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
- 2015-09-11
E.M. AZING BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1487
peak 1487 · rated over 10 contests ⓘ
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2013-03-15
latest 2015-09-11
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 60%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
663.07 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 657.90 (+5.17)
Walk rate
10%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.59
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.83)
Road miles
962
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi
Schedule strength
28%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Master avg
657.90 / 720
10 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (6 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
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 nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
143 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3812 of the rated field
- Contests
- 13
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 15%
- Peak
- 1507
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#3798 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1506
0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to E.M. AZING BBQ)
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1487
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#3816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 10%
- Peak
- 1502
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Head-to-head#3837 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 30%
- Peak
- 1486
No shared contest yet.
Level with E.M. AZING BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3824 of the rated field
- Contests
- 14
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1524
No shared contest yet.
14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 29% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar 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 | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 154.7656 | 165.11 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2856 | 148.5710 | 162.83 | top 58% |
| Pork | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6684 | 157.0972 | 164.16 | top 56% |
| Brisket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 6 | 0 | top 57% |
| MS | 4 | 0 | top 65% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stand By Your Grill | 3 | 30 | 0 | top 63% | 2015-08-14 |
The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
2.5 yrs
2013-03-15 → 2015-09-11
Busiest season
2013
4 contests
Contests a season
3.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
6 of 10 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
8
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 165.80 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.83)
Walk rate
10%
a top-10 call in 1 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 10 contests
Master average
657.90
out of 720 · 10 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
356
248–390 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
962
10 mapped stops · furthest 126 mi
Schedule strength
1538
average field rating faced — tougher than 28% of rated contests
Power rating
1487
peak 1487 · #3813 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
- First call Smoke on the Falls
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score661.1420 Smoke on the Falls
- Peak power rating (1496) Stand By Your Grill
- 2015
- 10th tracked contest Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
- Career-best overall score680.4572 Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)173.1200 Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
- Most recent contest Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.8 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest | 2015-09-11 |
| +2.1 | Stand By Your Grill | 2013-08-16 |
| +1.5 | Stand By Your Grill | 2014-08-15 |
| +0.5 | Smoke on the Falls | 2013-04-12 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.4 | Stand By Your Grill | 2015-08-14 |
| -6.8 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel | 2013-03-15 |
| -5.2 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest | 2014-04-11 |
| -3.8 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest | 2014-09-19 |
| -2.8 | Smoke on the Falls | 2015-04-10 |
Category scores over time
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 62% | 94.5% | 92.3% |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 63% | 93.1% | 91.4% |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-11 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 14 / 55 (680.4572) | 17 (171.9656) | 19 (167.3944) | 21 (167.9772) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2015-08-14 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 50 / 57 (646.1144) | 52 (162.2400) | 45 (161.1088) | 51 (157.0972) | 38 (165.6684) |
| 2015-04-10 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 25 / 34 (666.7548) | 24 (168.5716) | 23 (167.3944) | 13 (169.1316) | 28 (161.6572) |
| 2014-09-19 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 43 / 75 (651.8632) | 69 (155.3716) | 58 (158.2860) | 21 (169.6684) | 26 (168.5372) |
| 2014-08-15 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 35 / 65 (670.1368) | 17 (173.1200) | 37 (165.6684) | 27 (169.1200) | 42 (162.2284) |
| 2014-04-11 | 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) |
| 2013-09-13 | Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 46 / 80 (646.1024) | 65 (154.7656) | 30 (164.5256) | 18 (168.5828) | 56 (158.2284) |
| 2013-08-16 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 30 / 62 (666.2172) | 40 (165.1200) | 18 (170.2628) | 46 (160.5716) | 22 (170.2628) |
| 2013-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 18 / 34 (661.1420) | 25 (164.5712) | 6 (170.2856) | 26 (159.9998) | 13 (166.2854) |
| 2013-03-15 | Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS | 71 / 100 (637.1418) | 30 (168.5712) | 92 (148.5710) | 75 (157.1426) | 55 (162.8570) |