County Line Que

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#933

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1612

peak 1620 · rated over 30 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-26

latest 2015-09-04

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 30 contests

Avg finish

top 36%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8344 / 720

Master · Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

666.04 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 664.95 (+1.10)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)

Consistency

±11.53

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.84 · weakest Brisket (163.86)

Road miles

3,914

mi across 30 mapped stops · furthest 256 mi

Schedule strength

30%

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

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.95 / 720

30 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (11 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.

On the rise

+29 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 29 points across 13 contests since 2014-09-12 — from 1583 up to 1612.

13 contests since 2014-09-12
now 1612

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 25 of 30 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 30 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.8344 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.8344 at Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
2014-09-12

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS has finished one call ahead of County Line Que 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

16–1 behind in the head-to-head

Killer B's BBQ ahead in 94% of their meetings

Killer B's BBQ has come out ahead in 16 of their 17 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.98 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 50%.

Brisket avg 163.86
Chicken avg 168.84
8 calls in 30 entries

A strong matchup

11–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PIG ON FIRE in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

13 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

Killer B's BBQ ahead 76% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Killer B's BBQ has out-cooked them in 13 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

St. Louis Pit - Que has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

3,914 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,914 miles across 30 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 256 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

30 mapped stops
furthest 256 mi

The metronome

±1.60% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.60% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
30 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.

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

Big Al and the Boys

#940 of the rated field

1611 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1611

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 25 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 25 contests
last seen 2024-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

LITTLE LUKE'S BBQ

#936 of the rated field

1611 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1614

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 24 contests to 30, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 24 contests
last seen 2018-08-24

⚔ Head-to-head

PIGGY D'S BBQ

#931 of the rated field

1612 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1626

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 41 contests, alongside a 46% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 41 contests
last seen 2019-08-23

⚔ Head-to-head

BLACK CAT BBQ

#937 of the rated field

1611 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1612

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2016-08-05

⚔ Head-to-head

BULLHORN BBQ

#935 of the rated field

1611 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 24
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1611

No shared contest yet.

Level with County Line Que on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

⚔ Head-to-head

TENNESSEE SMOKE SHOWIN

#938 of the rated field

1611 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 59
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1611

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 58 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 58 contests
last seen 2026-05-15

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	17	1	16	6%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
PICKIN' PORKERS	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SMOKING BUTT HEADS	13	8	5	62%	⚔ compare
TWO OLD MEN AND A GRILL	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	13	4	9	31%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
PIG ON FIRE	11	11	0	100%	⚔ compare
BUBBAJACK'S	11	7	4	64%	⚔ compare
St. Louis Pit - Que	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
REDNECK SCIENTIFIC	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	30	15	0	4	177.7372	155.4056	168.84	top 36%
Pork Ribs	30	12	4	4	178.3200	153.6572	165.91	top 39%
Pork	30	13	0	0	174.2628	156.5712	166.33	top 39%
Brisket	30	8	0	1	178.8572	151.3372	163.86	top 46%

“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	Avg finish
NC	13	top 35%
GA	8	top 40%
SC	8	top 29%
VA	1	top 83%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	18	0	top 36%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL)	3	6	top 33%	2015-07-09
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	2	29	top 40%	2014-06-13
Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	2	8	top 25%	2014-06-06

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.4 yrs 2013-04-26 → 2015-09-04

Busiest season 2015 11 contests

Contests a season 10 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in NC 13 of 30 contests · 4 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 26 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 30 entries · 0 wins · 15 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 168.84 · weakest Brisket (163.86)

Walk rate 83% a top-10 call in 25 of 30 contests

Overall top-10 rate 37% 11 of 30 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 664.95 out of 720 · 30 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 626 938–517 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 3,914 30 mapped stops · furthest 256 mi

Schedule strength 1540 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Power rating 1612 peak 1620 · #933 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 26 First tracked contest BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Apr 26 First call BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Apr 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1424 BBQ Capital Cook-Off
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Lincolnton Hog Happenin'
Aug 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit
Oct 4 10th tracked contest Squealin' on the Square
2014
Sep 12 First overall podium Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Sep 12 Career-best overall score698.8344 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
Sep 12 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)
2015
May 29 25th tracked contest Piggin' in the Park
Aug 14 Peak power rating (1620) Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 4 Most recent contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	SC Festival of Discovery	2013-07-11
+13	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2014-09-12
+12.3	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig)	2015-04-10
+11.4	Squealin' on the Square	2013-10-04
+9.4	Lincolnton Hog Happenin'	2013-06-07

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-8.9	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival	2015-04-17
-8.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional)	2015-09-04
-5.1	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	2013-05-24
-4.1	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2013-09-20
-3.9	SC Festival of Discovery	2014-07-10

