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At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1629

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1556

peak 1556 · rated over 16 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2017-09-15

Best ToY finish

#611

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 16 contests

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

668.5028 / 720

Master · Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.74 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.98 (+11.76)

Walk rate

75%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8800

Pork · The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown

Consistency

±18.62

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.91 · weakest Chicken (159.84)

Road miles

3,228

mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 373 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Master avg

645.98 / 720

16 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (8 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.

They almost always walk

75% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 12 of 16 contests

A top-10 category call in 75% of their 16 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

668.5028 career-best overall

92.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 668.5028 at Chillin & Grillin in the Glades — 92.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-07-10

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 29%.

4 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 29%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKETASTIC BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

6 of 9 shared pork entries lost

CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ ahead 67% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ has out-cooked them in 6 of 9 shared pork entries.

A May team

Top 36% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 44% the rest of the year.

3 May contests
top 44% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,228 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,228 miles across 16 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 373 miles to The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier).

16 mapped stops
furthest 373 mi

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.

44 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

QUEGASM

#1623 of the rated field

1556 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1556

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to FLAVOR SAVOR)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FLAVOR SAVOR has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 43 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

EL REY SMOKERS COMPETITION TEAM

#1624 of the rated field

1556 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1563

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 16, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2017-09-22

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SPICEWINE IRONWORKS

#1621 of the rated field

1557 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1564

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 37% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2017-07-07

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Wink's BBQ

#1628 of the rated field

1556 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1556

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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DON'T KNOW JACK BBQ

#1625 of the rated field

1556 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

Level with FLAVOR SAVOR on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2022-05-13

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PITT SMOKERS

#1633 of the rated field

1556 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1563

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 23 contests to 16.

rated over 23 contests
last seen 2022-06-24

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKETASTIC BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
APORKALYPSE NOW	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
4:20 Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Rocks Money Pit BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MAKIN BACON BBQ	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
CHIX, SWINE & BOVINE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
KIRBBQ	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
Smoke-A-Holics	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LO' -N- SLO' BBQ	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	16	5	1	177.7028	142.2056	159.84	top 57%
Pork Ribs	16	6	1	173.7372	146.8570	162.48	top 39%
Pork	16	5	1	178.8800	148.5600	162.91	top 42%
Brisket	16	4	0	170.8228	138.1828	160.76	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 state / province

Where	Contests	Avg finish
VA	9	top 44%
MD	5	top 34%
NC	1	top 56%
GA	1	top 82%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 26%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 59%
Large (40+)	9	top 40%

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	6	0	top 51%	2016-07-08

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 4.4 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2017-09-15

Busiest season 2013 6 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in VA 9 of 16 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 15 1 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 16 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 162.91 · weakest Chicken (159.84)

Walk rate 75% a top-10 call in 12 of 16 contests

Overall top-10 rate 25% 4 of 16 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 645.98 out of 720 · 16 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 444 390–296 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,228 16 mapped stops · furthest 373 mi

Schedule strength 1548 average field rating faced — tougher than 36% of rated contests

Power rating 1556 peak 1556 · #1629 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival
May 3 First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Nov 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.9940 The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
2014
Apr 4 First overall top-10 Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival
2015
May 1 10th tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival
Jul 10 Career-best overall score668.5028 Chillin & Grillin in the Glades
Sep 25 First overall podium Grill Cook Master
2017
Mar 3 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8800 The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
Mar 3 Peak power rating (1556) The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown
Sep 15 Most recent contest *Currituck Heritage Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.6	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival	2015-05-01
+11.8	Grill Cook Master	2015-09-25
+10.4	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown	2017-03-03
+10.4	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival	2014-04-04
+10.2	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	2015-07-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)	2013-11-15
-2.8	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades	2016-07-08
-2.7	The Memorial Day Pignic	2013-05-25
-1.5	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival	2013-08-23
-0.1	*Currituck Heritage Festival	2017-09-15

