High-water mark
666.7312
career-best overall
92.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 666.7312 at Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown — 92.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2015-09-25
LITTLE GEORGE'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2018-05-04
Best ToY finish
#1716
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
642.73 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 635.70 (+7.03)
Walk rate
17%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.61
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.55 · weakest Pork (157.02)
Road miles
311
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 134 mi
Schedule strength
17%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1524)
Master avg
635.70 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Smokin' Good Times has finished one call ahead of LITTLE GEORGE'S BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
GIVE IT TO GOD ahead in 100% of their meetings
GIVE IT TO GOD has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.5
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.53 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 17%.
- Pork avg 157.02
- Chicken avg 162.55
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
1.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival (2017-04-28).
- last seen 2015-09-25
- back 2017-04-28
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4823 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Level with LITTLE GEORGE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4827 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1500 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 149.7142 | 162.55 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3712 | 143.9316 | 157.39 | top 72% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8344 | 144.5714 | 157.02 | top 79% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8228 | 150.8116 | 158.74 | top 70% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS | 5 | 0 | top 80% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 49% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.1 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2018-05-04
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MS
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 162.55 · weakest Pork (157.02)
Walk rate
17%
a top-10 call in 1 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
635.70
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
231
65–254 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
311
6 mapped stops · furthest 134 mi
Schedule strength
1524
average field rating faced — tougher than 17% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2017-04-28
Power rating
1466
peak 1466 · #4817 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Peak power rating (1486) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- 2015
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7312 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score666.7312 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- 2018
- First call *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)167.9656 *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
- Most recent contest *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | 2015-09-25 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2013-03-15 |
| -9.5 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | 2014-05-02 |
| -9.3 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | 2014-03-14 |
| -2.6 | *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | 2018-05-04 |
| -2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | 2017-04-28 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 88.3% | 88.3% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 90.4% | 90.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 49% | 92.6% | 92.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 88.3% | 87.5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-04 | *Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 13 / 19 (635.9540) | 8 (167.9656) | 12 (161.1544) | 17 (155.4284) | 17 (151.4056) |
| 2017-04-28 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival Brookhaven, MS | 18 / 27 (650.6512) | 22 (161.0856) | 19 (161.6456) | 15 (162.2400) | 16 (165.6800) |
| 2015-09-25 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 22 / 45 (666.7312) | 25 (166.2512) | 22 (167.3712) | 28 (166.8344) | 27 (166.2744) |
| 2014-05-02 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 35 / 40 (635.8856) | 28 (165.7256) | 40 (143.9316) | 31 (159.4056) | 18 (166.8228) |
| 2014-03-14 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre Tupelo, MS | 79 / 95 (624.4116) | 47 (164.5484) | 68 (155.3944) | 86 (153.6572) | 79 (150.8116) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 94 / 100 (600.5710) | 96 (149.7142) | 80 (154.8572) | 97 (144.5714) | 84 (151.4282) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1753 (104 pts) | #1523 (139 pts) | #1786 (109 pts) | #1912 (84 pts) | #1884 (84 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2051 (87 pts) | #2244 (67 pts) | #2179 (82 pts) | #2032 (102 pts) | #2052 (97 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2055 (75 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2111 (75 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1716 (140 pts) | #1791 (140 pts) | #1768 (140 pts) | #1785 (140 pts) | #1548 (175 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |