GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q

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

Power ranking

#3126

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1502

peak 1510 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-09-13

latest 2016-03-04

Best ToY finish

#480

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

678.1484 / 720

Master · Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.42 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.35 (-0.93)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±15.23

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.82 · weakest Pork (162.93)

Road miles

947

mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi

Schedule strength

33%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.35 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 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.

High-water mark

678.1484 career-best overall

94.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 678.1484 at Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) — 94.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-10-03

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

9 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, OLD PLANTATION BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.12% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.12% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
15 contests

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

EF-Q

#3114 of the rated field

1502 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1533

No shared contest yet.

They've been 1533 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

TARHEEL SMOKERS

#3117 of the rated field

1502 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1517

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-05-17

⚔ Head-to-head

ARMED AND HAMMERED BBQ

#3119 of the rated field

1502 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1547

No shared contest yet.

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 15% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2023-04-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Slow & Easy

#3125 of the rated field

1502 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

THE BEARDED ONE BBQ

#3127 of the rated field

1502 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Level with GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2022-10-22

⚔ Head-to-head

PINKIE'S BBQ

#3113 of the rated field

1502 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1506

No shared contest yet.

Fewer contests behind them than GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q has cooked, 10 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2017-07-28

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE CHET'S BBQ	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
DIGGIN QUE-GA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HAWGPOUND SMOKERS	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	2	0	0	176.5600	151.9312	165.82	top 57%
Pork Ribs	15	3	0	0	170.8344	153.7028	164.88	top 51%
Pork	15	2	0	0	175.4172	149.6684	162.93	top 59%
Brisket	15	5	1	2	176.5600	151.3828	164.72	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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	7	0	top 48%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Ribville	2	10	top 56%	2015-10-09
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2	20	top 39%	2015-07-31
Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2	15	top 69%	2015-06-05
Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	20	top 65%	2014-09-12

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.5 yrs 2013-09-13 → 2016-03-04

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 11 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 15 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 165.82 · weakest Pork (162.93)

Walk rate 47% a top-10 call in 7 of 15 contests

Overall top-10 rate 20% 3 of 15 contests

Best top-10 run 2 straight contests

Master average 658.35 out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 266 233–320 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 947 15 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi

Schedule strength 1544 average field rating faced — tougher than 33% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1502 peak 1510 · #3126 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Sep 13 First tracked contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2014
Jun 6 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.6968 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 14 First call Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 3 First category win (Brisket) Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 3 First overall top-10 Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 3 Career-best overall score678.1484 Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 24 10th tracked contest Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)
2015
Nov 6 Peak power rating (1510) Flags are Flying
2016
Mar 4 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 4 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.8	Flags are Flying	2015-11-06
+8.1	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2014-08-01
+6.4	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2015-07-31
+6.2	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)	2014-10-03
+6	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	2014-08-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2015-06-05
-9.4	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-09-13
-8.2	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2016-03-04
-5.4	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-10-25
-3.7	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2014-05-09

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	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 83%	89.6%	89.6%
2015	4	1	0	75%	top 56%	94%	91.7%
2014	8	2	1	38%	top 49%	94.2%	92.2%
2013	2	0	0	0%	top 77%	89%	88.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	49 / 59 (645.0056)	5 (176.5600)	54 (153.7028)	53 (157.0628)	45 (157.6800)
2015-11-06	Flags are Flying Winder, GA	6 / 21 (673.5768)	11 (166.8228)	5 (169.1084)	12 (165.6800)	3 (171.9656)
2015-10-09	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	16 / 26 (646.0796)	23 (151.9312)	5 (170.8228)	17 (156.4912)	8 (166.8344)
2015-07-31	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	23 / 55 (676.9940)	48 (160.5028)	31 (167.9656)	6 (175.4172)	9 (173.1084)
2015-06-05	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	38 / 42 (645.4624)	31 (165.6684)	29 (165.0972)	38 (157.6456)	32 (157.0512)
2014-10-24	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA	23 / 35 (658.6740)	26 (163.3712)	15 (166.8344)	21 (161.0856)	16 (167.3828)
2014-10-10	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	10 / 20 (666.6968)	13 (163.9312)	4 (169.6800)	9 (168.5484)	10 (164.5372)
2014-10-03	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	9 / 22 (678.1484)	11 (169.6800)	12 (168.5256)	19 (163.3828)	1 (176.5600)
2014-09-12	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	20 / 42 (673.6000)	13 (174.2628)	14 (170.8344)	14 (168.5600)	29 (159.9428)
2014-08-14	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	14 / 35 (665.6116)	7 (171.4056)	23 (161.6916)	15 (165.6800)	16 (166.8344)
2014-08-01	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	20 / 56 (672.4228)	20 (171.9656)	33 (163.9428)	17 (169.6800)	23 (166.8344)
2014-06-06	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	15 / 31 (662.6968)	23 (161.6684)	16 (163.9656)	13 (167.3828)	14 (169.6800)
2014-05-09	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	28 / 42 (631.8056)	14 (170.2744)	25 (159.3484)	36 (150.8000)	29 (151.3828)
2013-10-25	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	30 / 41 (640.9824)	32 (161.0856)	17 (165.7028)	41 (149.6684)	21 (164.5256)
2013-09-13	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	35 / 43 (637.4972)	36 (158.2284)	34 (155.9200)	18 (166.8344)	35 (156.5144)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#866 (387 pts)	#1079 (297 pts)	#783 (467 pts)	#828 (437 pts)	#653 (572 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#480 (802 pts)	#435 (862 pts)	#468 (852 pts)	#476 (817 pts)	#407 (932 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1637 (134 pts)	#1703 (134 pts)	#1466 (174 pts)	#1472 (169 pts)	#1489 (154 pts)