High-water mark
695.3716
career-best overall
96.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 695.3716 at Hawgin On Lanier — 96.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2019-08-02
REC TEC GRILLS
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1490
peak 1490 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-05-24
latest 2019-08-02
Best ToY finish
#977
Master 2019
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
650.83 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 648.45 (+2.38)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±28.43
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.73)
Road miles
112
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
72%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1591)
Purse competed for
$50K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Master avg
648.45 / 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.
A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Bald Hawg BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Bald Hawg BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
The weak link
−6.8
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 6.77 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 33%.
- Pork Ribs avg 158.73
- Pork avg 165.50
- 0 calls in 6 entries
A strong matchup
3–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of HOOTIE-Q in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
The comeback
3 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 3 years, then back at *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (2018-05-25).
- last seen 2015-05-22
- back 2018-05-25
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.
152 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3640 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to REC TEC GRILLS)
2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team REC TEC GRILLS has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#3621 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1517
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#3614 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after REC TEC GRILLS did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#3623 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
No shared contest yet.
Level with REC TEC GRILLS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3637 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1490
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3598 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1491
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before REC TEC GRILLS'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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKE ON THIS | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| QMEISTERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVERSIDE SMOKE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| THE PIT CREW GA | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ULTIMATE TAILGATERS BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bald Hawg BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN TRIGGERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 147.9428 | 161.58 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1316 | 145.7256 | 158.73 | top 77% |
| Pork | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 156.0000 | 165.50 | top 52% |
| Brisket | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178.8572 | 152.5714 | 162.64 | top 63% |
“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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 2 | 39 | 0 | top 65% | 2019-05-24 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
6.2 yrs
2013-05-24 → 2019-08-02
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.2
across 5 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
6 of 6 contests
Contests visited
5
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.73)
Walk rate
33%
a top-10 call in 2 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
648.45
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
208
123–257 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
112
6 mapped stops · furthest 92 mi
Schedule strength
1591
average field rating faced — tougher than 72% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$50,000
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 2 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
3 yrs
2015-05-22 → 2018-05-25
Power rating
1490
peak 1490 · #3631 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)
- 2018
- First call *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4004 *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
- 2019
- First category win (Brisket) Hawgin On Lanier
- First overall top-10 Hawgin On Lanier
- Career-best overall score695.3716 Hawgin On Lanier
- Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Hawgin On Lanier
- Peak power rating (1490) Hawgin On Lanier
- Most recent contest Hawgin On Lanier
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.7 | Hawgin On Lanier | 2019-08-02 |
| +5.5 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 2019-05-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.5 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-05-24 |
| -10.2 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) | 2014-05-23 |
| -9.9 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-05-22 |
| -0.3 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 2018-05-25 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 32% | 96.6% | 94.9% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 75% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 94% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 84.7% | 84.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA | 4 / 45 (695.3716) | 13 (174.2628) | 19 (169.1316) | 8 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA | 39 / 72 (670.7544) | 17 (173.1200) | 43 (166.8228) | 38 (166.2628) | 47 (164.5488) |
| 2018-05-25 | *Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 54 / 72 (652.4004) | 68 (155.9200) | 60 (159.9544) | 2 (177.7144) | 60 (158.8116) |
| 2015-05-22 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 61 / 65 (625.4628) | 65 (149.0744) | 61 (151.9084) | 48 (161.6572) | 45 (162.8228) |
| 2014-05-23 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA | 60 / 65 (610.1596) | 64 (147.9428) | 64 (145.7256) | 48 (158.2512) | 46 (158.2400) |
| 2013-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA | 42 / 47 (636.5712) | 21 (169.1428) | 40 (158.8570) | 42 (156.0000) | 42 (152.5714) |
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 | #977 (270 pts) | #1170 (220 pts) | #1420 (150 pts) | #1196 (215 pts) | #881 (345 pts) |