Stewbabys BBQ GA
Rating
1576
peak 1587
Contests
68
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-03-20
Best ToY finish
#152
Master 2021
Grand champs
2
2 reserve
Category wins
6
26 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 68 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
684.15 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 676.07 (+8.08)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±27.13
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 170.66 · weakest Pork (168.22)
Road miles
9415
mi across 68 mapped stops · furthest 411 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
CLAUDE'S Q has finished one call ahead of Stewbabys BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MAYA JANE BBQ CO. has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has come out ahead in 37 of their 52 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Willingham's in 25 of their 32 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival (2021-08-20).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off.
📅 A June team
Something about June: average finish in the top 36% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Honeybee BBQ Competition (2025-05-30) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 66 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 151.4624 | 169.03 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 68 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.5256 | 170.66 | top 41% |
| Pork | 65 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3712 | 168.22 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 64 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3828 | 170.60 | top 40% |
“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 | 38 | 2 | top 51% |
| AL | 11 | 0 | top 47% |
| TN | 8 | 0 | top 49% |
| SC | 4 | 0 | top 33% |
| MS | 3 | 0 | top 41% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 39% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 32 | 1 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 32 | 1 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (39 of 68 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (68 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2024-05-10)
- Wins it all in 3% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 676.07
- 5 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 683.3604 | 683.36 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 699.4060 | 686.26 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 706.2516 | 685.03 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 693.6228 | 683.39 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 689.6112 | 676.78 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 695.9544 | 676.98 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 683.9088 | 679.52 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 674.2288 | 634.48 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 65 / 125 (683.3604) | 12 (177.7144) | 108 (161.6916) | 29 (175.4172) | 77 (168.5372) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 21 (173.7488) | — | — |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 23 / 56 (689.0632) | 40 (168.5372) | 11 (175.4288) | 3 (178.8572) | 45 (166.2400) |
| 2025-10-10 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 70 / 90 (674.7656) | 36 (173.7028) | 40 (173.1200) | 77 (165.1200) | 81 (162.8228) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches Kennesaw, GA | 7 / 27 (694.7656) | 12 (171.9656) | 7 (175.4172) | 18 (168.5256) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 35 / 66 (678.8000) | 41 (166.8344) | 42 (168.5372) | 47 (165.1312) | 4 (178.2972) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 8 / 42 (695.3828) | 15 (173.7144) | 4 (177.1544) | 22 (173.1084) | 19 (171.4056) |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 1 / 26 (699.4060) | 6 (176.5600) | 4 (176.0116) | 5 (173.1316) | 7 (173.7028) |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 33 / 42 (659.7824) | 46 (151.4624) | 21 (168.5372) | 34 (160.4796) | 26 (164.5256) |
