East Coast BBQ GA
Rating
1485
peak 1485 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2021-03-05
Best ToY finish
#856
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
639.59
last 3 Master vs avg 639.59 (+0.00)
Walk rate
20%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.62
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 164.96 · weakest Chicken (154.80)
Road miles
354
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 113 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1523)
Purse competed for
$41K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
639.59 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
404.77 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Willingham's in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4056 | 142.7772 | 154.80 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 165.6916 | 155.9200 | 161.32 | top 63% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 169.1316 | 153.6228 | 164.96 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 154.2172 | 162.62 | top 65% |
“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 | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 64% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 60% | 2021-03-05 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 68% | 2020-09-18 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (3 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 639.59 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 404.77 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-12 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Falls
- 📣 2020-03-06 — First call · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📈 2020-03-06 — Peak power rating (1500) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2020-07-31 — Career-best overall score (658.6740) · Hawgin On Lanier
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +5.5 | Smoke on the Falls | 2020-09-18 |
| +3.1 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2020-03-06 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.9 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2021-03-05 |
| -8.8 | Hawgin On Lanier | 2020-07-31 |
| -3.5 | Smoke on the Falls | 2019-04-12 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 86% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 53% | 132.7% | 105.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 87.2% | 87.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 70 / 81 (632.3084) | 76 (154.2056) | 68 (155.9200) | 34 (167.9656) | 76 (154.2172) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 15 / 28 (331.9428) | 18 (167.4056) | 20 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 39 / 55 (658.6740) | 50 (159.9312) | 45 (158.8000) | 27 (169.1200) | 19 (170.8228) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 21 / 61 (477.6004) | 34 (142.7772) | 7 (165.6916) | 3 (169.1316) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 25 / 30 (627.7944) | 30 (149.6800) | 20 (161.6572) | 27 (153.6228) | 20 (162.8344) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1236 (60 pts) | #1286 (60 pts) | #1309 (60 pts) | #1262 (60 pts) | #1245 (60 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #114 (59 pts) | #64 (164 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #856 (60 pts) | #896 (60 pts) | #913 (60 pts) | #899 (60 pts) | #804 (90 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #2532 (55 pts) | #2540 (55 pts) | #1901 (80 pts) | #2531 (55 pts) | #1870 (80 pts) |