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2015	11	5	1	100%	top 39%	95.8%	93%
2014	9	3	1	78%	top 32%	97.1%	92.4%
2013	10	3	2	70%	top 37%	93.5%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2015-09-04	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	25 / 30 (650.6508)	22 (165.6684)	24 (161.6456)	10 (169.6684)	26 (153.6684)
2015-08-14	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	12 / 40 (676.9940)	8 (174.2628)	11 (168.5372)	10 (171.9656)	27 (162.2284)
2015-07-09	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	30 / 90 (664.3884)	8 (174.2628)	64 (156.5144)	27 (167.3828)	29 (166.2284)
2015-06-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	5 / 29 (664.5600)	3 (174.2972)	28 (153.6800)	10 (165.1312)	6 (171.4516)
2015-06-05	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	9 / 34 (673.6112)	5 (173.7028)	9 (167.4400)	18 (163.9312)	11 (168.5372)
2015-05-29	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	9 / 23 (666.7428)	9 (171.4056)	5 (168.5372)	8 (166.8228)	18 (159.9772)
2015-05-22	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	33 / 65 (664.4456)	2 (177.7372)	33 (166.2744)	62 (157.0512)	42 (163.3828)
2015-04-17	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA	21 / 29 (667.8396)	18 (169.6684)	6 (169.1428)	27 (157.0628)	8 (171.9656)
2015-04-10	Bib's Camel City Cookoff (formerly Jammin' Pig) Winston-Salem, NC	3 / 51 (689.7028)	10 (173.1656)	1 (176.0344)	5 (174.2628)	20 (166.2400)
2015-03-27	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	10 / 38 (679.3484)	16 (170.2628)	18 (166.2628)	8 (171.4056)	9 (171.4172)
2015-02-06	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown - GBC Qualifier (TEAM SPOTS AVAILABLE --- JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	17 / 35 (670.7196)	9 (171.9656)	23 (163.9656)	15 (166.2628)	16 (168.5256)
2014-09-19	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	12 / 35 (666.1600)	24 (159.9428)	9 (171.9772)	12 (168.5256)	13 (165.7144)
2014-09-12	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	3 / 42 (698.8344)	11 (174.8456)	1 (178.2972)	21 (166.8344)	3 (178.8572)
2014-08-01	Pigs & Pedals Asheboro, NC	13 / 32 (650.1828)	17 (166.2628)	14 (161.1088)	10 (166.8112)	20 (156.0000)
2014-07-25	WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC	15 / 46 (665.0400)	2 (174.2628)	10 (170.2744)	37 (160.5028)	31 (160.0000)
2014-07-10	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	50 / 86 (645.5888)	48 (162.2632)	34 (165.0856)	36 (163.4400)	62 (154.8000)
2014-06-13	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	29 / 73 (665.0744)	11 (173.1544)	36 (163.4172)	38 (165.1200)	42 (163.3828)
2014-06-06	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	10 / 38 (666.2516)	5 (173.7372)	23 (158.8116)	24 (161.7028)	6 (172.0000)
2014-05-09	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	8 / 42 (666.1484)	10 (171.9884)	7 (168.5256)	4 (168.5372)	23 (157.0972)
2014-04-18	17th Annual Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	19 / 55 (662.7544)	30 (165.1200)	45 (153.6572)	6 (170.8228)	4 (173.1544)
2013-10-04	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	4 / 28 (673.0856)	10 (166.2284)	1 (178.3200)	5 (169.1200)	10 (159.4172)
2013-09-20	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	44 / 72 (652.4912)	60 (155.4056)	51 (160.5256)	14 (171.9772)	37 (164.5828)
2013-08-23	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	13 / 41 (660.4916)	26 (159.3828)	1 (175.4744)	11 (167.9772)	28 (157.6572)
2013-07-26	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	27 / 48 (657.5544)	13 (170.2744)	11 (169.1200)	18 (166.8228)	43 (151.3372)
2013-07-11	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	6 / 78 (670.8344)	6 (170.8572)	43 (158.8572)	6 (169.7028)	10 (171.4172)
2013-06-14	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	39 / 97 (649.1424)	42 (163.4284)	56 (157.7142)	6 (173.1428)	65 (154.8570)
2013-06-07	Lincolnton Hog Happenin' Lincolnton, NC	8 / 34 (667.4286)	5 (173.7142)	10 (164.0000)	8 (164.5714)	11 (165.1430)
2013-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	32 / 47 (656.5712)	43 (158.8570)	18 (167.4286)	33 (162.2856)	18 (168.0000)
2013-05-10	Jiggy with the Piggy BBQ Challenge Kannapolis, NC	23 / 58 (652.5708)	2 (173.7142)	17 (165.7142)	46 (156.5712)	33 (156.5712)
2013-04-26	BBQ Capital Cook-Off Lexington, NC	18 / 71 (653.1424)	54 (155.4284)	9 (170.8570)	31 (164.5712)	21 (162.2858)

County Line Que

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Best runs

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Top-10 streak

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (11 found in this team's record)

On the rise

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By state / province

By contest size

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

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)