ATLANTA BBQ CLUB

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

Power ranking

#5876

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1438

peak 1438 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2014-05-09

latest 2018-04-28

Best ToY finish

#1035

Master 2015

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

679.9428 / 720

Master · Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

645.90

last 5 Master vs avg 646.25 (-0.35)

Walk rate

31%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Pork · Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival

Consistency

±15.82

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 164.68 · weakest Brisket (156.62)

Road miles

519

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi

Schedule strength

62%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1578)

Master avg

646.25 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

679.9428 career-best overall

94.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 679.9428 at Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival — 94.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-10-23

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

SWINE AND SHINE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SWINE AND SHINE BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.06 points below their pork, and turns into a call 8% of the time against 15%.

Brisket avg 156.62
Pork avg 164.68
1 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of East Coast BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 9 shared pork entries lost

ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ATLANTA BBQ STORE has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The metronome

±2.20% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.20% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.8% of a perfect score
13 contests

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

FULLY INVOLVED N' SMOKIN

#5880 of the rated field

1438 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1438

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-08-12

⚔ Head-to-head

Chubby Cheeks BBQ

#5887 of the rated field

1437 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1437

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

FOUR MEN AND A SMOKIN PIG

#5866 of the rated field

1438 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1502

No shared contest yet.

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-10-11

⚔ Head-to-head

MESQUITO BBQ

#5882 of the rated field

1438 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2019-06-22

⚔ Head-to-head

Brass Monkey BBQ

#5871 of the rated field

1438 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1438

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-08-15

⚔ Head-to-head

C&C BBQ

#5878 of the rated field

1438 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1438

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-06-02

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
WAY 2 QUE	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SNOUTS HONOR BBQ TEAM	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
CRIMSON Q	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
RUNWAY SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	0	169.7372	152.5372	161.82	top 80%
Pork Ribs	13	2	173.7028	151.9656	163.14	top 65%
Pork	13	2	176.0000	149.0972	164.68	top 59%
Brisket	13	1	173.1200	143.9200	156.62	top 78%

“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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	9	0	top 81%
Large (40+)	4	0	top 76%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Que'n in Cumming (Day 2)	2	34	top 86%	2016-11-19
Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2	20	top 67%	2016-06-03
Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival	2	13	top 71%	2015-10-23
Roman Roast on the River	2	30	top 85%	2015-05-08

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

On the trail 4 yrs 2014-05-09 → 2018-04-28

Busiest season 2015 5 contests

Contests a season 2.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 13 of 13 contests

Contests visited 9 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 164.68 · weakest Brisket (156.62)

Walk rate 31% a top-10 call in 4 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 13 contests

Master average 646.25 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 207 95–354 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 519 13 mapped stops · furthest 55 mi

Schedule strength 1578 average field rating faced — tougher than 62% of rated contests

Longest layoff 1 yrs 2017-04-22 → 2018-04-28

Power rating 1438 peak 1438 · #5876 of 6,413 rated

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

2014
May 9 First tracked contest Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
May 9 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.1484 Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
May 9 Peak power rating (1493) Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
Sep 27 First call Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)
2015
Oct 23 Career-best overall score679.9428 Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival
Oct 23 Career-best single call (Pork)176.0000 Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival
2016
Nov 18 10th tracked contest Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)
2018
Apr 28 Most recent contest Atlanta BBQ Classic

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+6.5	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival	2015-10-23
+0.7	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2016-06-03

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)	2014-09-27
-10.2	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)	2014-10-24
-9.5	Roman Roast on the River	2015-05-08
-7.5	Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway)	2017-04-22
-7.5	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)	2014-05-09

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 96%	86.8%	86.8%
2017	1	0%	top 87%	88.5%	88.5%
2016	3	33%	top 78%	92.4%	91.1%
2015	5	40%	top 70%	94.4%	90.8%
2014	3	33%	top 88%	90.9%	88%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-04-28	Atlanta BBQ Classic Atlanta, GA	25 / 26 (624.9944)	25 (161.1316)	25 (158.8000)	24 (161.1200)	26 (143.9428)
2017-04-22	Atlanta BBQ Classic (At Atlanta Motor Speedway) Hampton, GA	20 / 23 (637.5316)	23 (153.6684)	15 (161.1088)	14 (164.5256)	16 (158.2288)
2016-11-19	Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) Cumming, GA	34 / 37 (651.8056)	34 (163.9428)	30 (164.5372)	32 (162.2284)	33 (161.0972)
2016-11-18	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	38 / 47 (649.5772)	35 (164.5256)	19 (168.5600)	46 (149.0972)	28 (167.3944)
2016-06-03	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	20 / 32 (665.6000)	29 (158.2628)	18 (165.6800)	15 (168.5372)	6 (173.1200)
2015-12-04	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	30 / 39 (645.6004)	19 (169.1544)	36 (152.5260)	19 (166.8344)	32 (157.0856)
2015-10-23	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA	13 / 27 (679.9428)	22 (161.7028)	8 (173.7028)	6 (176.0000)	12 (168.5372)
2015-08-21	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	26 / 41 (642.1028)	29 (163.3828)	7 (170.2744)	23 (164.5256)	39 (143.9200)
2015-06-05	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	30 / 42 (654.2400)	23 (169.7372)	24 (166.2628)	16 (168.5600)	41 (149.6800)
2015-05-08	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	37 / 41 (648.4916)	26 (167.9656)	40 (159.4172)	35 (160.5600)	33 (160.5488)
2014-10-24	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA	33 / 35 (623.2916)	32 (155.9428)	27 (159.9544)	20 (161.1316)	33 (146.2628)
2014-09-27	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	31 / 34 (623.8972)	31 (152.5372)	31 (151.9656)	4 (171.9772)	32 (147.4172)
2014-05-09	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA	30 / 38 (654.1484)	33 (161.6456)	18 (167.9772)	24 (165.7028)	32 (158.8228)

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
2016 ↗	Master	#2133 (82 pts)	#2890 (57 pts)	#2184 (92 pts)	#2082 (107 pts)	#1584 (172 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1035 (292 pts)	#1131 (277 pts)	#836 (432 pts)	#930 (387 pts)	#1065 (297 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1830 (123 pts)	#1920 (123 pts)	#1619 (158 pts)	#1660 (153 pts)	#1896 (123 pts)