High-water mark
694.2400
career-best overall
96.4% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 694.2400 at Char-Broil Challenge — 96.4% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Nov 14, 2014
County Line BBQ
County Line BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 20 at the Char-Broil Challenge (2014).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1499
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Nov 1, 2013
latest Aug 1, 2026 · 12.7 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±33.67
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.69 · weakest Pork (158.97)
Road miles
1,064
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 530 mi
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1528)
Master avg
656.63 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 148.4912 | 167.69 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7144 | 156.5716 | 165.41 | top 55% |
| Pork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 135.9544 | 158.97 | top 65% |
| Brisket | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167.4400 | 162.8228 | 164.56 | top 50% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 30% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
1 of 4 contests · 4 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
4
a different one every time
Opponents faced
138
finished ahead 67 times, behind 81
Longest layoff
11.7 yrs
Nov 14, 2014 → Aug 1, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff
20145 milestones
- First call Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
- First overall top-10 Char-Broil Challenge
- Career-best overall score694.2400 Char-Broil Challenge
- Career-best single call (Pork)177.7144 Char-Broil Challenge
- Peak power rating (1514) Char-Broil Challenge
20132 milestones
- First tracked contest Hog Happnin'
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6116 Hog Happnin'
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit | Aug 22, 2014 |
| +7.9 | Char-Broil Challenge | Nov 14, 2014 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff | Aug 1, 2026 |
| -2.9 | Hog Happnin' | Nov 1, 2013 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 100% | 83.9% | 83.9% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 96.4% | 95.1% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 90.8% | 90.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | Camper's Corner BBQ Cookoff London, ON | 14 / 14 (603.8860) | 14 (148.4912) | 14 (156.5716) | 14 (135.9544) | 9 (162.8688) |
| Nov 14, 2014 | Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA | 6 / 20 (694.2400) | 2 (177.7028) | 6 (173.7028) | 2 (177.7144) | 10 (165.1200) |
| Aug 22, 2014 | Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC | 11 / 37 (674.7772) | 12 (172.5600) | 4 (173.7144) | 22 (165.6800) | 18 (162.8228) |
| Nov 1, 2013 | Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC | 48 / 75 (653.6116) | 14 (172) | 60 (157.6572) | 68 (156.5144) | 28 (167.4400) |