On the rise
+33
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 33 points across 5 contests since 2016-04-29 — from 1513 up to 1546.
- 5 contests since 2016-04-29
- now 1546
BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1546
peak 1546 · rated over 9 contests ⓘ
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2015-09-25
latest 2017-04-21
Best ToY finish
#770
Master 2017
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 43%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
674.84 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 670.59 (+4.24)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±10.85
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.02 · weakest Pork (165.03)
Road miles
2,175
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 311 mi
Schedule strength
59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Master avg
670.59 / 720
9 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (10 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.
They almost always walk
89%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 9 contests
A top-10 category call in 89% of their 9 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
High-water mark
686.7656
career-best overall
95.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 686.7656 at Barnesville BBQ & Blues — 95.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2017-04-21
Their season
2017
their best year
2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 33%.
- 4 contests
- 2 overall top-10s
- 0 category wins
- average top 33%
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
BOOTYQUE ahead in 100% of their meetings
BOOTYQUE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.0
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 44%.
- Pork avg 165.03
- Chicken avg 171.02
- 1 calls in 9 entries
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of E.T.'S BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Chicken nemesis
3 of 4
shared chicken entries lost
YES, DEAR BBQ ahead 75% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, YES, DEAR BBQ has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared chicken entries.
An April team
Top 31%
average finish in April
Something about April: average finish in the top 31% across 3 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.
- 3 April contests
- top 43% the rest of the year
The metronome
±1.51%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.51% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 93.1% of a perfect score
- 9 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.
66 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1804 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 70%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1805 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1551
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 10 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1818 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 75%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ did, first appearing in 2023.
⚔ Head-to-head#1810 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 63%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
Level with BO'S BODACIOUS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#1817 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 8%
- Peak
- 1546
No shared contest yet.
13 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1803 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1547
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTYQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 165.0856 | 171.02 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.7144 | 160.5372 | 167.27 | top 45% |
| Pork | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 155.9084 | 165.03 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 153.0512 | 167.27 | top 39% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 44% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 55% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flames on the Flint | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 63% | 2017-03-10 |
The story so far (15 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.6 yrs
2015-09-25 → 2017-04-21
Busiest season
2017
4 contests
Contests a season
3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
5 of 9 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
9 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 171.02 · weakest Pork (165.03)
Walk rate
89%
a top-10 call in 8 of 9 contests
Overall top-10 rate
33%
3 of 9 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight contests — and still running
Master average
670.59
out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
269
210–194 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
2,175
9 mapped stops · furthest 311 mi
Schedule strength
1574
average field rating faced — tougher than 59% of rated contests
Power rating
1546
peak 1546 · #1811 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2015
- First tracked contest Porktober Que
- First call Porktober Que
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Porktober Que
- First overall top-10 Porktober Que
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score677.6000 Porktober Que
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7144 Porktober Que
- 2017
- Career-best overall score686.7656 Barnesville BBQ & Blues
- Peak power rating (1546) Barnesville BBQ & Blues
- Most recent contest Barnesville BBQ & Blues
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +12.6 | Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash(GBC QUALIFIER) | 2017-04-07 |
| +11.9 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues | 2017-04-21 |
| +8.5 | Porktober Que | 2015-09-25 |
| +8 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2017-01-27 |
| +5.8 | * Boda Getta BBQ | 2016-03-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-03-11 |
| -1.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2016-01-29 |
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 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 95.4% | 93.9% |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 57% | 93.8% | 92.2% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 27% | 94.1% | 94.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-21 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA | 6 / 29 (686.7656) | 5 (173.1200) | 16 (167.3828) | 12 (170.8228) | 4 (175.4400) |
| 2017-04-07 | Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash(GBC QUALIFIER) Brunswick, GA | 5 / 25 (682.7428) | 12 (171.9656) | 2 (174.2744) | 19 (162.8000) | 3 (173.7028) |
| 2017-03-10 | Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA | 39 / 67 (666.6624) | 5 (175.4056) | 46 (163.3828) | 62 (155.9084) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2017-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 20 / 60 (666.7428) | 14 (171.9772) | 38 (160.5372) | 5 (172.5600) | 30 (161.6684) |
| 2016-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 18 / 35 (671.2684) | 10 (172.5484) | 22 (165.0972) | 20 (167.3828) | 20 (166.2400) |
| 2016-03-11 | Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA | 61 / 89 (652.3884) | 29 (169.1316) | 27 (169.1200) | 66 (161.0856) | 77 (153.0512) |
| 2016-03-04 | * Boda Getta BBQ Auburn, AL | 12 / 25 (675.2912) | 16 (167.3828) | 14 (165.6800) | 13 (167.9656) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2016-01-29 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 35 / 58 (655.8736) | 9 (172.5484) | 32 (162.2512) | 32 (164.5484) | 42 (156.5256) |
| 2015-09-25 | Porktober Que Dothan, AL | 7 / 26 (677.6000) | 18 (165.0856) | 1 (177.7144) | 19 (162.2400) | 4 (172.5600) |
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 | #770 (489 pts) | #682 (594 pts) | #843 (469 pts) | #877 (444 pts) | #657 (604 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1317 (210 pts) | #1345 (230 pts) | #1542 (180 pts) | #1505 (195 pts) | #1247 (250 pts) |