Full Throttle BBQ VA
Rating
1629
peak 1677 · rated over 51 contests
Best runs
6
straight top-10s
Contests
55
in the data
First seen
2020-08-28
latest 2025-10-17
Best ToY finish
#315
Master 2024
Grand champs
2
4 reserve
Category wins
11
26 podiums
Overall top-10s
29
of 55 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
337.76 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 391.53 (-53.77)
Walk rate
73%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
6
best run (overall)
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±78.68
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.85 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.11)
Road miles
11118
mi across 55 mapped stops · furthest 1081 mi
Schedule strength
78%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)
Purse competed for
$339K
listed at 42 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 41 state-championship entries
Master avg
671.02 / 720
13 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
391.53 / 360
38 Backyard contests · 2 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Dogpatch Q has finished one call ahead of Full Throttle BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
D’Qued Barbeque has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 17 of their 23 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of smokey anderson bbq in 15 of their 16 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5944 points of the Grand Championship at Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) (2023-09-08).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 22% across 6 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 37 | 14 | 23 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 32 | 15 | 16 | 47% | ⚔ compare |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 32 | 13 | 17 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 28 | 17 | 11 | 61% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 26 | 9 | 17 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Country Boys BBQ | 25 | 16 | 9 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 25 | 7 | 17 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| D’Qued Barbeque | 24 | 8 | 16 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ | 22 | 13 | 9 | 59% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 21 | 12 | 7 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Ham Squad | 21 | 7 | 14 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE & GRAY BBQ | 20 | 12 | 7 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 52 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5600 | 169.85 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 52 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 177.1428 | 157.6916 | 167.11 | top 44% |
| Pork | 25 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 178.8800 | 154.8344 | 168.50 | top 40% |
| Brisket | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 158.2744 | 169.43 | top 46% |
“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 | 16 | 0 | top 39% |
| WV | 11 | 1 | top 31% |
| PA | 6 | 0 | top 38% |
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 37% |
| MD | 3 | 0 | top 46% |
| KS | 3 | 0 | top 73% |
| OH | 2 | 1 | top 11% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 70% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 15 | 1 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 1 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 16 | 0 | top 36% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 29% | 2023-03-25 |
| Almost Heaven BBQ Bash | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 41% | 2024-06-14 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 45% | 2024-05-18 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 62% | 2024-04-20 |
| Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 40% | 2023-09-09 |
| Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 48% | 2023-07-29 |
| Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 30% | 2023-04-29 |
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 20% | 2022-07-30 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 9% | 2022-03-26 |
| Smoke in the Spring | 2 | 82 | 0 | top 84% | 2021-04-09 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (19 of 55 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (52 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Marietta River City BBQ (2021-04-23)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 671.02 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 391.53 / 360
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-08-28 — First tracked contest · Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off
- 📣 2020-09-11 — First call · Smoke on the Trails
- 🏆 2021-04-23 — First Grand Championship · Marietta River City BBQ
- 🔥 2022-03-25 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
- 🎖️ 2022-07-30 — 25th tracked contest · Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)
- 📈 2023-06-16 — Peak power rating (1677) · Almost Heaven BBQ Bash
- ⭐ 2023-10-28 — Career-best overall score (691.3944) · Zom-B-Q (Day 2)
- 🎖️ 2024-04-20 — 50th tracked contest · Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 | 2021-07-17 |
| +16.9 | Marietta River City BBQ | 2021-04-23 |
| +15.6 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) | 2022-03-25 |
| +13.2 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague | 2021-10-15 |
| +12.7 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 | 2022-05-21 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.9 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) | 2023-10-27 |
| -14.7 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) | 2024-04-20 |
| -9.4 | Smoke in the Spring | 2020-10-30 |
| -9.1 | Smoke in the Spring | 2021-04-09 |
| -8.5 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2023-07-29 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 93% | 93% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 48% | 95.4% | 93.8% |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 75% | top 37% | 140% | 100.5% |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 87% | top 24% | 145.5% | 118.4% |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 71% | top 41% | 143.2% | 103.6% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 74% | 94.2% | 92% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 21 / 39 (334.7772) | 15 (169.6800) | 29 (165.0972) | — | — |
