Boosted BBQ VA
Rating
1451
peak 1451
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2023-09-22
latest 2026-05-16
Best ToY finish
#248
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 79%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
307.01 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 332.83 (-25.82)
Walk rate
18%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±57.81
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 160.83 · weakest Pork (150.24)
Road miles
539
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 429 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Troublemaker BBQ has finished one call ahead of Boosted BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dogpatch Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2744 | 139.9428 | 153.81 | top 80% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1428 | 150.2516 | 160.83 | top 58% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2628 | 137.0400 | 150.24 | top 68% |
| 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (9 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 332.83
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 313.1088 | 313.09 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 312.5260 | 302.95 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 473.0512 | 397.38 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Wrentham, MA | — | 22 (158.2400) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Mass in May (ONE MEAT RIBS) Wrentham, MA | — | — | 5 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 19 / 25 (313.1088) | 19 (156.5600) | 19 (156.5488) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 20 / 25 (313.0632) | 20 (157.1200) | 21 (155.9432) | — | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Ashland, VA | — | 22 (154.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA | 21 / 27 (300.4800) | 21 (139.9428) | 14 (160.5372) | 21 (137.0400) | — |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 27 / 42 (295.8516) | 28 (142.7772) | 26 (153.0744) | 17 (162.2628) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 27 / 45 (312.5260) | 21 (162.2744) | 28 (150.2516) | 24 (157.7144) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 19 / 20 (473.0512) | 18 (155.9656) | 6 (173.1428) | 20 (143.9428) | — |
| 2023-09-22 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 24 / 24 (321.7028) | 23 (157.1084) | 18 (164.5944) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #248 (172 pts) | #200 (254 pts) | #231 (207 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #1238 (62 pts) | — | — | — |