Buckshot's BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#678

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1645

peak 1680 · rated over 41 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-06-21

latest 2026-03-28

Best ToY finish

#32

Backyard 2024

Grand champs

2 reserve

Category wins

21 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 50 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

697.6804 / 720

Master · Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

342.70 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 413.46 (-70.76)

Walk rate

76%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Currituck Bulls and BBQ

Consistency

±78.58

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.91 · weakest Brisket (163.56)

Road miles

3,826

mi across 50 mapped stops · furthest 504 mi

Schedule strength

74%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1594)

Purse competed for

$167K

listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

2 🏅

GCs in 28 state-championship entries

Master avg

656.57 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

413.46 / 360

27 Backyard contests · 2 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.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (21 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.

The heartbreaker

1.1656 points from the title

Came within 1.1656 points of the Grand Championship at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) (2023-04-28).

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork Ribs ×1
Brisket ×1

Giant slayer

32 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition.

2019-04-26

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championships here

Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 12%

A multi-meat day

1 contests with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Currituck Bulls and BBQ (2024-11-08).

Chicken 1st
Pork Ribs 1st

They almost always walk

76% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 38 of 50 contests

A top-10 category call in 76% of their 50 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

697.6804 career-best overall

96.9% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 697.6804 at Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) — 96.9% of a perfect 720.

Master
2025-06-07

State champions

2 state championships won

They've taken 2 state championships from 28 entries at contests carrying the title.

28 state-championship entries

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has finished one call ahead of Buckshot's BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2024 1 Grand Championship

2024 was the year it came together: 9 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 23%.

9 contests
7 overall top-10s
4 category wins
average top 23%

A tough matchup

6–1 behind in the head-to-head

Rough Cut Q ahead in 86% of their meetings

Rough Cut Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 39% of the time against 55%.

Brisket avg 163.56
Chicken avg 168.91
7 calls in 18 entries

The drought

16 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) on 2024-04-20 — 16 contests and 2.4 years ago.

last GC 2024-04-20
2.4 years ago

A strong matchup

24–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 24 of their 24 shared contests.

The comeback

3.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.5 years, then back at Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2018-04-27).

last seen 2014-10-17
back 2018-04-27

Built for the big stage

Top 31% average finish in large fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 31% finish in large fields against top 51% in small ones.

Large (40+): top 31% (17)
Small (<20 teams): top 51% (9)

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

Boom or bust

±20.82% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±20.82% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 105.7% of a perfect score
best 144.4%

A March team

Top 26% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 26% across 12 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

12 March contests
top 41% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,826 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,826 miles across 50 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 504 miles to 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN.

50 mapped stops
furthest 504 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

10 visits in all
best finish 4th

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.

DIGGIN QUE-GA

#679 of the rated field

1644 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 39
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1646

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 39 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 39 contests
last seen 2015-10-03

⚔ Head-to-head

All Smoked Up BBQ

#675 of the rated field

1645 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1645

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 37 contests to 50, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 35 contests
last seen 2026-08-28

⚔ Head-to-head

BLAZEN BBQ

#677 of the rated field

1645 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1646

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 9 years before Buckshot's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 18 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

ACES HIGH BBQ

#676 of the rated field

1645 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 101
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1721

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 101 contests, alongside a 27% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 99 contests
last seen 2026-07-10

⚔ Head-to-head

Say My Name BBQ

#666 of the rated field

1646 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1666

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Buckshot's BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Buckshot's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 37 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

PEPPER MONKEY BBQ

#665 of the rated field

1646 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1646

0–5 in 5 shared contests (0% to Buckshot's BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2015-09-04

