GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM

GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM is a competition barbecue team with 21 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 25 at the BBQ Boogie & Blues (2013), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #975 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#975

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1608

peak 1608 · rated over 21 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Feb 6, 2015 · 1.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#328

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

52% of 21 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

692.4912 / 720

Master · Calhoun KOA's

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

681.39 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.50 (+13.89)

Walk rate

86%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · 'Que at the View

Consistency

±37.39

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.30 · weakest Pork (167.29)

Road miles

1,740

across 21 mapped stops · furthest 384 mi

Schedule strength

35%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)

Master avg

667.50 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

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

Chicken ×1

On the rise

+39 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 39 points across 10 contests since Apr 4, 2014 — from 1569 up to 1608.

10 contests since Apr 4, 2014
now 1608

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 15%

They almost always walk

86% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 18 of 21 contests

A top-10 category call in 86% of their 21 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

692.4912 career-best overall

96.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 692.4912 at Calhoun KOA's — 96.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Dec 5, 2014

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Bubba Q has finished one call ahead of GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–2 behind in the head-to-head

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM ahead in 88% of their meetings

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has come out ahead in 15 of their 17 shared contests.

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The weak link

−4.0 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.01 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 43% of the time against 52%.

Pork avg 167.29
Chicken avg 171.30
9 calls in 21 entries

A strong matchup

13–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 93% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 13 of their 14 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM has out-cooked them in 11 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

THE BLUE BLOODS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 14% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 14% across 3 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 34% the rest of the year

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
2015 ↗	Master	#1887 (110 pts)	#1275 (235 pts)	#2031 (90 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2057 (85 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#328 (1,097 pts)	#314 (1,107 pts)	#376 (992 pts)	#330 (1,082 pts)	#352 (1,047 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BULL RUSH BBQ

#976 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1614

Careers of much the same size, 23 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Mar 23, 2018

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Ribs n Pigs BBQ

#970 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 85%
Peak: 1617

Their rating is built on 5 Grand Championships in 26 contests, alongside a 85% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 1, 2026
on a 10-contest top-10 run

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Pistol Packin' Piggies

#973 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1608

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen May 29, 2026

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COOL BLUE Q

#972 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1618

Level with GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Jul 26, 2019

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Wapatui Smokers

#971 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1608

They turned up 10 years after GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM did, first appearing in 2023.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Salted Anchor

#977 of the rated field

1608 power rating

Contests: 37
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1610

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 37 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 37 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
DIGGIN QUE-GA	17	10	7	59%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	17	2	15	12%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
CURLY TAILS BBQ	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUD'S BBQ	10	9	1	90%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	9	9	0	100%	⚔ compare
DEEP SOUTH BBQ	9	7	2	78%	⚔ compare
UNCULTURED SWINE	9	6	3	67%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	11	3	5	180 🔥	157.6572	171.30	top 33%
Pork Ribs	20	11	2	3	177.1544	157.7028	169.64	top 33%
Pork	21	9	0	3	174.2628	150.2172	167.29	top 42%
Brisket	21	6	0	0	174.8572	157.7140	167.35	top 42%

“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)	12	0	top 26%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 45%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	19	top 33%
MS	1	top 17%
NC	1	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Calhoun KOA's	2	8	top 33%	Dec 5, 2014
The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)	2	35	top 52%	Nov 21, 2014
Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	5	top 15%	Sep 12, 2014
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2	16	top 65%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 11 contests

Contests a season 7 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 19 of 21 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 17 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 378 finished ahead 558 times, behind 313

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

20152 milestones

Feb 6 Peak power rating (1608) Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL)
Feb 6 Most recent contest Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL)

20142 milestones

Apr 4 First perfect 180 (Chicken) 'Que at the View
Dec 5 Career-best overall score692.4912 Calhoun KOA's

20138 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First category win (Pork Ribs) Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First overall top-10 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.8566 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 26 First overall podium BBQ Boogie & Blues
Apr 26 First Reserve Championship BBQ Boogie & Blues
Nov 15 10th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.4	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 26, 2013
+12.8	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA)	Nov 14, 2014
+12	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	Sep 12, 2014
+11.5	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 19, 2013
+10.6	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 7, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-18.3	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 22, 2014
-7.1	WNC Barbeque Festival	Jul 26, 2013
-4.3	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)	Nov 15, 2013

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)
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 43%	93.4%	93.4%
2014	9	6	2	89%	top 35%	96.2%	92.3%
2013	11	5	3	82%	top 33%	94.8%	93%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 6, 2015	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	15 / 35 (672.4684)	3 (177.7028)	19 (166.8228)	27 (161.7028)	20 (166.2400)
Dec 5, 2014	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	8 / 38 (692.4912)	1 (176.5600)	26 (167.9656)	9 (174.2628)	9 (173.7028)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	35 / 86 (678.1828)	25 (172.5600)	48 (166.2744)	26 (170.8228)	40 (168.5256)
Nov 14, 2014	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA	7 / 34 (691.3372)	10 (175.4172)	9 (173.1316)	6 (173.1084)	16 (169.6800)
Oct 18, 2014	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	12 / 27 (672.4916)	22 (163.9772)	7 (171.9772)	15 (166.8228)	9 (169.7144)
Oct 3, 2014	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	6 / 22 (687.9200)	6 (171.9656)	2 (177.1544)	12 (166.8228)	5 (171.9772)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	5 / 42 (688.4916)	10 (175.4172)	22 (167.3944)	10 (170.8228)	8 (174.8572)
Aug 22, 2014	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	45 / 45 (507.3828)	28 (164.5256)	—	6 (171.4172)	12 (171.4400)
Jun 6, 2014	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	9 / 31 (678.7544)	6 (172.5600)	9 (166.8344)	3 (174.2628)	17 (165.0972)
Apr 4, 2014	'Que at the View Gulfport, MS	6 / 36 (683.8856)	1 (180)	9 (169.1200)	25 (162.8000)	7 (171.9656)
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	29 / 65 (674.1824)	36 (170.2512)	18 (170.8456)	40 (165.1200)	32 (167.9656)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	50 / 79 (663.2916)	74 (157.6572)	31 (168.5372)	44 (167.3944)	29 (169.7028)
Oct 25, 2013	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	12 / 41 (668.9708)	16 (169.6912)	18 (165.6684)	2 (171.9656)	22 (161.6456)
Sep 13, 2013	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	8 / 43 (675.2912)	6 (175.4056)	4 (170.8572)	20 (165.0856)	21 (163.9428)
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	16 / 54 (657.5196)	28 (163.9428)	5 (171.9772)	30 (161.0740)	31 (160.5256)
Aug 16, 2013	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	7 / 34 (674.1600)	14 (169.6800)	15 (166.2744)	9 (168.5256)	10 (169.6800)
Jul 26, 2013	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	34 / 48 (649.5540)	4 (171.9656)	41 (157.7028)	46 (150.2172)	14 (169.6684)
Jun 7, 2013	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	7 / 39 (674.8564)	21 (166.2854)	1 (176)	4 (171.9998)	26 (160.5712)
May 10, 2013	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	15 / 33 (661.7134)	1 (175.4284)	9 (168.5714)	29 (159.9996)	23 (157.7140)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA	2 / 25 (681.7138)	3 (176.5714)	5 (173.1428)	3 (170.2856)	12 (161.7140)
Apr 19, 2013	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	6 / 36 (682.8566)	12 (169.7140)	1 (176.5716)	15 (168.5712)	18 (167.9998)

GEORGIA BOYS BBQ TEAM

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

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)