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
- Sep 25, 2015
LITTLE GEORGE'S BBQ
LITTLE GEORGE'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 13th of 19 at the Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival (2018). They are ranked #4843 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
Mar 15, 2013
latest May 4, 2018 · 5.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
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
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 162.55 · weakest Pork (157.02)
Road miles
311
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to LITTLE GEORGE'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
130 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4,836 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,851 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Level with LITTLE GEORGE'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,852 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1500
They've been 1500 at their best, 35 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#4,844 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,834 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1466
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#4,833 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1466
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before LITTLE GEORGE'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersBy 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 field size and state
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% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MS
5 of 6 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
6
a different one every time
Opponents faced
230
finished ahead 65 times, behind 254
Longest layoff
1.6 yrs
Sep 25, 2015 → Apr 28, 2017
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20183 milestones
- 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
20152 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7312 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
- Career-best overall score666.7312 Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- Peak power rating (1486) Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +3.3 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown | Sep 25, 2015 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.9 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | Mar 15, 2013 |
| -9.5 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | May 2, 2014 |
| -9.2 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Benefiting Link Centre | Mar 14, 2014 |
| -2.6 | Hog Wild BBQ Cook off, Kids Que and Family Festival | May 4, 2018 |
| -2 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Festival | Apr 28, 2017 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2018 | 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) |
| Apr 28, 2017 | 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) |
| Sep 25, 2015 | Jim Bowie BBQ Throwdown Vidalia, LA | 22 / 45 (666.7312) | 25 (166.2512) | 22 (167.3712) | 28 (166.8344) | 27 (166.2744) |
| May 2, 2014 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 35 / 40 (635.8856) | 28 (165.7256) | 40 (143.9316) | 31 (159.4056) | 18 (166.8228) |
| Mar 14, 2014 | 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) |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 94 / 100 (600.5710) | 96 (149.7142) | 80 (154.8572) | 97 (144.5714) | 84 (151.4282) |