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
Smooth Boar BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2017 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 10th of 25 at the Smoke on the Harbor BBQ throwdown (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) (2017). They are ranked #5106 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1460
peak 1504 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
May 19, 2017
latest Mar 27, 2021 · 3.9 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
14% 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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.73 · weakest Pork (157.13)
Road miles
659
across 7 mapped stops · furthest 378 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Purse competed for
$27K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
634.93 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Smooth Boar BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
129 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5,122 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,095 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Level with Smooth Boar BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#5,097 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1461
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#5,110 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
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.
⚔ Compare careers#5,102 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1461
Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 6 years before Smooth Boar BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#5,119 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1460
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 90% |
Repeat visits (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% | Mar 27, 2021 |
| Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 79% | May 18, 2018 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2021
2 contests
Contests a season
1.8
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
4 of 7 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
5
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
193
finished ahead 51 times, behind 278
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Mar 22, 2019 → Mar 26, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
20177 milestones
- 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)
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) | Nov 10, 2017 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Kings of Q BBQ cook off and Festival | May 18, 2018 |
| -11 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | Mar 27, 2021 |
| -8.9 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | Mar 26, 2021 |
| -5.9 | Smithfield BBQ Classic | Sep 28, 2018 |
| -5.8 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) | Mar 22, 2019 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 40 / 40 (632.9940) | 37 (161.6684) | 32 (161.6800) | 34 (161.6800) | 40 (147.9656) |
| Mar 26, 2021 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 40 / 46 (645.0744) | 37 (160.5484) | 27 (163.9428) | 43 (154.8344) | 26 (165.7488) |
| Mar 22, 2019 | BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 54 / 63 (621.5656) | 59 (151.9656) | 55 (157.1088) | 48 (161.6912) | 55 (150.8000) |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Smithfield BBQ Classic Richmond, VA | 35 / 41 (627.3940) | 36 (153.6912) | 38 (152.0228) | 33 (156) | 14 (165.6800) |
| May 18, 2018 | 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) |
| Nov 10, 2017 | 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) |
| May 19, 2017 | 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) |