Wiggle Butts BBQ GA
Rating
1351
peak 1351
Contests
37
in the data
First seen
2019-03-01
latest 2026-05-29
Best ToY finish
#455
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 37 contests
Avg finish
top 74%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
659.17 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 660.06 (-0.89)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.25
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.62 · weakest Brisket (163.90)
Road miles
3106
mi across 37 mapped stops · furthest 199 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Iron Head Barbeque has finished one call ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
COOL HAND QUE has come out ahead in 31 of their 31 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of RBH BARBECUE in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 176.5828 | 155.3484 | 165.35 | top 70% |
| Pork Ribs | 37 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 177.1772 | 151.9772 | 165.62 | top 62% |
| Pork | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 152.5028 | 165.19 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 149.6228 | 163.90 | top 66% |
“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 | 31 | 0 | top 75% |
| SC | 6 | 0 | top 66% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 20 | 0 | top 69% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (7 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (31 of 37 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (37 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 660.06
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 662.7320 | 652.71 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 681.6116 | 660.31 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 679.3144 | 664.65 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 678.1368 | 662.90 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 668.9828 | 660.98 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 668.4228 | 657.43 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 670.1944 | 670.19 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 690.2400 | 655.07 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 19 / 19 (662.7320) | 19 (162.2632) | 9 (173.1316) | 12 (173.1200) | 19 (154.2172) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 41 / 44 (642.6860) | 42 (162.2516) | 41 (161.6456) | 31 (166.8344) | 43 (151.9544) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 36 / 56 (681.6116) | 23 (172.5716) | 31 (173.1200) | 44 (167.3828) | 38 (168.5372) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 53 / 66 (644.9716) | 59 (155.3716) | 54 (161.0972) | 56 (159.3828) | 38 (169.1200) |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 22 / 26 (663.8516) | 21 (166.2400) | 11 (170.8344) | 15 (168.5256) | 26 (158.2516) |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA | 29 / 32 (654.1144) | 32 (155.9200) | 17 (169.6916) | 26 (163.9428) | 22 (164.5600) |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 41 / 45 (656.9832) | 42 (161.6572) | 26 (169.1316) | 43 (156.5144) | 26 (169.6800) |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 47 / 58 (657.5772) | 47 (165.0972) | 48 (165.0972) | 33 (168.5256) | 51 (158.8572) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 59 / 76 (669.0056) | 45 (170.8228) | 56 (166.2744) | 52 (167.9656) | 60 (163.9428) |
| 2024-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 13 / 25 (679.3144) | 16 (164.5372) | 11 (170.8344) | 4 (174.2628) | 13 (169.6800) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 22 / 34 (675.8628) | 12 (172.5484) | 11 (171.9772) | 20 (169.6800) | 30 (161.6572) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 52 / 59 (641.5084) | 20 (173.1084) | 55 (155.3716) | 56 (152.5028) | 51 (160.5256) |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 53 / 60 (656.4116) | 50 (165.1088) | 59 (153.0744) | 36 (167.9656) | 30 (170.2628) |
