Buckshot's BBQ VA
Rating
1644
peak 1682
Contests
40
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-03-28
Best ToY finish
#32
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
8
20 podiums
Overall top-10s
21
of 40 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
683.47 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 481.49 (+201.98)
Walk rate
83%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±136.12
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.38 · weakest Pork (167.42)
Road miles
2969
mi across 40 mapped stops · furthest 519 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has finished one call ahead of Buckshot's BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rough Cut Q has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 23 of their 23 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 4 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1656 points of the Grand Championship at Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) (2023-04-28).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 26% across 12 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 32 at their very first tracked contest, Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2019-04-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 36 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 177.7144 | 160.5256 | 170.74 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 38 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 180.0000 🔥 | 146.8000 | 170.37 | top 33% |
| Pork | 28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 177.7028 | 146.7428 | 167.42 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.9428 | 172.38 | top 40% |
“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 | 31 | 2 | top 36% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 37% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 49% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 2 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 25% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (35 of 40 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (38 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2019-04-26)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 481.49
- 2 perfect 180s 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 | 679.9088 | 679.34 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 697.6804 | 496.01 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 694.2056 | 421.16 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 519.9312 | 451.18 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 687.3716 | 539.34 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 503.9656 | 494.18 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 339.9656 | 339.97 |
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) 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 Lebanon, TN | 14 / 47 (345.0972) | 10 (176.5600) | 32 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-09-25 | 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) | — |
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 | #553 (150 pts) | #688 (120 pts) | #336 (410 pts) | #360 (320 pts) | #650 (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) |