SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ

SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 51 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge (2021). They are ranked #1792 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,792

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1548

peak 1577 · rated over 51 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 17, 2015

latest Sep 18, 2026 · 11.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#178

Master 2020 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

7 podiums

Overall top-10s

12% of 51 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 57%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0632 / 720

Master · Mission Farm's King of the Farm

Perfect 180s

Current form

672.43 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 663.78 (+8.65)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

Consistency

±17.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.13 · weakest Pork Ribs (163.77)

Road miles

3,750

across 51 mapped stops · furthest 201 mi

Schedule strength

79%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)

Purse competed for

$194K

listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 25 state-championship entries

Master avg

663.78 / 720

51 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

689.0632 career-best overall

95.7% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.0632 at Mission Farm's King of the Farm — 95.7% of a perfect 720.

Master
Feb 24, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Q & STEW BEST EVER BBQ has finished one call ahead of SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 43%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 43%

A tough matchup

36–4 behind in the head-to-head

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ ahead in 90% of their meetings

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 36 of their 40 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.4 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.36 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 43%.

Pork Ribs avg 163.77
Chicken avg 169.13
5 calls in 51 entries

A strong matchup

17–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 85% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 17 of their 20 shared contests.

The comeback

1.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 1.5 years, then back at Uniquely Union Festival (Sep 5, 2025).

last seen Feb 23, 2024
back Sep 5, 2025

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Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

PICKIN' PORKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A June team

Top 38% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 38% across 5 contests, versus top 57% the rest of the year.

5 June contests
top 57% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,750 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,750 miles across 51 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 201 miles to Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.

51 mapped stops
furthest 201 mi

The metronome

±2.36% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.36% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.2% of a perfect score
51 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic every year from 2015 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 8th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#477 (352 pts)	#552 (327 pts)	#561 (347 pts)	#643 (232 pts)	#536 (312 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1129 (71 pts)	#1539 (56 pts)	#961 (136 pts)	#1085 (96 pts)	#1137 (76 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#434 (451 pts)	#404 (561 pts)	#549 (401 pts)	#481 (426 pts)	#480 (411 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#775 (200 pts)	#723 (250 pts)	#912 (180 pts)	#686 (275 pts)	#498 (450 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#414 (445 pts)	#299 (685 pts)	#521 (380 pts)	#390 (495 pts)	#396 (510 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#178 (641 pts)	#138 (831 pts)	#206 (586 pts)	#163 (706 pts)	#176 (631 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1226 (180 pts)	#1041 (260 pts)	#1240 (195 pts)	#1283 (185 pts)	#1277 (180 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#416 (838 pts)	#223 (1,268 pts)	#472 (783 pts)	#441 (823 pts)	#461 (793 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#663 (578 pts)	#488 (798 pts)	#651 (623 pts)	#740 (553 pts)	#768 (508 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1292 (221 pts)	#1360 (226 pts)	#1363 (226 pts)	#1183 (286 pts)	#1352 (226 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1125 (257 pts)	#1062 (307 pts)	#1308 (232 pts)	#1135 (292 pts)	#1179 (252 pts)

Overall rank by season

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59 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

COOL GRILLING

#1,799 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1560

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 62 contests
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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SOUTHERN KRUNK BBQ SOCIETY

#1,798 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1584

They've been 1584 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 39 contests
last seen Oct 7, 2022

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Chairman of the Boar

#1,789 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1608

Careers of much the same size, 38 contests to 51, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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SMOKIN' WITH POPS BBQ TEAM

#1,793 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1563

35 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 35 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Handsome Devil

#1,804 of the rated field

1547 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1589

Level with SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Oct 11, 2024

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CROIX VALLEY SAUCES

#1,784 of the rated field

1548 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1624

They've been 1624 at their best, 76 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 84 contests
last seen Apr 29, 2022

