HEAVENLY HAWGS GA

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

Power ranking

#1512

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1563

peak 1570 · rated over 23 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-24

latest 2017-04-21

Best ToY finish

#331

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 23 contests

Avg finish

top 46%

overall standings

Best overall

685.6340 / 720

Master · BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

665.92 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 667.95 (-2.03)

Walk rate

78%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±12.33

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.31 · weakest Brisket (163.51)

Road miles

2,931

mi across 23 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

667.95 / 720

23 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180s

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

They almost always walk

78% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 18 of 23 contests

A top-10 category call in 78% of their 23 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

685.6340 career-best overall

95.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 685.6340 at BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) — 95.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-04-24

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

QMEISTERS has finished one call ahead of HEAVENLY HAWGS GA 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

12–1 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 92% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.8 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.80 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 26% of the time against 30%.

Brisket avg 163.51
Chicken avg 168.31
6 calls in 23 entries

A strong matchup

7–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 88% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 7 of their 8 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q has out-cooked them in 11 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CRAFT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 37% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 37% across 3 contests, versus top 46% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 46% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.71% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.71% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.8% of a perfect score
23 contests

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.

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

CRAFT BBQ

#1509 of the rated field

1563 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1563

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to HEAVENLY HAWGS GA)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — HEAVENLY HAWGS GA ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2016-09-16

⚔ Head-to-head

Meat Machine BBQ

#1508 of the rated field

1563 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1565

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen 2023-08-25

⚔ Head-to-head

MEAT MISTERS

#1504 of the rated field

1564 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1566

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 23, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 26 contests
last seen 2020-07-24

⚔ Head-to-head

DR. ALAN'S BBQ

#1510 of the rated field

1563 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1582

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 2020-10-24

⚔ Head-to-head

QUE'S YER DADDY

#1516 of the rated field

1563 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1572

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 8 years after HEAVENLY HAWGS GA did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2026-05-08

⚔ Head-to-head

Col. Buck’s BBQ

#1507 of the rated field

1563 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1563

No shared contest yet.

Level with HEAVENLY HAWGS GA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2024-08-10

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	10	5	5	50%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
JACK'S OLD SOUTH	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare
PIG WHISPERERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	8	7	1	88%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	23	7	0	0	175.4056	157.0512	168.31	top 49%
Pork Ribs	23	10	2	5	180.0000 🔥	155.3828	168.23	top 42%
Pork	23	8	0	0	173.1200	157.1200	167.89	top 39%
Brisket	23	6	0	1	173.1200	150.2056	163.51	top 56%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 56%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 41%
Large (40+)	8	top 54%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	3	27	top 64%	2016-03-11
Fitzgerald Pig Pickin	2	11	top 54%	2016-06-10
Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival	2	7	top 38%	2015-10-23
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2	6	top 28%	2015-05-08
BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	2	5	top 35%	2015-04-24
Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash	2	13	top 49%	2015-03-27

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 3.9 yrs 2013-05-24 → 2017-04-21

Busiest season 2015 10 contests

Contests a season 4.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 23 of 23 contests

Contests visited 16 6 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 23 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.31 · weakest Brisket (163.51)

Walk rate 78% a top-10 call in 18 of 23 contests

Overall top-10 rate 26% 6 of 23 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 667.95 out of 720 · 23 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 1 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 393 454–396 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,931 23 mapped stops · furthest 155 mi

Schedule strength 1557 average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1563 peak 1570 · #1512 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
May 24 First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
May 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5710 Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
2014
Mar 28 First call Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA)
Sep 12 First overall top-10 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Oct 24 First category win (Pork Ribs) Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)
Oct 24 10th tracked contest Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)
2015
Apr 24 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 24 Career-best overall score685.6340 BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)
May 8 Peak power rating (1570) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
2017
Apr 21 Most recent contest Barnesville BBQ & Blues

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier)	2015-04-24
+12.4	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)	2014-10-24
+11.1	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2014-09-12
+10.4	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	2015-05-08
+7.3	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA)	2014-03-28

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.1	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)	2016-03-11
-6.7	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)	2014-03-14
-5.2	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	2013-05-24
-4.8	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin'	2015-06-12
-4.3	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	2015-05-22

