Smack That Butt BBQ VA

Power ranking

#666

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1570

peak 1570 · rated over 32 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-08

latest 2022-07-30

Best ToY finish

#105

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

12 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 33 contests

Avg finish

top 41%

overall standings

Best overall

698.2632 / 720

Master · Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

681.92 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 676.70 (+5.21)

Walk rate

73%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1

Consistency

±12.41

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.76 · weakest Brisket (166.70)

Road miles

7669

mi across 33 mapped stops · furthest 1035 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Purse competed for

$304K

listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

GCs in 29 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.70 / 720

32 Master contests · 1 GC

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Rogue Hog BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smack That Butt BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 27 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of BIG DOG BBQ VA in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 33-team field at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B).

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 27 shared chicken entries.

📅 A April team

Something about April: average finish in the top 28% across 3 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.

🃏 Against the odds

Their Grand Championship at Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) (2019-11-09) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.

Teams like this (closest power rating, VA first)

Menke Boys BBQ #685 · 1567 · VA Country Boys BBQ #627 · 1574 · VA SWEET BELLY'S BBQ #603 · 1577 · VA Still Workin' On It #744 · 1561 · VA Meadow Creek BBQ #781 · 1556 · VA Char-Cole Grillers #540 · 1588 · VA

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
Uncle Pig's Barbeque Pit	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
GOOD GOOGLY GOO BBQ	21	11	10	52%	⚔ compare
SMOKECRAFT - MD	20	10	10	50%	⚔ compare
BAD AZZ MULE BBQ	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN HOGGZ BBQ - MA	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
BIG DOG BBQ VA	18	17	1	94%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	17	6	11	35%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
D’Qued Barbeque	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
SOUTH BOWIE SMOKE	15	13	2	87%	⚔ compare
BOGGS HOG BBQ	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare
Top Gun Barbecue	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	32	11	2	5	180.0000 🔥	161.6800	171.76	top 36%
Pork Ribs	32	10	1	3	176.0572	154.2400	168.05	top 46%
Pork	32	11	1	2	180.0000 🔥	161.1316	170.19	top 40%
Brisket	32	8	0	2	178.8572	147.3600	166.70	top 48%

“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 50%
PA	6	0	top 39%
MD	4	0	top 28%
KS	3	0	top 39%
NC	3	1	top 16%
OK	2	0	top 68%
WV	1	0	top 25%
NJ	1	0	top 44%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 49%
Medium (20–39)	11	1	top 35%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 44%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)	3	10	0	top 36%	2022-07-30
BBQ Jamboree	3	7	0	top 45%	2021-06-11
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	2	1	1	top 7%	2019-11-09
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2	14	0	top 43%	2022-03-26
BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	2	27	0	top 63%	2021-03-27

The story so far

Busiest season: 2021 (12 contests)
Cooks mostly in VA (13 of 33 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (32 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) (2019-11-09)
Wins it all in 3% of contests
Average Master overall score: 676.70 / 720
2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥

Milestones

🚩 2019-03-08 — First tracked contest · Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
📣 2019-03-08 — First call · Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo
🔥 2019-10-11 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down
🏆 2019-11-09 — First Grand Championship · Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)
⭐ 2019-11-09 — Career-best overall score (698.2632) · Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)
🎖️ 2021-10-16 — 25th tracked contest · Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague
📈 2022-07-30 — Peak power rating (1570) · Smoke in the Grove (Day 2)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.2	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B)	2019-11-09
+14.7	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	2019-11-08
+10.4	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2)	2019-05-04
+10.1	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	2021-09-16
+10	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke	2022-05-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.3	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2)	2021-03-27
-7.7	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1)	2021-03-26
-7.5	York County BBQ Festival	2020-06-26
-7.3	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1)	2019-05-03
-7	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard)	2022-03-26

