Tillman's BBQ FL
Rating
1663
peak 1663
Contests
29
in the data
First seen
2022-11-18
latest 2026-04-25
Best ToY finish
#25
Master 2026
Grand champs
3
0 reserve
Category wins
9
19 podiums
Overall top-10s
16
of 29 contests
Avg finish
top 28%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
8 🔥
Current form
694.20 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 692.07 (+2.13)
Walk rate
72%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±11.35
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.95 · weakest Brisket (171.89)
Road miles
7390
mi across 29 mapped stops · furthest 1041 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has finished one call ahead of Tillman's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BrewsCue has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Poppa Pig has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 17 of their 17 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Torry Island BBQ Showdown is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Torry Island BBQ Showdown.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 13% across 4 contests, versus top 28% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Torry Island BBQ Showdown (2026-03-20) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, GETTIN' BASTED.
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 27 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.3828 | 173.95 | top 34% |
| Pork Ribs | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 158.2172 | 172.84 | top 34% |
| Pork | 27 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6572 | 173.44 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0856 | 171.89 | top 35% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 20 | 3 | top 26% |
| KS | 4 | 0 | top 18% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 58% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 20% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 13% |
| Medium (20–39) | 13 | 2 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 12 | 0 | top 34% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (21 of 29 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (28 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds (2025-03-14)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 692.07
- 8 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 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 705.6800 | 696.17 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 713.1316 | 699.95 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 706.2516 | 689.69 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 698.8344 | 685.86 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 676.4344 | 676.43 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-25 | Pitmasters in Paradise Auburndale, FL | 4 / 35 (703.9428) | 17 (173.1200) | 4 (177.7028) | 13 (174.2628) | 3 (178.8572) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 17 / 41 (690.2288) | 24 (173.1200) | 24 (170.2744) | 4 (177.1544) | 22 (169.6800) |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lake City, FL | — | — | 8 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown Belle Glade, FL | 1 / 34 (705.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 25 (165.6800) | 2 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2026-03-13 | Jeepin 4 Justice Shady Hills, FL | 3 / 15 (691.3140) | 11 (170.8228) | 6 (170.8228) | 4 (174.2628) | 1 (175.4056) |
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 20 / 32 (679.8396) | 12 (173.1084) | 13 (173.1200) | 13 (171.9656) | 26 (161.6456) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 10 / 63 (699.3484) | 12 (176.5600) | 24 (173.1200) | 27 (171.9656) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2026-01-09 | 10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam St. Augustine, FL | 3 / 38 (702.8116) | 7 (177.7144) | 18 (173.1200) | 12 (175.4172) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2025-11-21 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 1 / 31 (713.1316) | 3 (178.8572) | 6 (174.2744) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 3 / 158 (705.1088) | 12 (177.7144) | 10 (177.7144) | 4 (180.0000) | 91 (169.6800) |
| 2025-11-05 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 129 / 401 (685.6116) | 43 (176.5600) | 215 (168.5372) | 223 (168.5372) | 106 (171.9772) |
| 2025-03-14 | Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL | 1 / 15 (703.9544) | 10 (171.9772) | 1 (177.7028) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam Elkton, FL | 10 / 38 (691.9316) | 21 (171.4172) | 17 (170.8344) | 3 (175.4056) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2024-11-22 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 4 / 26 (697.0744) | 4 (175.4172) | 3 (174.2744) | 8 (175.4172) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2024-10-11 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 67 / 87 (665.5424) | 38 (170.8228) | 45 (171.4056) | 65 (166.2284) | 78 (157.0856) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 34 / 59 (679.2912) | 47 (165.0972) | 7 (175.4056) | 29 (170.2628) | 35 (168.5256) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 15 / 76 (694.7656) | 42 (170.8344) | 18 (174.2628) | 18 (174.2628) | 15 (175.4056) |
| 2024-03-01 | Torry Island BBQ Showdown Belle Glade, FL | 5 / 21 (697.0972) | 8 (173.1200) | 3 (177.7144) | 2 (179.4400) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ Haines City, FL | 10 / 29 (690.8000) | 16 (171.4056) | 25 (165.6800) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (174.8572) |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild Davenport, FL | 11 / 28 (690.1940) | 5 (176.5600) | 18 (170.8456) | 15 (171.9656) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 32 / 61 (686.1828) | 17 (176.0000) | 12 (176.5600) | 40 (168.5256) | 44 (165.0972) |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show Elkton, FL | 3 / 43 (706.2516) | 6 (177.7144) | 8 (176.5716) | 2 (180.0000) | 14 (171.9656) |
| 2023-11-17 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 3 / 25 (687.3256) | 16 (163.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 7 (171.9772) | 4 (171.9656) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest Kansas City, KS | 161 / 487 (681.0740) | 162 (171.4172) | 179 (170.8572) | 327 (163.9540) | 51 (174.8456) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 10 / 211 (698.8344) | 36 (176.5600) | 45 (174.2972) | 86 (172.5600) | 25 (175.4172) |
| 2023-04-14 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL | 7 / 32 (690.7656) | 5 (175.4172) | 7 (173.1200) | 22 (167.9656) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2023-01-27 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 34 / 51 (671.2916) | 9 (176.5600) | 46 (158.2172) | 19 (171.9772) | 34 (164.5372) |
| 2022-11-18 | Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL | 13 / 25 (676.4344) | 5 (175.4056) | 2 (173.1316) | 23 (161.6572) | 15 (166.2400) |
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 | #25 (1542 pts) | #55 (1202 pts) | #86 (1078 pts) | #32 (1362 pts) | #17 (1557 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #247 (896 pts) | #397 (581 pts) | #333 (786 pts) | #242 (916 pts) | #357 (636 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #180 (1113 pts) | #257 (908 pts) | #171 (1178 pts) | #136 (1258 pts) | #239 (918 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #380 (527 pts) | #362 (622 pts) | #413 (592 pts) | #557 (342 pts) | #462 (432 pts) |