| 2024-07-19 | The Buckeye BBQ Classic 🏅 Hillsboro, OH | 6 / 33 (686.8340) | 26 (162.2628) | 9 (170.2512) | 2 (178.8800) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 16 / 30 (674.1944) | 21 (165.1088) | 14 (167.9656) | 12 (170.2628) | 11 (170.8572) |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 13 / 26 (673.5540) | 10 (173.1084) | 21 (159.9544) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (167.3712) |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 15 / 37 (674.7200) | 13 (170.8228) | 17 (166.2400) | 19 (165.0856) | 8 (172.5716) |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 20 / 25 (662.7200) | 14 (171.9656) | 23 (160.5372) | 14 (166.2400) | 21 (163.9772) |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 11 / 25 (680.4684) | 6 (173.1200) | 14 (170.8572) | 20 (163.3828) | 6 (173.1084) |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) 🏅 Galax, VA | 10 / 17 (691.3944) | 14 (170.2628) | 2 (177.1428) | 12 (169.6800) | 8 (174.3088) |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) 🏅 Galax, VA | 18 / 19 (668.3996) | 11 (169.1084) | 10 (171.4172) | 19 (159.3484) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 15 / 73 (343.3828) | 28 (167.9656) | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-09-09 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 7 / 11 (336.5256) | 7 (169.6684) | 9 (166.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) 🏅 Mannington, WV | 2 / 12 (344.5256) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 20 / 40 (329.6112) | 17 (166.8112) | 15 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 23 / 51 (329.0972) | 28 (163.4172) | 18 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Buckhannon, WV | 8 / 28 (329.6344) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (158.8116) | — | — |
| 2023-05-06 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 3 / 23 (346.2284) | 7 (170.8112) | 1 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-05-05 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 9 / 35 (347.3828) | 7 (175.4056) | 8 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 2 / 19 (346.8228) | 3 (175.4056) | 3 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) 🏅 Williamsburg, VA | 10 / 20 (335.9428) | 8 (169.1200) | 12 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 14 / 46 (494.1596) | 17 (163.3712) | 15 (163.4056) | 9 (167.3828) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 21 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 8 / 53 (503.9312) | 7 (171.4056) | 16 (160.5600) | 5 (171.9656) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 24 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 5 / 49 (347.3944) | 1 (180.0000) | 24 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 58 / 91 (673.5656) | 46 (170.8228) | 68 (165.6800) | 65 (166.2284) | 30 (170.8344) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 3 / 27 (340.5372) | 1 (176.5828) | 13 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 8 / 29 (332.5372) | 7 (171.4172) | 12 (161.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 4 / 18 (523.9544) | 1 (178.8572) | 14 (168.5372) | 4 (176.5600) | — |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 5 / 20 (519.9312) | 8 (174.2628) | 9 (172.5484) | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 5 / 12 (331.3828) | 3 (170.8456) | 7 (160.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 8 / 42 (507.9200) | 6 (173.7028) | 9 (169.1200) | 17 (165.0972) | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 11 / 54 (507.3600) | 27 (165.6684) | 14 (166.2744) | 3 (175.4172) | — |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 🏅 Mannington, WV | 2 / 13 (346.2400) | 2 (177.7144) | 6 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 3 / 14 (347.9772) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | Downtown BBQ Throwdown 🏅 Ripley, WV | 6 / 17 (497.7144) | 14 (152.5600) | 5 (169.7144) | 2 (175.4400) | — |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 7 / 50 (511.9312) | 9 (171.9656) | 2 (174.8572) | 11 (165.1084) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 2 / 53 (515.9776) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (161.7032) | 1 (174.2744) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 23 / 33 (331.3372) | 14 (169.6800) | 27 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | 12 / 15 (337.6456) | 14 (167.9656) | 11 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | 3 / 15 (342.2628) | 3 (173.1084) | 6 (169.1544) | — | — |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 12 / 20 (325.6572) | 3 (167.9656) | 14 (157.6916) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 9 / 24 (338.2400) | 13 (162.2400) | 1 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2021-07-17 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 2 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 1 / 15 (338.3428) | 2 (172.0228) | 8 (166.3200) | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Country Roads BBQ Clash Day 1 🏅 Morgantown, WV | 8 / 18 (335.3828) | 10 (165.6800) | 5 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 7 / 28 (331.9316) | 8 (163.3944) | 6 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2021-05-15 | Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV | 5 / 15 (515.3944) | 9 (166.8344) | 2 (173.1428) | 3 (175.4172) | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 1 / 29 (346.9032) | 1 (175.4744) | 1 (171.4288) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 84 / 105 (650.7892) | 101 (155.4288) | 65 (166.2744) | 88 (160.5372) | 57 (168.5488) |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 15 / 40 (490.2632) | 4 (171.4288) | 18 (158.8572) | 16 (159.9772) | — |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 15 / 46 (491.8972) | 13 (163.4172) | 8 (168.5372) | 18 (159.9428) | — |
| 2020-10-30 | Smoke in the Spring 🏅 Osage City, KS | 82 / 93 (639.3944) | 66 (165.7028) | 74 (160.5828) | 86 (154.8344) | 77 (158.2744) |
| 2020-09-11 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 25 / 48 (678.2056) | 31 (165.6800) | 29 (166.8228) | 5 (176.0228) | 23 (169.6800) |
| 2020-08-28 | Nevada Chamber Low and Slow Barbecue cook off 🏅 Nevada, MO | 30 / 37 (669.0744) | 20 (170.8572) | 34 (159.9656) | 26 (169.1200) | 19 (169.1316) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 ↗ | Master | #315 (689 pts) | #357 (649 pts) | #409 (589 pts) | #269 (824 pts) | #254 (874 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #530 (180 pts) | #521 (205 pts) | #572 (180 pts) | #381 (305 pts) | #510 (220 pts) |