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	50%	top 40%	92.5%	92.1%
2016	2	0	100%	top 59%	90.1%	89.9%
2015	4	3	100%	top 29%	92.8%	91.8%
2014	2	1	100%	top 38%	90.2%	90.2%
2013	6	0	50%	top 53%	91.2%	87.3%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-09-15	*Currituck Heritage Festival Powells Point, NC	14 / 25 (661.0052)	16 (165.1084)	11 (166.8228)	14 (165.1428)	14 (163.9312)
2017-03-03	The Great Brunswick BBQ Throwdown Brunswick, MD	12 / 50 (665.7028)	37 (157.6684)	16 (163.4288)	2 (178.8800)	12 (165.7256)
2016-07-08	Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA	18 / 26 (648.4456)	16 (165.1200)	20 (158.2628)	7 (167.4172)	19 (157.6456)
2016-04-29	3rd Annual Pickin' N Pullin Lanexa, VA	23 / 48 (646.7084)	32 (159.4056)	6 (170.2628)	28 (160.5372)	30 (156.5028)
2015-09-25	Grill Cook Master Harrisonburg, VA	3 / 16 (666.8344)	10 (156.5256)	2 (173.7372)	4 (169.7144)	4 (166.8572)
2015-07-10	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA	6 / 18 (668.5028)	6 (169.7028)	9 (167.4172)	6 (166.8228)	8 (164.5600)
2015-05-01	Naptown barBAYq Contest and Music Festival Annapolis, MD	8 / 64 (666.7996)	17 (165.7256)	5 (169.1200)	11 (166.8228)	17 (165.1312)
2015-04-17	2nd Annual Pickin' N' Pullin BBQ Competition Lanexa, VA	23 / 46 (642.7088)	2 (177.7028)	35 (153.1088)	33 (155.9544)	28 (155.9428)
2014-06-27	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	14 / 26 (649.5428)	15 (162.2628)	13 (161.6572)	24 (154.8000)	6 (170.8228)
2014-04-04	Rockahock's Pickin' and Pullin' Festival Lanexa, VA	9 / 41 (649.1088)	7 (168.5600)	26 (153.6800)	7 (164.5600)	14 (162.3088)
2013-11-15	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	65 / 79 (656.9940)	79 (153.6684)	30 (169.1316)	36 (168.5140)	42 (165.6800)
2013-10-18	Autumnfest Woodstock, VA	19 / 40 (633.5428)	4 (169.7372)	15 (160.5256)	11 (165.0972)	39 (138.1828)
2013-08-23	Blue Ridge BBQ and Music Festival Harrisonburg, VA	16 / 28 (602.7084)	24 (142.2056)	4 (161.1200)	21 (148.5600)	18 (150.8228)
2013-05-25	The Memorial Day Pignic Fort Ritchie, MD	23 / 38 (617.1422)	35 (145.1428)	29 (146.8570)	13 (162.2856)	12 (162.8568)
2013-05-03	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	19 / 55 (633.7142)	45 (149.7140)	9 (162.8572)	28 (154.8572)	7 (166.2858)
2013-04-19	Pork in the Park Barbeque Festival Salisbury, MD	41 / 106 (626.2852)	86 (149.1426)	23 (161.7144)	47 (156.5712)	28 (158.8570)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1229 (230 pts)	#1631 (155 pts)	#1352 (225 pts)	#999 (365 pts)	#1309 (230 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1596 (156 pts)	#1689 (156 pts)	#1270 (251 pts)	#1426 (216 pts)	#1724 (141 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#611 (599 pts)	#611 (634 pts)	#636 (614 pts)	#704 (539 pts)	#752 (489 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1147 (257 pts)	#1185 (272 pts)	#1530 (177 pts)	#1333 (227 pts)	#1108 (287 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#703 (446 pts)	#677 (486 pts)	#539 (616 pts)	#695 (481 pts)	#597 (536 pts)