MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#6379

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1367

peak 1367 · rated over 21 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-08-23

latest 2023-03-03

Best ToY finish

#1316

Master 2018

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 21 contests

Avg finish

top 86%

overall standings

Best overall

667.3836 / 720

Master · Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

631.01 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 633.25 (-2.24)

Walk rate

19%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Pork Ribs · Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival

Consistency

±16.72

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.65 · weakest Brisket (153.58)

Road miles

1,717

mi across 21 mapped stops · furthest 338 mi

Schedule strength

56%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)

Purse competed for

$52K

listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.25 / 720

21 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 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

667.3836 career-best overall

92.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 667.3836 at Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival — 92.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-06-10

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Willingham's has finished one call ahead of MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 75%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 75%

A tough matchup

13–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 13 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.06 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 10%.

Brisket avg 153.58
Pork avg 162.65
0 calls in 21 entries

Pork nemesis

12 of 12 shared pork entries lost

Bald Hawg BBQ ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Bald Hawg BBQ has out-cooked them in 12 of 12 shared pork entries.

The metronome

±2.32% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.32% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.0% of a perfect score
21 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ

#6380 of the rated field

1367 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 76
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1367

1–8 in 9 shared contests (11% to MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ)

These two have cooked 9 of the same contests — CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ ahead 8–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 76 contests
last seen 2024-04-26

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN ON THE FLAT

#6381 of the rated field

1367 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 19 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2021-07-16

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WILDWOOD SMOKEHOUSE

#6378 of the rated field

1367 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1367

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 17 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

All Fired Up

#6377 of the rated field

1368 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1368

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 21, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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BIG BAD WOLVES

#6382 of the rated field

1366 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1366

No shared contest yet.

26 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2026-07-11

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Right Time BBQ

#6383 of the rated field

1365 ▼ 2 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1365

No shared contest yet.

Rated 2 points below MIKE'S MOUNTAIN BBQ.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2022-09-23

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
CLAUDE'S Q	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
JACK'S OLD SOUTH	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	21	1	1	176.0116	148.4800	160.70	top 74%
Pork Ribs	21	1	1	177.1428	143.8968	156.33	top 81%
Pork	21	2	1	176.0116	147.9656	162.65	top 65%
Brisket	21	0	0	166.8572	134.7772	153.58	top 84%

“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	Avg finish
GA	17	top 88%
NC	3	top 73%
AL	1	top 92%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	5	0	top 85%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 86%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	62	top 92%	2023-03-03
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	3	25	top 76%	2018-08-24
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	54	top 93%	2019-03-01
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	2	51	top 93%	2017-08-04
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2	37	top 62%	2016-06-10

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.5 yrs 2013-08-23 → 2023-03-03

Busiest season 2016 4 contests

Contests a season 1.9 across 11 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 17 of 21 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 14 5 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 21 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 162.65 · weakest Brisket (153.58)

Walk rate 19% a top-10 call in 4 of 21 contests

Overall top-10 rate 0% 0 of 21 contests

Master average 633.25 out of 720 · 21 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 638 164–1,183 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,717 21 mapped stops · furthest 338 mi

Schedule strength 1572 average field rating faced — tougher than 56% of rated contests

Purse competed for $52,300 listed at 5 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 6 state-championship entries

Power rating 1367 peak 1367 · #6379 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Aug 23 First tracked contest Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 23 Peak power rating (1489) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2014
Apr 18 First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
Apr 18 First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.2912 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
2016
Jun 10 Career-best overall score667.3836 Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Nov 18 10th tracked contest Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)
2018
Aug 24 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.1428 Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival
2023
Mar 3 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.3	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2016-06-10
+0.4	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2014-08-22

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.9	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-08-23
-10.6	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)	2014-11-21
-9.6	* Hog Happnin'	2015-11-06
-8.6	Hawgin On Lanier	2019-08-02
-8.4	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	2017-08-04

