NM/SS VA
Rating
1545
peak 1545
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2020-08-07
latest 2024-08-30
Best ToY finish
#255
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 27%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
400.72
last 5 vs career avg 400.72 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
and counting
Consistency
±81.03
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.89 · weakest Pork (159.38)
Road miles
65
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 60 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Ham Squad has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of ELITE BBQ SMOKERS in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 5-contest overall top-10 run.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 19 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 (2020-08-07).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 173.7028 | 165.6916 | 168.89 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 163.9544 | 167.39 | top 22% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 155.9312 | 159.38 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 18% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 40% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 18% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (4 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 400.72
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 334.7656 | 334.77 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 500.4912 | 417.21 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival King, NC | 5 / 28 (334.7656) | 6 (169.6800) | 6 (165.0856) | 10 (155.9312) | — |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 8 / 33 (499.3256) | 8 (169.1084) | 8 (165.6800) | 9 (164.5372) | — |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 4 / 33 (500.4912) | 1 (173.7028) | 7 (169.1084) | 12 (157.6800) | — |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 WYTHE, VA | 9 / 17 (338.8116) | 9 (165.6916) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 WYTHE, VA | 5 / 19 (330.2060) | 5 (166.2516) | 5 (163.9544) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #255 (164 pts) | #273 (154 pts) | #268 (154 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #14 (704 pts) | #14 (674 pts) | — | — |