A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUDVILLE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUDVILLE BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
VM Smoke
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1479
peak 1479 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2016-06-25
latest 2018-04-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.38
last 3 Master vs avg 613.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.65
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.66)
Road miles
201
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
70%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1588)
Master avg
613.38 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
VM Smoke has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 146 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4205 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1511
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1511 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4209 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4210 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Level with VM Smoke on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4186 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4190 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4199 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1479
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 153.7144 | 160.54 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5144 | 134.8116 | 145.66 | top 88% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153.6684 | 149.6912 | 151.02 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 148.4800 | 156.15 | top 64% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DC | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2 | 24 | 0 | top 79% | 2017-06-24 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.8 yrs
2016-06-25 → 2018-04-20
Busiest season
2018
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
DC
2 of 4 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 160.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.66)
Walk rate
25%
a top-10 call in 1 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
613.38
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
105
17–115 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
201
4 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
1588
average field rating faced — tougher than 70% of rated contests
Power rating
1479
peak 1479 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest VA BBQ Championships
- 2016
- Peak power rating (1492) Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- 2017
- First call *Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Career-best overall score630.7544 *Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- Career-best single call (Brisket)169.1428 *Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
- 2018
- Most recent contest *Interstate BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.4 | *Interstate BBQ Festival | 2018-04-20 |
| -7.7 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2016-06-25 |
| -3.4 | *Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | 2017-06-24 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 83.5% | 83.5% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 73% | 87.6% | 87.6% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-20 | *Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 64 / 67 (600.9940) | 31 (165.6684) | 66 (134.8116) | 64 (149.6912) | 60 (150.8228) |
| 2017-06-24 | *Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 24 / 33 (630.7544) | 22 (162.2400) | 28 (149.6688) | 31 (149.7028) | 6 (169.1428) |
| 2016-06-25 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 30 / 35 (608.3772) | 31 (153.7144) | 28 (152.5144) | 29 (153.6684) | 30 (148.4800) |
| 2015-08-21 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | — | — | — | — | — |