Perfect scores on the board
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
- Brisket ×1
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in brisket.
They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) (2016-09-23).
A call in 33 of 55 contests
A top-10 category call in 60% of their 55 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.8344 at Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS has finished one call ahead of HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
2017 was the year it came together: 16 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 46%.
SMOKE ON THIS ahead in 78% of their meetings
SMOKE ON THIS has come out ahead in 25 of their 32 shared contests.
Ahead in 84% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 16 of their 19 shared contests.
SUGAR BABY BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Something about February: average finish in the top 39% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,030 miles across 55 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 334 miles to Bands & BBQ at the Point.
Their overall lands within ±2.01% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
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.
36 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
Careers of much the same size, 41 contests to 55, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1616 at their best, 33 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head27 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 63% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headThey turned up 5 years after HARLAN CO. COAL BURNERS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE ON THIS | 32 | 7 | 25 | 22% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 24 | 2 | 22 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY PRIME | 23 | 4 | 19 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 22 | 3 | 19 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | 20 | 9 | 11 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 19 | 16 | 3 | 84% | ⚔ compare |
| WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| J & B'S BBQ | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| BLUE CHIP BBQ | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 18 | 1 | 17 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 17 | 1 | 16 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| Extra Mile BBQ | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE AND SHINE BBQ | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 55 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 176.5600 | 127.3944 | 167.86 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 55 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 176.0000 | 149.6344 | 165.36 | top 55% |
| Pork | 55 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 153.1316 | 165.76 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 55 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 146.8000 | 166.00 | top 50% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 21 | 0 | top 53% |
| KY | 18 | 0 | top 56% |
| TN | 8 | 0 | top 60% |
| VA | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
| NC | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 35% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 62% |
| Medium (20–39) | 30 | 0 | top 55% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 56% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Chillin & Grillin In The Glades | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 58% | 2017-07-14 |
| Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 41% | 2018-02-02 |
| Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) | 2 | 40 | 0 | top 68% | 2017-11-18 |
| *Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 45% | 2017-10-20 |
| Bands & BBQ at the Point | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 51% | 2017-09-15 |
| Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival | 2 | 43 | 0 | top 82% | 2017-08-04 |
| *Fire on the Mountain | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 36% | 2017-07-28 |
| Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 49% | 2017-06-16 |
| *BBQ Boogie & Blues(GBC Qualifier) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 45% | 2017-04-28 |
| Flames on the Flint | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 26% | 2017-03-10 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.1 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown(Teams & Judges Full) | 2017-02-03 |
| +14.5 | Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-11-04 |
| +11.7 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-03-11 |
| +11.1 | Fire on the Mountain | 2016-07-01 |
| +10.9 | Flames on the Flint | 2017-03-10 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival | 2014-03-28 |
| -11.8 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival | 2017-08-04 |
| -7.8 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-10-02 |
