BUBBY'S BBQ

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

Power ranking

#2330

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1525

peak 1530 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-03-28

latest 2016-06-17

Best ToY finish

#656

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 6 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2400 / 720

Master · The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

671.93 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 667.92 (+4.00)

Walk rate

67%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4056

Chicken · Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival

Consistency

±11.69

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.07 · weakest Pork (163.98)

Road miles

743

mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi

Schedule strength

37%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Master avg

667.92 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (4 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.

High-water mark

682.2400 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2400 at The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-05-30

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS ahead in 100% of their meetings

WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−6.1 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.09 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.

Pork avg 163.98
Chicken avg 170.07
0 calls in 6 entries

The comeback

1.9 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival (2016-06-17).

last seen 2014-07-11
back 2016-06-17

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

Fat For A Reason BBQ

#2338 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2026-08-08

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SWEET CHEEKS PIT BBQ

#2326 of the rated field

1525 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 7
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 43%
Peak: 1543

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 5 years after BUBBY'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 7 contests
last seen 2023-10-05

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PHAT CHANCE

#2322 of the rated field

1525 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1525

No shared contest yet.

Level with BUBBY'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2021-10-22

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KRESMOKERS

#2321 of the rated field

1525 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1526

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen 2015-05-23

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JIMMY'S BACKYARD BBQ

#2331 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1535

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2018-11-03

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Sasquatch Inferno

#2335 of the rated field

1525 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1530

No shared contest yet.

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 6.

rated over 9 contests
last seen 2025-09-26

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	175.4056	166.2512	170.07	top 39%
Pork Ribs	6	2	174.8688	161.0972	165.89	top 46%
Pork	6	0	169.1200	159.4172	163.98	top 62%
Brisket	6	3	173.1084	155.9432	167.98	top 33%

“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	Avg finish
KY	3	top 54%
OH	1	top 29%
NC	1	top 47%
TN	1	top 21%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	2	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 38%

The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2014-03-28 → 2016-06-17

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3 across 2 seasons in the data

Cooks most in KY 3 of 6 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 6 0 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.07 · weakest Pork (163.98)

Walk rate 67% a top-10 call in 4 of 6 contests

Overall top-10 rate 33% 2 of 6 contests

Master average 667.92 out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 203 151–106 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 743 6 mapped stops · furthest 189 mi

Schedule strength 1549 average field rating faced — tougher than 37% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1.9 yrs 2014-07-11 → 2016-06-17

Power rating 1525 peak 1530 · #2330 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
Mar 28 First tracked contest Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival
May 30 First call The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
May 30 First overall top-10 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
May 30 First overall past 90% of a perfect score682.2400 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
May 30 Career-best overall score682.2400 The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off
Jul 11 Peak power rating (1530) 8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff
2016
Jun 17 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4056 Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival
Jun 17 Most recent contest Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11.2	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off	2014-05-30
+8.9	Barbourville BBQ Festival	2014-06-20
+8.1	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff	2014-07-11
+2.3	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2014-06-13

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.6	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival	2016-06-17
-0.7	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival	2014-03-28

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)

Season by season

Season	Contests	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	0	100%	top 72%	92.5%	92.5%
2014	5	0	2	0	60%	top 37%	94.8%	92.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-06-17	Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY	23 / 32 (666.2172)	9 (175.4056)	27 (161.0972)	30 (159.4172)	8 (170.2972)
2014-07-11	8th Annual Ohio Veterans BBQ Cookoff Kettering, OH	12 / 42 (665.6228)	10 (170.2628)	19 (163.3944)	14 (168.5600)	19 (163.4056)
2014-06-20	Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY	9 / 27 (681.6688)	11 (171.9656)	5 (174.8688)	21 (162.2744)	7 (172.5600)
2014-06-13	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	34 / 73 (663.8856)	30 (167.9656)	46 (161.1088)	50 (161.7028)	12 (173.1084)
2014-05-30	The Rotary Club of West Knoxville - Rocky Top Hummin' & Strummin' BBQ Cook-Off Knoxville, TN	10 / 48 (682.2400)	24 (168.5828)	9 (171.9772)	18 (169.1200)	7 (172.5600)
2014-03-28	Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY	24 / 42 (647.8972)	22 (166.2512)	20 (162.8800)	25 (162.8228)	29 (155.9432)

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
2014 ↗	Master	#656 (564 pts)	#751 (499 pts)	#639 (599 pts)	#827 (444 pts)	#577 (639 pts)