Amped Up FL
Rating
Contests
First seen
Best ToY finish
Grand champs
Category wins
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Perfect 180s
Current form
Walk rate
Top-10 streak
Consistency
Strongest meat
Road miles
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
MaGoo's Eatery has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Dogpatch Q has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of K & E's Little Smokers in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Grills Gone Wild is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
🍖 Signature meat
When pork is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 33% of their entries (2 of 6).
📅 A February team
Something about February: average finish in the top 23% across 5 contests, versus top 32% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 28 at their very first tracked contest, Grills Gone Wild (2024-02-09).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 172.5944 | 155.9200 | 163.79 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 166.2516 | 155.9428 | 160.53 | top 40% |
| Pork | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 177.1428 | 154.8000 | 165.12 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 167.4172 | 145.7488 | 153.98 | top 27% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 19% |
| Medium (20–39) | 4 | 0 | top 24% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (6 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 324.32
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 | 323.9088 | 323.91 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 333.6800 | 330.43 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 316.5488 | 315.35 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 11 / 32 (323.9088) | 13 (157.6572) | 10 (166.2516) | 7 (168.5600) | 8 (157.7028) |
| 2025-02-14 | Ribs on the Ridge Haines City, FL | 3 / 16 (333.6800) | 4 (169.1200) | 4 (164.5600) | 5 (154.8000) | 5 (147.9884) |
| 2025-02-07 | Grills Gone Wild Davenport, FL | 5 / 25 (329.0744) | 2 (169.7144) | 5 (159.3600) | 6 (155.9200) | 5 (154.2172) |
| 2025-01-24 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 31 / 40 (328.5372) | 9 (172.5944) | 47 (155.9428) | 34 (161.6800) | 16 (167.4172) |
| 2024-02-16 | Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ Haines City, FL | 8 / 29 (314.1600) | 8 (155.9200) | 9 (158.2400) | 1 (172.5944) | 8 (150.8228) |
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild Davenport, FL | 4 / 28 (316.5488) | 4 (157.7144) | 4 (158.8344) | 1 (177.1428) | 5 (145.7488) |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #213 (108 pts) | #229 (98 pts) | #222 (113 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #133 (425 pts) | #105 (560 pts) | #149 (400 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #173 (312 pts) | #173 (312 pts) | #178 (302 pts) | — | — |