VxO BBQ & Grill
Rating
1444
peak 1444 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2020-08-15
latest 2025-08-22
Best ToY finish
#764
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 91%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
608.36
last 5 Master vs avg 608.36 (-0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.54
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.56 · weakest Brisket (135.04)
Road miles
731
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
21%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1516)
Master avg
608.36 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Clean Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Smoke in the North (2025-08-22).
Teams like this (closest power rating)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5828 | 153.6688 | 160.56 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 154.2856 | 158.61 | top 73% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4400 | 140.5144 | 154.14 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5372 | 95.9096 | 135.04 | top 97% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 91% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 608.36 / 720
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-08-15 — First tracked contest · Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- 📣 2020-08-15 — First call · Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- ⭐ 2020-08-15 — Career-best overall score (635.9428) · Slow Joe's Barn Burner
- 📈 2020-08-15 — Peak power rating (1487) · Slow Joe's Barn Burner
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.5 | Longhorn BBQ | 2022-05-14 |
| -13.5 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner | 2020-08-15 |
| -10.4 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | 2023-08-26 |
| -10.2 | Smoke in the North | 2025-08-22 |
| -7.3 | Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle | 2021-10-02 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 83.2% | 83.2% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 90% | 87.4% | 87.4% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 77% | 77% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 81% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 93% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-22 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp, | 28 / 31 (599.3028) | 14 (163.4284) | 19 (161.1200) | 31 (140.5144) | 31 (134.2400) |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp, | 19 / 21 (629.5544) | 7 (168.5828) | 19 (158.8116) | 21 (149.6228) | 19 (152.5372) |
| 2022-05-14 | Longhorn BBQ Broerup, 6650 | 14 / 14 (554.7212) | 13 (153.6688) | 10 (154.2856) | 13 (150.8572) | 14 (95.9096) |
| 2021-10-02 | Gruenenwalds BBQ Battle Bremen, 28199 | 13 / 16 (622.2856) | 12 (157.7028) | 9 (160.5600) | 11 (158.2856) | 15 (145.7372) |
| 2020-08-15 | Slow Joe's Barn Burner Vedum, | 13 / 14 (635.9428) | 11 (159.4056) | 12 (158.2972) | 5 (171.4400) | 14 (146.8000) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1423 (56 pts) | #1034 (111 pts) | #1219 (86 pts) | #1440 (56 pts) | #1437 (56 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1185 (76 pts) | #923 (151 pts) | #1365 (76 pts) | #1261 (66 pts) | #1219 (76 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1175 (94 pts) | #1200 (99 pts) | #1188 (114 pts) | #1202 (99 pts) | #1202 (94 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1072 (101 pts) | #1104 (106 pts) | #999 (126 pts) | #1061 (111 pts) | #1124 (91 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #764 (99 pts) | #777 (109 pts) | #796 (104 pts) | #606 (164 pts) | #800 (94 pts) |