Team of the Year

Team profile

OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE

Listed under another spelling in the results: Old Virginia Smoke.

Contests
338
Grand Championships GC
19
Reserve Grand Championships RGC
30
Overall top 10s
215
Average overall score
676.23
Best overall score
709.132
Seasons active
2013–2026
Sanctioning bodies
KCBS

Strengths by category

How often the team finishes where, call by call. “Typical finish” is the average finish as a share of the field — lower is better.

Chicken

Typical finishTop 35%

Entries
340
Firsts
26
Top 10s
153

Ribs

Typical finishTop 32%

Entries
350
Firsts
27
Top 10s
187

Pork

Typical finishTop 36%

Entries
330
Firsts
11
Top 10s
146

Brisket

Typical finishTop 31%

Entries
326
Firsts
19
Top 10s
175

Sausage

Typical finishTop 1%

Entries
1
Firsts
0
Top 10s
1

Season by season

Overall results per year: how many contests, how they finished, and how the scores moved.

Contests enteredby how the team finished
Contests by year for OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE Stacked bars of overall contests entered each year, 2013 to 2026. Each bar is split into Grand Championships, other top 10 finishes and all other finishes. The busiest year was 2017 with 37 contests. The full numbers are in the table that follows. 010203040 2013: 7 contests, 3 top 10s 7 2013 2014: 13 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 7 top 10s 13 2014 2015: 26 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 20 top 10s 26 2015 2016: 30 contests, 20 top 10s 30 2016 2017: 37 contests, 4 Grand Championships, 28 top 10s 37 2017 2018: 35 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 20 top 10s 35 2018 2019: 30 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 26 top 10s 30 2019 2020: 11 contests, 7 top 10s 11 2020 2021: 27 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 15 top 10s 27 2021 2022: 21 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 15 top 10s 21 2022 2023: 14 contests, 1 Grand Championship, 9 top 10s 14 2023 2024: 27 contests, 15 top 10s 27 2024 2025: 22 contests, 2 Grand Championships, 15 top 10s 22 2025 2026: 29 contests, 3 Grand Championships, 15 top 10s 29 2026
Overall contests by year for OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE
YearContestsGrand ChampionshipsOverall top 10sAverage overall score
2013703632.713
20141317656.352
201526320669.074
201630020674.244
201737428676.762
201835120674.512
201930126677.573
20201107678.662
202127215665.841
202221115662.239
20231419688.256
202427015689.434
202522215692.191
202629315693.042
Average overall scoreper season
Average overall score by year for OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE Line chart of the team’s average overall score in each year it competed. The highest average was 693.042 in 2026. The yearly averages are in the table of the contests chart. 620640660680700720 2013: average overall score 632.713 2013 2014: average overall score 656.352 2014 2015: average overall score 669.074 2015 2016: average overall score 674.244 2016 2017: average overall score 676.762 2017 2018: average overall score 674.512 2018 2019: average overall score 677.573 2019 2020: average overall score 678.662 2020 2021: average overall score 665.841 2021 2022: average overall score 662.239 2022 2023: average overall score 688.256 2023 2024: average overall score 689.434 2024 2025: average overall score 692.191 2025 2026: average overall score 693.042 2026

Recent results

The latest overall finishes on record, newest first.

  • Official: KCBS has certified these scores.
  1. 2ndRGC

    The MoCo Smoke Show

    Oct 16, 2026KCBS Silver Spring, MD 15 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 19).
    697.051
  2. 1stGC

    MD State BBQ Bash

    Oct 9, 2026KCBS Bel Air, MD 28 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 12).
    704.549
  3. 55th

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 158 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    691.314
  4. 63rd

    American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest

    Sep 30, 2026KCBS Kansas City, KS 360 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).KCBS has certified these scores (first seen Oct 6).
    693.074
  5. 6th

    First State BBQ Bash

    Sep 25, 2026KCBS Milford, DE 39 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.766
  6. 17th

    Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

    Sep 4, 2026KCBS Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park 1900 Records Way Meridian, ID 52 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    693.611
  7. 3rd

    Saxonburg BBQ Smokeout

    Aug 28, 2026KCBS Saxonburg, PA 16 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    691.348
  8. 1stGC

    Stoney Creek BBQ Cookoff

    Aug 21, 2026KCBS Edinburg, VA 26 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    706.252
  9. 1stGC

    Kora Kares for Kids

    Aug 15, 2026KCBS Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds 291 S. Hiram Rd Hiram, ME 51 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    709.132
  10. 15th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 2)

    Jul 25, 2026KCBS PA 39 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    690.754
  11. 8th

    Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1)

    Jul 24, 2026KCBS PA 43 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    691.92
  12. 6th

    Chillin & Grillin in the Glades

    Jul 17, 2026KCBS Wise, VA 35 teams

    Results status: Official. KCBS has certified these scores.KCBS has certified these scores.
    692.492

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