A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
V Licious BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1503 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2017-07-07
latest 2023-10-06
Best ToY finish
#1059
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
637.82
last 5 Master vs avg 637.82 (+0.00)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.98
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.28)
Road miles
947
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 316 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$26K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
637.82 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
The weak link
−8.9
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.93 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 80%.
- Pork Ribs avg 155.28
- Brisket avg 164.21
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BOAR-N-Q in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at Smoke in the Park (2019-09-27).
- last seen 2017-07-07
- back 2019-09-27
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
159 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3666 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Head-to-head#3661 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before V Licious BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3641 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Level with V Licious BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3683 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1489
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before V Licious BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before V Licious BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 148.5144 | 159.39 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2744 | 152.4684 | 155.28 | top 75% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 153.6800 | 158.93 | top 66% |
| Brisket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 158.3200 | 164.21 | top 37% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 3 | 0 | top 63% |
| PA | 2 | 0 | top 75% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 80% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 63% | 2022-09-02 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.2 yrs
2017-07-07 → 2023-10-06
Busiest season
2023
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
NY
3 of 5 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 164.21 · weakest Pork Ribs (155.28)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 4 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
637.82
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
108
49–91 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
947
5 mapped stops · furthest 316 mi
Schedule strength
1579
average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$26,250
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2.2 yrs
2017-07-07 → 2019-09-27
Power rating
1490
peak 1503 · #3654 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest I love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Peak power rating (1503) I love Barbecue & Music Festival
- 2019
- First call Smoke in the Park
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.2628 Smoke in the Park
- 2021
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8000 I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- Career-best overall score650.8000 I Love Barbecue & Music Festival
- 2023
- Most recent contest Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.2 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2017-07-07 |
| +2.3 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) | 2022-09-02 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.8 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship | 2023-10-06 |
| -5.3 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival | 2021-09-03 |
| -4.6 | Smoke in the Park | 2019-09-27 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 80% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 50% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-06 | Keystone Classic BBQ State Championship 🏅 Harrisburg, PA | 21 / 28 (637.4624) | 19 (162.8228) | 25 (152.4684) | 25 (155.3484) | 8 (166.8228) |
| 2022-09-02 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival (Masters) (JUDGING FULL) Lake Placid, NY | 13 / 22 (636.3768) | 13 (163.3944) | 15 (155.9312) | 14 (156.5140) | 10 (160.5372) |
| 2021-09-03 | I Love Barbecue & Music Festival 🏅 Lake Placid, NY | 12 / 15 (650.8000) | 8 (166.8228) | 15 (153.1772) | 8 (165.6800) | 8 (165.1200) |
| 2019-09-27 | Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA | 30 / 40 (638.7548) | 39 (148.5144) | 29 (156.5488) | 26 (163.4288) | 6 (170.2628) |
| 2017-07-07 | I love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY | 20 / 40 (625.6916) | 25 (155.4172) | 18 (158.2744) | 23 (153.6800) | 18 (158.3200) |
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 ↗ | Master | #1200 (73 pts) | #1228 (83 pts) | #1726 (53 pts) | #1602 (53 pts) | #918 (148 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1122 (107 pts) | #1165 (107 pts) | #1264 (97 pts) | #1181 (102 pts) | #1014 (122 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1059 (105 pts) | #920 (135 pts) | #1202 (90 pts) | #913 (135 pts) | #904 (135 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #1322 (175 pts) |