BLUE EYED BBQ VA
Rating
1482
peak 1482
Contests
69
in the data
First seen
2019-01-18
latest 2026-06-27
Best ToY finish
#222
Master 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
7
18 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 69 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
682.08 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 670.28 (+11.81)
Walk rate
62%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±12.84
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.62 · weakest Brisket (165.65)
Road miles
7344
mi across 69 mapped stops · furthest 2390 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smokin' Addiction has finished one call ahead of BLUE EYED BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit has come out ahead in 34 of their 37 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 18 of their 23 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.1428 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) (2024-07-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 62 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6572 | 168.08 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 58 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 148.5144 | 167.97 | top 50% |
| Pork | 52 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 177.7144 | 158.2172 | 168.62 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 52 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 148.4916 | 165.65 | top 57% |
“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 | 14 | 0 | top 59% |
| NJ | 10 | 0 | top 55% |
| PA | 7 | 0 | top 51% |
| MD | 6 | 0 | top 61% |
| DC | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| DE | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
| NY | 2 | 0 | top 45% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 73% |
| AZ | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 66% |
| Medium (20–39) | 26 | 0 | top 57% |
| Large (40+) | 23 | 0 | top 57% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (13 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (19 of 69 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (62 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 670.28
- 3 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 700.5372 | 679.99 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 688.5028 | 669.09 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 691.9084 | 676.87 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 682.8576 | 673.94 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 690.1828 | 671.48 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 678.7660 | 667.65 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 673.6340 | 662.93 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 649.0748 | 647.01 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-27 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 11 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 4 / 31 (700.5372) | 2 (180.0000) | 15 (173.1200) | 14 (174.2628) | 10 (173.1544) |
| 2026-05-02 | Grand American Barbecue New York State Championship Open (OPEN FORMAT) New Paltz, NY | 5 / 59 (691.9428) | 49 (167.3828) | 18 (173.1200) | 17 (173.1200) | 3 (178.3200) |
| 2026-05-01 | Grand American Barbecue World Championship Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) New Paltz, NY | 35 / 43 (675.3144) | 38 (163.9544) | 20 (171.4288) | 12 (175.4056) | 36 (164.5256) |
| 2026-04-18 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 10 / 26 (683.8856) | 20 (164.5372) | 10 (171.9656) | 2 (177.7028) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2026-04-17 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 18 / 26 (658.7428) | 16 (166.8228) | 22 (157.6800) | 8 (169.7028) | 15 (164.5372) |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 28 / 36 (677.0288) | 23 (171.9772) | 25 (169.1316) | 25 (168.5372) | 28 (167.3828) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 30 / 40 (672.4460) | 3 (177.7144) | 28 (166.2400) | 34 (165.0972) | 33 (163.3944) |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 12 (170.8344) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 19 / 25 (661.6116) | 5 (174.2744) | 23 (157.6800) | 14 (168.5372) | 19 (161.1200) |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Milford, DE | — | 10 (167.3828) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | First State BBQ Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Milford, DE | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 12 / 26 (688.5028) | 9 (176.0000) | 2 (177.7144) | 14 (170.8572) | 16 (163.9312) |
