WAR PIGS VA

Power ranking

#3061

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1375

peak 1375 · rated over 34 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-22

latest 2026-04-10

Best ToY finish

#443

Master 2019

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 40 contests

Avg finish

top 74%

overall standings

Best overall

686.1944 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Falls

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.20 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 655.33 (+7.87)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Brisket · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off

Consistency

±14.03

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.76 · weakest Brisket (162.32)

Road miles

5520

mi across 40 mapped stops · furthest 1307 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

Purse competed for

$238K

listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 34 state-championship entries

Master avg

655.33 / 720

34 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

CycloneBBQ has finished one call ahead of WAR PIGS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

smokey anderson bbq has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 28 of their 28 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of 50 Shades of Pork in 5 of their 7 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has out-cooked them in 29 of 31 shared chicken entries.

📅 A May team

Something about May: average finish in the top 61% across 4 contests, versus top 74% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)

BIG DOG BBQ VA #3062 · 1374 · VA BI STATE SMOKERS #3055 · 1382 · VA smokey anderson bbq #3074 · 1341 · VA OUR BARK IS BETTER THAN YOUR BITE #2898 · 1431 · VA BIKER BEAR BBQ #2876 · 1434 · VA LAKEVIEW BBQ #2841 · 1438 · VA

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	28	1	27	4%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	28	0	28	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	23	0	23	0%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	20	12	8	60%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
PHILLY BLIND PIG BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	18	0	18	0%	⚔ compare
smokey anderson bbq	17	9	8	53%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
Still Workin' On It	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	37	5	0	177.1544	153.6456	165.76	top 65%
Pork Ribs	36	7	2	175.4400	148.5256	164.21	top 62%
Pork	34	5	0	177.7144	150.8116	163.52	top 68%
Brisket	34	4	1	178.2972	147.9656	162.32	top 67%

“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	16	top 81%
PA	11	top 69%
MD	4	top 67%
TX	1	top 59%
AL	1	top 64%
WV	1	top 81%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 100%
Medium (20–39)	13	top 69%
Large (40+)	20	top 76%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	10	32	top 86%	2026-03-28
York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)	4	10	top 70%	2025-06-28
The Ironman	2	15	top 52%	2023-04-07
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	39	top 85%	2022-03-26
BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	2	13	top 49%	2019-05-04

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (21 of 40 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (37 entries)
Average Master overall score: 655.33 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-03-22 — First tracked contest · BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)
📈 2019-03-22 — Peak power rating (1493) · BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1)
📣 2019-04-05 — First call · The Ironman
🎖️ 2023-09-27 — 25th tracked contest · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides
⭐ 2026-04-03 — Career-best overall score (686.1944) · Smoke on the Falls

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.4	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1)	2025-06-27
+6.1	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1)	2019-05-03
+6	The Ironman	2023-04-07
+4.9	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2)	2025-06-28
+4.1	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off	2026-04-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.3	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2)	2019-03-23
-10.1	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2019-06-07
-8.5	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2023-03-25
-8.2	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	2022-03-25
-8.2	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1	2019-05-24

