Kane's BBQ VA
Rating
1659
peak 1666 · rated over 43 contests
Best runs
10
straight top-10s
Contests
49
in the data
First seen
2020-06-26
latest 2024-03-23
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
1
3 reserve
Category wins
4
24 podiums
Overall top-10s
31
of 49 contests
Avg finish
top 31%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
339.60 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 384.27 (-44.67)
Walk rate
78%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Consistency
±76.36
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.58 · weakest Brisket (163.84)
Road miles
7861
mi across 49 mapped stops · furthest 1094 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$262K
listed at 36 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 32 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.37 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
384.27 / 360
38 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
The Fat is Where It's At has finished one call ahead of Kane's BBQ 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Bowmans Butt & BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE in 19 of their 19 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Twin Valley Fire and Smoke is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5256 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke in the Grove (2021-07-30).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 46-team field at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 10% across 5 contests, versus top 31% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit | 31 | 13 | 16 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Gold-N-Blue Barbecue | 31 | 11 | 20 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| Ham Squad | 28 | 9 | 19 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| The Fat is Where It's At | 28 | 7 | 21 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Weber's Backyard BBQ | 26 | 15 | 11 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| CHUNKY BBQ | 26 | 13 | 11 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Zoni-Q | 25 | 18 | 7 | 72% | ⚔ compare |
| Top Gun Barbecue | 25 | 12 | 11 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ | 24 | 15 | 7 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| LEM'S MEAT VARNISH | 24 | 12 | 12 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Optimus Swine | 24 | 9 | 15 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 24 | 6 | 17 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Off The Rack BBQ | 23 | 11 | 10 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| BOGGS HOG BBQ | 22 | 12 | 8 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Mispillion Meat Works | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 44 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 177.7144 | 156.5144 | 167.56 | top 37% |
| Pork Ribs | 46 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9428 | 168.58 | top 29% |
| Pork | 17 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 174.8572 | 159.9428 | 168.14 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2860 | 151.9200 | 163.84 | top 64% |
“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 | 12 | 0 | top 36% |
| PA | 10 | 1 | top 14% |
| MD | 8 | 0 | top 28% |
| NJ | 6 | 0 | top 20% |
| WV | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 58% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 92% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 8 | 0 | top 57% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 1 | top 23% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 4 | 5 | 0 | top 25% | 2024-03-23 |
| Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 19% | 2022-07-30 |
| Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 6% | 2023-05-19 |
| Maryland State BBQ Bash | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 28% | 2023-10-13 |
| Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 11% | 2023-07-29 |
| New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 11% | 2022-04-22 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 10% | 2022-03-26 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (21 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (15 of 49 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (46 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (2021-05-14)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 677.37 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 384.27 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-06-26 — First tracked contest · York County BBQ Festival
- 📣 2020-07-24 — First call · Smoke in the Grove
- 🏆 2021-05-14 — First Grand Championship · Twin Valley Fire and Smoke
- 🎖️ 2022-03-25 — 25th tracked contest · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs)
- 🔥 2023-10-13 — First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) · Maryland State BBQ Bash
- ⭐ 2023-10-13 — Career-best overall score (692.4568) · Maryland State BBQ Bash
- 📈 2024-03-22 — Peak power rating (1666) · BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.6 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES | 2021-04-23 |
| +13 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 | 2021-04-17 |
| +12.6 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke | 2021-05-14 |
| +11.9 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 | 2021-04-16 |
| +11.7 | Smoke in the Grove | 2021-07-30 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.4 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ | 2021-10-29 |
| -13.6 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN | 2022-11-11 |
| -8.5 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2022-09-24 |
| -7.9 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 2021-11-11 |
| -7.1 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) | 2024-03-23 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 32% | 95.9% | 95.3% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100% | top 11% | 96.2% | 95.6% |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67% | top 35% | 143% | 111.8% |
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 86% | top 32% | 140.5% | 103.3% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 30% | 135.8% | 104.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-23 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 22 / 42 (681.6576) | 34 (166.2400) | 5 (176.0116) | 23 (170.2744) | 21 (169.1316) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 5 / 45 (690.2404) | 3 (177.7144) | 23 (168.5372) | 9 (173.7028) | 17 (170.2860) |
