VERTICAL SMOKE BBQ VA
Rating
1491
peak 1491
Contests
1
in the data
First seen
2025-04-25
latest 2025-04-25
Best ToY finish
#1108
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 1 contests
Avg finish
top 100%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.11 · weakest Brisket (152.51)
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1084 | 169.1084 | 169.11 | top 75% |
| Pork Ribs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.3600 | 155.3600 | 155.36 | top 100% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5260 | 160.5260 | 160.53 | top 100% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152.5144 | 152.5144 | 152.51 | top 100% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in VA (1 of 1 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (1 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 637.51
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 | 637.5088 | 637.51 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 20 / 20 (637.5088) | 15 (169.1084) | 20 (155.3600) | 20 (160.5260) | 20 (152.5144) |
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 | #1108 (70 pts) | #1089 (95 pts) | #1264 (70 pts) | #1148 (70 pts) | #1147 (70 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2494 (71 pts) | #2537 (71 pts) | #2537 (71 pts) | #2549 (71 pts) | #2525 (71 pts) |