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	40	4	36	10%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	34	11	23	32%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN SKULLIES	32	4	28	13%	⚔ compare
MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ	28	6	22	21%	⚔ compare
CREEKSIDE SMOKERS NC	27	14	13	52%	⚔ compare
EB'S BAR-B-QUE	27	13	14	48%	⚔ compare
WHO CARES BBQ	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	23	3	20	13%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	20	17	3	85%	⚔ compare
SWIG-N-PIG	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE	20	8	12	40%	⚔ compare
WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	51	22	0	3	177.7144	151.9544	169.13	top 43%
Pork Ribs	51	5	0	0	174.2744	144.5488	163.77	top 62%
Pork	51	9	0	2	175.4056	150.7540	165.92	top 55%
Brisket	51	9	1	2	178.8572	147.9544	164.96	top 57%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	29	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	22	0	top 59%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
NC	37	top 58%
SC	11	top 52%
GA	3	top 55%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	5	8	top 67%	Sep 20, 2019
Jiggy With The Piggy	4	4	top 33%	May 13, 2022
Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge	4	20	top 77%	Sep 27, 2019
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	3	3	top 35%	Sep 18, 2026
Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A)	3	13	top 54%	Nov 8, 2019
Mission Farms - King of the Farm	2	21	top 86%	Feb 27, 2026
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	21	top 48%	Mar 4, 2022
Piggin In The Park	2	10	top 33%	Jun 1, 2018

More numbers

Busiest season 2018 9 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 37 of 51 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 34 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 687 finished ahead 938 times, behind 1,233

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Feb 23, 2024 → Sep 5, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20262 milestones

Feb 27 50th tracked contest Mission Farms - King of the Farm
Sep 18 Most recent contest Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

20251 milestone

Sep 5 First category win (Brisket) Uniquely Union Festival

20232 milestones

Feb 24 Career-best overall score689.0632 Mission Farm's King of the Farm
Feb 24 Peak power rating (1577) Mission Farm's King of the Farm

20221 milestone

Mar 4 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20211 milestone

Sep 24 First overall podium Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

20191 milestone

May 3 25th tracked contest Jiggy With The Piggy

20172 milestones

May 5 First overall top-10 Jiggy With the Piggy
Jun 2 10th tracked contest Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)

