GOVERNORS BBQ

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

Power ranking

#3058

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1504

peak 1514 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-17

latest 2018-04-06

Best ToY finish

#895

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 8 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5256 / 720

Master · Smokin' At The Market

Perfect 180s

Current form

664.48 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.29 (+1.19)

Walk rate

63%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork · Smokin' At The Market

Consistency

±14.48

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 169.71 · weakest Chicken (163.41)

Road miles

1,646

mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 813 mi

Schedule strength

21%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)

Master avg

663.29 / 720

8 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (9 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

63% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 5 of 8 contests

A top-10 category call in 63% of their 8 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

680.5256 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5256 at Smokin' At The Market — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-03

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 39%.

3 contests
1 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.3 points behind their best meat

Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.30 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 50%.

Chicken avg 163.41
Pork Ribs avg 169.71
1 calls in 8 entries

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SOUTHERN SMOKERS in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.9 years, then back at *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (2018-04-06).

last seen 2015-05-29
back 2018-04-06

Pork Ribs nemesis

4 of 5 shared pork ribs entries lost

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has out-cooked them in 4 of 5 shared pork ribs entries.

The metronome

±2.01% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
8 contests

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

Sadie Beth Barbeque Company

#3069 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-09

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Bailey Acres BBQ

#3045 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-08-29

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NEW RIVER BOYS

#3043 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1516

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 6 years after GOVERNORS BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2022-11-12

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Dakota Smoke BBQ

#3070 of the rated field

1503 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-07-20

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RUBBED RITE BBQ

#3052 of the rated field

1504 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-06-23

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Bubba Joe's Que

#3068 of the rated field

1504 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1504

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Behind	Win rate
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	5	5	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	5	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	8	1	0	171.4286	152.5600	163.41	top 68%
Pork Ribs	8	4	0	174.2972	162.8800	169.71	top 31%
Pork	8	0	0	176.0000	153.1312	166.48	top 54%
Brisket	8	1	1	175.4056	153.1316	163.70	top 63%

“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
TN	7	0	top 52%
TX	1	0	top 58%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	3	0	top 50%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 54%

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

On the trail 4.9 yrs 2013-05-17 → 2018-04-06

Busiest season 2013 3 contests

Contests a season 2 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TN 7 of 8 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 8 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 8 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 169.71 · weakest Chicken (163.41)

Walk rate 63% a top-10 call in 5 of 8 contests

Overall top-10 rate 13% 1 of 8 contests

Master average 663.29 out of 720 · 8 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 263 175–185 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,646 8 mapped stops · furthest 813 mi

Schedule strength 1529 average field rating faced — tougher than 21% of rated contests

Longest layoff 2.9 yrs 2015-05-29 → 2018-04-06

Power rating 1504 peak 1514 · #3058 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 17 First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 First call Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1426 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
Jun 21 First overall top-10 Queen City Cook-Off
Jun 21 Peak power rating (1514) Queen City Cook-Off
2014
Oct 3 Career-best overall score680.5256 Smokin' At The Market
Oct 3 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Smokin' At The Market
2018
Apr 6 Most recent contest *Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.6	Queen City Cook-Off	2013-06-21
+2	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2013-05-17
+0.7	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival	2015-05-15

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-5.7	Smokin' At The Market	2014-10-03
-2.1	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2014-05-16
-1.9	*Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	2018-04-06
-0.7	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2015-05-29
-0.1	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship	2013-08-23

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)
2018	1	0	0%	top 58%	88.7%	88.7%
2015	2	0	100%	top 58%	93.6%	93.6%
2014	2	0	0%	top 65%	94.5%	92.8%
2013	3	1	100%	top 39%	94%	91.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-04-06	*Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	40 / 69 (638.7772)	26 (165.6800)	34 (162.8800)	49 (157.0856)	54 (153.1316)
2015-05-29	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	18 / 29 (674.2516)	19 (169.1316)	5 (174.2972)	21 (166.8456)	23 (163.9772)
2015-05-15	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN	24 / 44 (673.0172)	31 (166.8344)	5 (174.2744)	32 (167.3828)	35 (164.5256)
2014-10-03	Smokin' At The Market Gallatin, TN	20 / 29 (680.5256)	24 (169.1200)	19 (171.4056)	11 (176.0000)	27 (164.0000)
2014-05-16	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	34 / 56 (655.8516)	48 (158.8116)	18 (169.1200)	23 (169.6800)	40 (158.2400)
2013-08-23	Music City Festival & BBQ Championship Nashville, TN	28 / 55 (645.6340)	47 (152.5600)	23 (164.5372)	46 (153.1312)	2 (175.4056)
2013-06-21	Queen City Cook-Off Clarksville, TN	7 / 39 (677.1424)	9 (171.4286)	4 (171.4284)	13 (169.1428)	22 (165.1426)
2013-05-17	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	22 / 47 (661.1426)	42 (153.7140)	9 (169.7146)	11 (172.5712)	21 (165.1428)

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1514 (154 pts)	#1656 (144 pts)	#955 (364 pts)	#1717 (134 pts)	#1745 (124 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1575 (154 pts)	#1846 (134 pts)	#1467 (194 pts)	#1420 (209 pts)	#1852 (129 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#895 (331 pts)	#1042 (296 pts)	#730 (456 pts)	#934 (341 pts)	#729 (446 pts)