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	0	50%	top 77%	95.3%	92%
2025	7	1	71%	top 86%	93.5%	91.4%
2024	4	0	50%	top 76%	92.4%	91.4%
2023	6	0	33%	top 75%	91.9%	91.1%
2022	2	0	0%	top 85%	92.7%	91.6%
2021	4	0	0%	top 74%	92.1%	91.8%
2020	2	0	50%	top 73%	89.9%	89.5%
2019	11	0	36%	top 65%	93.7%	90.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-04-10	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Cedar Park, TX	24 / 41 (656.4800)	29 (162.2744)	30 (161.6456)	34 (154.2628)	3 (178.2972)
2026-04-03	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	23 / 36 (686.1944)	34 (166.2400)	17 (172.5600)	6 (177.7144)	24 (169.6800)
2026-03-28	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 36 (647.3372)	35 (162.2856)	32 (165.6916)	34 (159.4172)	35 (159.9428)
2026-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	36 / 40 (659.2568)	28 (168.5600)	18 (170.8228)	33 (165.1084)	37 (154.7656)
2025-06-28	York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) 🏅 Delta, PA	10 / 10 (666.7088)	7 (175.4172)	3 (175.4172)	9 (163.3828)	10 (152.4916)
2025-06-27	York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) 🏅 Delta, PA	14 / 26 (671.8856)	14 (169.7028)	6 (172.0000)	12 (169.6800)	20 (160.5028)
2025-04-04	Rekindled Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA	21 / 23 (644.9600)	20 (162.2628)	20 (152.4916)	17 (163.3828)	14 (166.8228)
2025-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	36 / 43 (673.0628)	25 (170.8572)	9 (175.4400)	42 (160.5256)	32 (166.2400)
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	45 / 45 (634.1028)	44 (153.6456)	38 (165.0972)	43 (159.4056)	44 (155.9544)
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA	—	4 (174.2972)	—	—	—
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA	—	—	8 (171.9656)	—	—
2024-04-05	The Ironman 🏅 Seven Valleys, PA	15 / 21 (643.8744)	13 (159.9772)	6 (169.7144)	17 (153.6800)	12 (160.5028)
2024-03-23	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	35 / 42 (665.6116)	21 (171.4172)	24 (168.5600)	33 (166.2400)	38 (159.3944)
2024-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	33 / 45 (663.9544)	6 (176.0228)	40 (159.3944)	43 (159.3828)	23 (169.1544)
2024-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	—	24 (159.9656)	—	—	—
2023-09-27	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2023-04-07	The Ironman 🏅 Greencastle, PA	15 / 30 (656.4456)	6 (177.1544)	26 (153.0628)	16 (166.8228)	18 (159.4056)
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	45 / 46 (649.0172)	38 (166.2856)	32 (166.8344)	46 (150.8116)	35 (165.0856)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	41 / 53 (661.6464)	13 (174.8572)	39 (165.6916)	42 (162.8572)	44 (158.2404)
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	9 (174.2628)	—	—	—
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	28 (161.6916)	—	—
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	39 / 50 (667.3604)	22 (172.5716)	29 (170.8572)	46 (162.8344)	41 (161.0972)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	49 / 53 (651.8860)	39 (166.8112)	45 (158.8232)	45 (162.2744)	46 (163.9772)
2021-04-17	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	25 / 34 (663.3028)	29 (162.8228)	25 (165.0972)	17 (167.9656)	22 (167.4172)
2021-04-16	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	31 / 47 (662.7772)	11 (172.0000)	27 (166.8228)	36 (161.0972)	36 (162.8572)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	34 / 40 (655.8628)	36 (162.2400)	40 (151.9312)	18 (170.8228)	11 (170.8688)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	32 / 46 (661.0172)	32 (164.5600)	32 (162.8344)	20 (169.6800)	30 (163.9428)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	42 / 59 (641.0976)	53 (154.8116)	16 (167.4172)	47 (160.5716)	41 (158.2972)
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	40 / 53 (647.3144)	29 (166.8456)	10 (171.4172)	46 (157.6456)	46 (151.4060)
2019-08-16	Smokin on the Dock of the Bay 🏅 Chrisfield, MD	17 / 25 (644.5484)	23 (155.9772)	23 (155.4056)	6 (168.0000)	7 (165.1656)
2019-06-28	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	24 / 48 (660.5144)	21 (166.8572)	17 (166.2628)	33 (161.7144)	26 (165.6800)
2019-06-07	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	25 / 31 (614.0572)	23 (156.5488)	24 (148.5256)	24 (156.5028)	23 (152.4800)
2019-05-25	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 2 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	20 / 32 (674.8116)	26 (166.2516)	24 (163.4056)	5 (177.1428)	22 (168.0116)
2019-05-24	Gettysburg BBQ Festival Day 1 🏅 Gettysburg, PA	27 / 33 (654.2400)	14 (169.1428)	29 (160.5372)	19 (167.4400)	27 (157.1200)
2019-05-04	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	20 / 33 (663.9544)	29 (163.4172)	15 (170.2972)	16 (169.1200)	23 (161.1200)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	13 / 34 (665.0744)	27 (162.2400)	3 (174.2972)	16 (166.2744)	21 (162.2628)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	32 / 54 (654.2056)	30 (165.1544)	41 (157.0856)	36 (162.8228)	17 (169.1428)
2019-04-05	The Ironman Greencastle, PA	23 / 42 (650.7316)	35 (157.1200)	32 (155.9660)	7 (170.8228)	8 (166.8228)
2019-03-23	BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	47 / 52 (627.8400)	47 (157.6800)	49 (152.5028)	50 (150.8228)	19 (166.8344)
2019-03-22	BBQ Gives Back-III (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	46 / 63 (639.9200)	37 (164.5600)	24 (164.0116)	36 (163.3828)	58 (147.9656)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#715 (120 pts)	#772 (120 pts)	#750 (155 pts)	#744 (120 pts)	#747 (120 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#473 (404 pts)	#362 (638 pts)	#330 (795 pts)	#456 (444 pts)	#486 (409 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#699 (216 pts)	#493 (418 pts)	#668 (286 pts)	#750 (206 pts)	#690 (241 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#938 (120 pts)	#587 (323 pts)	#928 (178 pts)	#989 (120 pts)	#989 (120 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#986 (120 pts)	#994 (135 pts)	#1107 (120 pts)	#1046 (120 pts)	#1021 (120 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#917 (120 pts)	#789 (189 pts)	#1023 (120 pts)	#776 (180 pts)	#767 (190 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#479 (240 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#443 (743 pts)	#520 (673 pts)	#380 (868 pts)	#289 (1048 pts)	#381 (863 pts)