Valhalla Smokers SJ
Rating
1480
peak 1500
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2025-03-14
latest 2026-03-06
Best ToY finish
#657
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
643.00
last 3 vs career avg 643.00 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.46
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 166.08 · weakest Brisket (153.68)
Road miles
110
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 63 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Club Carbon CR has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, SJ first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 173.1544 | 158.2400 | 166.08 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 172.0116 | 158.2972 | 164.59 | top 65% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2972 | 151.9656 | 158.65 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.1088 | 141.7028 | 153.68 | top 72% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in SJ (1 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 643.00
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 642.8572 | 642.86 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 648.5260 | 643.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Jaco Beach BBQ Challenge Play Jaco, 61101 | 15 / 16 (642.8572) | 14 (166.8456) | 10 (172.0116) | 14 (162.2972) | 16 (141.7028) |
| 2025-06-27 | Pz al Carbon, Festival BBQ 2025 Perez Zeldon, SJ | 13 / 16 (637.6116) | 13 (158.2400) | 8 (163.4516) | 14 (161.6800) | 14 (154.2400) |
| 2025-03-14 | Masters BBQ Challenge CR San Jose, 10104 | 9 / 17 (648.5260) | 2 (173.1544) | 14 (158.2972) | 12 (151.9656) | 5 (165.1088) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #657 (228 pts) | #571 (343 pts) | #756 (233 pts) | #736 (203 pts) | #619 (263 pts) |