| 2025-05-02 | Hog Wild BBQ Cookoff and Family Fest Brookhaven, MS | 7 / 27 (697.0972) | 11 (174.8456) | 9 (173.1316) | 12 (173.1200) | 3 (176.0000) |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA | 11 / 32 (689.6572) | 21 (170.2628) | 14 (170.2744) | 17 (169.1200) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 34 / 100 (689.0512) | 53 (171.9656) | 69 (168.5256) | 30 (174.2744) | 24 (174.2856) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 35 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 28 / 45 (681.6572) | 22 (171.9772) | 19 (172.0000) | 16 (173.7028) | 38 (163.9772) |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam Elkton, FL | 15 / 38 (685.6572) | 5 (177.7144) | 18 (170.8344) | 27 (167.4056) | 21 (169.7028) |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 37 / 58 (680.4340) | 37 (169.6684) | 43 (166.2400) | 32 (169.6684) | 10 (174.8572) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 31 / 59 (680.9940) | 23 (173.1084) | 28 (169.6800) | 49 (163.9428) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 19 / 26 (674.1372) | 8 (173.1316) | 20 (162.8116) | 18 (169.6684) | 18 (168.5256) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 2 / 76 (703.9312) | 29 (173.1200) | 7 (177.7028) | 12 (175.4056) | 4 (177.7028) |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 1 / 42 (706.2516) | 2 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | 2 (177.7144) | 11 (174.2628) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 18 / 34 (679.3144) | 21 (167.9772) | 19 (168.5372) | 21 (169.6800) | 8 (173.1200) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 62 / 93 (672.4340) | 89 (160.5372) | 44 (169.1084) | 62 (167.3712) | 14 (175.4172) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 22 / 59 (682.7428) | 53 (159.9428) | 2 (177.7028) | 36 (167.3828) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 11 / 60 (692.5144) | 44 (167.3944) | 2 (180.0000) | 17 (173.1200) | 20 (172.0000) |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 Madison, AL | 7 / 14 (693.6228) | 6 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (166.2400) | 4 (175.4172) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 17 / 27 (679.2796) | 18 (168.5256) | 7 (176.5600) | 18 (166.2284) | 18 (167.9656) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 31 / 76 (675.2912) | 20 (173.1200) | 45 (166.2400) | 46 (165.1084) | 22 (170.8228) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 6 / 32 (690.1828) | 14 (171.9656) | 11 (171.9772) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 14 / 39 (674.6968) | 28 (165.0856) | 14 (169.6800) | 14 (169.1200) | 13 (170.8112) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 22 / 80 (685.6228) | 32 (172.5600) | 22 (171.4172) | 31 (170.8228) | 30 (170.8228) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 35 / 65 (675.8856) | 44 (166.2516) | 15 (174.2628) | 40 (166.8228) | 30 (168.5484) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 27 / 57 (669.0400) | 9 (175.4172) | 24 (167.9772) | 46 (159.9428) | 34 (165.7028) |
| 2022-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 5 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - MASTER SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 31 / 61 (689.6112) | 16 (176.5600) | 47 (168.5256) | 24 (173.1200) | 38 (171.4056) |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 57 / 91 (673.6228) | 86 (162.2516) | 25 (172.5600) | 59 (167.3828) | 28 (171.4284) |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 8 / 35 (683.3028) | 15 (168.5256) | 2 (178.8572) | 32 (159.3600) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 21 / 30 (672.4224) | 19 (170.8228) | 3 (176.5600) | 27 (163.3712) | 25 (161.6684) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 33 / 92 (679.3372) | 48 (166.2516) | 40 (170.2628) | 53 (166.2628) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2022-06-24 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 13 / 29 (682.7428) | 4 (174.2628) | 12 (168.5372) | 7 (174.2628) | 17 (165.6800) |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 11 / 25 (679.3256) | 20 (162.8000) | 3 (176.5716) | 15 (167.4056) | 6 (172.5484) |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 28 / 42 (670.1712) | 33 (162.8112) | 25 (166.2516) | 19 (169.1428) | 16 (171.9656) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 38 / 72 (672.9940) | 59 (163.3712) | 55 (163.9428) | 12 (172.5600) | 13 (173.1200) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 26 / 37 (668.9596) | 33 (165.0856) | 20 (167.9772) | 32 (165.0856) | 14 (170.8112) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 15 / 34 (674.7656) | 11 (170.8456) | 6 (172.0000) | 16 (169.1200) | 23 (162.8000) |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores Lebanon, TN | 32 / 63 (674.7200) | 50 (165.0856) | 3 (176.5716) | 49 (162.8000) | 19 (170.2628) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 31 / 73 (683.9200) | 45 (167.3828) | 10 (176.5600) | 33 (170.2972) | 30 (169.6800) |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown Cumming, GA | 23 / 28 (671.2796) | 19 (167.9772) | 23 (165.0856) | 15 (169.1084) | 18 (169.1084) |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 21 / 26 (665.5428) | 24 (158.8000) | 20 (165.0972) | 2 (180.0000) | 22 (161.6456) |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 4 / 27 (691.9772) | 26 (158.8228) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (178.8800) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA | 27 / 43 (682.8120) | 17 (173.1432) | 34 (168.5372) | 40 (162.8344) | 5 (178.2972) |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA | 24 / 37 (679.8740) | 30 (168.5256) | 31 (166.2400) | 15 (171.9884) | 9 (173.1200) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 2 / 26 (695.9544) | 4 (176.0000) | 1 (177.7144) | 15 (166.8228) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown Cumming, GA | 30 / 39 (661.5428) | 22 (169.6800) | 25 (166.2400) | 29 (162.8228) | 31 (162.8000) |
| 2021-06-25 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 12 / 32 (681.0172) | 7 (171.9772) | 8 (171.9772) | 23 (165.0856) | 12 (171.9772) |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 12 / 42 (682.7656) | 16 (170.8344) | 22 (166.2628) | 17 (167.9656) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 20 / 38 (667.8396) | 34 (159.9428) | 6 (172.5484) | 14 (166.2400) | 17 (169.1084) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 42 / 81 (664.4228) | 61 (162.2400) | 15 (173.1200) | 45 (166.2628) | 58 (162.8000) |
| 2021-02-05 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 13 / 31 (678.7544) | 22 (167.3944) | 3 (177.7028) | 22 (163.3944) | 12 (170.2628) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 18 / 55 (683.3600) | 2 (177.1544) | 10 (173.1200) | 47 (164.5256) | 25 (168.5600) |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest Cumming, GA | 9 / 25 (683.9088) | 16 (169.7032) | 16 (166.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 20 (167.3712) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 36 / 61 (671.2796) | 26 (169.6684) | 25 (171.4056) | 52 (161.6456) | 25 (168.5600) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 19 / 35 (674.2288) | 29 (165.6916) | 3 (175.4400) | 19 (167.3828) | 26 (165.7144) |
| 2019-08-24 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 2) Brandon, MS | 12 / 28 (666.1140) | 7 (170.2628) | 15 (165.0972) | 9 (167.3828) | 17 (163.3712) |
| 2019-08-23 | Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) Brandon, MS | 16 / 29 (658.1828) | 18 (166.2400) | 27 (152.5256) | 15 (163.4172) | 2 (176.0000) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA | 36 / 45 (661.0284) | 10 (174.2628) | 37 (162.2744) | 45 (155.3828) | 16 (169.1084) |
| 2019-07-19 | Piggin in the Park Jasper, GA | 25 / 25 (644.9824) | 23 (164.5828) | 25 (154.8000) | 22 (162.7884) | 18 (162.8112) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 33 / 33 (479.8168) | 24 (165.0856) | 31 (159.3600) | 29 (155.3712) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 21 / 30 (657.0284) | 11 (169.7256) | 14 (167.9772) | 19 (163.9428) | 25 (155.3828) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #595 (130 pts) | #573 (185 pts) | #475 (270 pts) | #390 (295 pts) | #650 (120 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #169 (1222 pts) | #214 (1032 pts) | #191 (1202 pts) | #249 (897 pts) | #100 (1532 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #198 (1045 pts) | #292 (795 pts) | #169 (1180 pts) | #265 (830 pts) | #169 (1145 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #237 (898 pts) | #231 (928 pts) | #170 (1216 pts) | #255 (853 pts) | #243 (893 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #280 (827 pts) | #273 (857 pts) | #101 (1472 pts) | #272 (877 pts) | #142 (1287 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #152 (1157 pts) | #199 (950 pts) | #110 (1392 pts) | #137 (1212 pts) | #83 (1562 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #297 (380 pts) | #261 (475 pts) | #228 (525 pts) | #258 (485 pts) | #457 (255 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #594 (550 pts) | #500 (690 pts) | #521 (670 pts) | #580 (600 pts) | #519 (652 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1165 (216 pts) | #1099 (261 pts) | #1392 (176 pts) | #906 (356 pts) | #1177 (236 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2173 (65 pts) | #1384 (210 pts) | #2271 (65 pts) | #2260 (60 pts) | #1771 (125 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1290 (222 pts) | #892 (417 pts) | #1202 (272 pts) | #1469 (207 pts) | #1554 (177 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1167 (240 pts) | #865 (415 pts) | #1128 (285 pts) | #882 (410 pts) | #1129 (270 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1467 (176 pts) | #1290 (236 pts) | #1475 (191 pts) | #1581 (171 pts) | #1542 (176 pts) |