| -7.7 | Smoke in the Valley | 2016-08-26 |
| -7.7 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | 2015-07-17 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 68% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 47% | 94.3% | 93.3% |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63% | top 46% | 95.5% | 93.2% |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 78% | top 52% | 95.9% | 92.8% |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43% | top 68% | 93.5% | 91.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 83% | 91.5% | 88.2% |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-26 | Fire on the Mountain 🏅 Leburn, KY | 17 / 25 (659.3144) | 11 (169.6800) | 16 (165.1316) | 23 (154.2400) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2018-05-18 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 12 / 43 (678.7200) | 31 (161.6572) | 17 (168.5372) | 6 (173.1200) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2018-03-09 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 37 / 87 (673.6228) | 42 (169.1084) | 61 (162.2400) | 35 (170.2972) | 19 (171.9772) |
| 2018-02-02 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 25 / 35 (663.2804) | 26 (165.0856) | 30 (162.2516) | 11 (170.8344) | 24 (165.1088) |
| 2017-11-18 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA | 41 / 58 (671.3256) | 22 (173.1428) | 49 (164.5256) | 38 (166.2744) | 36 (167.3828) |
| 2017-11-17 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA | 40 / 62 (671.8856) | 46 (167.3828) | 37 (167.9772) | 36 (165.7028) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 2017-11-17 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA | 40 / 58 (672.4572) | 32 (169.7144) | 18 (170.8228) | 47 (162.2400) | 30 (169.6800) |
| 2017-10-20 | *Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-off Munfordville, KY | 12 / 36 (676.5148) | 9 (173.1544) | 11 (169.7260) | 16 (168.5372) | 15 (165.0972) |
| 2017-09-22 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 19 / 42 (663.8856) | 10 (170.8228) | 35 (151.4172) | 8 (174.2628) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2017-09-15 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 12 / 33 (671.3712) | 20 (166.2400) | 6 (171.9884) | 15 (165.1200) | 9 (168.0228) |
| 2017-08-04 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA | 50 / 57 (646.0912) | 32 (167.3828) | 47 (160.5256) | 40 (162.8228) | 52 (155.3600) |
| 2017-07-28 | *Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY | 6 / 13 (662.1372) | 3 (170.8344) | 8 (164.5372) | 10 (158.2172) | 5 (168.5484) |
| 2017-07-14 | *Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA | 19 / 26 (637.6116) | 6 (172.5600) | 22 (151.3600) | 23 (153.1316) | 16 (160.5600) |
| 2017-06-16 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 9 / 31 (679.8740) | 17 (168.5256) | 3 (173.7028) | 16 (166.8228) | 8 (170.8228) |
| 2017-05-19 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA | 10 / 26 (685.0628) | 16 (169.6800) | 11 (171.4056) | 7 (172.5600) | 8 (171.4172) |
| 2017-04-28 | *BBQ Boogie & Blues(GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 15 / 26 (666.1372) | 10 (168.5372) | 16 (166.2516) | 22 (158.8000) | 3 (172.5484) |
| 2017-04-07 | First Annual Operation Stand Down KY BBQ Smoke Off(TEAMS FULL) Bowling Green, KY | 8 / 40 (687.9084) | 4 (175.4172) | 16 (170.8228) | 18 (170.8228) | 13 (170.8456) |
| 2017-03-10 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 15 / 67 (677.0512) | 21 (171.9656) | 15 (170.2628) | 42 (165.7028) | 25 (169.1200) |
| 2017-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 19 / 63 (679.3028) | 13 (174.2628) | 17 (169.6916) | 13 (170.2628) | 34 (165.0856) |
| 2017-02-03 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown(Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA | 4 / 41 (686.8000) | 13 (171.9772) | 19 (167.4172) | 8 (171.4056) | 6 (176.0000) |
| 2016-11-04 | Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA | 6 / 33 (690.8344) | 10 (172.0000) | 8 (172.0000) | 25 (166.8344) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2016-10-07 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA | 21 / 26 (658.1832) | 15 (166.2744) | 19 (162.8344) | 14 (163.9772) | 21 (165.0972) |
| 2016-09-30 | Jim Beam BBQ Classic Springfield, KY | 31 / 43 (660.4344) | 22 (169.6800) | 42 (151.3600) | 24 (166.8228) | 8 (172.5716) |
| 2016-09-23 | Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA | 10 / 25 (671.3144) | 1 (176.5600) | 19 (161.1200) | 24 (154.7772) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2016-09-16 | Nebo Fall Festival and BBQ Competition Nebo, KY | 10 / 20 (673.0172) | 15 (160.5028) | 11 (169.1200) | 10 (167.9772) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2016-08-26 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | 11 / 12 (667.8624) | 9 (169.6684) | 11 (166.2284) | 9 (162.2628) | 6 (169.7028) |
| 2016-08-19 | Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 22 / 39 (670.1488) | 2 (175.4288) | 37 (149.6344) | 3 (174.2628) | 16 (170.8228) |
