Char-Cole Grillers VA
Rating
1592
peak 1592
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2023-07-21
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#37
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
3
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
344.99 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 340.02 (+4.98)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.51
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.04)
Road miles
1153
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 318 mi
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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 178.8572 | 162.8000 | 171.98 | top 19% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 151.3372 | 168.04 | top 23% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 172.5600 | 161.6688 | 168.10 | top 21% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 18% |
| 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) | 7 | 2 | top 19% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (3 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: BBQ & Boogie (2025-04-25)
- Wins it all in 22% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 340.02
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 343.3828 | 343.38 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 358.2972 | 347.98 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 336.5144 | 329.07 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 318.7316 | 318.73 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | — | — |
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 | #226 (100 pts) | #231 (95 pts) | #252 (80 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) | — | — |