The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
IB SMOKIN' - ATL has finished one call ahead of FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1481
peak 1481 · rated over 3 contests ⓘ
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2015-06-05
latest 2017-07-06
Best ToY finish
#2101
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
635.87
last 3 Master vs avg 635.87 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±20.80
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 163.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.16)
Road miles
163
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
29%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)
Master avg
635.87 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (1 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.
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.
FRONT PORCH GEORGIA 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 134 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.
#4077 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4098 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1480
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 7 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4072 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1503
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 10 years after FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ did, first appearing in 2025.
⚔ Head-to-head#4089 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1481
No shared contest yet.
Level with FRONT PORCH GEORGIA BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4067 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 5 contests to 3.
⚔ Head-to-head#4071 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1481
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 | 161.6684 | 152.5256 | 156.35 | top 89% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2628 | 143.3828 | 156.16 | top 77% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 157.6456 | 163.20 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 153.0972 | 160.16 | top 62% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 84% |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.1 yrs
2015-06-05 → 2017-07-06
Busiest season
2017
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
2 of 3 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
3
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
3 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 163.20 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.16)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 1 of 3 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 3 contests
Master average
635.87
out of 720 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
147
39–117 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
163
3 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Schedule strength
1540
average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests
Longest layoff
1.2 yrs
2015-06-05 → 2016-08-12
Power rating
1481
peak 1481 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1486) Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- 2016
- First call Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.1600 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
- Career-best overall score662.1600 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
- Career-best single call (Brisket)171.9772 Atlanta Bar B Q Festival
- 2017
- Most recent contest SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.3 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-06-05 |
| -3.4 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival | 2016-08-12 |
| -1.7 | SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) | 2017-07-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 92% | 92% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 84.9% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-06 | SC Festival of Discovery(PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC | 60 / 89 (634.1600) | 62 (161.6684) | 74 (154.8344) | 43 (164.5600) | 65 (153.0972) |
| 2016-08-12 | Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA | 18 / 28 (662.1600) | 27 (152.5256) | 13 (170.2628) | 19 (167.3944) | 6 (171.9772) |
| 2015-06-05 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA | 42 / 42 (611.2912) | 42 (154.8456) | 42 (143.3828) | 39 (157.6456) | 38 (155.4172) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2266 (60 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2101 (88 pts) | #2957 (53 pts) | #2071 (113 pts) | #2198 (83 pts) | #1601 (168 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |