VxO BBQ & Grill
Rating
1444
peak 1444
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 vs career avg 608.36 (-0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±29.54
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 160.56 · weakest Brisket (135.04)
Road miles
731
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Clean Smoke BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
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)
- All-time average overall score: 608.36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 599.3028 | 599.30 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 629.5544 | 629.55 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 554.7212 | 554.72 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 622.2856 | 622.29 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 635.9428 | 635.94 |
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) |
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) |