A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SMOKE AND DAGGER
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1471
peak 1471 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2014-10-10
latest 2019-06-08
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
611.68
last 5 Master vs avg 611.52 (+0.16)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±16.24
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 155.03 · weakest Brisket (151.19)
Road miles
312
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Schedule strength
52%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
611.52 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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 comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Beltway BBQ Showdown (2017-06-09).
- last seen 2015-10-16
- back 2017-06-09
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.
128 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4561 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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#4542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1472
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after SMOKE AND DAGGER did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#4551 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Level with SMOKE AND DAGGER on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4565 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1471
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#4563 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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#4556 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1471
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2856 | 143.4056 | 151.21 | top 84% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5944 | 148.5256 | 154.08 | top 70% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4400 | 145.7028 | 155.03 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 133.0400 | 151.19 | top 60% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 4 | 0 | top 80% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 64% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltway BBQ Showdown | 3 | 23 | 0 | top 84% | 2019-06-08 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4.7 yrs
2014-10-10 → 2019-06-08
Busiest season
2015
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MD
4 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 155.03 · weakest Brisket (151.19)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
611.52
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
131
47–146 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
312
6 mapped stops · furthest 96 mi
Schedule strength
1567
average field rating faced — tougher than 52% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$15,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 1 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2015-10-16 → 2017-06-09
Power rating
1471
peak 1471 · #4555 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle
- 2015
- First call 11th Annual Recovery Fest
- Career-best overall score633.6684 11th Annual Recovery Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)168.0000 11th Annual Recovery Fest
- Peak power rating (1497) 11th Annual Recovery Fest
- 2019
- Most recent contest Beltway BBQ Showdown
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest | 2015-09-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2018-06-09 |
| -6.7 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2017-06-09 |
| -5.9 | Beltway BBQ Showdown | 2019-06-08 |
| -4.1 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | 2015-10-16 |
| -3.8 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle | 2014-10-10 |
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 81% | 82.5% | 82.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 81.7% | 81.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 85.4% | 85.4% |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 64% | 88% | 87.6% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 68% | 84.8% | 84.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-08 | Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD | 30 / 37 (594.2512) | 35 (143.4056) | 27 (153.7144) | 35 (145.7028) | 22 (151.4284) |
| 2018-06-09 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 39 / 42 (588.4344) | 40 (144.5256) | 16 (164.5944) | 36 (146.2744) | 39 (133.0400) |
| 2017-06-09 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 23 / 29 (614.7084) | 20 (158.8456) | 26 (150.2744) | 19 (160.5256) | 23 (145.0628) |
| 2015-10-16 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 26 / 37 (627.3136) | 20 (162.2856) | 32 (148.5256) | 24 (157.1312) | 18 (159.3712) |
| 2015-09-11 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 17 / 29 (633.6684) | 28 (145.1200) | 20 (157.1084) | 13 (163.4400) | 4 (168.0000) |
| 2014-10-10 | 4th Annual High Point BBQ Battle Clarksburg, MD | 17 / 25 (610.7312) | 23 (153.0856) | 16 (150.2628) | 14 (157.1200) | 16 (150.2628) |