A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Spurmont 98
Spurmont 98 is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 16th of 16 at the Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff (2025). They finished #1050 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Spurmont #98”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1480
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Oct 16, 2015
latest Aug 21, 2026 · 10.8 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 89%
overall standings
Consistency
±7.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.54 · weakest Brisket (150.26)
Road miles
5
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
80%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1604)
Purse competed for
$7,900
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
639.52 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9884 | 161.6916 | 164.54 | top 76% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.2744 | 156.5600 | 162.07 | top 68% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 157.7372 | 162.65 | top 75% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2972 | 146.7888 | 150.26 | top 86% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 100% | Aug 21, 2026 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
VA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
96
finished ahead 15 times, behind 104
Longest layoff
9.9 yrs
Oct 16, 2015 → Aug 22, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
20253 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0284 Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score649.0284 Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9884 Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff
20152 milestones
- First tracked contest Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
- Peak power rating (1497) Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 26 / 26 (639.2576) | 23 (163.9544) | 17 (166.2744) | 23 (162.2400) | 26 (146.7888) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Edinburg, VA | 16 / 16 (649.0284) | 13 (167.9884) | 12 (163.3828) | 13 (167.9772) | 16 (149.6800) |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Shenandoah Valley BBQ Fest Woodstock, VA | 25 / 37 (630.2860) | 22 (161.6916) | 24 (156.5600) | 21 (157.7372) | 21 (154.2972) |