A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ATLANTA BBQ STORE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
CAST IRON BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2015-08-14
latest 2016-09-16
Best ToY finish
#1544
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 81%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
634.45
last 5 Master vs avg 634.45 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.21
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.63 · weakest Brisket (149.98)
Road miles
91
mi across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
39%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Master avg
634.45 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 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.
The weak link
−13.6
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.65 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 149.98
- Pork avg 163.63
- 0 calls in 5 entries
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.
160 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after CAST IRON BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#4713 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with CAST IRON BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.8572 | 146.1940 | 161.91 | top 63% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.9772 | 145.6116 | 158.93 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1200 | 160.5372 | 163.63 | top 61% |
| Brisket | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.2400 | 142.1828 | 149.98 | top 90% |
“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) | 3 | 0 | top 70% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 96% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) | 2 | 18 | 0 | top 77% | 2016-09-16 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2015-08-14 → 2016-09-16
Busiest season
2015
4 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.63 · weakest Brisket (149.98)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
634.45
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
109
26–133 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
91
5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 39% of rated contests
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #4732 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1487) Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
- First call Rock'n Ribville
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4800 Flags are Flying
- Career-best overall score660.4800 Flags are Flying
- Career-best single call (Chicken)174.8572 Flags are Flying
- 2016
- Most recent contest Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.5 | Flags are Flying | 2015-11-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.7 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-08-14 |
| -10.6 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-08-28 |
| -8 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-09-16 |
| -3.6 | Rock'n Ribville | 2015-10-09 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 85% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 80% | 91.7% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-16 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 33 / 39 (631.8972) | 35 (156.5484) | 29 (159.4400) | 29 (161.6916) | 34 (154.2172) |
| 2015-11-06 | Flags are Flying Winder, GA | 12 / 21 (660.4800) | 3 (174.8572) | 6 (167.9772) | 16 (163.4056) | 19 (154.2400) |
| 2015-10-09 | Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA | 18 / 26 (636.9488) | 8 (169.7260) | 20 (158.2172) | 13 (160.5372) | 20 (148.4684) |
| 2015-08-28 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | 39 / 41 (629.5084) | 41 (146.1940) | 32 (163.3944) | 18 (169.1200) | 39 (150.8000) |
| 2015-08-14 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 39 / 40 (613.4288) | 32 (162.2400) | 40 (145.6116) | 24 (163.3944) | 40 (142.1828) |
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 | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1544 (146 pts) | #1381 (206 pts) | #1710 (136 pts) | #1423 (206 pts) | #1672 (136 pts) |