 2018-09-28 |
| -5.8 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) | 2019-03-22 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 89.6% | 88.8% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 87.1% | 86.7% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 52% | 91.6% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 40 / 40 (632.9940) | 37 (161.6684) | 32 (161.6800) | 34 (161.6800) | 40 (147.9656) |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 40 / 46 (645.0744) | 37 (160.5484) | 27 (163.9428) | 43 (154.8344) | 26 (165.7488) |
| 2019-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 54 / 63 (621.5656) | 59 (151.9656) | 55 (157.1088) | 48 (161.6912) | 55 (150.8000) |
| 2018-09-28 | Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA | 35 / 41 (627.3940) | 36 (153.6912) | 38 (152.0228) | 33 (156.0000) | 14 (165.6800) |
| 2018-05-18 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 36 / 38 (620.4452) | 33 (157.1312) | 34 (155.9428) | 38 (146.8228) | 23 (160.5484) |
| 2017-11-10 | Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Mt. Pleasant, SC | 10 / 25 (659.3712) | 8 (166.2628) | 10 (165.7028) | 16 (158.8456) | 6 (168.5600) |
| 2017-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival Ayden, NC | 23 / 36 (637.6916) | 15 (166.2856) | 30 (152.5372) | 22 (160.0344) | 23 (158.8344) |