High-water mark
665.5772
career-best overall
92.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 665.5772 at Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) — 92.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2016-08-19
HAROLD'S BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1492
peak 1492 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2014-09-12
latest 2016-08-19
Best ToY finish
#2240
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
657.39
last 3 Master vs avg 657.39 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 167.58 · weakest Brisket (161.50)
Road miles
25
mi across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
51%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)
Master avg
657.39 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Pot's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Pot's BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
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.
HAROLD'S BBQ has 3 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 129 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#3538 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3506 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1493
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 9 years after HAROLD'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#3522 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with HAROLD'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3537 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3527 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1492
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#3542 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1200 | 158.8000 | 162.44 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 161.6572 | 165.86 | top 57% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 163.9428 | 167.58 | top 50% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 157.1200 | 161.50 | top 71% |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 62% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 71% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.9 yrs
2014-09-12 → 2016-08-19
Busiest season
2016
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 167.58 · weakest Brisket (161.50)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
657.39
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
84
39–79 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
25
3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1566
average field rating faced — tougher than 51% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2016-08-19
Power rating
1492
peak 1492 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.5772 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork)170.2628 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1495) Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
- 2015
- First call Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
- 2016
- Career-best overall score665.5772 Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)
- Most recent contest Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +0.8 | Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-08-19 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2014-09-12 |
| -3.5 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-08-14 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 92.4% | 92.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 70% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-19 | Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 24 / 39 (665.5772) | 26 (165.1200) | 25 (167.3944) | 32 (163.9428) | 21 (169.1200) |
| 2015-08-14 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 28 / 40 (653.0056) | 34 (158.8000) | 10 (168.5372) | 15 (168.5484) | 33 (157.1200) |
| 2014-09-12 | Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA | 30 / 42 (653.5772) | 33 (163.3944) | 34 (161.6572) | 13 (170.2628) | 32 (158.2628) |
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 | #2240 (65 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2228 (80 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #2576 (67 pts) | #2594 (67 pts) | #2605 (67 pts) | #1892 (127 pts) | #2589 (67 pts) |