A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ATLANTA BBQ STORE has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
MAXUS PORKAMUS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1484
peak 1484 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2016-06-03
latest 2022-03-04
Best ToY finish
#2879
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
464.24
last 3 Backyard vs avg 464.24 (+0.00)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.53
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 164.27 · weakest Chicken (149.89)
Road miles
262
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
58%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
628.74 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
464.24 / 360
3 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (6 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.
The weak link
−14.4
points behind their best meat
Chicken is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 14.38 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Chicken avg 149.89
- Brisket avg 164.27
- 0 calls in 5 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2022-03-04).
- last seen 2020-03-06
- back 2022-03-04
Boom or bust
±20.71%
swing around their own average
Their overall swings ±20.71% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
- averages 112.3% of a perfect score
- best 134.9%
A March team
Top 43%
average finish in March
Something about March: average finish in the top 43% across 3 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.
- 3 March contests
- top 63% the rest of the year
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.
142 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3954 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than MAXUS PORKAMUS has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3946 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Level with MAXUS PORKAMUS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3932 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1509
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than MAXUS PORKAMUS has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3923 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1485
No shared contest yet.
Fewer contests behind them than MAXUS PORKAMUS has cooked, 5 to 8, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-head#3944 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before MAXUS PORKAMUS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#3942 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1484
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 3 years before MAXUS PORKAMUS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0856 | 138.7428 | 149.89 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6800 | 145.0744 | 155.15 | top 59% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 151.9772 | 159.29 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 160.5716 | 164.27 | top 64% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 93% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 31 | 0 | top 51% | 2022-03-04 |
The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5.7 yrs
2016-06-03 → 2022-03-04
Busiest season
2022
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 8 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
8 of 8 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 164.27 · weakest Chicken (149.89)
Walk rate
13%
a top-10 call in 1 of 8 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 8 contests
Master average
628.74
out of 720 · 2 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
464.24
out of 360 · 3 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
232
132–219 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
262
8 mapped stops · furthest 62 mi
Schedule strength
1574
average field rating faced — tougher than 58% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$24,200
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2020-03-06 → 2022-03-04
Power rating
1484
peak 1484 · #3935 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2014
- First tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
- 2016
- Career-best overall score643.8856 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Career-best single call (Pork)168.0000 Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1488) Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
- 2019
- First call Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score485.5656 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 2022
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2019-03-01 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.3 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) | 2016-06-03 |
| -9 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues | 2017-04-21 |
| -1.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2022-03-04 |
| -1.4 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2020-03-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 52% | 124.7% | 124.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 127.3% | 127.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 134.9% | 134.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 85.2% | 85.2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 38 / 73 (449.0404) | 35 (151.9888) | 37 (145.0744) | 31 (151.9772) | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 31 / 61 (458.1260) | 31 (150.2516) | 27 (152.4800) | 28 (155.3944) | — |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 62 (485.5656) | 21 (157.0856) | 10 (165.6800) | 12 (162.8000) | — |
| 2018-03-02 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-04-21 | Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA | 26 / 29 (613.5888) | 29 (138.7428) | 25 (155.9772) | 26 (158.2972) | 26 (160.5716) |
| 2016-06-03 | Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA | 31 / 32 (643.8856) | 32 (151.3600) | 31 (156.5600) | 16 (168.0000) | 12 (167.9656) |
| 2015-08-14 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014-08-14 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #332 (60 pts) | #332 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #114 (59 pts) | #112 (59 pts) | — | — |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2898 (54 pts) | #2889 (54 pts) | #2895 (54 pts) | #2883 (54 pts) | #2879 (54 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2879 (57 pts) | #2890 (57 pts) | #2899 (57 pts) | #2108 (102 pts) | #1829 (122 pts) |