A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
Geaux 2 bbq ahead in 100% of their meetings
Geaux 2 bbq has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
SUBLIME BBQ SOUTH
SUBLIME BBQ SOUTH is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 9th of 45 at the Hawgin On Lanier (2019). They are ranked #3254 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
peak 1499 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Mar 1, 2019
latest Mar 5, 2021 · 2 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
20% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 51%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±5.00
spread of their Backyard (3-meat) overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.89 · weakest Brisket (154.22)
Road miles
76
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
54%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
640.14 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard (3-meat) avg
492.90 / 540
3 Backyard (3-meat) contests · 0 GCs
These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard (3-meat) out of 540), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #214 (105 pts) | #191 (125 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #101 (82 pts) | #106 (62 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #883 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1955 (60 pts) | #2049 (60 pts) | #2026 (60 pts) | #2029 (60 pts) | #2010 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to SUBLIME BBQ SOUTH, each with one reason worth a look.
115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3,260 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1504
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#3,269 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 60%
- Peak
- 1508
Level with SUBLIME BBQ SOUTH on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#3,261 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 11%
- Peak
- 1504
A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 9 contests to 5.
⚔ Compare careers#3,274 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1499
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 6 contests, alongside a 17% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Compare careers#3,247 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1507
They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before SUBLIME BBQ SOUTH's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#3,263 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| FYC BARBEQUE | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SWINAL TAP | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ATLANTA BBQ STORE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Gardenvalley Smokers | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Beachin' Good Barbecue | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Geaux 2 bbq | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 161.6916 | 164.78 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 151.9772 | 160.43 | top 54% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 171.4056 | 159.9884 | 164.89 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.8000 | 149.6344 | 154.22 | top 91% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 51% | Mar 5, 2021 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2020
2 contests
Contests a season
1.7
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
256
finished ahead 188 times, behind 274
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20211 milestone
- Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20201 milestone
- Career-best overall score650.7088 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
20197 milestones
- First tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- First call Hawgin On Lanier
- First category win (Pork) Hawgin On Lanier
- First overall top-10 Hawgin On Lanier
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score486.2172 Hawgin On Lanier
- Career-best single call (Pork)171.4056 Hawgin On Lanier
- Peak power rating (1500) Hawgin On Lanier
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | Hawgin On Lanier | Aug 2, 2019 |
| +6.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 5, 2021 |
| +1.5 | Hawgin On Lanier | Jul 31, 2020 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 1, 2019 |
| -9 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | Mar 6, 2020 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 21% | 92.3% | 92.3% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 91.5% | 91% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | top 54% | 90% | 88.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2021 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 17 / 81 (498.2400) | 16 (166.2628) | 12 (169.7144) | 24 (162.2628) | — |
| Jul 31, 2020 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 24 / 55 (494.2404) | 20 (166.2744) | 24 (162.2744) | 15 (165.6916) | — |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 49 / 61 (650.7088) | 49 (161.6916) | 45 (165.0972) | 42 (165.1200) | 54 (158.8000) |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA | 9 / 45 (486.2172) | 11 (161.7028) | 19 (153.1088) | 1 (171.4056) | — |
| Mar 1, 2019 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 55 / 62 (629.5656) | 33 (167.9656) | 58 (151.9772) | 48 (159.9884) | 58 (149.6344) |