GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q

GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 6th of 21 at the Flags are Flying (2015). They are ranked #3151 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,151

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1502

peak 1510 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 13, 2013

latest Mar 4, 2016 · 2.5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#480

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

20% of 15 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

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

Best single call

176.5600

Chicken · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±15.23

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 165.82 · weakest Pork (162.93)

Road miles

947

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 124 mi

Schedule strength

33%

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

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

658.35 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

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
Oct 3, 2014

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

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

SMOKIN' SAUCED

#3,145 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1504

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2023

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smoKINGBATKO BBQ

#3,156 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1502

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 23 contests to 15.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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S.W.A.T. BBQ

#3,144 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1508

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

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jan 13, 2018

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KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS

#3,153 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1550

24 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Apr 14, 2023

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LV Bucketlist BBQ

#3,155 of the rated field

1502 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1508

They turned up 11 years after GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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Free Smokes BBQ

#3,163 of the rated field

1501 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1522

Fewer contests behind them than GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q has cooked, 8 to 15, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 6, 2026

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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 field size and state

By contest size

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

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Ribville	2	10	top 56%	Oct 9, 2015
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2	20	top 39%	Jul 31, 2015
Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2	15	top 69%	Jun 5, 2015
Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	20	top 65%	Sep 12, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 8 contests

Contests a season 3.8 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 15 of 15 contests

Contests visited 11 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 265 finished ahead 233 times, behind 320

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

20162 milestones

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)

20151 milestone

Nov 6 Peak power rating (1510) Flags are Flying

20146 milestones

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)

20131 milestone

Sep 13 First tracked contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.7	Flags are Flying	Nov 6, 2015
+8.1	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 1, 2014
+6.4	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Jul 31, 2015
+6.2	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 3, 2014
+5.9	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 14, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 5, 2015
-9.4	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Sep 13, 2013
-8.2	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 4, 2016
-5.3	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 25, 2013
-3.7	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	May 9, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

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
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	49 / 59 (645.0056)	5 (176.5600)	54 (153.7028)	53 (157.0628)	45 (157.6800)
Nov 6, 2015	Flags are Flying Winder, GA	6 / 21 (673.5768)	11 (166.8228)	5 (169.1084)	12 (165.6800)	3 (171.9656)
Oct 9, 2015	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	16 / 26 (646.0796)	23 (151.9312)	5 (170.8228)	17 (156.4912)	8 (166.8344)
Jul 31, 2015	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	23 / 55 (676.9940)	48 (160.5028)	31 (167.9656)	6 (175.4172)	9 (173.1084)
Jun 5, 2015	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	38 / 42 (645.4624)	31 (165.6684)	29 (165.0972)	38 (157.6456)	32 (157.0512)
Oct 24, 2014	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)
Oct 10, 2014	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	10 / 20 (666.6968)	13 (163.9312)	4 (169.6800)	9 (168.5484)	10 (164.5372)
Oct 3, 2014	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)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	20 / 42 (673.6000)	13 (174.2628)	14 (170.8344)	14 (168.5600)	29 (159.9428)
Aug 14, 2014	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)
Aug 1, 2014	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	20 / 56 (672.4228)	20 (171.9656)	33 (163.9428)	17 (169.6800)	23 (166.8344)
Jun 6, 2014	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	15 / 31 (662.6968)	23 (161.6684)	16 (163.9656)	13 (167.3828)	14 (169.6800)
May 9, 2014	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)
Oct 25, 2013	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)
Sep 13, 2013	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	35 / 43 (637.4972)	36 (158.2284)	34 (155.9200)	18 (166.8344)	35 (156.5144)

GEORGIA JO'S SMOKIN Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)