| 2023-09-15 | Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA | 16 / 25 (678.1368) | 19 (169.6800) | 6 (174.2628) | 11 (170.2512) | 18 (163.9428) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 53 / 76 (660.4572) | 37 (169.6800) | 70 (151.9772) | 15 (174.2628) | 50 (164.5372) |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 22 / 27 (662.6972) | 26 (155.3484) | 9 (170.8344) | 22 (163.9544) | 9 (172.5600) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 19 / 32 (671.9088) | 30 (157.6572) | 10 (173.1544) | 25 (163.3828) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 54 / 65 (647.7944) | 49 (163.9544) | 33 (167.9888) | 42 (166.2284) | 59 (149.6228) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 40 / 57 (655.8284) | 43 (163.9428) | 37 (164.5372) | 42 (161.6800) | 37 (165.6684) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 35 / 51 (668.9828) | 44 (165.0856) | 38 (164.5488) | 12 (173.1200) | 33 (166.2284) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA | 20 / 30 (668.4000) | 17 (169.6800) | 16 (168.5488) | 19 (169.6684) | 23 (160.5028) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 54 / 92 (663.8632) | 14 (174.2628) | 61 (163.4060) | 65 (162.8000) | 54 (163.3944) |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 19 / 25 (659.8972) | 17 (165.6800) | 16 (164.5488) | 8 (170.8456) | 20 (158.8228) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 34 / 37 (650.1144) | 35 (162.2400) | 13 (171.9772) | 33 (163.3944) | 36 (152.5028) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 49 / 73 (659.8056) | 49 (165.0856) | 56 (161.6572) | 31 (170.8228) | 51 (162.2400) |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown Cumming, GA | 27 / 28 (652.9940) | 22 (165.0972) | 21 (166.2400) | 24 (162.2512) | 28 (159.4056) |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 23 / 27 (649.5200) | 6 (174.2628) | 26 (155.9316) | 26 (157.6684) | 22 (161.6572) |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown Cumming, GA | 28 / 39 (663.8400) | 14 (171.9772) | 35 (160.5028) | 20 (167.3828) | 24 (163.9772) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 52 / 81 (652.3540) | 48 (166.2400) | 59 (159.9312) | 58 (160.5028) | 40 (165.6800) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 37 / 81 (668.4228) | 74 (157.0628) | 56 (162.8000) | 13 (172.5600) | 7 (176.0000) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 38 / 61 (670.1944) | 43 (163.3944) | 30 (169.7144) | 27 (168.5256) | 26 (168.5600) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 34 / 35 (638.0572) | 35 (160.5372) | 35 (152.4916) | 32 (159.9312) | 27 (165.0972) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA | 7 / 45 (690.2400) | 25 (169.1200) | 3 (177.1772) | 19 (169.6800) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 37 / 83 (664.4572) | 2 (176.5828) | 54 (160.5372) | 36 (166.2516) | 44 (161.0856) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin' Bike Fest Peachtree City, GA | 27 / 31 (641.5084) | 24 (161.6456) | 8 (171.4172) | 31 (152.5028) | 29 (155.9428) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 25 / 33 (642.0684) | 31 (158.2056) | 24 (162.8344) | 32 (154.7656) | 13 (166.2628) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 44 / 62 (654.0684) | 48 (163.9428) | 22 (169.6800) | 57 (153.0628) | 27 (167.3828) |
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 | #473 (194 pts) | #543 (204 pts) | #497 (249 pts) | #469 (229 pts) | #510 (194 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #558 (303 pts) | #603 (308 pts) | #537 (398 pts) | #545 (338 pts) | #571 (303 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #514 (364 pts) | #489 (424 pts) | #536 (429 pts) | #449 (464 pts) | #555 (349 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #455 (429 pts) | #534 (369 pts) | #404 (614 pts) | #441 (474 pts) | #343 (634 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #468 (453 pts) | #426 (548 pts) | #446 (568 pts) | #397 (593 pts) | #508 (433 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #635 (242 pts) | #480 (402 pts) | #713 (232 pts) | #559 (317 pts) | #524 (357 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #655 (120 pts) | #696 (120 pts) | #701 (120 pts) | #706 (120 pts) | #681 (120 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #697 (459 pts) | #616 (559 pts) | #538 (644 pts) | #829 (384 pts) | #630 (539 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1027 (269 pts) | #1094 (264 pts) | #956 (344 pts) | #1080 (269 pts) | #955 (329 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1392 (180 pts) | #1493 (180 pts) | #1423 (200 pts) | #1126 (305 pts) | #1325 (225 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2879 (57 pts) | #2890 (57 pts) | #2161 (97 pts) | #2133 (97 pts) | #2243 (77 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2055 (75 pts) | #2174 (65 pts) | #2111 (75 pts) | #1727 (130 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1429 (188 pts) | #1510 (188 pts) | #1740 (143 pts) | #1117 (293 pts) | #1391 (208 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2446 (68 pts) | #1670 (138 pts) | #2484 (68 pts) | #2489 (68 pts) | #2481 (68 pts) |