WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ

WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 43 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2021. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Big Blue Barbecue (2018). They are ranked #884 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#884

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1618

peak 1628 · rated over 40 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 4, 2016

latest Jun 25, 2021 · 5.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#172

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

17 podiums

Overall top-10s

26% of 43 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

695.9428 / 720

Master · Big Blue Barbecue

Perfect 180s

Current form

677.44 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 670.71 (+6.73)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Brisket · Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1

Consistency

±13.84

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 167.93 · weakest Brisket (166.96)

Road miles

9,405

across 43 mapped stops · furthest 566 mi

Schedule strength

78%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1600)

Purse competed for

$197K

listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 21 state-championship entries

Master avg

670.71 / 720

41 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Against the odds

13-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 87 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Big Blue Barbecue (Aug 10, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GREY STREET BBQ.

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Big Blue Barbecue is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 17%

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 31 of 43 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 43 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

695.9428 career-best overall

96.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 695.9428 at Big Blue Barbecue — 96.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 10, 2018

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

VICTORY SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–1 behind in the head-to-head

GREY STREET BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

GREY STREET BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 11 shared contests.

The drought

26 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Big Blue Barbecue on Aug 10, 2018 — 26 contests and 8.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 10, 2018
8.1 years ago

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A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CONVICTED PIGS BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

10 of 11 shared pork ribs entries lost

GREY STREET BBQ ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, GREY STREET BBQ has out-cooked them in 10 of 11 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO. has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An August team

Top 27% average finish in August

Something about August: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

4 August contests
top 45% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,405 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,405 miles across 43 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 566 miles to Saltwater BBQ Bash.

43 mapped stops
furthest 566 mi

The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.2% of a perfect score
43 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021 ↗	Master	#327 (593 pts)	#409 (488 pts)	#215 (954 pts)	#393 (488 pts)	#255 (773 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#172 (666 pts)	#115 (901 pts)	#138 (791 pts)	#210 (586 pts)	#152 (766 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#275 (1,080 pts)	#217 (1,235 pts)	#200 (1,295 pts)	#204 (1,285 pts)	#348 (940 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#238 (1,278 pts)	#213 (1,308 pts)	#169 (1,473 pts)	#351 (978 pts)	#265 (1,173 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#886 (400 pts)	#883 (440 pts)	#1042 (345 pts)	#903 (425 pts)	#875 (440 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#785 (474 pts)	#1009 (349 pts)	#687 (589 pts)	#526 (779 pts)	#683 (584 pts)

Overall rank by season

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Butts-N-Racks BBQ

#885 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1618

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM

#889 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1627

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 90 contests to 43.

rated over 89 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

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HalaQyah BBQ

#882 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1618

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 38 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Pappy & Roleys

#886 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1636

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 38 contests, alongside a 39% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Jan 9, 2025

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SUSQUEHANNA SMOKERS

#880 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1618

Level with WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Southern Swine

#888 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1618

4 straight overall top-10s says this rating is a moving target.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WeQ4U	12	6	6	50%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	12	5	7	42%	⚔ compare
UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ	12	4	8	33%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HOG OHIO	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare
GREY STREET BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
CONVICTED PIGS BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
THUNDER HOG BBQ	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
270 SMOKERS	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOOSIERS	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
Extra Mile BBQ	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-PEPPERS	9	5	4	56%	⚔ compare
CONTINENTAL BARBEQUE CO.	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	13	0	7	177.1428	153.1200	167.83	top 47%
Pork Ribs	43	19	1	4	176.5944	151.9428	167.93	top 41%
Pork	41	12	1	2	177.7028	156.5600	167.82	top 45%
Brisket	41	15	1	4	178.8800	143.3716	166.96	top 45%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 33%
Medium (20–39)	22	1	top 45%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 47%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IN	8	1	top 39%
TN	7	0	top 58%
WV	5	0	top 41%
OH	5	0	top 34%
GA	4	0	top 45%
VA	4	0	top 55%
IL	3	0	top 37%
KY	2	0	top 54%
SC	2	0	top 57%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	3	19	0	top 55%	Jun 18, 2021
Big Blue Barbecue	2	1	1	top 17%	Aug 9, 2019
Smokin in The Hills	2	3	0	top 29%	Sep 20, 2019
High on the Hog Festival	2	18	0	top 49%	Apr 19, 2019
Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	2	3	0	top 12%	Oct 19, 2018
BBQ Gives Back	2	18	0	top 57%	Mar 23, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 11 contests

Contests a season 7.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IN 8 of 43 contests · 9 states in all

Contests visited 34 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 43 entries · 1 win · 19 calls

