BUSH LEAGUE BBQ

BUSH LEAGUE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 53 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2020. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 35 at the Smokin in McMinnville (2017), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1268 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,268

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1581

peak 1659 · rated over 53 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 5, 2016

latest Feb 21, 2020 · 4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#193

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

15 podiums

Overall top-10s

30% of 53 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 47%

overall standings

Best overall

702.8000 / 720

Master · Smokin in McMinnville

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

663.66 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 674.42 (-10.77)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · High on the Hog Festival

Consistency

±12.58

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 169.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.96)

Road miles

7,863

across 53 mapped stops · furthest 225 mi

Schedule strength

84%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1611)

Purse competed for

$133K

listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

674.42 / 720

53 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Pork Ribs ×1
Brisket ×1

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 41 of 53 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 53 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

702.8000 career-best overall

97.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 702.8000 at Smokin in McMinnville — 97.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 11, 2017

The one to beat

4× one call ahead of them

The Specialists has finished one call ahead of BUSH LEAGUE BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 13 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 36%.

13 contests
5 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 36%

A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of TEAM HOGWEISER in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

30 of 40 shared pork entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 30 of 40 shared pork entries.

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They cook the hard rooms

1611 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 84% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1611 power rating — a tougher draw than 84% of every rated contest in the data.

53 rated contests

Going the wrong way

-53 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 53 points across 12 contests since Feb 22, 2019 — from 1635 down to 1581.

12 contests since Feb 22, 2019
now 1581

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

JIGGY PIGGY has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A September team

Top 25% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 25% across 5 contests, versus top 47% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 47% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,863 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,863 miles across 53 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 225 miles to Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1.

53 mapped stops
furthest 225 mi

The metronome

±1.75% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.75% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.7% of a perfect score
53 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 15th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#842 (65 pts)	#865 (75 pts)	#900 (65 pts)	#652 (135 pts)	#869 (65 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#322 (956 pts)	#287 (1,051 pts)	#264 (1,079 pts)	#208 (1,261 pts)	#193 (1,291 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#321 (1,035 pts)	#375 (925 pts)	#324 (1,012 pts)	#200 (1,360 pts)	#260 (1,178 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#232 (1,392 pts)	#246 (1,270 pts)	#177 (1,500 pts)	#245 (1,290 pts)	#217 (1,403 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#193 (1,563 pts)	#131 (1,695 pts)	#287 (1,213 pts)	#96 (1,793 pts)	#189 (1,523 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BUSH LEAGUE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

49 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

JordyQ

#1,275 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1600

1–4 in 5 shared contests (20% to BUSH LEAGUE BBQ)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — JordyQ ahead 4–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 31 contests
last seen May 2, 2025

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Kick Ash BBQ

#1,256 of the rated field

1582 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1585

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BUSH LEAGUE BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 12 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Oct 2, 2026
on an 8-contest top-10 run

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THE LOONEY PIT

#1,267 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1583

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to BUSH LEAGUE BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than BUSH LEAGUE BBQ has cooked, 12 to 53, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2018

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Menke Boys BBQ

#1,273 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 53
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1584

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 53 contests, alongside a 25% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Oct 10, 2025

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THE GRISWOLDS

#1,276 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 61
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1625

Level with BUSH LEAGUE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 61 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

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QUE-N-BREW

#1,270 of the rated field

1581 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1612

They've been 1612 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 38 contests
last seen May 10, 2024

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
The Specialists	50	13	37	26%	⚔ compare
South Pork	48	13	35	27%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	40	5	35	13%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	32	11	21	34%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	32	6	26	19%	⚔ compare
BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM	24	12	12	50%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	23	4	19	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN BUTT CREW	21	12	9	57%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	17	11	6	65%	⚔ compare
Sheats Smoked Meats	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	53	17	0	2	177.7028	153.6228	169.63	top 48%
Pork Ribs	53	15	2	5	180 🔥	145.0856	166.96	top 51%
Pork	53	26	1	4	177.7144	153.6572	169.72	top 40%
Brisket	53	16	0	4	180 🔥	150.2172	168.12	top 47%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 38%
Medium (20–39)	32	top 51%
Large (40+)	19	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AL	30	top 44%
TN	10	top 48%
MS	7	top 47%
FL	4	top 71%
GA	2	top 50%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	4	15	top 55%	Jul 26, 2019
The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	4	4	top 20%	May 3, 2019
Smokin In the Square	4	19	top 71%	Mar 15, 2019
High on the Hog Festival	3	4	top 23%	Apr 19, 2019
Smoke on the Falls	3	13	top 51%	Apr 12, 2019
Christmas on the River	3	8	top 52%	Nov 30, 2018
Roast N Boast	2	5	top 49%	Oct 4, 2019
Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	16	top 55%	Jul 19, 2019
Smokin in McMinnville	2	2	top 37%	Aug 10, 2018
World Barbecue Championship	2	29	top 46%	Nov 8, 2017
Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD)	2	6	top 40%	May 19, 2017
The National BBQ Cup (Day 2)	2	34	top 82%	May 28, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 16 contests

Contests a season 10.6 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 30 of 53 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 32 12 of them more than once

