Burn Barrel BBQ VA
Rating
1513
peak 1524
Contests
22
in the data
First seen
2019-03-23
latest 2026-04-03
Best ToY finish
#154
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 22 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
542.41 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 616.22 (-73.81)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±143.09
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.14 · weakest Brisket (165.38)
Road miles
4380
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 965 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has finished one call ahead of Burn Barrel BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Rogue Hog BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 53% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.9656 | 170.14 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 157.6572 | 168.43 | top 46% |
| Pork | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 154.2284 | 168.16 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 178.3200 | 152.5828 | 165.38 | top 54% |
“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 | 10 | 0 | top 59% |
| NC | 4 | 0 | top 51% |
| PA | 4 | 0 | top 28% |
| MO | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
| IA | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 49% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (11 of 22 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 616.22
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 338.7884 | 337.37 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 690.1944 | 679.02 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 674.7312 | 672.75 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 679.3368 | 672.18 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 687.3256 | 419.95 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 670.7200 | 663.52 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Iowa State BBQ Championship Altoona, IA | 21 / 42 (335.9428) | 28 (166.2628) | 13 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue Backyard Contest Kansas City, MO | 18 / 33 (338.7884) | 15 (170.8228) | 20 (167.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-11-03 | Currituck Bulls and BBQ Powells Point, NC | 17 / 21 (668.4000) | 16 (166.2400) | 18 (162.8000) | 8 (171.9772) | 13 (167.3828) |
| 2023-08-12 | Americamps BBQ Masters Throwdown Day 2 Ashland, VA | 21 / 26 (678.7428) | 21 (168.5372) | 22 (167.9772) | 11 (171.4172) | 18 (170.8112) |
| 2023-05-19 | Kings of Q BBQ Cook-Off and Festival Ayden, NC | 7 / 25 (690.1944) | 15 (168.5256) | 4 (173.1316) | 11 (170.8228) | 1 (177.7144) |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 14 / 19 (676.4456) | 17 (166.2400) | 9 (173.1316) | 15 (166.2284) | 6 (170.8456) |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 22 / 46 (682.1600) | 39 (166.2400) | 9 (174.2628) | 8 (175.4172) | 31 (166.2400) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 26 / 53 (678.1716) | 2 (180.0000) | 22 (171.9772) | 27 (169.1200) | 47 (157.0744) |
| 2022-09-09 | 18th Annual Recovery Fest and 12th Annual KCBS BBQ Cookoff Hanover, VA | 12 / 17 (674.7312) | 10 (172.5600) | 12 (168.5372) | 3 (176.5600) | 17 (157.0740) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 36 / 53 (670.7772) | 20 (172.5600) | 40 (164.5372) | 42 (165.6800) | 27 (168.0000) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-11-05 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 17 / 26 (678.1716) | 9 (171.9772) | 20 (166.2516) | 20 (167.9772) | 10 (171.9656) |
| 2021-08-27 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 11 / 44 (666.1712) | 10 (171.4056) | 24 (157.6572) | 20 (163.9428) | 1 (173.1656) |
| 2021-06-11 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 18 / 30 (665.0512) | 21 (163.9656) | 11 (168.5372) | 28 (154.2284) | 1 (178.3200) |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 14 / 40 (679.3368) | 16 (170.8228) | 5 (176.5828) | 31 (165.6684) | 24 (166.2628) |
| 2020-11-06 | Currituck Bulls & BBQ Powells Point, NC | 8 / 28 (687.3256) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (171.9772) | 15 (169.1200) | 11 (169.6684) |
| 2020-04-06 | Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League washington, MO | 103 / 109 (152.5828) | — | — | — | 103 (152.5828) |
| 2019-10-04 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship Harrisburg, PA | 13 / 36 (659.8512) | 10 (168.5256) | 23 (162.2628) | 6 (173.1200) | 27 (155.9428) |
| 2019-08-23 | New Holland Summer Fest New Holland, PA | 15 / 65 (670.7200) | 17 (167.9656) | 2 (175.4056) | 9 (170.2744) | 41 (157.0744) |
| 2019-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 12 / 44 (667.8972) | 14 (167.4056) | 14 (165.6800) | 6 (172.0000) | 20 (162.8116) |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lanexa, VA | 12 / 32 (667.8744) | 8 (171.9656) | 9 (167.4172) | 18 (164.5372) | 19 (163.9544) |
| 2019-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back-IV (DAY 2) Urbanna, VA | 36 / 52 (651.2800) | 9 (174.2744) | 31 (162.8228) | 38 (158.8228) | 39 (155.3600) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #154 (173 pts) | #166 (168 pts) | #156 (203 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1073 (86 pts) | #1131 (91 pts) | #1230 (81 pts) | #883 (141 pts) | #1029 (106 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #429 (460 pts) | #392 (575 pts) | #402 (615 pts) | #390 (550 pts) | #339 (640 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #679 (258 pts) | #600 (338 pts) | #778 (243 pts) | #573 (353 pts) | #691 (268 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #703 (205 pts) | #805 (180 pts) | #593 (310 pts) | #1043 (115 pts) | #539 (345 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #826 (355 pts) | #880 (350 pts) | #750 (445 pts) | #681 (495 pts) | #1210 (205 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #902 (335 pts) | #862 (385 pts) | #1007 (315 pts) | #823 (415 pts) | #907 (355 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1565 (155 pts) | #1580 (170 pts) | #1183 (280 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #1246 (245 pts) |