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	32	10	21	31%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	30	17	12	57%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	30	12	18	40%	⚔ compare
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ	29	20	9	69%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	26	18	8	69%	⚔ compare
smokey anderson bbq	24	24	0	100%	⚔ compare
BLUE & GRAY BBQ	24	19	4	79%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	24	10	12	42%	⚔ compare
Gold-N-Blue Barbecue	24	9	15	38%	⚔ compare
RED SMOKE BAR-B-QUE	23	12	10	52%	⚔ compare
The Swine Doctor's BBQ	22	14	8	64%	⚔ compare
Country Boys BBQ	21	15	6	71%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	21	11	9	52%	⚔ compare
POOR BOYS BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
Troublemaker BBQ	20	16	4	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	24	1	3	177.7144	139.9428	168.91	top 42%
Pork Ribs	46	24	5	11	180.0000 🔥	136.4916	167.56	top 38%
Pork	36	17	0	4	177.7028	146.7428	165.00	top 46%
Brisket	18	7	2	3	180.0000 🔥	134.7772	163.56	top 49%

“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	39	2	top 41%
TN	3	0	top 37%
NC	2	0	top 32%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	9	0	top 51%
Medium (20–39)	18	2	top 44%
Large (40+)	17	0	top 31%

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)	10	4	0	top 27%	2026-03-28
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)	2	1	1	top 12%	2024-04-20
Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)	2	14	0	top 68%	2025-08-09
Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2)	2	2	0	top 26%	2025-06-07
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)	2	10	0	top 56%	2025-04-26
Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2)	2	4	0	top 18%	2024-08-10
Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	5	0	top 38%	2023-09-23
Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	12	0	top 70%	2023-09-22
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2)	2	2	0	top 23%	2023-04-29
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	10	0	top 25%	2022-03-26

The story so far (22 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 12.8 yrs 2013-06-21 → 2026-03-28

Busiest season 2025 9 contests

Contests a season 5 across 10 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 45 of 50 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 10 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 46 entries · 5 wins · 24 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.91 · weakest Brisket (163.56)

Walk rate 76% a top-10 call in 38 of 50 contests

Overall top-10 rate 44% 22 of 50 contests

Wins it all 4% 2 Grand Championships · 2 reserve

First title 2019-04-26 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition

Best top-10 run 5 straight contests

Master average 656.57 out of 720 · 17 contests · 0 GCs

Backyard average 413.46 out of 360 · 27 contests · 2 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 563 1,271–725 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,826 50 mapped stops · furthest 504 mi

Schedule strength 1594 average field rating faced — tougher than 74% of rated contests

Purse competed for $166,890 listed at 32 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 2 from 28 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 3.5 yrs 2014-10-17 → 2018-04-27

Power rating 1645 peak 1680 · #678 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
Jun 21 First tracked contest BBQ, Bands & Brews
Aug 23 First call Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
2014
Aug 22 First overall top-10 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
2019
Apr 26 First overall podium Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 First Grand Championship Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 First state championship Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score339.9656 Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 10th tracked contest Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
Apr 26 Biggest field won (32 teams) Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
2022
Nov 4 First category win (Pork Ribs) Currituck Bulls & BBQ
2023
Mar 24 25th tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken)
Apr 28 First Reserve Championship Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)
2024
Apr 19 First perfect 180 (Brisket) Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1)
Nov 8 First multi-meat day Currituck Bulls and BBQ
2025
Jun 7 Career-best overall score697.6804 Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2)
Jun 7 Peak power rating (1680) Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2)
2026
Mar 28 50th tracked contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)
Mar 28 Most recent contest BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.3	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition	2019-04-26
+15.6	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1)	2023-04-28
+15.3	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)	2023-03-24
+14.9	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)	2024-04-20
+14.5	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)	2021-03-26

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2)	2025-08-09
-11	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	2026-03-28
-10.2	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2023-09-22
-9	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY)	2021-09-25
-8.5	BBQ, Bands & Brews	2013-06-21