| 2025-06-21 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 8 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship Welch, WV | 8 / 11 (670.1600) | 8 (165.6800) | 9 (165.0856) | 9 (171.4172) | 8 (167.9772) |
| 2025-05-03 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 2) Blairstown, NJ | 22 / 34 (662.7544) | 2 (179.4400) | 26 (161.6800) | 28 (159.9772) | 26 (161.6572) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (DAY 1) Blairstown, NJ | 16 / 33 (676.4688) | 4 (175.4172) | 31 (157.6572) | 1 (177.7144) | 21 (165.6800) |
| 2025-05-02 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Blairstown, NJ | — | 7 (173.1200) | — | — | — |
| 2025-04-04 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 13 / 23 (669.0060) | 13 (170.8228) | 14 (165.6916) | 12 (167.3944) | 15 (165.0972) |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 41 / 43 (655.8172) | 39 (165.6800) | 36 (165.0972) | 37 (163.9428) | 41 (161.0972) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 36 / 45 (668.4344) | 36 (166.2284) | 3 (176.5716) | 40 (162.2516) | 37 (163.3828) |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 20 (163.9428) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | "The First State" BBQ Bash Milford, DE | 17 / 26 (671.2912) | 18 (165.6684) | 14 (167.3944) | 15 (171.4056) | 15 (166.8228) |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 21 / 32 (669.5424) | 15 (171.9656) | 27 (161.6684) | 11 (174.2628) | 25 (161.6456) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 2 / 35 (691.9084) | 5 (175.4172) | 8 (171.4056) | 6 (173.1084) | 4 (171.9772) |
| 2024-06-22 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 24 / 36 (680.5368) | 31 (166.8456) | 20 (170.2628) | 29 (166.8684) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2024-06-01 | The Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 16 / 19 (663.8860) | 16 (169.1316) | 9 (171.4516) | 17 (158.2172) | 15 (165.0856) |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 13 / 42 (687.9084) | 17 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 25 (169.7028) | 30 (165.0856) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 24 / 45 (673.0288) | 18 (171.9888) | 6 (174.2628) | 35 (163.9428) | 35 (162.8344) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 23 (163.3828) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Jackson, NJ | 13 / 29 (679.8972) | 18 (169.7028) | 6 (174.2744) | 14 (166.2400) | 12 (169.6800) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Jackson, NJ | 26 / 34 (648.9828) | 20 (165.1200) | 15 (167.4056) | 16 (167.9656) | 31 (148.4916) |
| 2023-10-20 | Red White & Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Jackson, NJ | — | 13 (166.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 16 / 29 (678.7200) | 25 (168.5256) | 23 (165.0972) | 24 (165.0972) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Washington, DC | — | 17 (167.9772) | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-24 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington, DC | — | — | 22 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2023-05-06 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 2) Lincoln, DE | 8 / 19 (682.8576) | 13 (170.3088) | 8 (168.0000) | 13 (167.3944) | 1 (177.1544) |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (Day 1) Lincoln, DE | 14 / 20 (667.3372) | 8 (172.5600) | 17 (163.9772) | 10 (169.1200) | 16 (161.6800) |
| 2023-05-05 | Delaware Bay-B-Que - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lincoln, DE | — | 1 (178.8572) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 21 / 46 (682.1712) | 43 (162.7884) | 28 (167.9772) | 11 (175.4056) | 5 (176.0000) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 28 / 53 (677.6000) | 3 (179.4400) | 43 (165.0972) | 28 (169.1200) | 38 (163.9428) |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 26 (165.6800) | — | — | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) Spring Grove, PA | 24 / 42 (678.7768) | 33 (166.8456) | 2 (179.4400) | 28 (165.1084) | 28 (167.3828) |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) Spring Grove, PA | 32 / 54 (657.0512) | 42 (163.4056) | 26 (165.1428) | 13 (170.8344) | 44 (157.6684) |
