Southern Life BBQ GA
Rating
1623
peak 1623
Contests
15
in the data
First seen
2022-04-29
latest 2025-11-14
Best ToY finish
#81
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
6
12 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 15 contests
Avg finish
top 19%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
413.89 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 439.57 (-25.68)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±122.29
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 173.86 · weakest Pork (168.36)
Road miles
997
mi across 15 mapped stops · furthest 150 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA has finished one call ahead of Southern Life BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
1909 Mountain Smoke has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Electro-Que-ted has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ in 11 of their 11 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic is their spot: an average finish in the top 13% across 3 visits.
🍖 Signature meat
When brisket is on the table, watch out — they've won it in 50% of their entries (2 of 4).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 37 at their very first tracked contest, BBQ Boogie & Blues (2022-04-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 163.4056 | 173.86 | top 15% |
| Pork Ribs | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 161.6684 | 168.69 | top 32% |
| Pork | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 177.1544 | 163.9428 | 168.36 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 175.4172 | 166.2856 | 171.13 | top 20% |
“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 | 11 | 0 | top 19% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 11% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 22% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 14% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (11 of 15 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (15 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 439.57
- 1 perfect 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 677.6112 | 413.89 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 687.8852 | 430.51 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 515.9084 | 450.19 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 508.5140 | 505.94 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 4 / 56 (350.8228) | 6 (176.5600) | 7 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 16 / 26 (677.6112) | 3 (178.8572) | 21 (167.3828) | 23 (165.0856) | 14 (166.2856) |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA | 5 / 32 (346.2516) | 2 (177.7144) | 8 (168.5372) | 1 (177.1544) | 1 (175.4172) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 10 / 31 (346.2400) | 11 (174.2628) | 11 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 11 / 100 (348.5256) | 14 (174.2628) | 9 (174.2628) | 30 (167.3712) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 61 (161.6684) | — | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 3 / 58 (349.6916) | 1 (178.8572) | 8 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2024-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 6 / 25 (687.8852) | 3 (175.4172) | 19 (166.2512) | 12 (170.8112) | 5 (175.4056) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 3 / 34 (339.3828) | 2 (172.5600) | 6 (166.8228) | 6 (165.6800) | 1 (167.4172) |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 6 / 31 (345.0972) | 6 (173.1200) | 6 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 16 / 60 (331.3372) | 13 (168.5372) | 20 (162.8000) | 14 (164.0000) | — |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 5 / 32 (515.9084) | 1 (180.0000) | 8 (162.8000) | 3 (173.1084) | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 65 (503.3256) | 22 (166.2400) | 5 (173.1428) | 21 (163.9428) | — |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 3 / 25 (503.3600) | 1 (174.2972) | 7 (163.9772) | 5 (165.0856) | — |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 4 / 37 (508.5140) | 10 (163.4056) | 3 (173.7028) | 4 (171.4056) | — |
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 | #142 (203 pts) | #166 (168 pts) | #183 (158 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #81 (669 pts) | #67 (774 pts) | #97 (629 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1018 (96 pts) | #728 (226 pts) | #979 (131 pts) | #1184 (61 pts) | #1025 (106 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #122 (485 pts) | #120 (525 pts) | #140 (405 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #797 (165 pts) | #738 (225 pts) | #1236 (80 pts) | #1001 (115 pts) | #812 (175 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #147 (341 pts) | #161 (321 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #115 (387 pts) | #117 (367 pts) | — | — |