20161 milestone

Jun 3 First call Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest

20152 milestones

Apr 17 First tracked contest 19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off
Sep 25 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6348 Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+18.6	Jiggy With the Piggy	May 5, 2017
+15.1	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	Sep 24, 2021
+12.1	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge	Jun 26, 2020
+11.9	Piggin In The Park	Jun 1, 2018
+10.9	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 14, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.7	Mission Farms - King of the Farm	Feb 27, 2026
-9.3	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 5, 2021
-8.3	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 17, 2015
-7.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 16, 2016
-7.8	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	2	0	0	0%	top 78%	93.8%	93.2%
2025	1	0	1	100%	top 76%	92.1%	92.1%
2024	1	0	0	100%	top 81%	93.1%	93.1%
2023	4	0	0	75%	top 44%	95.7%	95.2%
2022	3	0	0	67%	top 43%	95.5%	94.2%
2021	6	1	0	83%	top 51%	95.4%	94%
2020	5	2	0	80%	top 49%	95.2%	93.4%
2019	5	0	0	40%	top 66%	92%	90.6%
2018	9	2	0	67%	top 51%	94.8%	91.9%
2017	8	1	0	63%	top 51%	95%	91.7%
2016	3	0	0	33%	top 68%	90.5%	88.7%
2015	4	0	0	0%	top 78%	90.2%	88.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 18, 2026	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	19 / 29 (675.2912)	12 (170.8228)	13 (170.8228)	22 (167.3828)	18 (166.2628)
Feb 27, 2026	Mission Farms - King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	30 / 33 (667.2456)	24 (169.6800)	33 (161.6456)	31 (165.0972)	18 (170.8228)
Sep 5, 2025	Uniquely Union Festival 🏅 Union, SC	19 / 25 (663.3028)	22 (155.9200)	16 (167.4172)	21 (162.8228)	1 (177.1428)
Feb 23, 2024	Mission Farms King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	21 / 26 (670.1488)	24 (163.3944)	9 (171.9888)	16 (167.3828)	20 (167.3828)
Oct 13, 2023	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	11 / 25 (686.1828)	10 (172.5484)	12 (171.9772)	13 (168.5372)	7 (173.1200)
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	20 / 35 (682.7196)	19 (172.5484)	28 (166.2400)	18 (173.1200)	19 (170.8112)
Apr 7, 2023	Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Stem, NC	12 / 28 (683.3256)	9 (174.2628)	17 (169.6800)	13 (171.9772)	20 (167.4056)
Feb 24, 2023	Mission Farm's King of the Farm 🏅 Iron Station, NC	11 / 33 (689.0632)	4 (176.5600)	10 (174.2744)	15 (169.6800)	19 (168.5488)
Jul 7, 2022	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	41 / 92 (676.9940)	52 (166.2284)	58 (164.5256)	25 (170.8228)	11 (175.4172)
May 13, 2022	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	26 / 46 (669.0284)	11 (175.4056)	34 (160.5372)	8 (174.2628)	37 (158.8228)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	21 / 73 (687.9312)	37 (169.6684)	33 (170.8572)	37 (168.5484)	2 (178.8572)
Oct 30, 2021	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 🏅 Shelby, NC	13 / 27 (685.6112)	5 (175.4172)	20 (168.5256)	15 (171.4056)	16 (170.2628)
Oct 29, 2021	Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 🏅 Shelby, NC	24 / 33 (671.3024)	8 (173.1428)	26 (163.3712)	12 (171.9656)	25 (162.8228)
Sep 24, 2021	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	3 / 27 (686.7424)	10 (172.5484)	8 (170.8228)	7 (172.5600)	9 (170.8112)
Jun 11, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC	11 / 28 (685.6112)	4 (177.1428)	14 (169.1200)	11 (171.9656)	20 (167.3828)
Apr 16, 2021	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	18 / 27 (675.2796)	17 (171.9656)	20 (169.1316)	18 (167.9540)	22 (166.2284)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	55 / 81 (654.6052)	46 (166.2284)	66 (157.0628)	76 (154.7540)	4 (176.5600)
Oct 16, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC	19 / 24 (661.0628)	10 (168.5600)	16 (166.8344)	10 (169.1200)	24 (156.5484)
Sep 11, 2020	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	7 / 24 (685.6688)	3 (177.7144)	16 (166.8344)	18 (165.6800)	5 (175.4400)
Aug 28, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC	12 / 34 (680.4688)	4 (175.4172)	7 (172.5716)	22 (166.2400)	19 (166.2400)
Jun 26, 2020	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC	7 / 25 (681.6344)	10 (169.1544)	14 (166.2516)	2 (174.2628)	8 (171.9656)
