ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ GA
Rating
1500
peak 1526
Contests
32
in the data
First seen
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#181
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
3
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 32 contests
Avg finish
top 58%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
675.75
last 5 vs career avg 675.43 (+0.33)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.34
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.82 · weakest Pork (167.41)
Road miles
2950
mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 223 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKE SHOW MAFIA has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoke Central BBQ has come out ahead in 24 of their 25 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOLT BROTHERS BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 40% across 7 contests, versus top 58% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.1888 | 168.41 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 31 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.4800 | 169.82 | top 46% |
| Pork | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 154.7656 | 167.41 | top 59% |
| Brisket | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 158.2056 | 168.91 | top 51% |
“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 | 16 | 0 | top 64% |
| SC | 12 | 0 | top 51% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 90% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 54% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (16 of 32 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (33 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 675.43
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 667.8516 | 667.85 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 691.3832 | 677.73 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 689.0516 | 681.91 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 693.6344 | 681.21 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 685.6000 | 671.65 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 686.1828 | 679.51 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 690.2060 | 672.24 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 662.1028 | 656.76 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 31 / 42 (667.8516) | 31 (165.6800) | 28 (165.0856) | 30 (167.3944) | 20 (169.6916) |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 34 / 36 (675.2684) | 33 (166.2400) | 24 (171.9656) | 27 (168.5372) | 27 (168.5256) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 40 / 66 (675.8512) | 23 (171.9656) | 55 (160.5144) | 23 (171.9656) | 28 (171.4056) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 38 / 42 (668.4000) | 36 (167.3828) | 7 (175.4288) | 42 (154.7656) | 21 (170.8228) |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 8 / 42 (691.3832) | 40 (153.1888) | 10 (171.9772) | 10 (171.9772) | 15 (170.2744) |
| 2024-10-17 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 28 / 33 (674.7660) | 12 (175.4172) | 31 (165.1088) | 20 (170.8344) | 29 (163.4056) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 29 / 76 (689.0516) | 43 (170.8344) | 42 (169.6916) | 39 (170.8112) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2023-10-20 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 12 / 35 (693.6344) | 13 (174.2744) | 8 (175.4172) | 25 (170.8228) | 15 (173.1200) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 28 / 76 (680.4572) | 46 (166.2400) | 5 (177.7028) | 55 (162.2516) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 25 / 40 (669.5312) | 44 (159.9656) | 17 (170.8228) | 28 (165.0856) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-21 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 34 / 35 (663.2456) | 28 (168.5372) | 24 (169.6800) | 35 (161.0856) | 31 (163.9428) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 37 / 51 (666.1028) | 1 (180.0000) | 50 (152.4800) | 45 (163.9428) | 23 (169.6800) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 23 / 92 (685.6000) | 28 (170.8228) | 30 (171.9772) | 20 (171.9772) | 30 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA | 23 / 43 (686.1828) | 36 (168.5372) | 4 (178.2972) | 29 (168.5256) | 27 (170.8228) |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park Myrtle Beach, SC | 15 / 22 (664.3884) | 18 (163.3712) | 14 (167.3944) | 6 (170.8228) | 15 (162.8000) |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 18 / 26 (675.2684) | 14 (170.8344) | 19 (167.3944) | 18 (169.6684) | 16 (167.3712) |
| 2021-07-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Zooland Asheboro, NC | 6 / 19 (685.6232) | 14 (168.5488) | 14 (163.9544) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (174.2628) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 26 / 81 (682.1368) | 40 (168.5256) | 23 (170.8228) | 33 (168.5256) | 13 (174.2628) |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 12 / 28 (682.7544) | 6 (175.4172) | 21 (165.6800) | 14 (169.6800) | 11 (171.9772) |
| 2021-05-22 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Evans, GA | 13 / 21 (685.0516) | 20 (162.8116) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (171.4172) | 10 (170.8228) |
| 2021-05-21 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Evans, GA | 14 / 21 (675.8628) | 16 (168.5372) | 14 (166.2516) | 16 (165.6684) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 16 / 42 (678.7428) | 12 (171.9772) | 8 (173.7028) | 21 (166.2400) | 22 (166.8228) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge Roebuck, SC | 12 / 27 (685.6228) | 7 (175.4400) | 8 (173.1200) | 9 (170.8344) | 23 (166.2284) |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 21 / 26 (672.9944) | 16 (170.8344) | 10 (171.9888) | 14 (168.5256) | 24 (161.6456) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA | 26 / 54 (690.2060) | 35 (171.9888) | 3 (178.8572) | 32 (169.6800) | 32 (169.6800) |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash Augusta, GA | 38 / 46 (650.6052) | 42 (160.4796) | 7 (171.9772) | 38 (159.9428) | 43 (158.2056) |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Aiken, SC | 19 / 34 (675.8972) | 17 (169.1316) | 3 (176.5600) | 30 (162.8228) | 20 (167.3828) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 44 / 83 (655.7940) | 58 (160.5372) | 46 (162.8000) | 49 (163.9312) | 23 (168.5256) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 57 / 72 (652.3888) | 63 (161.0972) | 48 (165.6916) | 52 (162.8000) | 54 (162.8000) |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 23 / 42 (662.1028) | 3 (174.2744) | 25 (161.0972) | 26 (162.7884) | 28 (163.9428) |
| BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Chicken Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC | — | 13 (164.5372) | — | — | — | |
| BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland - One Meat Ribs Challenge Myrtle Beach, SC | — | — | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #791 (60 pts) | #866 (60 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #823 (60 pts) | #756 (85 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #591 (275 pts) | #610 (305 pts) | #582 (360 pts) | #631 (265 pts) | #640 (250 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #701 (235 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #938 (120 pts) | #1011 (120 pts) | #693 (285 pts) | #989 (120 pts) | #688 (245 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #954 (130 pts) | #593 (345 pts) | #1107 (120 pts) | #973 (145 pts) | #986 (130 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #181 (1030 pts) | #167 (1094 pts) | #97 (1454 pts) | #135 (1230 pts) | #136 (1194 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #313 (400 pts) | #706 (120 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1201 (190 pts) | #873 (355 pts) | #1287 (180 pts) | #1307 (180 pts) | #1250 (190 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #754 (434 pts) | #781 (439 pts) | #956 (344 pts) | #1023 (299 pts) | #474 (779 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #396 (936 pts) | #589 (686 pts) | #507 (781 pts) | #590 (681 pts) | #392 (971 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #680 (564 pts) | #535 (764 pts) | #823 (479 pts) | #691 (584 pts) | #695 (574 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #541 (700 pts) | #537 (730 pts) | #907 (390 pts) | #443 (865 pts) | #462 (810 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #575 (652 pts) | #514 (747 pts) | #530 (742 pts) | #549 (707 pts) | #818 (432 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1431 (158 pts) | #1178 (243 pts) | #1080 (283 pts) | #1664 (143 pts) | #1642 (138 pts) |