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0%	top 95%	85.6%	85.6%
2022	1	0%	top 90%	85.8%	85.8%
2021	1	0%	top 91%	87.5%	87.5%
2020	1	0%	top 87%	89.4%	89.4%
2019	2	0%	top 95%	89.8%	88.3%
2018	3	33%	top 89%	88.5%	86.9%
2017	2	0%	top 93%	88.1%	86.6%
2016	4	25%	top 77%	92.7%	90.2%
2015	2	0%	top 84%	87.1%	86.5%
2014	3	67%	top 75%	92.1%	89.9%
2013	1	0%	top 87%	84.4%	84.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-03-03	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	62 / 65 (616.2856)	63 (148.4800)	60 (155.3828)	39 (167.3828)	63 (145.0400)
2022-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	66 / 73 (618.0684)	66 (150.2172)	63 (158.2056)	59 (161.7028)	65 (147.9428)
2021-03-05	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	74 / 81 (630.1368)	70 (158.2744)	79 (151.9312)	52 (165.6684)	74 (154.2628)
2020-07-31	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	48 / 55 (643.8972)	49 (159.9544)	54 (149.0972)	30 (167.9884)	30 (166.8572)
2019-08-02	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	43 / 45 (646.6628)	32 (166.2516)	45 (151.9428)	35 (165.6684)	37 (162.8000)
2019-03-01	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	58 / 62 (625.5320)	52 (162.2516)	59 (150.7772)	31 (165.7144)	59 (146.7888)
2018-09-21	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	30 / 33 (615.7144)	28 (157.0856)	26 (163.3944)	32 (149.6228)	31 (145.6116)
2018-08-24	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	29 / 34 (636.9484)	33 (153.6228)	2 (177.1428)	31 (150.8228)	30 (155.3600)
2018-03-02	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	54 / 59 (623.8632)	37 (163.9772)	58 (148.4916)	35 (163.4400)	56 (147.9544)
2017-08-04	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	54 / 57 (634.6516)	55 (158.8116)	56 (152.4916)	37 (163.9656)	47 (159.3828)
2017-03-03	*Bodagetta BBQ Auburn, AL	23 / 25 (612.9028)	15 (165.0972)	24 (149.6572)	18 (163.3712)	25 (134.7772)
2016-11-18	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	42 / 47 (643.3488)	24 (169.1200)	41 (161.6688)	37 (158.2628)	43 (154.2972)
2016-08-05	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	51 / 56 (640.4228)	41 (165.7144)	52 (158.2172)	51 (162.2628)	54 (154.2284)
2016-06-10	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	37 / 76 (667.3836)	38 (167.9888)	24 (169.7144)	44 (164.5716)	35 (165.1088)
2016-05-13	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	29 / 36 (646.6516)	11 (169.6800)	34 (147.8972)	2 (176.0116)	32 (153.0628)
2015-11-06	* Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	56 / 60 (618.7656)	58 (148.5028)	32 (164.5944)	60 (147.9656)	48 (157.7028)
2015-06-12	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	59 / 78 (627.1536)	58 (161.0740)	76 (143.8968)	33 (165.1200)	53 (157.0628)
2014-11-21	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	83 / 86 (619.2916)	84 (154.8116)	86 (143.9200)	73 (159.4172)	68 (161.1428)
2014-08-22	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	25 / 45 (663.3948)	3 (176.0116)	18 (167.9888)	27 (163.4516)	34 (155.9428)
2014-04-18	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA	20 / 27 (659.2912)	15 (167.4172)	25 (160.5028)	8 (170.2856)	21 (161.0856)
2013-08-23	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	47 / 54 (607.9432)	48 (150.2972)	37 (155.9772)	23 (162.8572)	51 (138.8116)

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	#1471 (120 pts)	#1593 (120 pts)	#1575 (120 pts)	#1578 (120 pts)	#1536 (120 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1316 (177 pts)	#1363 (177 pts)	#893 (377 pts)	#1373 (177 pts)	#1380 (177 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1722 (120 pts)	#1617 (160 pts)	#1970 (115 pts)	#1660 (145 pts)	#1982 (110 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1454 (180 pts)	#1508 (185 pts)	#1512 (185 pts)	#1564 (180 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)