East Coast BBQ

East Coast BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 25 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 15th of 28 at the Smoke on the Falls (2020). They are ranked #6199 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,199

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1421

peak 1421 · rated over 19 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 28, 2013

latest Mar 5, 2021 · 7.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#856

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 25 contests

Avg finish

top 79%

overall standings

Best overall

672.4228 / 720

Master · Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

640.96 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 636.31 (+4.65)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1544

Chicken · Whole Hawg Happenin'

Consistency

±14.18

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 161.22 · weakest Brisket (158.21)

Road miles

3,157

across 25 mapped stops · furthest 573 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$41K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 5 state-championship entries

Master avg

636.31 / 720

17 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

331.94 / 360

1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs

Backyard (3-meat) avg

477.60 / 540

1 Backyard (3-meat) contest · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360, 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.

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

672.4228 career-best overall

93.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 672.4228 at Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) — 93.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 16, 2016

Their season

2020 their best year

2020 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 53%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 8 of 9 shared pork ribs entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 68% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 68% across 5 contests, versus top 79% the rest of the year.

5 September contests
top 79% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,157 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,157 miles across 25 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 573 miles to Downtown BBQ Throwdown.

25 mapped stops
furthest 573 mi

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The metronome

±2.05% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.05% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 88.6% of a perfect score
25 contests

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 ↗	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	#2530 (55 pts)	#2538 (55 pts)	#1898 (80 pts)	#2529 (55 pts)	#1868 (80 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to East Coast BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

34 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Brothers BBQ

#6,204 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to East Coast BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team East Coast BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Mar 21, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Lb Town KC BBQ

#6,202 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 17 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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BITE MY BUTT BBQ

#6,200 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1421

Careers of much the same size, 26 contests to 25, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Steel Smoke BBQ

#6,201 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Mil-Town BBQ

#6,206 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1421

They turned up 6 years after East Coast BBQ did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Aug 22, 2025

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R U Rdy 4 BBQ

#6,207 of the rated field

1421 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1421

Level with East Coast BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2022

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
ROAST BEAST BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
WAY 2 QUE	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
Pot's BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Angry Jack BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	19	1	0	173.1544	142.7772	158.99	top 78%
Pork Ribs	19	1	0	170.8344	151.3256	161.22	top 69%
Pork	18	1	1	169.1316	149.6456	158.52	top 76%
Brisket	17	1	0	170.8456	143.3600	158.21	top 74%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	2	top 89%
Medium (20–39)	11	top 78%
Large (40+)	6	top 76%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	15	top 81%
AL	2	top 68%
TN	1	top 79%
FL	1	top 58%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	21	top 60%	Mar 5, 2021
Smoke on the Falls	2	15	top 68%	Sep 18, 2020
Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)	2	18	top 62%	Sep 16, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 6 contests

Contests a season 2.8 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 21 of 25 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 16 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 487 finished ahead 231 times, behind 660

Longest layoff 1.1 yrs Mar 2, 2018 → Apr 12, 2019

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20212 milestones

Mar 5 25th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 5 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20162 milestones

Mar 11 10th tracked contest Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 16 Career-best overall score672.4228 Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)

20135 milestones

Sep 28 First tracked contest Whole Hawg Happenin'
Sep 28 First call Whole Hawg Happenin'
Sep 28 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.1484 Whole Hawg Happenin'
Sep 28 Career-best single call (Chicken)173.1544 Whole Hawg Happenin'
Sep 28 Peak power rating (1496) Whole Hawg Happenin'

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.4	Smoke on the Falls	Sep 18, 2020
+8.3	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 6, 2020
+6.3	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)	Sep 16, 2016
+2.7	Downtown BBQ Throwdown	Feb 17, 2017
+1.5	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 12, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.9	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA)	Sep 27, 2014
-11.2	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	Jun 5, 2015
-10.4	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 22, 2014
-10.1	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 16, 2017
-9.1	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA)	Oct 24, 2014

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	1	0%	top 86%	87.8%	87.8%
2020	3	33%	top 53%	92.2%	90.7%
2019	1	0%	top 83%	87.2%	87.2%
2018	2	0%	top 100%	89.2%	89.2%
2017	4	0%	top 79%	89.4%	88.2%
2016	6	0%	top 71%	93.4%	89.9%
2015	4	0%	top 87%	89.7%	88.3%
2014	3	0%	top 91%	86.9%	86.2%
2013	1	100%	top 67%	90.3%	90.3%

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	70 / 81 (632.3084)	76 (154.2056)	68 (155.9200)	34 (167.9656)	76 (154.2172)
Sep 18, 2020	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	15 / 28 (331.9428)	18 (167.4056)	20 (164.5372)	—	—
Jul 31, 2020	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	39 / 55 (658.6740)	50 (159.9312)	45 (158.8000)	27 (169.1200)	19 (170.8228)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	21 / 61 (477.6004)	34 (142.7772)	7 (165.6916)	3 (169.1316)	—
Apr 12, 2019	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	25 / 30 (627.7944)	30 (149.6800)	20 (161.6572)	27 (153.6228)	20 (162.8344)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Feb 16, 2018	Dirty South-KOD Powder Springs, GA	16 / 16 (642.1260)	15 (162.8344)	12 (166.2744)	16 (158.8000)	16 (154.2172)
Sep 22, 2017	Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN	15 / 19 (643.8744)	17 (159.9772)	15 (161.6572)	19 (154.2400)	11 (168)
Jun 16, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Alpharetta, GA	28 / 28 (632.3660)	21 (166.8228)	17 (163.9544)	28 (151.3600)	26 (150.2288)
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Feb 17, 2017	Downtown BBQ Throwdown Boca Raton, FL	15 / 26 (628.3088)	18 (150.1944)	19 (153.6572)	14 (159.3600)	11 (165.0972)
Nov 18, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	25 / 26 (622.0800)	26 (150.1828)	23 (157.0972)	25 (152.5144)	22 (162.2856)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	18 / 39 (672.4228)	12 (171.9656)	18 (170.8344)	23 (165.0972)	23 (164.5256)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	36 / 39 (636.3540)	27 (165.0856)	25 (163.3712)	38 (154.2284)	34 (153.6688)
Oct 9, 2015	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	20 / 26 (627.2000)	21 (154.7772)	13 (165.1200)	14 (159.3828)	21 (147.9200)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	34 / 41 (645.4968)	36 (159.9540)	26 (166.2400)	36 (161.6456)	35 (157.6572)
Jun 5, 2015	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	40 / 42 (635.2572)	41 (155.9428)	18 (169.1200)	36 (158.2400)	40 (151.9544)
Oct 24, 2014	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA	32 / 35 (625.5312)	28 (161.6568)	31 (157.6916)	34 (150.7656)	30 (155.4172)
Sep 27, 2014	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	32 / 34 (613.5084)	28 (158.8228)	33 (151.3256)	26 (160)	33 (143.3600)
Aug 22, 2014	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	39 / 45 (623.8172)	41 (155.3600)	40 (153.6572)	35 (158.2744)	33 (156.5256)
Sep 28, 2013	Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA	20 / 30 (650.1484)	10 (173.1544)	25 (156.5028)	29 (149.6456)	8 (170.8456)

East Coast BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Backyard avg

Backyard (3-meat) avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)