Up In Smoke BBQ VA
Rating
1509
peak 1509
Contests
19
in the data
First seen
latest 2025-09-20
Best ToY finish
#560
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
4
of 19 contests
Avg finish
top 52%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
384.66 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 489.82 (-105.17)
Walk rate
42%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±169.08
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.70 · weakest Chicken (159.48)
Road miles
12114
mi across 18 mapped stops · furthest 2474 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BLUE & GRAY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
POOR BOYS BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Second Helping BBQ -PA in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 124.5372 | 159.48 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 135.5312 | 165.70 | top 42% |
| Pork | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 144.5028 | 162.58 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8456 | 149.0744 | 164.36 | top 52% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 44% |
| MT | 4 | 0 | top 34% |
| CA | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 91% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 52% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (9 of 19 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (16 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 489.82
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 260.0684 | 260.07 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 682.2172 | 445.84 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 326.2288 | 324.32 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 495.9316 | 495.93 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 682.2400 | 661.04 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 677.0400 | 659.71 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-20 | 12 Bridge Rib Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lincoln, CA | — | — | 9 (166.8800) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 19 / 38 (682.2172) | 28 (166.2400) | 7 (176.5600) | 13 (173.1200) | 23 (166.2972) |
| 2025-06-05 | Original SD BBQ Championships (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD | — | — | 15 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 22 / 43 (326.2404) | 23 (159.9888) | 19 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 18 / 45 (329.0748) | 24 (160.5260) | 10 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | Roaring Camp BBQ Cook Off Felton, CA | 9 / 21 (325.6800) | — | 3 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 19 / 42 (326.2288) | 20 (159.9544) | 16 (166.2744) | 26 (144.5028) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 25 / 45 (321.0400) | 24 (158.2400) | 18 (162.8000) | 18 (164.5372) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 13 / 46 (495.9316) | 13 (166.8344) | 8 (169.1200) | 17 (159.9772) | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 31 (156.5600) | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-24 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 30 (157.6572) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 9 / 31 (682.2400) | 24 (160.5256) | 4 (176.0116) | 7 (171.4400) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2021-06-04 | Mclouth BBQ Blowout 29th Annual Mclouth, KS | 38 / 42 (639.8400) | 34 (162.2744) | 28 (165.6684) | 32 (162.8228) | 41 (149.0744) |
| 2019-08-23 | Montana Pitmaster Classic Bozeman, MT | 8 / 29 (665.6116) | 9 (168.5372) | 15 (161.1084) | 3 (172.5716) | 12 (163.3944) |
| 2019-06-22 | Montana BBQ Cook-Off Absarokee, MT | 8 / 29 (677.0400) | 12 (169.6684) | 8 (170.8344) | 16 (161.6916) | 4 (174.8456) |
| 2019-05-31 | McLouth BBQ Blowout 28th Annual McLouth, KS | 23 / 25 (636.4912) | 20 (159.4172) | 11 (166.2628) | 25 (152.5256) | 20 (158.2856) |
| Spring Valley Tailgate & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Spring Valley, CA | 19 / 20 (260.0684) | 19 (124.5372) | 18 (135.5312) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1042 (90 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #892 (165 pts) | #935 (120 pts) | #1147 (70 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #934 (298 pts) | #1058 (258 pts) | #1096 (253 pts) | #921 (328 pts) | #934 (323 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #920 (322 pts) | #1254 (207 pts) | #1090 (272 pts) | #963 (327 pts) | #916 (352 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2027 (90 pts) | #1599 (165 pts) | #2059 (100 pts) | #1799 (120 pts) | #2230 (65 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1076 (295 pts) | #844 (450 pts) | #907 (420 pts) | #835 (470 pts) | #1298 (239 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #617 (590 pts) | #637 (605 pts) | #737 (515 pts) | #748 (500 pts) | #656 (570 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #560 (673 pts) | #449 (843 pts) | #572 (673 pts) | #441 (863 pts) | #565 (653 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1444 (155 pts) | #1885 (105 pts) | #1221 (240 pts) | #1848 (115 pts) | #1586 (145 pts) |