K-10 BBQ VA
Rating
1548
peak 1548
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2024-03-22
latest 2026-03-28
Best ToY finish
#87
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 40%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
338.37 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 328.97 (+9.40)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±16.01
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 165.52 · weakest Pork (159.95)
Road miles
193
mi across 13 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Better Half Barbecue has finished one call ahead of K-10 BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HotMess BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 9 of their 10 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 43-team field at BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 142.2172 | 165.52 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 152.4912 | 163.02 | top 50% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 141.6228 | 159.95 | top 47% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 1 | top 34% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (13 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (12 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) (2025-03-22)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 328.97
- 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 | 336.5372 | 333.98 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 357.7028 | 339.97 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 327.9428 | 315.48 |
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 | 14 / 36 (331.4288) | 9 (170.8572) | 19 (160.5716) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 9 / 40 (336.5372) | 4 (173.7028) | 14 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 16 / 25 (322.1944) | 16 (162.8228) | 17 (159.3716) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 7 / 25 (343.9888) | 8 (173.1428) | 8 (170.8460) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Doswell, VA | — | — | 11 (159.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 1 / 43 (357.7028) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 11 / 45 (335.9772) | 18 (166.2628) | 7 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA | 11 / 28 (327.9428) | 8 (168.5600) | 15 (159.3828) | 15 (162.8228) | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA | 16 / 27 (321.0516) | 16 (162.8000) | 16 (158.2516) | 15 (162.2400) | — |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 24 / 42 (318.2056) | 23 (154.8112) | 19 (163.3944) | 27 (141.6228) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 28 / 45 (294.7084) | 28 (142.2172) | 27 (152.4912) | 6 (173.1200) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 24 (161.6916) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | #128 (233 pts) | #108 (328 pts) | #173 (178 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #87 (638 pts) | #95 (593 pts) | #77 (741 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1128 (108 pts) | — | — |