Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
WATER HAWGS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1513
peak 1516 · rated over 15 contests ⓘ
Contests
26
in the data
First seen
2015-10-03
latest 2019-07-19
Best ToY finish
#683
Master 2018
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 26 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
671.65 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 667.98 (+3.67)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.11
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.03 · weakest Brisket (165.26)
Road miles
2,411
mi across 26 mapped stops · furthest 307 mi
Schedule strength
83%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1610)
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
667.98 / 720
15 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (9 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
688.4800
career-best overall
95.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 688.4800 at Roman Roast on the River — 95.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2018-05-11
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
UNCLE BUD'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of WATER HAWGS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
8–1
behind in the head-to-head
SMOKE ON THIS ahead in 89% of their meetings
SMOKE ON THIS has come out ahead in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.8
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.77 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 27%.
- Brisket avg 165.26
- Chicken avg 170.03
- 2 calls in 15 entries
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Stewbabys BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
8 of 9
shared chicken entries lost
SMOKE ON THIS ahead 89% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, SMOKE ON THIS has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared chicken entries.
They cook the hard rooms
1610
average field rating faced
A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1610 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.
- 15 rated contests
The metronome
±1.68%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.68% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 92.8% of a perfect score
- 26 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.
114 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2671 of the rated field
- Contests
- 15
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1523
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before WATER HAWGS BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2696 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1537
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than WATER HAWGS BBQ has cooked, 14 to 26, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#2712 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 7%
- Peak
- 1513
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2693 of the rated field
- Contests
- 17
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1555
No shared contest yet.
17 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#2669 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1519
No shared contest yet.
Level with WATER HAWGS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#2683 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 42%
- Peak
- 1579
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 5 years after WATER HAWGS BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUNWAY SMOKE | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Bubba Q | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINE DINING GA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW GA | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| ROAST BEAST BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.9428 | 170.03 | top 50% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 158.2856 | 166.48 | top 59% |
| Pork | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 156.5488 | 166.21 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 155.3600 | 165.26 | top 57% |
“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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 11 | 0 | top 57% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 61% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) | 2 | 32 | 0 | top 79% | 2016-11-19 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3.8 yrs
2015-10-03 → 2019-07-19
Busiest season
2015
7 contests
Contests a season
4.3
across 6 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
21 of 26 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
14
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
15 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 170.03 · weakest Brisket (165.26)
Walk rate
31%
a top-10 call in 8 of 26 contests
Overall top-10 rate
8%
2 of 26 contests
Master average
667.98
out of 720 · 15 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
314
238–366 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,411
26 mapped stops · furthest 307 mi
Schedule strength
1610
average field rating faced — tougher than 83% of rated contests
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating
1513
peak 1516 · #2687 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA)
- 2015
- First call Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score673.5884 Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier)
- 10th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup
- 2018
- Career-best overall score688.4800 Roman Roast on the River
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2
- First overall top-10 *Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL)
- 2019
- Peak power rating (1516) Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
- 25th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Piggin in the Park
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.4 | *Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-08-24 |
| +7.7 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig | 2017-07-14 |
| +5.1 | Roman Roast on the River | 2018-05-11 |
| +4.4 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-10-03 |
| +2.8 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2018-10-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.6 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 | 2018-07-13 |
| -5.4 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) | 2016-11-19 |
| -3.8 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2019-03-01 |
| -2.2 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) | 2016-11-18 |
| -1.5 | Roman Roast on the River | 2017-05-12 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33% | top 54% | 93.2% | 92.8% |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80% | top 55% | 95.6% | 93.6% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 93.9% | 92.8% |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 71% | 93.5% | 91.6% |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14% | top 51% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-19 | Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA | 10 / 25 (671.2796) | 9 (170.2512) | 12 (168.5256) | 15 (165.0856) | 11 (167.4172) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 34 / 62 (666.7316) | 36 (166.8228) | 21 (169.7144) | 40 (163.9544) | 31 (166.2400) |
| 2019-02-01 | Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA | 18 / 27 (666.1256) | 18 (169.6684) | 16 (165.0972) | 23 (161.6684) | 12 (169.6916) |
| 2018-10-12 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 15 / 26 (671.3372) | 22 (163.9772) | 8 (171.4172) | 20 (163.9656) | 9 (171.9772) |
| 2018-08-24 | *Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN | 9 / 36 (682.7884) | 11 (173.7028) | 18 (167.9772) | 6 (172.5484) | 13 (168.5600) |
| 2018-07-14 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 Jamestown, TN | 23 / 32 (682.7428) | 3 (180.0000) | 14 (173.7028) | 29 (161.6572) | 23 (167.3828) |
| 2018-07-13 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 Jamestown, TN | 36 / 40 (643.8056) | 31 (163.9428) | 27 (164.5488) | 39 (158.1940) | 33 (157.1200) |
| 2018-05-11 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 12 / 39 (688.4800) | 6 (176.5600) | 34 (164.5372) | 10 (174.2628) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2017-07-14 | The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA | 16 / 41 (675.8624) | 21 (169.1084) | 18 (168.5484) | 16 (169.6800) | 17 (168.5256) |
| 2017-05-12 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 23 / 37 (659.8284) | 14 (169.6800) | 19 (163.9544) | 30 (162.2284) | 18 (163.9656) |
| 2016-11-19 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) Cumming, GA | 32 / 37 (652.9484) | 28 (166.2400) | 26 (166.2284) | 28 (165.1200) | 36 (155.3600) |
| 2016-11-18 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA | 34 / 47 (652.9600) | 32 (167.3828) | 31 (166.2284) | 43 (156.5488) | 35 (162.8000) |
| 2016-07-08 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In Jamestown, TN | 14 / 22 (673.0288) | 5 (176.5600) | 14 (166.2516) | 13 (167.4056) | 15 (162.8116) |
| 2016-05-13 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA | 36 / 59 (658.2400) | 34 (165.6800) | 49 (158.2856) | 2 (178.8572) | 49 (155.4172) |
| 2015-11-20 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-11-13 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-10-03 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA | 21 / 41 (673.5884) | 21 (170.8228) | 33 (162.2400) | 10 (172.0000) | 21 (168.5256) |
| 2015-08-28 | Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-05-08 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-04-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-03-06 | Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-10-18 | Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-05-09 | Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-04-25 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1779 (87 pts) | #1879 (87 pts) | #1815 (97 pts) | #2024 (62 pts) | #1648 (117 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #683 (498 pts) | #564 (663 pts) | #759 (473 pts) | #720 (503 pts) | #678 (538 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1467 (175 pts) | #1435 (195 pts) | #1480 (185 pts) | #1579 (165 pts) | #1424 (195 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1105 (282 pts) | #1004 (352 pts) | #1173 (282 pts) | #803 (487 pts) | #1168 (277 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2026 (80 pts) | #2094 (80 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #1695 (135 pts) | #2079 (80 pts) |