Opponents faced 898 finished ahead 1,190 times, behind 1,038

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20201 milestone

Feb 21 Most recent contest Capital City Cook Off

20191 milestone

Jul 26 50th tracked contest Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off

20181 milestone

May 4 Peak power rating (1659) The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ

20174 milestones

Aug 11 First Reserve Championship Smokin in McMinnville
Aug 11 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Smokin in McMinnville
Aug 11 25th tracked contest Smokin in McMinnville
Aug 11 Career-best overall score702.8000 Smokin in McMinnville

20167 milestones

Feb 5 First tracked contest Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL
Feb 5 First call Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL
Feb 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score662.7084 Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL
Mar 4 First overall top-10 Boda Getta BBQ
Jun 24 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Sep 9 First category win (Pork) Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest
Sep 9 First overall podium Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.6	Smokin in McMinnville	Aug 11, 2017
+15.5	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest	Sep 9, 2016
+15.2	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	May 6, 2016
+14.1	Boda Getta BBQ	Mar 4, 2016
+13.5	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 20, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-15.3	Smokin In the Square	Mar 15, 2019
-13.3	Poosa-Q	Jun 14, 2019
-13.1	Capital City Cook Off	Feb 21, 2020
-13	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off	Feb 22, 2019
-11.4	Smokin In the Square	Mar 16, 2018