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)
2017	1	0	0	100%	top 41%	93.6%	93.6%
2016	2	0	0	50%	top 59%	92.4%	91.3%
2015	10	3	1	80%	top 45%	95.2%	93.4%
2014	9	3	1	89%	top 42%	95.1%	92.5%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 70%	91.2%	91.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2017-04-21	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA	12 / 29 (674.1828)	25 (160.5256)	11 (169.7028)	5 (173.1200)	10 (170.8344)
2016-06-10	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin Fitzgerald, GA	11 / 26 (665.0056)	12 (166.8228)	21 (158.8116)	6 (170.8456)	6 (168.5256)
2016-03-11	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	68 / 89 (649.5428)	62 (163.9656)	68 (161.6572)	28 (167.9772)	71 (155.9428)
2015-11-13	Richland Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	10 / 18 (662.1372)	4 (175.4056)	12 (163.9888)	13 (159.9428)	15 (162.8000)
2015-10-23	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA	15 / 27 (678.7196)	5 (175.4056)	10 (173.1084)	13 (170.8344)	20 (159.3712)
2015-08-28	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	18 / 41 (675.2568)	22 (170.8112)	7 (173.1316)	17 (169.6684)	29 (161.6456)
2015-06-12	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA	13 / 20 (674.7312)	4 (174.2628)	4 (174.2744)	11 (168.5256)	16 (157.6684)
2015-05-22	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	42 / 65 (659.2340)	60 (157.0512)	29 (167.3944)	23 (167.3712)	25 (167.4172)
2015-05-08	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	6 / 39 (675.2684)	6 (170.8228)	22 (161.6572)	8 (169.6684)	3 (173.1200)
2015-04-24	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	5 / 35 (685.6340)	18 (166.2512)	1 (180.0000)	16 (167.3712)	9 (172.0116)
2015-04-17	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA	11 / 29 (674.7200)	25 (166.2284)	2 (174.2744)	5 (173.1200)	24 (161.0972)
2015-03-27	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA	17 / 28 (655.8628)	10 (170.2628)	15 (167.9772)	18 (162.2628)	26 (155.3600)
2015-03-13	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	27 / 72 (680.9940)	11 (175.4056)	28 (170.8228)	19 (171.9772)	56 (162.7884)
2014-10-24	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA	7 / 35 (678.1712)	14 (168.5256)	1 (178.2972)	4 (171.9656)	25 (159.3828)
2014-10-10	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Lyons, GA	9 / 25 (673.0400)	6 (174.2628)	10 (167.9772)	4 (172.5600)	18 (158.2400)
2014-09-12	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	9 / 42 (684.4456)	14 (174.2628)	21 (168.5256)	5 (173.1200)	14 (168.5372)
2014-05-30	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	12 / 29 (667.3256)	8 (168.5484)	2 (173.7028)	19 (159.3828)	16 (165.6916)
2014-05-09	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	17 / 42 (653.5544)	15 (169.6916)	31 (155.3828)	19 (163.3944)	9 (165.0856)
2014-04-25	BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA	16 / 29 (674.7084)	23 (165.6684)	6 (174.2744)	26 (161.6456)	8 (173.1200)
2014-04-03	Smokin on the River (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Summerville, GA	15 / 30 (654.7200)	17 (166.2400)	3 (170.8572)	20 (157.1200)	15 (160.5028)
2014-03-28	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	13 / 35 (673.6116)	18 (169.1084)	21 (165.1316)	9 (173.1200)	18 (166.2516)
2014-03-14	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	34 / 43 (635.3140)	34 (158.8456)	33 (160.0000)	20 (166.2628)	41 (150.2056)
2013-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	33 / 47 (656.5710)	37 (162.8568)	42 (158.2856)	11 (170.2856)	22 (165.1430)

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
2017 ↗	Master	#1860 (119 pts)	#2889 (54 pts)	#1804 (124 pts)	#1522 (179 pts)	#1756 (129 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1450 (181 pts)	#1594 (176 pts)	#1812 (131 pts)	#1393 (226 pts)	#1352 (226 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#331 (1117 pts)	#247 (1282 pts)	#198 (1432 pts)	#300 (1117 pts)	#399 (932 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#340 (1070 pts)	#383 (990 pts)	#230 (1365 pts)	#299 (1155 pts)	#403 (935 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2386 (72 pts)	#2436 (72 pts)	#2423 (72 pts)	#1670 (142 pts)	#1965 (87 pts)