A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead in 100% of their meetings
ATLANTA BBQ STORE has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
LIL' BUBBA'S
LIL' BUBBA'S is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 20th of 26 at the Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (2021). They finished #1170 in the 2021 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1459
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Aug 15, 2014
latest Mar 4, 2022 · 7.6 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±57.14
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 162.97 · weakest Chicken (119.40)
Road miles
98
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
34%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1546)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
598.13 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1404 (60 pts) | #1348 (60 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1170 (76 pts) | #1532 (56 pts) | #1614 (51 pts) | #823 (166 pts) | #1165 (81 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2212 (60 pts) | #2286 (60 pts) | #2304 (60 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #2197 (70 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2628 | 20 | 119.40 | top 95% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 149.0972 | 160.53 | top 74% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5828 | 145.6456 | 162.97 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 145.0744 | 155.23 | top 79% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 90% |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
195
finished ahead 17 times, behind 218
Longest layoff
3.9 yrs
Sep 15, 2017 → Aug 20, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20214 milestones
- First call Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.2172 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score654.2172 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)172.5828 Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
20142 milestones
- First tracked contest Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
- Peak power rating (1490) Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.4 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 4, 2022 |
| -11.3 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) | Sep 15, 2017 |
| -9.9 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) | Aug 15, 2014 |
| -9 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | Aug 20, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 69.9% | 69.9% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 95% | 84.5% | 84.5% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2022 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 72 / 73 (503.2800) | 73 (20) | 47 (167.9656) | 43 (167.4172) | 66 (147.8972) |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 20 / 26 (654.2172) | 24 (158.2628) | 25 (158.8116) | 6 (172.5828) | 19 (164.5600) |
| Sep 15, 2017 | Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA | 37 / 39 (608.3428) | 38 (150.2172) | 38 (149.0972) | 38 (145.6456) | 23 (163.3828) |
| Aug 15, 2014 | Atlanta BarB-Que Festival (SBBQA) Atlanta, GA | 35 / 43 (626.6860) | 39 (149.1316) | 16 (166.2400) | 15 (166.2400) | 41 (145.0744) |