With a 180 GA
Rating
1590
peak 1590
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2024-01-26
latest 2026-03-20
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
695.14
last 5 vs career avg 695.19 (-0.05)
Walk rate
70%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Consistency
±7.43
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 175.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (172.55)
Road miles
2790
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 440 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA has finished one call ahead of With a 180 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Big James Kitchen has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of COOL HAND QUE in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 3 visits.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178.8572 | 168.5256 | 175.13 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 165.6800 | 172.55 | top 40% |
| Pork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 170.8228 | 174.50 | top 26% |
| Brisket | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178.2972 | 167.3828 | 173.01 | top 34% |
“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 | 5 | 0 | top 18% |
| FL | 3 | 0 | top 30% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 25% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (5 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (10 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 695.19
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 705.7032 | 695.76 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 707.4060 | 698.65 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 691.3256 | 689.99 |
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 | 7 / 125 (705.7032) | 31 (175.4172) | 29 (174.2744) | 11 (177.7144) | 9 (178.2972) |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 7 / 44 (695.3600) | 19 (171.9656) | 31 (168.5256) | 6 (177.1544) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 31 / 63 (686.2288) | 15 (176.0116) | 51 (165.6800) | 29 (171.4172) | 19 (173.1200) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 4 / 56 (701.6688) | 3 (178.8572) | 20 (174.2744) | 9 (175.4172) | 23 (173.1200) |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 44 / 100 (686.7312) | 52 (171.9656) | 38 (171.9772) | 40 (173.1200) | 51 (169.6684) |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 6 / 45 (698.8000) | 11 (175.4056) | 2 (177.7144) | 12 (174.2744) | 19 (171.4056) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 2 / 40 (707.4060) | 4 (178.8572) | 16 (173.1316) | 6 (177.7144) | 3 (177.7028) |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 18 / 58 (688.4800) | 2 (178.8572) | 37 (169.1200) | 18 (173.1200) | 37 (167.3828) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 59 (690.1712) | 40 (168.5256) | 6 (176.5600) | 22 (170.8228) | 14 (174.2628) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 22 / 61 (691.3256) | 23 (175.4056) | 20 (174.2744) | 16 (174.2628) | 41 (167.3828) |