Clean Smoke BBQ Team VA
Rating
1601
peak 1609
Contests
36
in the data
First seen
2025-03-21
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#9
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
4
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 36 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Best overall
668.4800
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
410.00 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 378.84 (+31.16)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±103.87
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.48 · weakest Brisket (157.10)
Road miles
5025
mi across 36 mapped stops · furthest 736 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ has finished one call ahead of Clean Smoke BBQ Team 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
FIRE & SHINE BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Leaning Jowler BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of MRC_Barbecue in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0116 points of the Grand Championship at Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-05).
📅 A May team
Something about May: average finish in the top 42% across 5 contests, versus top 51% 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 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 145.0972 | 168.48 | top 51% |
| Pork Ribs | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 178.8572 | 150.2744 | 167.06 | top 53% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 150.7656 | 160.57 | top 69% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8800 | 138.8232 | 157.10 | top 67% |
“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 | 10 | 0 | top 47% |
| PA | 9 | 0 | top 77% |
| FL | 3 | 0 | top 12% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 52% |
| NC | 2 | 1 | top 52% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 22% |
| MD | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 76% |
| Medium (20–39) | 14 | 1 | top 46% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 33% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (19 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (16 of 36 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (33 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bear-B-Q (2026-05-01)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 378.84
- 1 perfect 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 668.4800 | 363.59 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 636.4000 | 397.60 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 13 / 13 (339.3600) | 18 (167.3944) | 8 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 11 / 25 (339.3600) | 12 (168.5372) | 9 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 2 / 12 (351.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (171.9656) | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 9 / 82 (350.8228) | 8 (176.5600) | 14 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 108 / 117 (668.4800) | 14 (177.7144) | 104 (165.6800) | 115 (158.2056) | 89 (166.8800) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 50 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 13 / 17 (331.9316) | 12 (169.6800) | 17 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 6 / 25 (342.2516) | 2 (176.5716) | 15 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Bear-B-Q New Bern, NC | 1 / 26 (341.6572) | 2 (174.2628) | 2 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA | 4 / 20 (347.3944) | 8 (168.5372) | 1 (178.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Rekindled Ironman Seven Valleys, PA | 5 / 14 (339.3716) | 6 (168.5488) | 4 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 7 / 36 (341.6572) | 1 (177.7028) | 14 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 18 (168.5256) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 4 / 40 (341.6572) | 11 (168.5256) | 3 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 3 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 14 / 44 (340.4912) | 16 (168.5256) | 12 (171.9656) | 16 (168.5256) | — |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 5 / 32 (343.3828) | 3 (174.8456) | 8 (168.5372) | 11 (163.3828) | 4 (166.2284) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 8 / 63 (342.8228) | 10 (170.2628) | 13 (172.5600) | 45 (151.8628) | 36 (155.3028) |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam St. Augustine, FL | 3 / 38 (354.8456) | 6 (173.1428) | 6 (175.4056) | 17 (167.3944) | 15 (163.9428) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 7 / 56 (349.6800) | 10 (173.1200) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | MD State BBQ Bash Bel Air, MD | 8 / 29 (334.8000) | 6 (173.1544) | 20 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA | 6 / 16 (339.3944) | 14 (163.3944) | 1 (176.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 8 / 25 (339.4400) | 10 (170.2972) | 7 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Doswell, VA | — | 12 (160.5144) | — | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 18 / 25 (329.6684) | 9 (173.1200) | 20 (156.5484) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (ONE MEAT RIBS) Doswell, VA | — | — | 12 (158.2516) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 23 / 27 (318.2172) | 23 (158.2400) | 20 (159.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 29 / 30 (326.8116) | 29 (162.2744) | 23 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-06-28 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 14 / 10 (329.1088) | 15 (165.1660) | 14 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-06-27 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 24 / 26 (610.1260) | 13 (170.2628) | 24 (150.2744) | 26 (150.7656) | 25 (138.8232) |
| 2025-06-07 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 18 / 18 (630.7316) | 17 (160.5716) | 17 (165.7028) | 18 (154.7884) | 18 (149.6688) |
| 2025-06-06 | Devils Backbone BBQ Championship (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 15 / 15 (636.4000) | 15 (157.0744) | 15 (163.3828) | 15 (157.0856) | 13 (158.8572) |
| 2025-03-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Carthage, NC | 22 / 22 (321.6112) | 20 (163.9312) | 22 (157.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Urbanna, VA | — | 23 (154.8228) | — | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 28 / 45 (302.8116) | 28 (145.0972) | 24 (157.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | BBQ Gives Back (ONE MEAT RIBS) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 17 (157.6916) | — | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #9 (1112 pts) | #3 (1259 pts) | #6 (1152 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #546 (202 pts) | #392 (346 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #814 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #90 (633 pts) | #91 (625 pts) | #85 (706 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #576 (286 pts) | #447 (517 pts) | #478 (480 pts) | #712 (219 pts) | #676 (229 pts) |