A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
Pot's BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Pot's BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Groovy Que
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1445
peak 1445 · rated over 7 contests ⓘ
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2013-08-16
latest 2023-06-16
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 86%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
621.08 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 622.02 (-0.94)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±26.06
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 158.62 · weakest Brisket (151.10)
Road miles
682
mi across 7 mapped stops · furthest 471 mi
Schedule strength
40%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1552)
Purse competed for
$5K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
622.02 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
317.63 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 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.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (3 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.
The weak link
−7.5
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.52 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 151.10
- Pork avg 158.62
- 0 calls in 6 entries
The comeback
7.6 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 7.6 years, then back at Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-06-16).
- last seen 2015-11-20
- back 2023-06-16
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.
90 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#5694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#5704 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 4 years before Groovy Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5701 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Level with Groovy Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#5689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1445
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 6 years before Groovy Que's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#5708 of the rated field
- Contests
- 8
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1508
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1508 at their best, 64 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#5706 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
They've been 1502 at their best, 58 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0000 | 132.4800 | 155.06 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5600 | 144.5256 | 158.00 | top 79% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.6684 | 150.8228 | 158.62 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2400 | 140.4572 | 151.10 | top 92% |
“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 | 6 | 0 | top 91% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 76% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 94% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The National BBQ Cup | 2 | 61 | 0 | top 88% | 2015-11-20 |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
9.8 yrs
2013-08-16 → 2023-06-16
Busiest season
2015
3 contests
Contests a season
2.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
6 of 7 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
7 entries · 0 wins · 1 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 158.62 · weakest Brisket (151.10)
Walk rate
14%
a top-10 call in 1 of 7 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 7 contests
Master average
622.02
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Backyard average
317.63
out of 360 · 1 contest · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
214
36–273 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
682
7 mapped stops · furthest 471 mi
Schedule strength
1552
average field rating faced — tougher than 40% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$5,000
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
Longest layoff
7.6 yrs
2015-11-20 → 2023-06-16
Power rating
1445
peak 1445 · #5696 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
- Peak power rating (1490) Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
- 2015
- Career-best overall score644.4344 Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival
- Career-best single call (Pork)165.6684 The National BBQ Cup
- 2023
- First call Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.1 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-06-16 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.1 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-10-25 |
| -12.1 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | 2015-08-14 |
| -10.4 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-11-15 |
| -10.1 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-08-16 |
| -5.6 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival | 2015-10-23 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 89.5% | 87.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 88.6% | 84.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-16 | Squeal on the Eel Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Logansport, IN | 12 / 21 (317.6344) | 9 (162.8228) | 13 (154.8116) | — | — |
| 2015-11-20 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | 61 / 74 (643.3256) | 55 (164.0000) | 62 (159.9772) | 49 (165.6684) | 64 (153.6800) |
| 2015-10-23 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA | 23 / 27 (644.4344) | 20 (162.8344) | 24 (162.8116) | 25 (160.5484) | 22 (158.2400) |
| 2015-08-14 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 40 / 40 (610.1144) | 39 (150.8116) | 38 (155.3600) | 39 (150.8228) | 38 (153.1200) |
| 2013-11-15 | The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA | 74 / 79 (637.6000) | 67 (161.7028) | 54 (164.5600) | 73 (161.0856) | 76 (150.2516) |
| 2013-10-25 | Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA | 41 / 41 (569.9312) | 41 (132.4800) | 41 (144.5256) | 40 (152.4684) | 41 (140.4572) |
| 2013-08-16 | Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA | 29 / 34 (626.7084) | 31 (150.7884) | 19 (163.9772) | 24 (161.1200) | 32 (150.8228) |