| 2024-03-22 | BBQ Gives Back (One Meat Chicken) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Bel Air, MD | 3 / 23 (692.4568) | 3 (175.4056) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (170.8228) | 12 (166.2284) |
| 2023-07-29 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 2) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 7 / 40 (340.4912) | 15 (167.3712) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-07-28 | Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA | 2 / 51 (346.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 3 / 37 (343.3944) | 6 (172.5600) | 4 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 84 / 91 (656.9368) | 78 (165.1084) | 61 (167.3828) | 82 (162.8000) | 74 (161.6456) |
| 2022-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 2 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 8 / 27 (335.9200) | 16 (162.8000) | 3 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Red White & Que: Day 1 - CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Jackson, NJ | 10 / 29 (331.9084) | 13 (164.5140) | 7 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 18 / 30 (319.3484) | 16 (163.4056) | 23 (155.9428) | — | — |
| 2022-09-24 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 13 / 18 (496.4916) | 11 (169.7256) | 17 (163.9660) | 14 (162.8000) | — |
| 2022-09-23 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 9 / 20 (514.8000) | 15 (166.2284) | 3 (175.4172) | 3 (173.1544) | — |
| 2022-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 14 / 42 (500.4456) | 5 (174.2744) | 23 (158.7884) | 9 (167.3828) | — |
| 2022-07-29 | Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 5 / 54 (511.9084) | 18 (169.6684) | 9 (170.2744) | 6 (171.9656) | — |
| 2022-05-21 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 2 🏅 Mannington, WV | 8 / 13 (339.3944) | 6 (171.4172) | 7 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | Forks of the Buffalo BBQ Throwdown - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV | 5 / 14 (338.2172) | 7 (165.0856) | 2 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-05-13 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 3 / 39 (341.0856) | 10 (165.6684) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 2-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 4 / 41 (334.7884) | 9 (163.9312) | 2 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 8 / 48 (326.1712) | 9 (163.9312) | 7 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | New Jersey KnoQ-out - Master of Ribs - Friday Night Blairstown, NJ | — | — | 11 (165.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 4 / 50 (514.2288) | 5 (173.1200) | 10 (169.1316) | 3 (171.9772) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | 18 (163.3944) | — | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 6 / 53 (503.3372) | 7 (170.8228) | 14 (159.3944) | 3 (173.1200) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 15 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard Shawnee, OK | 13 / 33 (338.7884) | 20 (167.9656) | 3 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 86 / 111 (665.5772) | 43 (171.4172) | 71 (167.3828) | 17 (174.8572) | 108 (151.9200) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-29 | Almost Heaven's Spooktacular Backyard BBQ Buckhannon, WV | 11 / 12 (336.5028) | 10 (165.6684) | 6 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES Jackson, NJ | 7 / 31 (321.0288) | 10 (157.0628) | 7 (163.9660) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Red White & Que: Day 1 CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES - One Meat Rib Contest Jackson, NJ | — | — | 11 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2021-10-16 | Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA | 8 / 15 (340.5144) | 9 (169.6800) | 7 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Maryland State BBQ Bash 🏅 Belair, MD | 3 / 25 (337.6916) | 3 (170.8572) | 5 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 2 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 9 / 18 (505.7144) | 12 (166.2972) | 2 (175.4744) | 11 (163.9428) | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown at Americamps - Day 1 (BACKYARD ONLY) Ashland, VA | 12 / 19 (497.6000) | 16 (159.3828) | 9 (163.9428) | 1 (174.2744) | — |
| 2021-08-28 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 2 Boonsboro, MD | 8 / 20 (330.8116) | 12 (163.4172) | 4 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD | 12 / 24 (331.3484) | 16 (158.2056) | 4 (173.1428) | — | — |
| 2021-08-20 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 5 / 18 (337.6916) | 5 (170.2628) | 6 (167.4288) | — | — |
| 2021-07-30 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 2 / 54 (343.4172) | 8 (169.6800) | 2 (173.7372) | 18 (159.9428) | — |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 5 / 28 (338.2288) | 7 (165.0972) | 2 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2021-05-14 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA | 1 / 46 (348.5484) | 2 (174.2628) | 1 (174.2856) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | New Jersey KnoQ-out: Day 1-CAMPGROUND BBQ SERIES 🏅 Blairstown, NJ | 2 / 40 (339.9544) | 7 (162.2400) | 1 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 3 / 34 (340.5372) | 7 (170.2628) | 6 (170.2744) | — | — |
| 2021-04-16 | Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD | 5 / 47 (341.1432) | 5 (172.5600) | 7 (168.5832) | — | — |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 7 / 40 (502.7544) | 3 (171.9656) | 8 (169.6916) | 13 (161.0972) | — |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 8 / 46 (499.9316) | 3 (170.8344) | 13 (165.1200) | 11 (163.9772) | — |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 10 / 33 (489.0288) | 15 (156.5144) | 4 (170.2744) | 5 (162.2400) | — |
| 2020-07-24 | Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA | 17 / 59 (323.3488) | 10 (165.6800) | 16 (157.6688) | — | — |
| 2020-06-26 | York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA | 16 / 53 (319.4172) | 11 (163.4400) | 15 (155.9772) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #121 (517 pts) | #124 (537 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #59 (770 pts) | #17 (1174 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1187 (100 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #19 (1101 pts) | #6 (1271 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1133 (107 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #93 (95 pts) | #57 (195 pts) | — | — |