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	0	100%	top 60%	94.4%	94.4%
2025	9	0	5	2	89%	top 40%	97.5%	95.3%
2024	9	1	7	4	89%	top 23%	98.3%	95.8%
2023	8	0	4	1	63%	top 30%	144.4%	125.3%
2022	7	0	3	1	71%	top 38%	142.4%	130.7%
2021	5	0	1	0	80%	top 51%	140%	137.3%
2019	1	1	1	0	100%	top 3%	94.4%	94.4%
2018	2	0	0	0	0%	top 67%	88%	88%
2014	2	0	1	0	100%	top 59%	89.7%	88%
2013	5	0	0	0	60%	top 65%	88.3%	85.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-03-28	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	26 / 36 (678.7656)	36 (160.5256)	3 (178.8572)	20 (170.8572)	27 (168.5256)
2026-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	19 / 40 (679.9088)	34 (165.1316)	6 (174.2744)	3 (176.5600)	32 (163.9428)
2025-08-09	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) 🏅 Doswell, VA	20 / 25 (675.9088)	20 (167.9772)	3 (176.5716)	25 (159.9544)	7 (171.4056)
2025-08-08	Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) 🏅 Doswell, VA	14 / 25 (685.1088)	15 (170.2744)	6 (172.5600)	21 (166.8572)	5 (175.4172)
2025-06-07	Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Roseland, VA	2 / 18 (697.6804)	12 (168.5488)	7 (173.7028)	2 (176.5716)	1 (178.8572)
2025-06-06	Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Roseland, VA	6 / 15 (691.9432)	6 (174.2744)	7 (170.8344)	4 (175.4172)	6 (171.4172)
2025-05-25	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN	8 / 70 (350.8228)	22 (171.9656)	1 (178.8572)	—	—
2025-04-26	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	10 / 16 (341.6456)	5 (173.1200)	13 (168.5256)	—	—
2025-04-25	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	10 / 20 (342.8232)	10 (171.9772)	12 (170.8460)	—	—
2025-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	11 / 43 (343.3828)	10 (173.1200)	13 (170.2628)	—	—
2025-03-21	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	12 / 45 (334.8116)	17 (166.8228)	12 (167.9888)	—	—
2024-11-08	Currituck Bulls and BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	5 / 16 (694.2056)	1 (177.7144)	1 (180.0000)	13 (163.3828)	8 (173.1084)
2024-08-10	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Ashland, VA	6 / 28 (337.6800)	11 (167.4172)	3 (170.2628)	11 (169.1200)	—
2024-08-09	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Ashland, VA	4 / 27 (343.9544)	6 (171.9772)	6 (171.9772)	4 (173.1316)	—
2024-05-25	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Lebanon, TN	14 / 47 (345.0972)	10 (176.5600)	32 (168.5372)	—	—
2024-05-24	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	81 / 118 (679.2912)	98 (168.5140)	59 (170.8344)	91 (167.9772)	47 (171.9656)
2024-04-20	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	1 / 25 (353.7144)	4 (174.8572)	1 (178.8572)	6 (169.6800)	—
2024-04-19	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	5 / 25 (342.2516)	7 (171.9772)	6 (170.2744)	10 (166.8228)	1 (180.0000)
2024-03-23	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	5 / 42 (349.1084)	7 (172.5484)	3 (176.5600)	6 (170.8344)	—
2024-03-22	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	4 / 45 (345.0972)	5 (171.9772)	6 (173.1200)	20 (161.0972)	—
2023-09-23	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	5 / 20 (519.9312)	14 (169.1084)	7 (173.1200)	2 (177.7028)	—
2023-09-22	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	19 / 24 (494.1600)	14 (169.6684)	15 (167.9772)	21 (156.5144)	—
2023-04-29	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	7 / 19 (336.5488)	13 (166.8344)	6 (169.7144)	—	—
2023-04-28	Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA	2 / 20 (346.2744)	4 (172.5600)	1 (173.7144)	—	—
2023-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	11 / 46 (499.3828)	4 (170.8228)	16 (162.8800)	11 (165.6800)	—
