A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Capt. Blue BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Capt. Blue BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Valley Oak Smoke
Valley Oak Smoke is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2024 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 28th of 28 at the MD State BBQ Bash (2026).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1469
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 11, 2024
latest Oct 9, 2026 · 2 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 113%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 152 · weakest Pork (94.84)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
22%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1530)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
522.62 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
273.09 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 95.6800 | 134.53 | top 103% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5488 | 132.5828 | 140.36 | top 112% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 20 | 94.84 | top 84% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1200 | 146.8800 | 152 | top 88% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD State BBQ Bash | 3 | 28 | 0 | top 113% | Oct 9, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MD
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
1
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
122
finished ahead 22 times, behind 167
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20263 milestones
- Career-best overall score556.1828 MD State BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork)169.6800 MD State BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest MD State BBQ Bash
20242 milestones
- First tracked contest MD State BBQ Bash
- Peak power rating (1485) MD State BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 28 / 28 (556.1828) | 28 (95.6800) | 27 (143.9428) | 19 (169.6800) | 28 (146.8800) |
| Oct 10, 2025 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 29 / 29 (489.0632) | 22 (167.3944) | 29 (144.5488) | 29 (20) | 22 (157.1200) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | MD State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 36 / 26 (273.0856) | 35 (140.5028) | 36 (132.5828) | — | — |