Pinky Out BBQ VA
Rating
1687
peak 1703
Contests
51
in the data
First seen
2022-07-21
latest 2026-06-13
Best ToY finish
#13
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
5
4 reserve
Category wins
10
22 podiums
Overall top-10s
31
of 51 contests
Avg finish
top 36%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
343.04 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 348.60 (-5.56)
Walk rate
84%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
10
best run (overall)
Consistency
±52.75
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.72 · weakest Brisket (160.00)
Road miles
6455
mi across 51 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
SMOKECRAFT - MD has finished one call ahead of Pinky Out BBQ 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Leaning Jowler BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
T & S BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of All About the Wood in 15 of their 19 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5372 points of the Grand Championship at The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-05-30).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2).
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 21% across 5 contests, versus top 36% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 (2022-07-21).
Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 47 | 33 | 4 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.6572 | 168.81 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 49 | 32 | 4 | 10 | 178.8572 | 151.3256 | 168.57 | top 38% |
| Pork | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 177.7028 | 155.9200 | 170.72 | top 27% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0004 | 160.0004 | 160.00 | top 73% |
“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 | 21 | 2 | top 35% |
| PA | 13 | 2 | top 31% |
| WV | 5 | 0 | top 42% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
| MD | 2 | 0 | top 74% |
| NC | 2 | 1 | top 4% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 15 | 2 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 27 | 3 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (16 contests)
- Cooks mostly in VA (23 of 51 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (49 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) (2022-10-29)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 348.60
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 351.9772 | 341.74 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 662.2172 | 374.36 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 349.1316 | 337.06 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 494.1828 | 346.34 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 343.9544 | 336.96 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 2) Delta, PA | 12 / 13 (339.3716) | 10 (171.9772) | 17 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2026-06-12 | York County BBQ Festival (Day 1) Delta, PA | 13 / 25 (338.2628) | 10 (169.1200) | 10 (169.1428) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 1 / 12 (351.9772) | 4 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 6 (169.6800) | — |
| 2026-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 5 / 17 (342.7884) | 9 (170.8228) | 6 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 5 / 25 (342.8000) | 3 (175.4172) | 12 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2026-04-24 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl Williamsburg, VA | 6 / 20 (344.5256) | 5 (171.9656) | 6 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2026-03-28 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA | 13 / 36 (334.7884) | 14 (165.1084) | 8 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA | 6 / 40 (339.3828) | 10 (169.1200) | 5 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-08-22 | Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff Edinburg, VA | 12 / 16 (331.3484) | 9 (167.3712) | 12 (163.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-08-09 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 2) Doswell, VA | 6 / 25 (342.2284) | 11 (168.5256) | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-08-08 | Triple Crown BBQ (Day 1) Doswell, VA | 3 / 25 (347.4172) | 10 (171.4056) | 4 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2025-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 1 / 27 (350.2628) | 3 (176.5600) | 4 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 1 / 30 (349.1548) | 1 (177.7144) | 9 (171.4404) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 21 / 30 (662.2172) | 21 (165.6684) | 19 (166.8456) | 14 (169.7028) | 22 (160.0004) |
| 2025-05-30 | The Loudoun Rotary BBQ Classic (BACKYARD ONLY) Leesburg, VA | 2 / 12 (346.8572) | 2 (171.4056) | 1 (175.4516) | 2 (170.8228) | — |
| 2025-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 2 / 21 (347.9656) | 4 (174.2628) | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 3 / 28 (342.2400) | 11 (167.9656) | 3 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2025-04-26 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 1 / 16 (351.4288) | 3 (177.7144) | 4 (173.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-04-25 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 5 / 20 (346.8344) | 4 (174.8572) | 11 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-10-26 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Roseland, VA | 8 / 11 (338.2172) | 9 (169.6800) | 8 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-10-25 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Roseland, VA | 3 / 13 (349.1316) | 8 (171.9772) | 1 (177.1544) | — | — |
| 2024-08-10 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 2) Ashland, VA | 5 / 28 (340.0000) | 6 (170.2628) | 4 (169.7372) | 4 (175.4172) | — |
| 2024-08-09 | Americamps BBQ Throwdown (Day 1) Ashland, VA | 7 / 27 (342.2400) | 10 (170.8228) | 7 (171.4172) | 6 (171.9888) | — |
| 2024-07-27 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2) New Freedom, PA | 7 / 32 (338.8232) | 13 (165.6916) | 3 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) New Freedom, PA | 22 / 35 (330.8000) | 21 (165.1200) | 17 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2024-06-14 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 8 / 30 (332.5256) | 5 (170.2628) | 9 (162.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 4 / 13 (331.3716) | 6 (166.2400) | 5 (165.1316) | 3 (170.8344) | — |
| 2024-05-25 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Lebanon, TN | 36 / 47 (337.6800) | 39 (166.8228) | 24 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-05-24 | 6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) Morgantown, PA | 7 / 26 (338.8344) | 6 (171.4056) | 11 (167.4288) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) Morgantown, PA | 12 / 37 (335.9772) | 15 (165.1200) | 10 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-04-20 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 2 / 25 (349.1316) | 1 (180.0000) | 11 (169.1316) | 7 (168.5484) | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 16 / 25 (331.3944) | 6 (173.1200) | 22 (158.2744) | 1 (177.7028) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 33 / 93 (322.7656) | 46 (153.0856) | 11 (169.6800) | 1 (176.5600) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 61 (159.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-10-28 | Zom-B-Q (Day 2) Galax, VA | 13 / 17 (317.0744) | 14 (149.6572) | 7 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Galax, VA | — | 7 (167.4060) | — | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Nightmare before Zom-B-Q (Day 1) Galax, VA | 14 / 19 (311.8400) | 10 (160.5144) | 14 (151.3256) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Zom-B-Q (ONE MEAT RIBS) Galax, VA | — | — | 11 (158.2056) | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 9 / 11 (340.5256) | 7 (173.1084) | 7 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-06-16 | Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV | 7 / 28 (333.6340) | 11 (163.9540) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | WV Coalfields Cookoff Welch, WV | 9 / 16 (494.1828) | 5 (169.1084) | 6 (169.1544) | 11 (155.9200) | — |
| 2023-05-19 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke Morgantown, PA | 13 / 37 (328.5484) | 21 (156.5484) | 1 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-04-29 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 2) Williamsburg, VA | 17 / 19 (327.9200) | 17 (159.9428) | 9 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Revolutionary BBQ Brawl - Battle on the James (Day 1) Williamsburg, VA | 6 / 20 (338.2628) | 6 (171.4284) | 11 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 34 / 80 (325.1088) | 38 (161.1200) | 26 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 50 (158.2288) | — | — |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) Shelby, NC | 1 / 34 (337.0860) | 1 (171.9772) | 2 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC | 2 / 35 (343.9544) | 1 (177.7144) | 5 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Pig Out in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Frostburg, MD | 8 / 12 (323.4060) | 10 (162.2516) | 5 (161.1544) | — | — |
| 2022-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain BBQ Championship 2022 Galax, VA | 3 / 25 (343.3828) | 6 (169.6800) | 2 (173.7028) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #16 (927 pts) | #26 (832 pts) | #28 (894 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #13 (1305 pts) | #26 (1163 pts) | #23 (1166 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1093 (75 pts) | #1166 (75 pts) | #1225 (85 pts) | #1020 (110 pts) | #1147 (70 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #41 (963 pts) | #45 (919 pts) | #39 (991 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1317 (60 pts) | — | — |