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	6	0	2	0	50%	top 36%	96.4%	94.7%
2021	12	0	3	2	67%	top 49%	95.9%	94.2%
2020	6	0	1	1	83%	top 44%	95.5%	94%
2019	9	1	4	1	89%	top 32%	97%	93.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2022-07-30	Smoke in the Grove (Day 2) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	10 / 42 (694.3772)	2 (179.4400)	21 (169.7372)	16 (173.1772)	11 (172.0228)
2022-07-29	Smoke in the Grove (Day 1) 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	30 / 54 (658.7772)	21 (171.9656)	45 (158.2744)	25 (163.9544)	23 (164.5828)
2022-05-13	Twin Valley Fire and Smoke 🏅 Morgantown, PA	5 / 39 (687.9084)	21 (169.6684)	7 (171.4288)	12 (171.9656)	6 (174.8456)
2022-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	30 / 50 (680.0116)	12 (175.4400)	38 (167.4400)	20 (173.7372)	40 (163.3944)
2022-03-25	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	14 / 53 (688.5028)	11 (175.4056)	18 (172.0000)	43 (163.9544)	3 (177.1428)
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	62 / 92 (682.7884)	66 (170.8112)	50 (172.0000)	26 (174.2972)	73 (165.6800)
2021-11-11	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK	76 / 111 (670.8116)	23 (174.2628)	103 (159.9772)	84 (166.2744)	45 (170.2972)
2021-10-16	Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA	8 / 15 (682.7544)	4 (173.1084)	1 (173.7144)	11 (169.6916)	12 (166.2400)
2021-10-15	Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q-Rufus Teague 🏅 Galax, VA	10 / 15 (677.0056)	9 (170.8228)	5 (170.8344)	12 (166.2284)	4 (169.1200)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	114 / 185 (676.5024)	151 (165.6684)	125 (167.4400)	28 (175.4056)	112 (167.9884)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	42 / 467 (685.0512)	289 (163.3828)	60 (174.2628)	141 (168.5484)	4 (178.8572)
2021-06-18	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash 🏅 Roanoke, WV	7 / 28 (690.8116)	6 (175.4056)	12 (170.2860)	11 (172.5600)	6 (172.5600)
2021-06-11	BBQ Jamboree 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	12 / 30 (671.3372)	1 (178.8572)	2 (174.8572)	12 (170.2628)	27 (147.3600)
2021-04-17	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	14 / 34 (685.6920)	4 (177.7144)	20 (166.8460)	7 (173.1316)	21 (168.0000)
2021-04-16	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 1 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	12 / 47 (683.3944)	15 (171.4172)	7 (173.7144)	10 (171.4172)	28 (166.8456)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	27 / 40 (667.8740)	24 (168.5140)	33 (161.1316)	30 (166.2284)	7 (172.0000)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) 🏅 Urbanna, VA	27 / 46 (665.0628)	17 (171.4056)	18 (167.9772)	35 (163.3828)	34 (162.2972)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition 🏅 Mayetta, KS	43 / 94 (686.2056)	22 (174.8456)	68 (167.9772)	63 (169.1084)	24 (174.2744)
2020-10-30	Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	19 / 33 (673.0744)	16 (170.8344)	12 (169.1544)	9 (171.9656)	24 (161.1200)
2020-10-29	The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q 🏅 Wytheville, VA	17 / 33 (681.6572)	3 (176.5716)	19 (170.8456)	6 (174.2628)	30 (159.9772)
2020-08-07	BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 🏅 WYTHE, VA	5 / 19 (687.3600)	1 (180.0000)	5 (173.1428)	12 (167.9772)	12 (166.2400)
2020-07-24	Smoke in the Grove 🏅 Spring Grove, PA	17 / 59 (669.5880)	25 (166.8112)	33 (162.2628)	5 (174.2856)	27 (166.2284)
2020-06-26	York County BBQ Festival 🏅 Delta, PA	30 / 53 (661.6116)	8 (175.4172)	48 (155.9200)	39 (161.1316)	16 (169.1428)
2019-11-09	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 🏅 Concord, NC	1 / 33 (698.2632)	3 (178.2972)	16 (170.2860)	2 (175.4172)	3 (174.2628)
2019-11-08	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	5 / 47 (687.9084)	7 (174.2628)	18 (169.6800)	8 (173.7028)	16 (170.2628)
2019-10-11	Eastern Carolina BBQ Throw Down 🏅 Rocky Mount, NC	11 / 32 (668.4572)	24 (161.6800)	25 (155.9544)	1 (180.0000)	5 (170.8228)
2019-09-27	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	23 / 40 (648.4688)	16 (166.8572)	33 (154.2400)	23 (163.9772)	25 (163.3944)
2019-06-08	Beltway BBQ Showdown 🏅 Upper Marlboro, MD	11 / 37 (668.5716)	13 (167.9772)	2 (176.0572)	7 (168.5600)	19 (155.9772)
2019-05-04	BBQ Jamboree (Day 2) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	7 / 33 (686.8000)	12 (173.1200)	9 (172.5828)	11 (170.8228)	12 (170.2744)
2019-05-03	BBQ Jamboree (Day 1) 🏅 Fredericksburg, VA	25 / 34 (656.4344)	26 (164.5256)	10 (170.2744)	19 (163.9428)	29 (157.6916)
2019-04-19	Interstate BBQ Festival 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	9 / 54 (681.1428)	18 (169.7144)	4 (176.0228)	8 (173.7028)	37 (161.7028)
2019-03-08	Mid Atlantic BBQ Expo Atlantic City, NJ	29 / 66 (650.2860)	32 (162.2744)	34 (161.1316)	5 (173.1428)	45 (153.7372)

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	#339 (675 pts)	#299 (805 pts)	#437 (580 pts)	#414 (555 pts)	#291 (790 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#185 (1007 pts)	#108 (1367 pts)	#127 (1327 pts)	#189 (997 pts)	#143 (1152 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#105 (983 pts)	#64 (1218 pts)	#165 (698 pts)	#85 (1083 pts)	#159 (733 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#267 (1100 pts)	#325 (960 pts)	#271 (1065 pts)	#226 (1205 pts)	#425 (790 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#317 (1037 pts)	#226 (1257 pts)	#235 (1227 pts)	#369 (942 pts)	#262 (1177 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#560 (701 pts)	#443 (871 pts)	#402 (956 pts)	#622 (651 pts)	#465 (866 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1176 (253 pts)	#939 (388 pts)	#1302 (243 pts)	#1068 (333 pts)	#1111 (298 pts)