High-water mark
662.8116
career-best overall
92.1% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 662.8116 at Great Americana BBQ Festival — 92.1% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-08-23
HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1476
peak 1476 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2017-08-25
latest 2021-08-27
Best ToY finish
#1887
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 75%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
651.08 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 652.64 (-1.56)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±15.34
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.41 · weakest Pork (160.44)
Road miles
100
mi across 6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
69%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1587)
Purse competed for
$7K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
652.64 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (5 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 one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
SMOKE 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM-AL has finished one call ahead of HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead in 100% of their meetings
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.0
points behind their best meat
Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.97 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Pork avg 160.44
- Pork Ribs avg 165.41
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
2 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Great Americana BBQ Festival (2021-08-27).
- last seen 2019-08-23
- back 2021-08-27
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.
147 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4284 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4287 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2017.
⚔ Head-to-head#4304 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Level with HONEST BARBECUE COMPANY on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4294 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1477
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4313 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1501
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4296 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1476
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 615 BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 153.1088 | 162.64 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 149.1200 | 165.41 | top 48% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5372 | 154.2400 | 160.44 | top 80% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 156.5256 | 164.16 | top 56% |
“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) | 4 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Americana BBQ Festival | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 61% | 2021-08-27 |
| *Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | 2 | 29 | 0 | top 83% | 2018-08-24 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
4 yrs
2017-08-25 → 2021-08-27
Busiest season
2018
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
TN
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
4
2 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 165.41 · weakest Pork (160.44)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 6 contests
Master average
652.64
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
200
88–217 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
100
6 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1587
average field rating faced — tougher than 69% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$6,950
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
2 yrs
2019-08-23 → 2021-08-27
Power rating
1476
peak 1476 · #4295 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2017
- First tracked contest Great American BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4572 Great American BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1495) Great American BBQ Festival
- First call Mid-South BBQ Festival
- 2019
- Career-best overall score662.8116 Great Americana BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Chicken)176.5600 Great Americana BBQ Festival
- 2021
- Most recent contest Great Americana BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.9 | *Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) | 2018-08-24 |
| -7 | Mid-South BBQ Festival | 2017-10-20 |
| -4.8 | Great American BBQ Festival | 2017-08-25 |
| -1.3 | Smoke on the Shores | 2018-03-09 |
| -0.4 | Great Americana BBQ Festival | 2019-08-23 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 59% | 92.1% | 92.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 91.6% | 88.8% |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 81% | 91.7% | 91.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-27 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 16 / 25 (658.1368) | 13 (165.7028) | 20 (161.6456) | 13 (167.4056) | 16 (163.3828) |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 23 / 39 (662.8116) | 4 (176.5600) | 7 (173.7144) | 37 (154.2400) | 26 (158.2972) |
| 2018-08-24 | *Great American BBQ Festival(JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN | 34 / 36 (618.6740) | 29 (158.2284) | 34 (149.1200) | 33 (154.8000) | 30 (156.5256) |
| 2018-03-09 | Smoke on the Shores Nashville, TN | 59 / 87 (659.8740) | 50 (166.8344) | 33 (167.9656) | 73 (161.6684) | 55 (163.4056) |
| 2017-10-20 | Mid-South BBQ Festival Mount Pleasant, TN | 25 / 28 (655.9084) | 28 (155.3828) | 8 (170.2972) | 28 (155.9656) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2017-08-25 | Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 29 / 40 (660.4572) | 39 (153.1088) | 12 (169.7028) | 22 (168.5372) | 16 (169.1084) |
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 | #1887 (70 pts) | #1195 (210 pts) | #1369 (165 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1954 (60 pts) | #2012 (60 pts) | #1996 (60 pts) | #2030 (60 pts) | #1990 (60 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1915 (113 pts) | #1968 (113 pts) | #1202 (273 pts) | #1762 (128 pts) | #1146 (283 pts) |