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	24 (166.8228)	—	—	—
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	4 / 53 (510.7656)	3 (173.1200)	10 (169.1200)	7 (168.5256)	—
2023-03-24	BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA	—	—	17 (169.1200)	—	—
2022-11-04	Currituck Bulls & BBQ 🏅 Powells Point, NC	7 / 22 (687.3716)	9 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)	18 (166.2400)	12 (169.1544)
2022-09-24	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	9 / 18 (512.4912)	10 (171.4056)	3 (174.2628)	11 (166.8228)	—
2022-09-23	Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	12 / 20 (507.9200)	11 (171.4056)	15 (168.5372)	17 (167.9772)	—
2022-09-23	Americamps BBQ Throwdown (One Meat Ribs) Ashland, VA	—	—	8 (172.0116)	—	—
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	10 / 50 (505.0744)	12 (169.1200)	8 (169.7144)	10 (166.2400)	—
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	16 / 53 (483.8284)	5 (173.7028)	11 (163.3828)	21 (146.7428)	—
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2021-10-15	Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2021-09-25	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	16 / 18 (487.3028)	8 (170.8228)	16 (153.0972)	12 (163.3828)	—
2021-09-24	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA	14 / 19 (487.8856)	7 (170.8228)	18 (146.8000)	3 (170.2628)	—
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	12 / 40 (497.5656)	15 (163.9428)	14 (163.9428)	6 (169.6800)	—
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	6 / 46 (503.9656)	2 (176.0116)	19 (161.1428)	9 (166.8112)	—
2019-04-26	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA	1 / 32 (339.9656)	—	2 (173.1428)	5 (166.8228)	—
2018-05-18	*Chesapeake Jubilee BBQ Cook-Off Chesapeake, VA	18 / 27 (633.7252)	14 (165.1656)	17 (162.2512)	17 (158.3200)	21 (147.9884)
2018-04-27	Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition Lenexa, VA	—	—	—	—	—
2014-10-17	Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA	22 / 40 (646.1712)	5 (172.5600)	29 (156.5256)	30 (154.2628)	16 (162.8228)
2014-08-22	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	10 / 16 (620.9600)	5 (163.3712)	16 (136.4916)	5 (159.9772)	2 (161.1200)
2013-10-18	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	18 / 40 (633.5888)	7 (167.4284)	32 (148.5372)	7 (166.8344)	24 (150.7888)
2013-09-20	Smokin' on the Track BBQ Shenandoah, VA	12 / 26 (635.8628)	5 (165.7144)	11 (160.5256)	21 (153.7028)	16 (155.9200)
2013-08-23	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	21 / 28 (592.9372)	26 (139.9428)	7 (158.2628)	8 (159.9544)	27 (134.7772)
2013-07-19	Que & Cruz Louisa, VA	36 / 45 (606.0568)	34 (154.2284)	26 (154.8000)	39 (146.7884)	32 (150.2400)
2013-06-21	BBQ, Bands & Brews Palmyra, VA	20 / 25 (622.2858)	19 (157.1432)	17 (156.0000)	24 (152.5712)	15 (156.5714)

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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	#674 (150 pts)	#815 (120 pts)	#449 (410 pts)	#489 (320 pts)	#780 (120 pts)
2025 ↗	Backyard	#90 (633 pts)	#98 (583 pts)	#80 (728 pts)	—	—
2025 ↗	Master	#297 (744 pts)	#323 (704 pts)	#272 (949 pts)	#344 (654 pts)	#262 (889 pts)
2024 ↗	Backyard	#32 (1023 pts)	#59 (848 pts)	#29 (1053 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#69 (831 pts)	#76 (808 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Master	#852 (152 pts)	#804 (195 pts)	#590 (370 pts)	#1203 (82 pts)	#1096 (112 pts)
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#92 (518 pts)	#73 (704 pts)	—	—
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#60 (634 pts)	#92 (349 pts)	—	—
2013 ↗	Master	#721 (434 pts)	#595 (549 pts)	#658 (504 pts)	#647 (514 pts)	#811 (389 pts)