Small Batch BBQ VA VA
Rating
1486
peak 1486 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2021-03-26
latest 2021-06-11
Best ToY finish
#1540
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 62%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.58 · weakest Chicken (152.35)
Road miles
64
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 43 mi
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$16K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
627.30 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
454.46 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
BLUE & GRAY BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9656 | 145.6800 | 152.35 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6916 | 151.3828 | 152.72 | top 65% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 146.2400 | 155.58 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2516 | 154.2516 | 154.25 | top 83% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 87% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
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 | 20 | 0 | top 50% | 2021-03-27 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 627.30 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 454.46 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-03-26 — First tracked contest · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- 📈 2021-03-26 — Peak power rating (1497) · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)
- ⭐ 2021-06-11 — Career-best overall score (627.3028) · BBQ Jamboree
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | BBQ Jamboree | 2021-06-11 |
| -3 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) | 2021-03-26 |
| -2 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2021-03-27 |
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 129.3% | 113.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA | 26 / 30 (627.3028) | 26 (155.9656) | 28 (153.0856) | 17 (164.0000) | 25 (154.2516) |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 20 / 40 (465.6228) | 20 (155.4172) | 21 (153.6916) | 19 (156.5140) | — |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 23 / 46 (443.3028) | 23 (145.6800) | 23 (151.3828) | 22 (146.2400) | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1540 (55 pts) | #1544 (55 pts) | #1584 (55 pts) | #1131 (95 pts) | #1531 (55 pts) |