RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA GA
Rating
1649
peak 1659
Contests
21
in the data
First seen
2019-11-22
latest 2026-05-29
Best ToY finish
#60
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
2
4 reserve
Category wins
7
20 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
of 21 contests
Avg finish
top 21%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
479.36 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 420.49 (+58.87)
Walk rate
90%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
8
best run (overall)
Consistency
±113.53
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.53 · weakest Brisket (166.80)
Road miles
1399
mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 188 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
3D BBQ has finished one call ahead of RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BAD ROOSTER BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Electro-Que-ted has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Peckerwood Country Club in 14 of their 15 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 4 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5944 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ Boogie & Blues (2023-04-28).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 60-team field at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 10% across 3 contests, versus top 21% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 165.0972 | 173.53 | top 18% |
| Pork Ribs | 21 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 166.2400 | 171.14 | top 23% |
| Pork | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 178.8572 | 163.3712 | 171.26 | top 21% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8112 | 162.7884 | 166.80 | top 74% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 16 | 2 | top 18% |
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 74% |
| Medium (20–39) | 11 | 1 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 1 | top 13% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (17 of 21 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (21 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (2023-08-18)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 420.49
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 681.0284 | 515.09 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 678.6968 | 429.94 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 343.3828 | 339.95 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 526.2516 | 404.91 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 514.8000 | 512.79 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 504.4800 | 504.48 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 340.5256 | 340.53 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 14 / 19 (681.0284) | 15 (168.5140) | 12 (169.7260) | 14 (171.9772) | 12 (170.8112) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 6 / 44 (349.1432) | 2 (176.5716) | 9 (172.5716) | 13 (169.6800) | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 5 / 56 (349.6916) | 3 (177.7144) | 11 (171.9772) | 3 (175.4172) | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches Kennesaw, GA | 5 / 27 (338.2400) | 4 (170.2628) | 6 (167.9772) | 4 (170.2856) | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 15 / 26 (678.6968) | 1 (178.8572) | 16 (168.5256) | 16 (168.5256) | 22 (162.7884) |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 4 / 45 (353.1200) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 17 / 58 (335.9316) | 24 (165.0972) | 10 (170.8344) | 7 (174.2744) | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 7 / 26 (339.3828) | 9 (168.5484) | 6 (170.8344) | 2 (174.2744) | — |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 2 / 34 (341.1084) | 4 (169.6912) | 3 (171.4172) | 2 (169.6684) | — |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 5 / 59 (343.3828) | 2 (176.5600) | 15 (166.8228) | 15 (167.3828) | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 1 / 60 (353.7028) | 4 (177.1428) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (175.4056) | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 23 / 73 (338.8000) | 24 (170.2628) | 28 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 1 / 27 (526.2516) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (173.1316) | 2 (173.1200) | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 9 / 26 (342.7884) | 14 (167.3828) | 1 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 2 / 32 (525.0972) | 2 (178.8572) | 1 (176.5600) | 6 (169.6800) | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 10 / 39 (342.8116) | 5 (175.4172) | 21 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 2 / 57 (514.8000) | 2 (178.8800) | 8 (166.2400) | 8 (169.6800) | — |
| 2022-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 9 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 2 / 30 (510.7772) | 1 (175.4056) | 2 (166.8344) | 4 (168.5372) | — |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown Cumming, GA | 3 / 28 (504.4800) | 2 (170.8344) | 4 (170.2744) | 12 (163.3712) | — |
| 2019-11-22 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 7 / 20 (340.5256) | 5 (171.4056) | 6 (169.1200) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #95 (351 pts) | #73 (486 pts) | #127 (266 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #705 (99 pts) | #793 (94 pts) | #799 (109 pts) | #726 (99 pts) | #708 (109 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #118 (468 pts) | #143 (413 pts) | #114 (568 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1001 (101 pts) | #649 (276 pts) | #1181 (96 pts) | #1074 (96 pts) | #1164 (66 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #60 (861 pts) | #73 (791 pts) | #83 (746 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #43 (1043 pts) | #63 (928 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1036 (143 pts) | — | — |