E.M. AZING BBQ

E.M. AZING BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 10 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2015. Their best overall finish is 14th of 55 at the Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest (2015). They are ranked #3677 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#3,677

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1490

peak 1490 · rated over 10 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Sep 11, 2015 · 2.5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 10 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

680.4572 / 720

Master · Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.07 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 657.90 (+5.17)

Walk rate

10%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.1200

Brisket · Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest

Consistency

±12.59

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 165.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.83)

Road miles

962

across 10 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

657.90 / 720

10 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (6 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

680.4572 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.4572 at Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 11, 2015

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

South Pork ahead in 100% of their meetings

South Pork has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Brisket nemesis

9 of 10 shared brisket entries lost

South Pork ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, South Pork has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared brisket entries.

A September team

Top 47% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 47% across 3 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 60% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.75% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.75% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.4% of a perfect score
10 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to E.M. AZING BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Old Man Joes

#3,669 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1509

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to E.M. AZING BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team E.M. AZING BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Jun 7, 2024

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Twist N Snout

#3,679 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1505

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to E.M. AZING BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than E.M. AZING BBQ has cooked, 5 to 10, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 1, 2015

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HOGG LEGG SMOKERS

#3,697 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1523

0–3 in 3 shared contests (0% to E.M. AZING BBQ)

They've been 1523 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 49 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

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Fat Rocky BBQ

#3,687 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

Level with E.M. AZING BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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Three Legged Pig

#3,661 of the rated field

1490 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Mar 18, 2022

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Smooth Smokin'

#3,698 of the rated field

1489 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1489

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jun 19, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
South Pork	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
JIGGY PIGGY	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
BEAN BANDITS	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE OF THE SHOALS	9	4	5	44%	⚔ compare
SMOKE-N-ASHES	8	5	3	63%	⚔ compare
BUTTS, BELLIES & BUDDIES	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
BIG BLUE QUE	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
HOUSE OF Q	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
The Specialists	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN CHUCKS WAGON	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	10	0	173.1200	154.7656	165.11	top 62%
Pork Ribs	10	1	170.2856	148.5710	162.83	top 58%
Pork	10	0	169.6684	157.0972	164.16	top 56%
Brisket	10	0	173.1200	158.2284	165.80	top 51%

“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)	3	0	top 68%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 57%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
AL	6	0	top 57%
MS	4	0	top 65%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Stand By Your Grill	3	30	0	top 63%	Aug 14, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 4 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AL 6 of 10 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 8 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 299 finished ahead 237 times, behind 348

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

20154 milestones

Sep 11 10th tracked contest Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
Sep 11 Career-best overall score680.4572 Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
Sep 11 Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
Sep 11 Most recent contest Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest

20134 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Apr 12 First call Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1420 Smoke on the Falls
Aug 16 Peak power rating (1496) Stand By Your Grill

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.7	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest	Sep 11, 2015
+2.1	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 16, 2013
+1.5	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 15, 2014
+0.5	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 12, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.5	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 14, 2015
-6.8	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel	Mar 15, 2013
-5.2	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest	Apr 11, 2014
-2.9	Smoke on the Falls	Apr 10, 2015
-1.3	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest	Sep 13, 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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	3	0%	top 62%	94.5%	92.3%
2014	3	0%	top 63%	93.1%	91.4%
2013	4	25%	top 57%	92.5%	90.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 11, 2015	Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	14 / 55 (680.4572)	17 (171.9656)	19 (167.3944)	21 (167.9772)	11 (173.1200)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	50 / 57 (646.1144)	52 (162.2400)	45 (161.1088)	51 (157.0972)	38 (165.6684)
Apr 10, 2015	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	25 / 34 (666.7548)	24 (168.5716)	23 (167.3944)	13 (169.1316)	28 (161.6572)
Sep 19, 2014	20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL	43 / 75 (651.8632)	69 (155.3716)	58 (158.2860)	21 (169.6684)	26 (168.5372)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	35 / 65 (670.1368)	17 (173.1200)	37 (165.6684)	27 (169.1200)	42 (162.2284)
Apr 11, 2014	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	26 / 34 (653.0284)	20 (166.8228)	30 (154.8228)	26 (162.2628)	14 (169.1200)
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	46 / 80 (646.1024)	65 (154.7656)	30 (164.5256)	18 (168.5828)	56 (158.2284)
Aug 16, 2013	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	30 / 62 (666.2172)	40 (165.1200)	18 (170.2628)	46 (160.5716)	22 (170.2628)
Apr 12, 2013	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	18 / 34 (661.1420)	25 (164.5712)	6 (170.2856)	26 (159.9998)	13 (166.2854)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	71 / 100 (637.1418)	30 (168.5712)	92 (148.5710)	75 (157.1426)	55 (162.8570)

E.M. AZING BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (6 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Brisket nemesis

A September team

The metronome

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 — 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)