| 2022-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 22 / 32 (666.1712) | 16 (170.8112) | 19 (168.5372) | 21 (166.2628) | 26 (160.5600) |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 27 / 41 (663.2340) | 36 (161.6340) | 15 (169.1200) | 19 (168.5256) | 24 (163.9544) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Blairstown, NJ | 23 / 48 (661.6228) | 42 (157.6684) | 4 (174.2972) | 19 (169.7028) | 31 (159.9544) |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 14 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 27 / 50 (683.3260) | 16 (174.2860) | 31 (170.8344) | 27 (170.8228) | 34 (167.3828) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 12 / 53 (690.1828) | 24 (171.9656) | 30 (168.5372) | 14 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 9 (169.6916) | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 2 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 12 / 31 (671.9544) | 12 (171.4172) | 12 (167.4400) | 1 (176.0000) | 23 (157.0972) |
| 2021-10-23 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 9 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 18 / 31 (654.7660) | 19 (164.5372) | 23 (158.8572) | 5 (171.9772) | 21 (159.3944) |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 1 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 11 / 20 (674.2400) | 20 (161.1200) | 2 (174.8572) | 10 (170.8456) | 13 (167.4172) |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 14 / 24 (661.5884) | 15 (163.3940) | 7 (167.4056) | 15 (162.2400) | 9 (168.5488) |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 34 / 54 (654.1716) | 43 (160.5372) | 7 (172.5600) | 20 (167.4172) | 46 (153.6572) |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 Hagerstown, MD | 22 / 34 (673.6804) | 15 (172.5716) | 26 (163.4060) | 29 (162.8228) | 10 (174.8800) |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 Hagerstown, MD | 25 / 47 (671.8860) | 30 (167.3944) | 5 (175.4172) | 31 (161.6800) | 26 (167.3944) |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 15 / 40 (678.7660) | 38 (159.9544) | 3 (177.7144) | 21 (169.6800) | 10 (171.4172) |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 24 / 46 (667.8284) | 28 (167.3944) | 8 (173.1200) | 37 (162.2284) | 29 (165.0856) |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 26 / 33 (659.2796) | 29 (164.5484) | 25 (163.3828) | 27 (163.9656) | 12 (167.3828) |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 25 / 33 (673.6340) | 28 (166.2628) | 14 (172.0000) | 25 (166.2628) | 17 (169.1084) |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove Spring Grove, PA | 31 / 59 (655.8744) | 56 (153.6572) | 23 (165.1200) | 32 (165.6800) | 13 (171.4172) |
| 2019-06-08 | Beltway BBQ Showdown Upper Marlboro, MD | 18 / 37 (646.1600) | 25 (156.4912) | 16 (162.3204) | 6 (169.1200) | 15 (158.2284) |
| 2019-02-15 | The Smithfield Guinea Pig (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Indian Wells, CA | 42 / 49 (644.4116) | 46 (154.7772) | 49 (148.5144) | 7 (172.5716) | 23 (168.5484) |
| 2019-01-25 | The Golden State Battle Santa Ynez, CA | 38 / 48 (649.0748) | 34 (166.8456) | 26 (165.1432) | 21 (168.0000) | 47 (149.0860) |
| 2019-01-18 | Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ | 43 / 63 (648.3888) | 36 (167.3828) | 49 (157.6916) | 24 (168.5372) | 48 (154.7772) |
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 | #222 (501 pts) | #152 (738 pts) | #309 (444 pts) | #354 (331 pts) | #239 (486 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #438 (447 pts) | #300 (752 pts) | #294 (871 pts) | #453 (452 pts) | #478 (427 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #284 (767 pts) | #299 (784 pts) | #246 (992 pts) | #339 (667 pts) | #291 (792 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #325 (651 pts) | #145 (1225 pts) | #340 (753 pts) | #313 (686 pts) | #184 (1061 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #600 (315 pts) | #516 (426 pts) | #469 (534 pts) | #570 (355 pts) | #570 (360 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #239 (800 pts) | #284 (725 pts) | #63 (1710 pts) | #178 (1025 pts) | #236 (830 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #552 (176 pts) | #576 (176 pts) | #476 (241 pts) | #577 (176 pts) | #360 (341 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1957 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2028 (60 pts) | #1905 (80 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #468 (758 pts) | #309 (1058 pts) | #466 (792 pts) | #355 (972 pts) | #422 (848 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #496 (759 pts) | #479 (809 pts) | #517 (769 pts) | #380 (1004 pts) | #364 (1039 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #727 (518 pts) | #671 (608 pts) | #649 (628 pts) | #546 (753 pts) | #692 (578 pts) |