Willingham's GA
Rating
1492
peak 1492
Contests
59
in the data
First seen
2020-03-06
latest 2026-03-06
Best ToY finish
#225
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
2
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 59 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
687.54 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 668.05 (+19.49)
Walk rate
54%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±15.37
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.52 · weakest Chicken (166.27)
Road miles
9159
mi across 59 mapped stops · furthest 285 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
The BBQ Asylum has finished one call ahead of Willingham's 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
CHOOCHOO BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has come out ahead in 36 of their 42 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 12 of their 17 shared contests.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 54% across 7 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 177.7144 | 147.3368 | 166.27 | top 65% |
| Pork Ribs | 58 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 176.5716 | 152.5144 | 166.50 | top 60% |
| Pork | 57 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9200 | 168.52 | top 53% |
| Brisket | 57 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 152.4916 | 166.80 | top 58% |
“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 | 31 | 0 | top 67% |
| AL | 9 | 0 | top 66% |
| SC | 6 | 0 | top 59% |
| TN | 6 | 0 | top 66% |
| NC | 5 | 0 | top 57% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 64% |
| Medium (20–39) | 34 | 0 | top 65% |
| Large (40+) | 19 | 0 | top 65% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (15 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (31 of 59 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (58 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 668.05
- 2 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 689.6224 | 689.62 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 698.2056 | 688.46 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 690.1828 | 678.09 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 692.5032 | 675.51 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 687.9428 | 670.59 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 674.1604 | 651.57 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 673.0400 | 652.63 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 44 (689.6224) | 20 (171.4056) | 29 (169.1084) | 7 (176.0000) | 10 (173.1084) |
| 2025-10-16 | Royal Oak Invitational (COMPETITOR SERIES) (PRIVATE EVENT BY INVITATION) Roswell, GA | 14 / 36 (698.2056) | 11 (177.7144) | 11 (174.2628) | 3 (180.0000) | 32 (166.2284) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches Kennesaw, GA | 16 / 27 (678.7084) | 18 (167.3828) | 9 (173.1200) | 13 (171.9656) | 18 (166.2400) |
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 15 / 26 (680.9940) | 22 (159.3600) | 5 (175.4056) | 10 (174.2628) | 15 (171.9656) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 25 / 76 (690.1828) | 9 (177.7028) | 44 (169.6800) | 10 (175.4172) | 51 (167.3828) |
| 2024-06-21 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 23 / 33 (668.4000) | 24 (163.9428) | 28 (162.8000) | 22 (168.5372) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2024-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 9 / 25 (682.1484) | 14 (166.2284) | 8 (171.9772) | 2 (175.4172) | 14 (168.5256) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 11 / 34 (683.9316) | 13 (171.9772) | 25 (165.0972) | 1 (178.8572) | 22 (168.0000) |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 21 / 31 (679.3028) | 10 (176.5600) | 27 (163.3828) | 6 (174.2744) | 25 (165.0856) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 75 / 93 (665.5544) | 44 (171.9656) | 89 (157.0744) | 53 (168.5372) | 53 (167.9772) |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 35 (168.5488) | — | — |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 33 / 59 (674.1712) | 19 (173.1428) | 19 (170.8344) | 31 (168.5256) | 49 (161.6684) |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 16 / 26 (678.1600) | 10 (171.9656) | 15 (168.5372) | 19 (166.2400) | 11 (171.4172) |
| 2023-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 8 / 17 (685.6228) | 10 (170.8112) | 13 (167.4172) | 5 (171.9772) | 3 (175.4172) |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 34 / 60 (678.1484) | 53 (165.0856) | 46 (166.8344) | 15 (174.2628) | 22 (171.9656) |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 Madison, AL | 8 / 14 (692.5032) | 9 (168.5372) | 7 (173.1316) | 3 (178.8572) | 7 (171.9772) |
| 2023-10-06 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 22 / 29 (664.4116) | 22 (163.9428) | 23 (162.8000) | 7 (174.8572) | 20 (162.8116) |
| 2023-09-22 | Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge Rutherford College, NC | 15 / 33 (681.6344) | 28 (165.0972) | 19 (169.1316) | 11 (172.0000) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 16 / 27 (680.9940) | 7 (174.2744) | 20 (166.2284) | 12 (169.6684) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 42 / 76 (670.1484) | 18 (174.2628) | 58 (162.2628) | 42 (166.2400) | 37 (167.3828) |
| 2023-06-23 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 25 / 36 (671.8856) | 29 (161.6572) | 32 (158.2056) | 9 (173.7028) | 4 (178.3200) |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 20 / 27 (671.2684) | 23 (160.5028) | 6 (173.1200) | 17 (167.9772) | 19 (169.6684) |
| 2023-04-28 | Smokin' in the Pines Pinehurst, NC | 14 / 24 (679.9200) | 19 (162.8000) | 3 (174.8572) | 5 (176.0228) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 21 / 39 (667.2452) | 22 (167.3712) | 28 (163.9428) | 26 (164.5256) | 9 (171.4056) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 58 / 80 (666.6972) | 56 (168.5256) | 50 (165.0972) | 61 (164.5372) | 39 (168.5372) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 28 / 65 (678.2172) | 25 (170.8228) | 10 (175.4288) | 55 (162.2972) | 28 (169.6684) |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 23 / 33 (668.4000) | 27 (167.3828) | 19 (170.8228) | 14 (169.6800) | 30 (160.5144) |
