BARREL FEVER BBQ GA
Rating
1477
peak 1565
Contests
57
in the data
First seen
2019-01-25
latest 2026-05-15
Best ToY finish
#114
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
8
21 podiums
Overall top-10s
13
of 57 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
666.94 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 673.91 (-6.97)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±12.19
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.58 · weakest Pork (168.20)
Road miles
11089
mi across 57 mapped stops · furthest 1291 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
THE HOG MAFIA has finished one call ahead of BARREL FEVER BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoke Central BBQ has come out ahead in 31 of their 36 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 11 of their 15 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.2284 points of the Grand Championship at Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (2019-05-10).
📅 A August team
Something about August: average finish in the top 45% across 6 contests, versus top 55% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 58 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 178.8572 | 150.7772 | 168.58 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 57 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.4912 | 168.20 | top 53% |
| Pork | 56 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 179.4400 | 151.9316 | 168.20 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 56 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 179.4400 | 155.3600 | 168.37 | top 51% |
“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 | 22 | 0 | top 54% |
| SC | 19 | 0 | top 59% |
| NC | 10 | 0 | top 56% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| CO | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 37% |
| LA | 1 | 0 | top 23% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 31% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 53% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (12 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (23 of 57 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (58 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 673.91
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 683.9312 | 673.77 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 690.1828 | 671.62 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 694.7884 | 671.33 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 673.5884 | 664.77 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 685.0516 | 676.17 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 687.8972 | 676.19 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 686.7656 | 674.26 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 687.3944 | 676.49 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Speed & Feed BBQ Festival at Darlington Raceway Darlington, SC | 12 / 26 (683.9312) | 9 (173.7028) | 21 (164.5256) | 15 (169.7028) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 21 / 42 (681.0512) | 21 (170.8228) | 33 (163.3828) | 24 (170.2856) | 8 (176.5600) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 40 / 44 (656.3424) | 36 (167.3828) | 26 (170.2628) | 43 (157.0512) | 38 (161.6456) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 43 / 56 (675.8744) | 38 (169.6800) | 38 (170.8228) | 45 (167.3828) | 42 (167.9888) |
| 2025-09-05 | Uniquely Union Festival Union, SC | 22 / 25 (637.4972) | 21 (156.5028) | 22 (157.0972) | 19 (163.9544) | 23 (159.9428) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches Kennesaw, GA | 10 / 27 (690.1828) | 6 (175.4056) | 6 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5372) | 14 (169.6800) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 26 / 66 (686.1944) | 35 (168.5372) | 3 (180.0000) | 46 (165.6800) | 25 (171.9772) |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 31 / 42 (664.9940) | 42 (152.5600) | 31 (163.9544) | 22 (166.8456) | 27 (164.5256) |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA | 28 / 32 (660.9828) | 30 (162.8000) | 21 (167.3828) | 18 (168.5716) | 26 (162.2284) |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 21 / 45 (685.6224) | 37 (166.2284) | 15 (173.1200) | 5 (177.7028) | 29 (168.5712) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 27 / 32 (655.8976) | 28 (161.6572) | 27 (162.2744) | 17 (172.5944) | 29 (159.3716) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 21 / 76 (691.9196) | 33 (173.1084) | 33 (171.4056) | 9 (176.0000) | 37 (171.4056) |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 5 / 42 (694.7884) | 8 (175.4056) | 8 (173.1200) | 14 (172.5600) | 12 (173.7028) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 31 / 34 (642.6972) | 33 (154.7772) | 28 (162.2400) | 34 (158.2744) | 25 (167.4056) |
| 2023-08-11 | Beat the Heat BBQ & Brews Alamosa, CO | 11 / 27 (670.7660) | 19 (165.1088) | 23 (157.6916) | 14 (168.5256) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 56 / 76 (653.5544) | 74 (150.7772) | 59 (161.6800) | 8 (175.4172) | 47 (165.6800) |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 24 / 40 (673.5884) | 55 (152.5944) | 30 (166.2400) | 15 (168.5484) | 5 (176.0000) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 27 / 32 (662.6740) | 21 (168.5372) | 31 (152.4912) | 23 (163.9312) | 4 (177.7144) |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 28 / 33 (663.2572) | 18 (170.8344) | 30 (161.6456) | 12 (170.8344) | 31 (159.9428) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 17 / 57 (679.8856) | 13 (173.7028) | 2 (176.0000) | 24 (168.5372) | 44 (161.6456) |
| 2022-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 18 (169.1084) | — | — |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 51 / 92 (665.5884) | 33 (169.7028) | 51 (166.8344) | 67 (162.7884) | 46 (166.2628) |
| 2022-05-20 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 11 / 30 (681.6232) | 25 (162.8116) | 8 (172.5716) | 14 (170.8344) | 3 (175.4056) |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 25 / 42 (674.7316) | 24 (168.5372) | 5 (174.2744) | 36 (163.3944) | 24 (168.5256) |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 26 / 33 (670.1488) | 7 (174.2628) | 22 (169.6916) | 26 (165.0972) | 30 (161.0972) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 29 / 73 (685.0516) | 25 (171.9772) | 26 (171.9888) | 25 (171.9772) | 33 (169.1084) |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 Shelby, NC | 23 / 27 (673.5772) | 21 (169.6800) | 6 (175.4172) | 24 (163.3828) | 23 (165.0972) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC | 21 / 33 (673.6000) | 23 (168.5372) | 22 (166.2628) | 18 (168.5372) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Summerville, SC | 14 / 15 (682.1596) | 14 (169.6684) | 15 (166.2400) | 7 (175.4056) | 8 (170.8456) |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Summerville, SC | 10 / 15 (687.8972) | 14 (169.6684) | 4 (176.5716) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (166.2400) |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 22 / 28 (666.6856) | 25 (163.9428) | 12 (169.6800) | 20 (165.0972) | 19 (167.9656) |
| 2021-05-22 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Evans, GA | 17 / 21 (675.3028) | 14 (172.5600) | 18 (162.8000) | 3 (175.4172) | 19 (164.5256) |
| 2021-05-21 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Evans, GA | 15 / 21 (674.7428) | 2 (175.4056) | 9 (168.5372) | 21 (157.6572) | 5 (173.1428) |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 26 / 42 (666.7200) | 14 (171.4056) | 31 (161.6572) | 27 (165.0972) | 16 (168.5600) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge Roebuck, SC | 22 / 27 (672.4572) | 1 (177.7028) | 24 (166.2400) | 6 (171.9772) | 27 (156.5372) |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 12 / 26 (682.1828) | 3 (176.5716) | 19 (166.2400) | 9 (169.7028) | 13 (169.6684) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 17 / 81 (682.8000) | 2 (178.8572) | 23 (170.2628) | 53 (165.1200) | 37 (168.5600) |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 18 / 24 (662.1604) | 12 (167.3828) | 24 (158.2288) | 21 (163.4060) | 7 (173.1428) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy Murphy, NC | 13 / 22 (684.4684) | 15 (169.6800) | 7 (173.7028) | 19 (167.9656) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 19 / 38 (686.7656) | 25 (169.6684) | 12 (174.8572) | 26 (168.5372) | 11 (173.7028) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 30 / 34 (655.8628) | 1 (178.2972) | 29 (163.3828) | 34 (151.9316) | 24 (162.2512) |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Aiken, SC | 10 / 34 (682.7772) | 18 (169.1084) | 16 (170.8344) | 5 (173.7028) | 15 (169.1316) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 20 / 55 (682.7772) | 17 (172.5600) | 11 (172.5716) | 39 (166.8228) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge Roebuck, SC | 10 / 25 (677.0516) | 17 (165.0972) | 17 (164.5372) | 6 (170.2744) | 2 (177.1428) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC | 21 / 29 (662.1944) | 10 (172.5600) | 24 (165.7144) | 7 (168.5600) | 23 (155.3600) |
| 2019-11-01 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake Summerville, SC | 6 / 15 (681.0744) | 3 (174.2744) | 2 (175.4172) | 15 (163.3944) | 8 (167.9884) |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B Lenoir, NC | 3 / 22 (682.7660) | 5 (171.9656) | 1 (178.2972) | 18 (161.6688) | 4 (170.8344) |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A Lenoir, NC | 5 / 15 (682.2172) | 5 (171.9656) | 8 (166.8344) | 10 (166.8572) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2019-10-04 | Squealin on the Square Laurens, SC | 7 / 19 (668.9828) | 8 (169.6684) | 13 (161.6688) | 4 (170.2628) | 5 (167.3828) |
| 2019-09-27 | Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC | 30 / 37 (651.3260) | 20 (168.0116) | 32 (159.3944) | 24 (162.2400) | 32 (161.6800) |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 6 / 32 (679.9200) | 31 (156.5372) | 10 (170.8228) | 1 (179.4400) | 7 (173.1200) |
| 2019-08-09 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 16 / 29 (670.7656) | 21 (165.6800) | 16 (170.2512) | 1 (178.2972) | 26 (156.5372) |
| 2019-06-28 | Saltwater BBQ Bash John's Island, SC | 9 / 18 (672.4344) | 10 (169.6800) | 3 (174.8572) | 5 (170.8228) | 15 (157.0744) |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 2 / 42 (687.3944) | 19 (166.8344) | 1 (177.7144) | 4 (175.4400) | 19 (167.4056) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC | 3 / 43 (682.8684) | 17 (166.2628) | 12 (168.5828) | 6 (171.4628) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2019-03-22 | Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA | 11 / 48 (683.9084) | 22 (169.7028) | 5 (171.9656) | 21 (167.9772) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2019-01-25 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 18 / 58 (674.2172) | 2 (178.8572) | 42 (161.6800) | 36 (162.2628) | 14 (171.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #356 (316 pts) | #378 (336 pts) | #496 (251 pts) | #397 (286 pts) | #231 (501 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #437 (449 pts) | #475 (474 pts) | #363 (714 pts) | #385 (584 pts) | #490 (404 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #493 (381 pts) | #583 (331 pts) | #625 (331 pts) | #487 (416 pts) | #606 (301 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #426 (462 pts) | #449 (492 pts) | #381 (650 pts) | #334 (627 pts) | #255 (847 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #554 (363 pts) | #539 (403 pts) | #474 (528 pts) | #580 (348 pts) | #479 (473 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #215 (883 pts) | #71 (1555 pts) | #187 (1061 pts) | #146 (1181 pts) | #177 (1026 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #114 (913 pts) | #69 (1183 pts) | #97 (1013 pts) | #110 (923 pts) | #78 (1128 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #123 (1680 pts) | #163 (1418 pts) | #111 (1670 pts) | #110 (1660 pts) | #142 (1496 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #361 (946 pts) | #413 (871 pts) | #347 (981 pts) | #429 (841 pts) | #385 (911 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #755 (500 pts) | #608 (655 pts) | #839 (470 pts) | #724 (565 pts) | #834 (460 pts) |