270 SMOKERS VA
Rating
1595
peak 1595 · rated over 23 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
28
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2021-11-13
Best ToY finish
#73
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
5
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
11
of 28 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
684.51 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 677.70 (+6.81)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.66
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.94 · weakest Pork (167.50)
Road miles
7036
mi across 28 mapped stops · furthest 1003 mi
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$252K
listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 21 state-championship entries
Master avg
677.70 / 720
22 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has finished one call ahead of 270 SMOKERS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 10 of their 12 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 3.5204 points of the Grand Championship at Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) (2019-10-25).
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 14% across 3 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 26 at their very first tracked contest, Marietta River City BBQ (2019-04-26).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 19 | 7 | 12 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 9 | 7 | 2 | 78% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKECRAFT - MD | 9 | 6 | 3 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Still Workin' On It | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| BUD WISER'S BBQ | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 75% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 8 | 5 | 3 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| FRED VEGAS SMOKERS | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE MONSTER BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 176.5828 | 163.9428 | 169.83 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 25 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.2628 | 170.94 | top 31% |
| Pork | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 173.1316 | 158.8116 | 167.50 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6112 | 169.32 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 7 | 0 | top 44% |
| VA | 6 | 0 | top 32% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 54% |
| WV | 2 | 0 | top 24% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 59% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 21% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| OH | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 0 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 32% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillin & Grillin In the Glades | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 54% | 2021-07-16 |
| BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 13% | 2021-03-27 |
| Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 2 | 19 | 0 | top 57% | 2019-11-09 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (8 of 28 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (25 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 677.70 / 720
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Marietta River City BBQ
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · Marietta River City BBQ
- 🔥 2019-07-12 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In
- ⭐ 2019-07-12 — Career-best overall score (697.6688) · Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In
- 🎖️ 2021-11-13 — 25th tracked contest · 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational
- 📈 2021-11-13 — Peak power rating (1595) · 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.5 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 2019-05-03 |
| +13.4 | Marietta River City BBQ | 2019-04-26 |
| +13.3 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In | 2019-07-12 |
| +12.8 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) | 2019-10-25 |
| +10.5 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show | 2020-03-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.8 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) | 2019-10-18 |
| -8.4 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge | 2019-09-27 |
| -5.9 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 2019-11-09 |
| -5.3 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open | 2021-11-11 |
| -2.2 | Pigs & Pedals | 2019-08-02 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 75% | top 36% | 96.2% | 95.1% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 17% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 69% | top 38% | 96.9% | 93.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-26 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI | — | — | 2 (169.1316) | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Ribs) Urbanna, VA | — | — | 2 (174.2972) | — | — |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) (One Meat Chicken) Urbanna, VA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 33 / 92 (692.5140) | 56 (171.9656) | 3 (178.8800) | 73 (167.4056) | 28 (174.2628) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 79 / 111 (670.2288) | 74 (166.8228) | 42 (170.3088) | 70 (169.1200) | 85 (163.9772) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | 7 (173.1200) | — |
| 2021-08-26 | 9th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (DAY 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-07-16 | Chillin & Grillin In the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 13 / 25 (679.3372) | 6 (171.4172) | 16 (168.5372) | 14 (166.8228) | 6 (172.5600) |
| 2021-06-18 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 8 / 28 (688.4912) | 5 (176.5828) | 4 (177.1428) | 15 (166.2400) | 12 (168.5256) |
| 2021-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 5 / 40 (691.9656) | 10 (172.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (170.2628) | 16 (169.1428) |
| 2021-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA | 6 / 46 (686.7772) | 25 (169.1200) | 1 (175.4172) | 10 (173.1316) | 22 (169.1084) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC | 5 / 29 (682.1828) | 16 (169.6800) | 8 (173.1544) | 9 (167.3828) | 7 (171.9656) |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 🏅 Concord, NC | 24 / 33 (673.0400) | 15 (173.1200) | 30 (162.2628) | 23 (167.3944) | 13 (170.2628) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC | 19 / 47 (673.5540) | 24 (169.6684) | 24 (168.5256) | 26 (166.8344) | 20 (168.5256) |
| 2019-10-25 | Zom-B-Q(BBQ Wythe US) 🏅 Wytheville, VA | 2 / 20 (693.0512) | 1 (175.4056) | 10 (168.5256) | 2 (172.5600) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 26 / 32 (667.8856) | 29 (163.9656) | 25 (167.3828) | 30 (163.9772) | 4 (172.5600) |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC | 27 / 37 (655.2340) | 23 (166.2400) | 14 (168.5600) | 27 (160.5028) | 33 (159.9312) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC | 14 / 56 (675.3256) | 27 (167.9656) | 22 (168.5372) | 13 (170.8456) | 21 (167.9772) |
| 2019-08-30 | Blue Ridge BBQ & Brew Festival 🏅 West Jefferson, NC | 8 / 24 (668.9940) | 3 (175.4172) | 8 (170.2856) | 5 (169.6800) | 20 (153.6112) |
| 2019-08-16 | Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN | 10 / 47 (681.0284) | 21 (168.5256) | 12 (171.9772) | 10 (172.0000) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2019-08-02 | Pigs & Pedals 🏅 Asheboro, NC | 22 / 40 (662.1372) | 23 (165.0856) | 19 (166.8228) | 33 (158.8116) | 9 (171.4172) |
| 2019-07-19 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA | 15 / 27 (671.8972) | 21 (163.9428) | 12 (167.9772) | 16 (165.7028) | 5 (174.2744) |
| 2019-07-12 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In 🏅 Jamestown, TN | 3 / 29 (697.6688) | 10 (171.9888) | 4 (176.5716) | 15 (169.1084) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2019-06-21 | 8th Annual Covington Cork & Pork Festival 🏅 Covington, VA | 16 / 32 (662.7312) | 14 (168.5256) | 13 (163.9772) | 22 (161.7028) | 9 (168.5256) |
| 2019-06-07 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV | 6 / 31 (674.8688) | 1 (176.0000) | 4 (169.7488) | 15 (163.9772) | 10 (165.1428) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA | 26 / 72 (676.4456) | 29 (169.6684) | 14 (171.9888) | 46 (164.5372) | 29 (170.2512) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 5 / 60 (678.7084) | 35 (165.0856) | 15 (169.6800) | 14 (169.6800) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2019-04-26 | Marietta River City BBQ 🏅 Marietta, OH | 3 / 26 (673.1428) | 11 (167.4172) | 2 (173.7028) | 4 (169.1428) | 13 (162.8800) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #986 (120 pts) | #1051 (120 pts) | #458 (548 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #313 (618 pts) | #376 (538 pts) | #239 (868 pts) | #438 (433 pts) | #428 (463 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #340 (332 pts) | #430 (272 pts) | #437 (272 pts) | #430 (267 pts) | #337 (362 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #129 (1654 pts) | #155 (1467 pts) | #145 (1509 pts) | #176 (1369 pts) | #125 (1603 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #107 (1861 pts) | #39 (2136 pts) | #61 (1965 pts) | #106 (1712 pts) | #142 (1592 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #192 (1518 pts) | #62 (2042 pts) | #77 (1938 pts) | #231 (1328 pts) | #175 (1513 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #73 (2143 pts) | #54 (2110 pts) | #31 (2254 pts) | #46 (2074 pts) | #38 (2230 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #105 (1984 pts) | #97 (1779 pts) | #175 (1537 pts) | #49 (2096 pts) | #108 (1849 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #357 (1029 pts) | #240 (1309 pts) | #374 (994 pts) | #491 (789 pts) | #455 (834 pts) |