First title Aug 10, 2018 Big Blue Barbecue

Opponents faced 852 finished ahead 939 times, behind 777

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20213 milestones

May 14 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8800 Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1
May 15 Peak power rating (1628) Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2
Jun 25 Most recent contest Blount County BBQ Bash

20191 milestone

Jul 12 25th tracked contest Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off

20184 milestones

Mar 23 10th tracked contest BBQ Gives Back
Aug 10 First overall podium Big Blue Barbecue
Aug 10 First Grand Championship Big Blue Barbecue
Aug 10 Career-best overall score695.9428 Big Blue Barbecue

20165 milestones

Mar 4 First tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 4 First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 4 First category win (Pork Ribs) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 4 First overall top-10 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 4 First overall past 90% of a perfect score687.4516 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.3	Big Blue Barbecue	Aug 10, 2018
+14.8	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 2016
+13.6	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 20, 2017
+12.3	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival	Oct 19, 2018
+12.2	CCS Fest	Apr 6, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	Jun 18, 2021
-10	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	May 20, 2016
-8.7	BBQ Gives Back	Mar 24, 2017
-6.6	New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival	Sep 27, 2019
-5.6	Honeybee BBQ Competition	May 31, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	6	0	2	1	83%	top 40%	96.3%	94.2%
2020	7	0	1	0	86%	top 49%	93.8%	92.9%
2019	11	0	3	0	73%	top 48%	95.5%	93.4%
2018	10	1	3	0	70%	top 36%	96.7%	93.3%
2017	4	0	1	0	25%	top 48%	95%	91.9%
2016	5	0	1	2	80%	top 51%	95.5%	92.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 25, 2021	Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	16 / 32 (676.5032)	16 (169.1316)	13 (169.1200)	26 (163.3944)	3 (174.8572)
Jun 18, 2021	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	19 / 28 (655.3372)	24 (156.5600)	6 (174.2856)	16 (165.0972)	19 (159.3944)
May 15, 2021	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 2 Mannington, WV	4 / 15 (688.5488)	8 (165.6916)	2 (174.8572)	5 (173.1200)	4 (174.8800)
May 14, 2021	Smokin' on the Buffalo BBQ Brawl - Day 1 🏅 Mannington, WV	3 / 18 (693.6916)	4 (174.2744)	9 (167.9772)	5 (172.5600)	1 (178.8800)
May 1, 2021	Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest A Buckhannon, WV	—	—	11 (161.6800)	—	—
May 1, 2021	Almost Heaven Rib Fest - One Meat Rib Contest B Buckhannon, WV	—	—	4 (166.8228)	—	—
Jul 24, 2020	Fire on the Mountain 🏅 Leburn, KY	15 / 30 (673.1200)	15 (166.3088)	5 (172.5600)	18 (166.2856)	15 (167.9656)
Jul 18, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 2 🏅 Eureka, IL	8 / 25 (675.3256)	9 (171.4056)	10 (168.5716)	20 (163.3828)	5 (171.9656)
Jul 17, 2020	CIBBQ Red Devil Edition Day 1 🏅 Eureka, IL	12 / 30 (674.2172)	3 (173.7144)	21 (165.1200)	5 (172)	21 (163.3828)
Jul 10, 2020	Harvest On the Fire At the Winery 🏅 Marshall, IL	21 / 53 (673.6572)	19 (170.2744)	19 (167.9772)	24 (168.5600)	31 (166.8456)
May 29, 2020	Rockin BBQ 🏅 Warsaw, IN	33 / 66 (655.3944)	16 (168.5488)	45 (159.4400)	52 (156.5600)	8 (170.8456)
Mar 13, 2020	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC	17 / 29 (671.8628)	12 (171.9772)	18 (168.5372)	24 (162.2400)	9 (169.1084)
Feb 7, 2020	Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA	24 / 32 (656.4000)	13 (170.2628)	6 (172.5716)	30 (157.6572)	27 (155.9084)
Oct 25, 2019	31st Annual Jack Daniels World Championship Invitational Barbecue (JUDGES FULL) (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Lynchburg, TN	59 / 97 (670.1940)	44 (170.8228)	66 (167.3828)	60 (165.7256)	52 (166.2628)