Mar 13, 2020	Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show 🏅 Darlington, SC	22 / 29 (655.2916)	18 (168.5600)	29 (154.2516)	14 (166.2400)	14 (166.2400)
Nov 8, 2019	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC	34 / 47 (659.2684)	39 (161.6456)	22 (168.5600)	24 (167.4172)	36 (161.6456)
Sep 27, 2019	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge 🏅 Newton, NC	32 / 37 (648.3996)	13 (170.8456)	27 (163.9772)	33 (157.0856)	34 (156.4912)
Sep 20, 2019	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC	44 / 56 (642.6396)	21 (168.5600)	52 (156.5028)	53 (152.5028)	32 (165.0740)
May 17, 2019	Stills and Grills Fest North Wilkesboro, NC	11 / 21 (650.7196)	2 (175.4400)	18 (148.5140)	9 (165.0972)	12 (161.6684)
May 3, 2019	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	25 / 60 (662.1484)	10 (171.9656)	33 (163.3828)	50 (157.0972)	12 (169.7028)
Nov 9, 2018	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) Concord, NC	34 / 56 (659.3028)	3 (175.4172)	18 (167.9772)	51 (154.2056)	44 (161.7028)
Oct 12, 2018	Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	12 / 26 (660.9940)	7 (170.8456)	15 (162.8000)	5 (170.8112)	19 (156.5372)
Sep 28, 2018	Rock The Grill Rock Hill, SC	18 / 27 (650.6052)	5 (171.9656)	18 (166.2400)	26 (150.7540)	19 (161.6456)
Sep 21, 2018	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	35 / 45 (636.9136)	25 (163.9540)	23 (161.0972)	29 (163.3712)	42 (148.4912)
Sep 14, 2018	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	8 / 29 (672.4460)	4 (174.2744)	24 (158.2172)	10 (167.9772)	6 (171.9772)
Jun 1, 2018	Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC	10 / 34 (682.2284)	17 (170.2628)	16 (167.4172)	13 (170.8228)	8 (173.7256)
May 4, 2018	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	21 / 70 (671.8512)	14 (174.2628)	47 (159.9428)	24 (169.6800)	27 (167.9656)
Apr 20, 2018	22nd Annual Firehouse BBQ Cookoff Kings Mountain, NC	18 / 33 (667.8972)	7 (173.1200)	17 (165.6916)	16 (166.8228)	23 (162.2628)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	41 / 59 (652.4112)	41 (161.6800)	15 (169.7028)	46 (161.0856)	41 (159.9428)
Nov 10, 2017	Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (JUDGES FULL) Concord, NC	13 / 47 (667.2912)	7 (173.1428)	8 (169.6800)	34 (157.0744)	16 (167.3940)
Oct 13, 2017	Grillin & chillin BBQ cook-off Waxhaw, NC	14 / 29 (661.6804)	5 (172.5600)	16 (160.5372)	18 (163.9888)	17 (164.5944)
Sep 22, 2017	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	29 / 41 (655.2568)	31 (165.0856)	35 (157.0972)	23 (167.3712)	22 (165.7028)
Sep 15, 2017	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	43 / 63 (651.8056)	10 (173.1200)	57 (154.8000)	36 (164.5372)	41 (159.3484)
Aug 18, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC	23 / 29 (651.8968)	25 (162.2972)	15 (165.7028)	14 (165.6684)	26 (158.2284)
Jun 2, 2017	Piggin In The Park (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Woodruff, SC	16 / 44 (669.0400)	9 (174.2856)	27 (163.3944)	16 (168.5372)	27 (162.8228)
May 5, 2017	Jiggy With the Piggy Kannapolis, NC	4 / 75 (683.9428)	11 (172.5828)	24 (167.9772)	3 (175.4056)	17 (167.9772)
Apr 14, 2017	21st Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	36 / 49 (642.7888)	45 (151.9772)	20 (166.8572)	25 (166.2400)	38 (157.7144)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	58 / 68 (616.9488)	57 (157.0856)	57 (153.0744)	43 (158.8344)	60 (147.9544)
Jun 3, 2016	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	15 / 26 (648.3884)	20 (161.6456)	22 (156.5144)	6 (170.2628)	14 (159.9656)
Apr 15, 2016	20th Annual Fire House BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	25 / 41 (651.2800)	19 (166.8228)	17 (166.2744)	25 (162.8000)	33 (155.3828)
Nov 6, 2015	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	47 / 60 (647.8860)	56 (151.9544)	36 (163.3944)	26 (168)	39 (164.5372)
Sep 25, 2015	Butts and Beans BBQ Challenge Newton, NC	20 / 27 (649.6348)	19 (166.2516)	26 (156.5488)	13 (166.8572)	21 (159.9772)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	45 / 59 (641.0632)	16 (171.4172)	59 (144.5488)	36 (165.0972)	43 (160)
Apr 17, 2015	19th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-Off Kings Mountain, NC	34 / 41 (621.5428)	30 (158.2400)	37 (150.8688)	36 (154.8000)	27 (157.6340)

SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)