TENNESSEE THUNDER
TENNESSEE THUNDER is a competition barbecue team with 2 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2014. Their best overall finish is 31st of 31 at the Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) (2014). They finished #2449 in the 2014 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1476
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
Jun 6, 2014
latest Jul 25, 2014
Avg finish
top 95%
overall standings
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.24 · weakest Brisket (148.50)
Road miles
70
across 2 mapped stops · furthest 70 mi
Master avg
620.34 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2449 (74 pts) | #2497 (74 pts) | #1823 (134 pts) | #2515 (74 pts) | #2482 (74 pts) |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.4284 | 147.8856 | 153.66 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 154.7884 | 162.24 | top 60% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0744 | 154.8000 | 155.94 | top 92% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0628 | 147.9428 | 148.50 | top 96% |
“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.
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20144 milestones
- First tracked contest Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best overall score631.8628 Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.6916 Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
- Most recent contest Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2014 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | 44 / 49 (631.8628) | 41 (159.4284) | 13 (169.6916) | 49 (154.8000) | 47 (147.9428) |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA | 31 / 31 (608.8112) | 31 (147.8856) | 29 (154.7884) | 26 (157.0744) | 30 (149.0628) |