Virtual Smoke IN
Rating
1523
peak 1523
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2022-04-29
latest 2025-06-06
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 176.57 · weakest Pork Ribs (168.25)
Road miles
917
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 423 mi
Storylines
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.4400 points of the Grand Championship at Hoosier BBQ Classic (2025-06-06).
Teams like this (closest power rating, IN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.0000 | 176.0000 | 176.00 | top 24% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 167.3828 | 168.25 | top 64% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 169.7028 | 169.70 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 176.5716 | 176.57 | top 8% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in IN (5 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 433.11
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 176.56 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 689.6572 | 689.66 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-06 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Franklin, IN | 2 / 30 (176.5600) | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off Waxhaw, NC | 9 / 25 (689.6572) | 6 (176.0000) | 17 (167.3828) | 12 (169.7028) | 2 (176.5716) |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic #1 Franklin, IN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Hoosier BBQ Classic (ONE MEAT RIBS) Franklin, IN | — | — | 9 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-06-17 | Hoosier BBQ Classic Day 1 Franklin, IN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Smoke on the Water Liberty, IN | — | — | — | — | — |