A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Cooter Jackson's BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1495
peak 1495 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-05-10
latest 2015-10-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 61%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.03 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 602.33 (+36.70)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±72.73
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.31)
Road miles
1,811
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 668 mi
Schedule strength
31%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)
Master avg
602.33 / 720
7 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−15.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 15.38 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 57%.
- Pork Ribs avg 148.31
- Chicken avg 163.69
- 0 calls in 7 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of COLONIAL EMBERS in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
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.
126 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3425 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3426 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 43%
- Peak
- 1516
No shared contest yet.
Level with Cooter Jackson's BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3401 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3408 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1518
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3412 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3395 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1495
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 172.0000 | 151.4284 | 163.69 | top 31% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 130.2858 | 148.31 | top 74% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 147.4286 | 158.76 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 135.9884 | 153.50 | top 58% |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 62% |
| WI | 1 | 0 | top 53% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 53% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 80% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.4 yrs
2013-05-10 → 2015-10-16
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
VA
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
7
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 1 win · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 163.69 · weakest Pork Ribs (148.31)
Walk rate
71%
a top-10 call in 5 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
602.33
out of 720 · 7 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
192
93–161 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
1,811
7 mapped stops · furthest 668 mi
Schedule strength
1541
average field rating faced — tougher than 31% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2013-08-23 → 2014-09-05
Power rating
1495
peak 1495 · #3419 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest BBQ Jamboree
- First call Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival
- 2014
- First category win (Chicken) 10th Annual Recovery Fest
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8000 11th Annual Recovery Fest
- Career-best overall score650.8000 11th Annual Recovery Fest
- Career-best single call (Chicken)172.0000 11th Annual Recovery Fest
- Peak power rating (1495) Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
- Most recent contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.2 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest | 2015-09-11 |
| +6.5 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest | 2014-09-05 |
| +2.7 | Badger Brews & Que | 2015-07-31 |
| +1.4 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest | 2015-10-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.7 | BBQ Jamboree | 2013-05-10 |
| -7.7 | Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival | 2013-08-23 |
| -0.5 | VA BBQ Championships | 2015-08-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 53% | 90.4% | 89% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% | top 38% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 88% | 82.2% | 70.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-10-16 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 20 / 37 (636.5600) | 19 (162.3200) | 28 (152.5600) | 9 (166.2628) | 20 (155.4172) |
| 2015-09-11 | 11th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 12 / 29 (650.8000) | 3 (172.0000) | 18 (157.7028) | 20 (159.4056) | 10 (161.6916) |
| 2015-08-21 | VA BBQ Championships Hampton, VA | 29 / 46 (636.4800) | 32 (156.5716) | 32 (156.0000) | 31 (160.5256) | 19 (163.3828) |
| 2015-07-31 | Badger Brews & Que Manitowoc, WI | 16 / 30 (638.8344) | 5 (170.2972) | 26 (146.2400) | 20 (158.2972) | 13 (164.0000) |
| 2014-09-05 | 10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA | 12 / 32 (632.4916) | 1 (168.5944) | 11 (161.7144) | 11 (161.6684) | 27 (140.5144) |
| 2013-08-23 | Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA | 22 / 28 (591.9996) | 4 (164.6056) | 27 (133.6800) | 10 (157.7256) | 25 (135.9884) |
| 2013-05-10 | BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA | 58 / 60 (429.1428) | 32 (151.4284) | 57 (130.2858) | 45 (147.4286) | — |