| 2016-08-05 | Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA | 43 / 56 (659.2912) | 29 (171.9656) | 51 (158.8000) | 48 (163.4400) | 37 (165.0856) |
| 2016-07-08 | Chillin & Grillin In The Glades Wise, VA | 10 / 26 (665.6684) | 7 (169.7028) | 2 (169.1544) | 16 (161.6684) | 12 (165.1428) |
| 2016-07-01 | Fire on the Mountain Leburn, KY | 4 / 15 (665.2116) | 4 (166.2856) | 4 (168.0344) | 6 (165.7144) | 5 (165.1772) |
| 2016-06-17 | Barbourville BBQ Cookoff & Festival Barbourville, KY | 22 / 32 (667.2796) | 13 (173.7028) | 28 (160.5256) | 13 (169.1200) | 20 (163.9312) |
| 2016-05-20 | Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC | 7 / 20 (663.9432) | 9 (166.8572) | 12 (162.2632) | 5 (167.4172) | 6 (167.4056) |
| 2016-05-13 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY | 16 / 29 (664.4800) | 22 (163.9656) | 3 (173.7144) | 20 (163.3828) | 18 (163.4172) |
| 2016-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 11 / 35 (682.2060) | 20 (166.8344) | 3 (176.0000) | 23 (165.0972) | 6 (174.2744) |
| 2016-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | 12 / 25 (674.2400) | 5 (173.7372) | 10 (168.0000) | 12 (167.3828) | 18 (165.1200) |
| 2016-03-11 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 27 / 89 (670.7312) | 17 (171.4056) | 59 (163.4172) | 70 (160.5028) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2016-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 45 / 59 (648.4684) | 57 (153.6112) | 42 (161.7372) | 11 (174.2628) | 40 (158.8572) |
| 2016-02-05 | Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL Young Harris, GA | 13 / 35 (673.0400) | 17 (170.8228) | 7 (169.1200) | 28 (163.4172) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2015-12-04 | Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 24 / 39 (666.2172) | 10 (172.0000) | 5 (173.1428) | 15 (168.0000) | 36 (153.0744) |
| 2015-11-20 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 16 / 35 (673.0632) | 11 (171.9888) | 15 (166.8344) | 8 (171.4400) | 22 (162.8000) |
| 2015-10-16 | Big Buffalo Crossing BBQ Cook-Off Munfordville, KY | 19 / 34 (662.1832) | 22 (167.3828) | 15 (166.8572) | 28 (160.5372) | 15 (167.4060) |
| 2015-10-02 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA | 47 / 52 (643.2228) | 41 (165.0972) | 23 (168.5372) | 39 (162.7884) | 50 (146.8000) |
| 2015-09-18 | Nebo Fall Festival BBQ Nebo, KY | 13 / 16 (663.3144) | 11 (170.2972) | 15 (163.3944) | 13 (165.0856) | 12 (164.5372) |
| 2015-09-11 | Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY | 19 / 29 (657.6460) | 17 (167.4400) | 13 (166.2744) | 20 (166.8344) | 24 (157.0972) |
| 2015-08-07 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 27 / 36 (663.9084) | 29 (162.2400) | 9 (172.0000) | 20 (166.2628) | 30 (163.4056) |
| 2015-07-17 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 25 / 29 (637.5316) | 27 (153.6800) | 18 (163.9544) | 23 (163.3828) | 23 (156.5144) |
| 2015-07-10 | Chillin & Grillin in the Glades Wise, VA | 11 / 18 (657.0168) | 10 (162.8228) | 11 (164.5484) | 10 (165.1200) | 10 (164.5256) |
| 2015-06-26 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 22 / 38 (661.5656) | 14 (171.9772) | 27 (159.3828) | 24 (162.8228) | 19 (167.3828) |
| 2015-06-19 | Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival Barbourville, KY | 17 / 25 (665.5772) | 16 (169.6684) | 16 (168.0116) | 5 (173.1200) | 23 (154.7772) |
| 2015-05-29 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN | 30 / 39 (661.5316) | 9 (176.5600) | 29 (162.8116) | 21 (170.8228) | 38 (151.3372) |
| 2015-05-15 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 32 / 44 (663.2572) | 32 (166.2400) | 29 (165.6684) | 34 (165.0972) | 31 (166.2516) |
| 2015-04-10 | Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC | 31 / 51 (654.7200) | 39 (161.6800) | 31 (164.5372) | 16 (168.5600) | 31 (159.9428) |
| 2014-09-12 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Fest Greeneville, TN | 11 / 17 (658.7312) | 13 (161.6800) | 15 (161.6456) | 4 (173.1428) | 12 (162.2628) |
| 2014-06-20 | Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY | 23 / 27 (647.8400) | 17 (167.9656) | 21 (164.5488) | 25 (155.3712) | 22 (159.9544) |
| 2014-03-28 | Grills Gone Wild BBQ Festival London, KY | 41 / 42 (599.3716) | 42 (127.3944) | 29 (158.8688) | 33 (158.8456) | 32 (154.2628) |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #1543 (130 pts) | #1963 (65 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #247 (1334 pts) | #193 (1427 pts) | #243 (1294 pts) | #297 (1174 pts) | #207 (1420 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #244 (1356 pts) | #142 (1659 pts) | #126 (1680 pts) | #221 (1366 pts) | #96 (1900 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #477 (818 pts) | #351 (1043 pts) | #329 (1067 pts) | #320 (1058 pts) | #470 (802 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1479 (174 pts) | #1477 (194 pts) | #1594 (164 pts) | #1289 (244 pts) | #1556 (174 pts) |