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
VM Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 24th of 33 at the Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle (2017).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1479
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Jun 25, 2016
latest Apr 20, 2018 · 1.8 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.54 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.66)
Road miles
201
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Schedule strength
71%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1589)
Master avg
613.38 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By 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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 96% |
Repeat visits (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% | Jun 24, 2017 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
DC
2 of 4 contests · 3 states in all
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
105
finished ahead 17 times, behind 115
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20181 milestone
- Most recent contest Interstate BBQ Festival
20173 milestones
- 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
20161 milestone
- Peak power rating (1492) Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle
20151 milestone
- First tracked contest VA BBQ Championships
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.3 | Interstate BBQ Festival | Apr 20, 2018 |
| -7.7 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 25, 2016 |
| -3.4 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle | Jun 24, 2017 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2018 | Interstate BBQ Festival Hagerstown, MD | 64 / 67 (600.9940) | 31 (165.6684) | 66 (134.8116) | 64 (149.6912) | 60 (150.8228) |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 24 / 33 (630.7544) | 22 (162.2400) | 28 (149.6688) | 31 (149.7028) | 6 (169.1428) |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC | 30 / 35 (608.3772) | 31 (153.7144) | 28 (152.5144) | 29 (153.6684) | 30 (148.4800) |
| Aug 21, 2015 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | — | — | — | — | — |