Char-Cole Grillers VA
Rating
1588
peak 1592 · rated over 10 contests
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2023-07-21
latest 2026-07-17
Best ToY finish
#37
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
344.99 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 340.02 (+4.98)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.51
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.00 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.86)
Road miles
1365
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 300 mi
Schedule strength
86%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$76K
listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 9 state-championship entries
Master avg
673.03 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
340.02 / 360
9 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.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
T & S BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Que N Cue in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Smoke on the Mountain is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.6912 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke on the Mountain (2025-07-25).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at BBQ & Boogie.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dogpatch Q | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Que N Cue | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 6 | 4 | 1 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| HalaQyah BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Drewbie-Que | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Meadow Creek BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 178.8572 | 162.8000 | 171.06 | top 27% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 151.3372 | 167.86 | top 29% |
| Pork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 172.5600 | 161.6688 | 168.75 | top 23% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 172.0000 | 172.00 | top 29% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 30% |
| NC | 2 | 1 | top 18% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
| WV | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| GA | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 2 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Mountain | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 18% | 2025-07-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (4 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ & Boogie (2025-04-25)
- Wins it all in 20% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 673.03 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 340.02 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-07-21 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Mountain
- 📣 2023-07-21 — First call · Smoke on the Mountain
- 🏆 2025-04-25 — First Grand Championship · BBQ & Boogie
- 📈 2026-03-20 — Peak power rating (1592) · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship
- ⭐ 2026-07-17 — Career-best overall score (673.0288) · Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17.6 | BBQ & Boogie | 2025-04-25 |
| +16.7 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2025-07-25 |
| +16.5 | Fire in the Foothills | 2025-09-26 |
| +12.7 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2024-07-26 |
| +10.8 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.7 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades | 2026-07-17 |
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 | 50% | top 38% | 95.4% | 94.4% |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 100% | top 19% | 99.5% | 96.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 93.5% | 91.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 22 / 35 (673.0288) | 33 (162.8000) | 30 (166.2516) | 12 (171.9772) | 10 (172.0000) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 17 / 125 (343.3828) | 18 (173.1200) | 21 (170.2628) | 14 (172.5600) | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 11 / 30 (341.6572) | 12 (169.6800) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 1 / 25 (349.7032) | 1 (174.2744) | 3 (175.4288) | 4 (166.8688) | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 2 / 37 (352.5716) | 3 (174.2744) | 2 (178.2972) | — | — |
| 2025-06-06 | WV Coalfields Cookoff WV KCBS State Championship 🏅 Welch, WV | 5 / 11 (337.6572) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (164.5372) | 3 (169.6800) | — |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 1 / 32 (358.2972) | 1 (178.8572) | 1 (179.4400) | 13 (161.6688) | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 9 / 28 (321.6232) | 8 (162.8000) | 8 (158.8232) | 3 (169.7256) | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 5 / 32 (336.5144) | 2 (174.2628) | 10 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 13 / 38 (318.7316) | 8 (167.3944) | 14 (151.3372) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 | #260 (100 pts) | #266 (95 pts) | #287 (80 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #856 (75 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #731 (125 pts) | #712 (135 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #37 (1053 pts) | #42 (1023 pts) | #38 (1038 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #180 (288 pts) | #161 (373 pts) | #204 (248 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #249 (134 pts) | #312 (94 pts) | — | — |