| 2022-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 8 / 13 (666.7084) | 9 (159.3944) | 3 (171.9772) | 9 (166.2284) | 5 (169.1084) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 43 / 57 (654.1028) | 53 (157.0744) | 35 (164.5372) | 37 (164.5256) | 26 (167.9656) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 39 / 51 (664.4232) | 47 (162.2400) | 23 (170.8344) | 37 (167.3944) | 40 (163.9544) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA | 18 / 30 (674.1488) | 28 (160.5144) | 2 (176.5716) | 16 (171.9656) | 20 (165.0972) |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 27 / 30 (656.3884) | 30 (151.9200) | 6 (175.4056) | 25 (163.9772) | 23 (165.0856) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 26 / 49 (681.6232) | 40 (166.2400) | 7 (176.5716) | 7 (175.4172) | 41 (163.3944) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 24 / 92 (685.0168) | 18 (173.1200) | 38 (170.2628) | 50 (167.3712) | 18 (174.2628) |
| 2022-06-24 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 9 / 29 (686.8004) | 6 (172.5716) | 19 (162.2400) | 3 (178.8572) | 3 (173.1316) |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 15 / 25 (665.0404) | 21 (161.6916) | 20 (161.6688) | 12 (170.2628) | 7 (171.4172) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 9 / 37 (687.9428) | 14 (171.9772) | 17 (169.1428) | 11 (172.5600) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 23 / 34 (662.1488) | 25 (163.9772) | 24 (165.1088) | 21 (166.8228) | 20 (166.2400) |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 17 / 33 (678.7316) | 27 (166.2516) | 10 (173.1200) | 5 (173.1200) | 19 (166.2400) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 51 / 73 (654.6512) | 58 (160.5028) | 49 (166.2628) | 50 (166.2400) | 52 (161.6456) |
| 2021-12-02 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 17 / 19 (647.7712) | 18 (158.8000) | 16 (163.9428) | 18 (158.2056) | 12 (166.8228) |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown Cumming, GA | 28 / 28 (649.4736) | 27 (159.3484) | 28 (155.9084) | 16 (166.8112) | 22 (167.4056) |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 18 / 27 (673.0288) | 22 (164.5372) | 23 (162.8116) | 18 (165.6800) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA | 42 / 43 (648.3660) | 39 (165.0972) | 41 (161.0972) | 31 (167.3944) | 42 (154.7772) |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA | 36 / 37 (632.8912) | 34 (163.9428) | 36 (154.7656) | 35 (160.5372) | 35 (153.6456) |
| 2021-08-20 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - BARRGH-B-Q on the Beach Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 25 / 26 (647.2688) | 10 (174.2744) | 26 (158.2288) | 24 (162.2512) | 25 (152.5144) |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown Cumming, GA | 32 / 39 (654.1144) | 20 (169.6916) | 11 (172.0000) | 38 (151.9200) | 34 (160.5028) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 62 / 81 (636.9372) | 62 (160.5028) | 55 (161.6916) | 68 (157.6456) | 59 (157.0972) |
| 2021-06-25 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 23 / 32 (654.6856) | 24 (160.5256) | 19 (166.2516) | 29 (162.2284) | 20 (165.6800) |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 18 / 28 (674.1604) | 18 (169.6916) | 25 (165.0972) | 21 (165.0972) | 7 (174.2744) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 27 / 38 (658.7200) | 19 (169.6800) | 34 (155.9428) | 24 (162.8116) | 11 (170.2856) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 65 / 81 (641.4740) | 45 (166.2400) | 71 (154.7884) | 70 (157.6456) | 56 (162.8000) |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA | 38 / 40 (644.9828) | 39 (157.0972) | 38 (160.5028) | 34 (165.0856) | 32 (162.2972) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 32 / 37 (654.6860) | 29 (166.8344) | 25 (165.6916) | 20 (169.6684) | 37 (152.4916) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 22 / 28 (646.1600) | 27 (147.3368) | 15 (163.3944) | 7 (172.0000) | 21 (163.4288) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 47 / 55 (646.1488) | 29 (169.7144) | 51 (152.5144) | 37 (167.3828) | 50 (156.5372) |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest Cumming, GA | 18 / 25 (673.0400) | 9 (173.1544) | 9 (170.8344) | 24 (160.5256) | 16 (168.5256) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 48 / 61 (650.7432) | 46 (162.8228) | 34 (168.5716) | 50 (163.3944) | 58 (155.9544) |
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 | #619 (120 pts) | #811 (85 pts) | #903 (60 pts) | #560 (165 pts) | #625 (135 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1015 (97 pts) | #1122 (87 pts) | #961 (137 pts) | #1009 (112 pts) | #1082 (87 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #236 (922 pts) | #214 (1022 pts) | #272 (913 pts) | #91 (1457 pts) | #213 (1001 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #225 (930 pts) | #245 (904 pts) | #162 (1260 pts) | #128 (1325 pts) | #132 (1282 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #249 (910 pts) | #286 (825 pts) | #171 (1205 pts) | #151 (1238 pts) | #182 (1128 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #291 (662 pts) | #271 (758 pts) | #303 (692 pts) | #321 (642 pts) | #185 (1007 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #338 (333 pts) | #337 (368 pts) | #303 (418 pts) | #294 (418 pts) | #355 (348 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1761 (101 pts) | #1798 (106 pts) | #1865 (91 pts) | #1746 (116 pts) | #1844 (91 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #456 (838 pts) | #312 (1133 pts) | #337 (1078 pts) | #408 (938 pts) | #382 (998 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #750 (498 pts) | #804 (483 pts) | #672 (608 pts) | #917 (418 pts) | #600 (673 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #897 (360 pts) | #893 (400 pts) | #965 (360 pts) | #892 (405 pts) | #875 (405 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #688 (523 pts) | #601 (648 pts) | #588 (658 pts) | #645 (593 pts) | #614 (598 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1970 (75 pts) | #2073 (75 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #2080 (75 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |