Drewbie-Que VA
Rating
1483
peak 1483 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2022-07-21
latest 2026-08-07
Best ToY finish
#200
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
313.55 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 310.89 (+2.65)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.47
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.68 · weakest Chicken (153.19)
Road miles
410
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 109 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$70K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
621.89 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
310.89 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 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
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dogpatch Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of King's Cooking in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Dogpatch Q has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Bowmans Butt & BBQ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| POOR BOYS BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Que N Cue | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| HalaQyah BBQ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN SKULLIES | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| JL Smokers | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| T & S BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Char-Cole Grillers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 129.6572 | 153.19 | top 57% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 146.8572 | 157.68 | top 54% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157.6800 | 155.4172 | 156.92 | top 74% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.7144 | 147.3716 | 154.54 | top 94% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 4 | 0 | top 56% |
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 72% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Mountain | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 58% | 2025-07-25 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (4 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 621.89 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 310.89 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-07-21 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022
- 📣 2024-07-26 — First call · Smoke on the Mountain
- 📈 2025-09-26 — Peak power rating (1496) · Fire in the Foothills
- ⭐ 2026-08-07 — Career-best overall score (638.8344) · Battle of the Blue Ridge
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.6 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2025-07-25 |
| +4.8 | Fire in the Foothills | 2025-09-26 |
| +2.5 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival | 2024-08-30 |
| +2.3 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2024-07-26 |
| +1.2 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 | 2024-05-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.4 | Battle of the Blue Ridge | 2026-08-07 |
| -12 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2023-07-21 |
| -9.9 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 | 2022-07-21 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 90.1% | 89.7% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 43% | 86.5% | 85.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84% | 84% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | Battle of the Blue Ridge 🏅 Swannanoa, NC | 40 / 41 (638.8344) | 39 (159.4400) | 37 (162.2628) | 40 (155.4172) | 37 (161.7144) |
| 2025-09-26 | Fire in the Foothills 🏅 King, NC | 9 / 25 (324.4916) | 5 (166.2628) | 10 (158.2288) | 8 (157.6688) | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 12 / 37 (321.0400) | 10 (165.6800) | 14 (155.3600) | — | — |
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC | 12 / 28 (311.4172) | 13 (153.7372) | 11 (157.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 13 / 32 (307.9544) | 14 (145.6916) | 9 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 21 / 45 (302.8228) | 19 (155.9656) | 23 (146.8572) | — | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 38 / 38 (604.9368) | 36 (149.1084) | 36 (150.7768) | 35 (157.6800) | 37 (147.3716) |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 🏅 Galax, VA | 21 / 25 (297.6344) | 22 (129.6572) | 12 (167.9772) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #200 (226 pts) | #180 (276 pts) | #228 (206 pts) | — | — |