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2020	1	0	0	100%	top 88%	90.6%	90.6%
2019	11	1	0	73%	top 61%	94.5%	92.5%
2018	12	3	1	75%	top 49%	96.3%	93.6%
2017	13	5	1	77%	top 36%	97.6%	94.4%
2016	16	7	1	81%	top 44%	96.3%	94.1%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Feb 21, 2020	Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	22 / 25 (652.4000)	20 (159.9312)	22 (159.3828)	9 (170.8228)	22 (162.2632)
Oct 4, 2019	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	17 / 25 (666.1600)	14 (167.3828)	21 (165.1316)	22 (157.0856)	2 (176.5600)
Aug 2, 2019	Hometown BBQ Bash 🏅 Hoover, AL	7 / 15 (677.6684)	9 (163.9656)	4 (173.1428)	4 (172)	8 (168.5600)
Jul 26, 2019	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	17 / 27 (657.0284)	11 (170.2628)	25 (147.3944)	7 (170.2512)	10 (169.1200)
Jul 19, 2019	Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS	16 / 28 (665.0284)	19 (163.9428)	8 (170.2744)	14 (167.4400)	19 (163.3712)
Jun 14, 2019	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	38 / 48 (663.8512)	41 (162.8228)	26 (168.5600)	17 (171.9656)	42 (160.5028)
May 3, 2019	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	15 / 54 (677.0744)	16 (170.2628)	40 (161.7144)	5 (174.2628)	14 (170.8344)
Apr 19, 2019	High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN	17 / 39 (680.5256)	37 (153.6228)	4 (176.0228)	12 (170.8800)	2 (180)
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	17 / 30 (663.2796)	22 (163.9312)	15 (166.2400)	13 (165.7028)	13 (167.4056)
Mar 29, 2019	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	17 / 29 (675.9312)	17 (169.6800)	19 (165.1428)	10 (173.1084)	20 (168)
Mar 15, 2019	Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL	31 / 35 (646.1940)	4 (174.2628)	33 (152.5372)	28 (159.9656)	26 (159.4284)
Feb 22, 2019	Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL	21 / 27 (653.5996)	20 (164.5484)	17 (163.9544)	18 (163.9540)	22 (161.1428)
Nov 30, 2018	Christmas on the River Demoplis, AL	22 / 29 (663.8860)	20 (166.2400)	26 (154.8460)	15 (168.5372)	5 (174.2628)
Sep 21, 2018	Roast N Boast Columbus, MS	5 / 17 (685.0972)	7 (169.6800)	9 (168.5600)	5 (171.9656)	2 (174.8916)
Sep 14, 2018	Riverfest BBQ and Music Festival Decatur, AL	10 / 32 (675.3028)	24 (166.2284)	4 (175.4172)	7 (172.5600)	23 (161.0972)
Aug 17, 2018	Downtown BBQ Showdown Hattiesburg, MS	16 / 30 (662.2400)	12 (169.6684)	24 (157.1544)	20 (165.6800)	9 (169.7372)
Aug 10, 2018	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	19 / 28 (656.3996)	16 (168.5256)	27 (145.0856)	6 (174.2628)	12 (168.5256)
Jul 27, 2018	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	15 / 27 (673.6568)	14 (169.6684)	16 (166.8800)	7 (172.5600)	18 (164.5484)
Jul 14, 2018	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 2 Jamestown, TN	19 / 32 (686.2284)	24 (169.6684)	9 (175.4516)	4 (177.7028)	28 (163.4056)
Jul 13, 2018	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In Day 1 Jamestown, TN	23 / 40 (672.4228)	17 (171.9772)	20 (166.8228)	10 (171.9772)	30 (161.6456)
May 4, 2018	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	16 / 61 (680.5032)	23 (172.5600)	28 (167.4288)	33 (167.3944)	16 (173.1200)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	4 / 42 (693.6228)	13 (173.1200)	1 (178.8572)	3 (176.5600)	29 (165.0856)
Apr 13, 2018	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	13 / 38 (684.4568)	21 (170.8228)	13 (172)	14 (169.6684)	13 (171.9656)
Mar 16, 2018	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	43 / 49 (656.3884)	46 (165.0856)	43 (159.9428)	24 (169.6800)	39 (161.6800)
Dec 1, 2017	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	15 / 27 (656.9944)	7 (170.8344)	19 (157.6688)	10 (167.3828)	18 (161.1084)
Nov 8, 2017	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	29 / 93 (677.0284)	57 (167.9656)	63 (164.5372)	25 (170.8228)	12 (173.7028)
Sep 29, 2017	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	10 / 30 (678.2284)	10 (173.1428)	16 (168)	19 (165.1200)	5 (171.9656)
Sep 15, 2017	Big Brother Big Sister Riverfest Decatur, AL	10 / 39 (680.9940)	24 (166.2284)	3 (177.7028)	14 (168.5256)	16 (168.5372)
Aug 11, 2017	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	2 / 35 (702.8000)	6 (176.5600)	1 (180)	9 (173.1200)	5 (173.1200)
Jul 28, 2017	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-off Hartselle, AL	15 / 27 (673.6568)	14 (169.6684)	16 (166.8800)	7 (172.5600)	18 (164.5484)
Jun 16, 2017	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS	7 / 41 (688.4452)	29 (167.3712)	13 (171.4056)	9 (171.9656)	4 (177.7028)
May 19, 2017	Barber Q Battle (PRO/MASTER AND BACKYARD) Birmingham, AL	15 / 25 (679.3028)	15 (170.8344)	9 (171.4172)	7 (171.9656)	19 (165.0856)
May 5, 2017	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	14 / 69 (682.7656)	41 (163.9428)	11 (173.7028)	6 (177.1428)	29 (167.9772)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	6 / 41 (698.2172)	10 (173.1200)	4 (176.5716)	12 (174.2628)	12 (174.2628)
Apr 7, 2017	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	17 / 28 (670.1480)	18 (168.5140)	15 (168.5372)	18 (165.6912)	15 (167.4056)
Mar 17, 2017	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	19 / 38 (673.5768)	23 (169.1200)	25 (163.9312)	11 (172.5600)	14 (167.9656)
Feb 3, 2017	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA	14 / 41 (675.3028)	2 (177.7028)	34 (160.5144)	24 (166.8228)	11 (170.2628)
Dec 2, 2016	Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL	8 / 34 (682.8344)	7 (173.7144)	21 (165.6916)	2 (176)	19 (167.4284)
Nov 11, 2016	World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL	55 / 89 (665.0508)	44 (170.2628)	3 (177.1428)	79 (158.8456)	74 (158.7996)
Oct 7, 2016	Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL	4 / 26 (690.7540)	6 (173.1084)	4 (175.4172)	5 (171.9656)	6 (170.2628)
Sep 9, 2016	Decatur Jaycee's 22nd Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	3 / 41 (693.6228)	4 (174.2628)	10 (170.8344)	1 (177.7144)	13 (170.8112)
Aug 19, 2016	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	25 / 40 (661.5656)	13 (171.9656)	23 (165.1200)	38 (153.6572)	14 (170.8228)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	15 / 33 (681.1312)	19 (169.1656)	22 (165.6916)	4 (177.1428)	15 (169.1312)
Jun 24, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL	25 / 30 (669.0628)	8 (175.4056)	24 (163.9772)	27 (162.2400)	21 (167.4400)
Jun 17, 2016	The Desoto Shrine Club 8th Annual BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	18 / 41 (682.1712)	7 (174.8456)	25 (164.5372)	24 (167.3712)	5 (175.4172)
May 28, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN	49 / 50 (656.4000)	26 (171.9656)	35 (167.3944)	41 (166.8228)	50 (150.2172)
May 27, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN	34 / 51 (677.0516)	28 (172.5600)	22 (169.1316)	29 (168.5372)	39 (166.8228)
May 20, 2016	Barber Q Battle Birmingham, AL	6 / 30 (693.6340)	9 (173.1084)	12 (173.1084)	10 (172.5600)	8 (174.8572)
May 6, 2016	The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL	4 / 67 (687.3484)	2 (177.7028)	13 (171.9772)	5 (174.2628)	35 (163.4056)
Apr 8, 2016	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	7 / 25 (677.6800)	6 (173.1428)	3 (172)	21 (159.3944)	5 (173.1428)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	24 / 43 (673.0972)	29 (166.8228)	16 (168.6172)	3 (174.2744)	31 (163.3828)
Mar 4, 2016	Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL	6 / 25 (683.9656)	7 (173.1428)	19 (164.5600)	10 (169.1200)	2 (177.1428)
Feb 5, 2016	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL Young Harris, GA	23 / 35 (662.7084)	26 (166.2284)	31 (154.8000)	13 (171.4172)	7 (170.2628)

BUSH LEAGUE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (14 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)