Vallee AC Cold Smoke MS
Rating
1542
peak 1542
Contests
14
in the data
First seen
2019-05-24
latest 2025-10-03
Best ToY finish
#375
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
4
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 14 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
678.31 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 674.96 (+3.35)
Walk rate
93%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.28
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.19)
Road miles
2755
mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 319 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ has finished one call ahead of Vallee AC Cold Smoke 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & K KOOKERS in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, MS first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 175.4400 | 160.5372 | 170.26 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 151.9200 | 165.19 | top 59% |
| Pork | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 176.0000 | 155.9312 | 167.81 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5256 | 171.70 | top 30% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 6 | 0 | top 40% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 45% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 44% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 55% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 49% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 38% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in MS (6 of 14 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (14 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 674.96
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.8968 | 679.90 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 678.2056 | 678.21 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 680.5484 | 678.33 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.1540 | 673.42 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 694.2172 | 671.54 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | Hub City BBQ Fest (formerly TN River BBQ Fest) Jackson, TN | 12 / 25 (679.8968) | 13 (171.4056) | 5 (176.5600) | 22 (155.9312) | 7 (176.0000) |
| 2024-10-25 | VPD Back the Blue BBQ Competition Vidalia, LA | 17 / 31 (678.2056) | 9 (173.7372) | 23 (165.0856) | 24 (162.2400) | 1 (177.1428) |
| 2021-06-18 | DeSoto Shrine Club 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Nesbit, MS | 21 / 48 (680.4224) | 33 (165.6684) | 29 (166.2284) | 19 (168.5256) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-05-01 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 6 / 38 (680.5484) | 4 (175.4400) | 16 (165.7028) | 16 (166.2856) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 16 / 38 (672.4568) | 6 (174.2628) | 3 (174.8572) | 33 (159.4056) | 26 (163.9312) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 23 / 57 (679.9084) | 8 (175.4056) | 46 (161.1200) | 32 (166.8228) | 9 (176.5600) |
| 2020-10-02 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition Bonifay, FL | 14 / 18 (675.8628) | 14 (167.3712) | 18 (159.9544) | 3 (174.2628) | 2 (174.2744) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 20 / 28 (655.2340) | 8 (170.8228) | 28 (151.9200) | 20 (159.3712) | 5 (173.1200) |
| 2020-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 12th Annual BBQ Cook-Off Hernando, MS | 14 / 47 (689.1540) | 11 (175.4056) | 28 (170.2512) | 13 (174.3316) | 21 (169.1656) |
| 2019-10-11 | BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR | 7 / 20 (683.8740) | 11 (170.8228) | 10 (167.3828) | 6 (173.1200) | 8 (172.5484) |
| 2019-08-24 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS | 8 / 28 (673.0404) | 19 (163.3828) | 11 (166.2632) | 4 (171.4172) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2019-08-23 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS | 21 / 29 (652.3996) | 12 (168.5600) | 24 (158.7884) | 5 (168.5256) | 22 (156.5256) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hometown BBQ Bash Hoover, AL | 3 / 15 (694.2172) | 5 (170.8228) | 9 (167.3944) | 1 (176.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-05-24 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 13 / 26 (654.1828) | 15 (160.5372) | 14 (161.0972) | 5 (173.1428) | 20 (159.4056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #427 (430 pts) | #343 (600 pts) | #452 (460 pts) | #564 (315 pts) | #304 (675 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #375 (291 pts) | #333 (376 pts) | #556 (191 pts) | #296 (416 pts) | #233 (501 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #477 (698 pts) | #594 (583 pts) | #640 (533 pts) | #322 (983 pts) | #472 (718 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #604 (566 pts) | #826 (411 pts) | #586 (631 pts) | #581 (641 pts) | #492 (756 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #878 (408 pts) | #971 (393 pts) | #914 (428 pts) | #786 (513 pts) | #815 (473 pts) |