Sep 27, 2019	New Albany Blues Brews and BBQ Festival 🏅 New Albany, IN	17 / 23 (660.9828)	22 (154.7772)	15 (163.3828)	5 (171.4056)	8 (171.4172)
Sep 20, 2019	Smokin in The Hills 🏅	3 / 38 (687.3372)	15 (170.8344)	4 (174.2628)	7 (172.5600)	9 (169.6800)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	24 / 47 (667.2568)	27 (167.3828)	14 (170.8456)	32 (163.9428)	25 (165.0856)
Aug 9, 2019	Big Blue Barbecue 🏅 Shelbyville, IN	9 / 29 (682.1944)	21 (165.0972)	4 (173.7144)	2 (177.7028)	20 (165.6800)
Jul 12, 2019	Ohio Veterans Barbecue Cook-Off 🏅 Kettering, OH	17 / 33 (675.2800)	24 (163.9544)	4 (173.1316)	17 (168.5256)	10 (169.6684)
Jun 28, 2019	Saltwater BBQ Bash 🏅 John's Island, SC	10 / 18 (671.8512)	3 (175.4172)	10 (166.8228)	10 (167.3828)	14 (162.2284)
May 31, 2019	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 LaFayette, GA	12 / 22 (660.9828)	12 (167.9656)	10 (167.3944)	14 (165.1200)	14 (160.5028)
Apr 19, 2019	High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN	18 / 39 (678.7768)	6 (176.5600)	22 (167.3944)	16 (170.2512)	26 (164.5712)
Apr 5, 2019	CCSFest 🏅 Indianapois, IN	25 / 40 (667.3140)	17 (169.6800)	20 (167.3828)	14 (169.1084)	34 (161.1428)
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	23 / 62 (674.1712)	2 (177.1428)	41 (164.5256)	18 (168.5372)	37 (163.9656)
Oct 19, 2018	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	3 / 28 (689.0856)	3 (173.1544)	2 (172.5600)	14 (168.5256)	6 (174.8456)
Sep 21, 2018	Smokin in The Hills Hillsboro, OH	15 / 30 (665.5196)	9 (170.8112)	10 (167.9772)	10 (167.3828)	22 (159.3484)
Aug 10, 2018	Big Blue Barbecue Shelbyville, IN	1 / 27 (695.9428)	3 (176.5600)	5 (173.1200)	10 (173.1200)	3 (173.1428)
Jun 29, 2018	PigMania Hilliard State Championship BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Hilliard, OH	15 / 33 (671.2800)	8 (171.4172)	19 (165.0972)	22 (161.6456)	6 (173.1200)
Jun 22, 2018	Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN	13 / 36 (674.6968)	3 (176.5600)	3 (173.1200)	30 (159.3484)	19 (165.6684)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	34 / 59 (648.4460)	44 (158.8116)	30 (159.9656)	36 (161.1088)	19 (168.5600)
May 12, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 2 Fredericksburg, VA	25 / 38 (659.3144)	23 (166.8344)	20 (166.8344)	24 (163.4056)	24 (162.2400)
May 11, 2018	BBQ Jamboree Double Day 1 Fredericksburg, VA	19 / 45 (670.2060)	33 (164.5372)	8 (172)	28 (164.5488)	14 (169.1200)
Apr 6, 2018	CCS Fest Indianapolis, IN	10 / 49 (674.2056)	38 (159.3600)	4 (173.7372)	6 (171.9884)	14 (169.1200)
Mar 23, 2018	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	18 / 75 (667.3944)	22 (168.5716)	21 (168)	13 (169.1200)	42 (161.7028)
Oct 20, 2017	Ohio Smoked Meat & BBQ Festival Nelsonville, OH	5 / 39 (683.9316)	3 (176.5600)	17 (168.5488)	28 (160.5256)	2 (178.2972)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	22 / 57 (666.8116)	21 (168.5256)	29 (163.9888)	12 (171.4172)	27 (162.8800)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	21 / 41 (677.5884)	24 (168.5372)	12 (171.4056)	11 (174.2628)	30 (163.3828)
Mar 24, 2017	BBQ Gives Back Urbanna, VA	57 / 64 (618.6516)	56 (154.8116)	56 (151.9428)	15 (168.5256)	58 (143.3716)
Nov 18, 2016	Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN	21 / 29 (667.8632)	27 (161.0856)	26 (157.0860)	4 (176.5716)	5 (173.1200)
Sep 23, 2016	Grillin and Chillin Owensboro, KY	23 / 39 (658.7428)	38 (153.1200)	11 (169.7028)	11 (170.8228)	19 (165.0972)
Aug 19, 2016	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festisval Madison, IN	14 / 63 (680.5144)	14 (171.9656)	36 (163.9888)	19 (170.2628)	10 (174.2972)
May 20, 2016	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	40 / 46 (651.1996)	44 (154.1940)	41 (159.3600)	1 (176.5600)	36 (161.0856)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	8 / 59 (687.4516)	29 (168)	1 (176.5944)	23 (170.2972)	13 (172.5600)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An August team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)