The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Chillin & Grillin has finished one call ahead of McShin Alumni BBQ Team 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
McShin Alumni BBQ Team
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1485
peak 1516 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-09-06
latest 2019-09-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
607.74 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 609.86 (-2.12)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 157.58 · weakest Brisket (143.88)
Road miles
7
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
609.86 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
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.
The weak link
−13.7
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.70 points below their pork, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 33%.
- Brisket avg 143.88
- Pork avg 157.58
- 1 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of SWEET N SASSY BBQ COMPANY in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship (2017-09-08).
- last seen 2015-09-11
- back 2017-09-08
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.
150 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3906 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Level with McShin Alumni BBQ Team on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3920 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after McShin Alumni BBQ Team did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3885 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3910 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3889 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171.4172 | 141.0512 | 157.00 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 139.3828 | 151.39 | top 69% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 145.6228 | 157.58 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 122.2744 | 143.88 | top 74% |
“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.
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6 yrs
2013-09-06 → 2019-09-06
Busiest season
2019
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 157.58 · weakest Brisket (143.88)
Walk rate
67%
a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
609.86
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
98
60–118 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
7
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1574
average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2015-09-11 → 2017-09-08
Power rating
1485
peak 1516 · #3900 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Recovery Fest 2013
- First call Recovery Fest 2013
- 2014
- First overall top-10 10th Annual Recovery Fest
- Career-best overall score647.9316 10th Annual Recovery Fest
- Peak power rating (1516) 10th Annual Recovery Fest
- 2017
- Career-best single call (Chicken)171.4172 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship
- 2019
- Most recent contest 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest | 2014-09-05 |
| +3.1 | Recovery Fest 2013 | 2013-09-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | *14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship | 2018-09-07 |
| -10.8 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) | 2019-09-06 |
| -8.1 | 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship | 2017-09-08 |
| -0.9 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest | 2015-09-11 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 76.8% | 76.8% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 86% | 86.3% | 86.3% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 62% | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 16% | 90% | 90% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-06 | 15th annual Recovery Fest/ 10th annual State BBQ Championship (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Richmond, VA | 30 / 31 (589.4856) | 30 (150.7656) | 29 (146.2628) | 29 (145.6228) | 29 (146.8344) |
| 2018-09-07 | *14th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA | 29 / 29 (552.9600) | 28 (141.0512) | 29 (139.3828) | 26 (150.2516) | 29 (122.2744) |
| 2017-09-08 | 13th Annual Recovery Fest/8th Annual BBQ State Championship 🏅 Richmond, VA | 30 / 35 (621.0744) | 7 (171.4172) | 33 (145.6572) | 11 (168.0000) | 34 (136.0000) |
| 2015-09-11 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 18 / 29 (627.2456) | 16 (161.6800) | 22 (154.7884) | 10 (164.5600) | 24 (146.2172) |
| 2014-09-05 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 5 / 32 (647.9316) | 2 (168.5600) | 10 (162.2628) | 19 (153.6916) | 7 (163.4172) |
| 2013-09-06 | Recovery Fest 2013 Richmond, VA | 12 / 28 (620.4340) | 23 (148.5028) | 6 (160.0000) | 5 (163.3828) | 14 (148.5484) |