HD BBQ GA
Rating
1515
peak 1515 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-08-23
latest 2025-10-03
Best ToY finish
#306
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
625.53
last 5 Master vs avg 625.53 (+0.00)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±83.14
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.91 · weakest Chicken (156.65)
Road miles
2670
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 1136 mi
Schedule strength
35%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1529)
Purse competed for
$61K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Master avg
625.53 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
300.66 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Rollin' Smoke BBQ Texas has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.4 years, then back at Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships (2024-08-16).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3828 | 134.2740 | 156.65 | top 62% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 177.1772 | 150.9372 | 167.29 | top 33% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 159.4172 | 168.91 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0000 | 150.2400 | 161.95 | top 48% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | 4 | 0 | top 44% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 16% |
| UT | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 28% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in TX (4 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 625.53 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 300.66 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-08-23 — First tracked contest · Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship
- 📣 2021-04-09 — First call · High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off
- ⭐ 2021-04-09 — Career-best overall score (685.7260) · High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off
- 📈 2025-10-03 — Peak power rating (1515) · The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +10.7 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off | 2021-04-09 |
| +9.9 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2025-10-03 |
| +6.2 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2025-08-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.6 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship | 2020-06-19 |
| -1 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship | 2019-08-23 |
| -0.8 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships | 2024-08-16 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 26% | 94% | 88.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 91.6% | 91.6% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 28% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 64.1% | 64.1% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 56% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 5 / 32 (300.6628) | 5 (149.7256) | 5 (150.9372) | — | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 20 / 55 (676.5256) | 41 (161.1200) | 9 (176.0000) | 25 (168.5944) | 16 (170.8112) |
| 2024-08-16 | Raider Red Meats BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 23 / 41 (659.2684) | 22 (167.3828) | 15 (169.7144) | 10 (171.9884) | 30 (154.7656) |
| 2021-04-09 | High Plains Wine, Brews & BBQ Cook Off Lubbock, TX | 5 / 18 (685.7260) | 15 (161.1316) | 1 (177.1772) | 5 (175.4172) | 3 (172.0000) |
| 2020-06-19 | Traeger NorUt State BBQ Championship 🏅 Riverdale, UT | 27 / 32 (461.6912) | 31 (134.2740) | 15 (168.0000) | 27 (159.4172) | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championship 🏅 Lubbock, TX | 35 / 62 (644.4228) | 29 (166.2744) | 39 (158.7884) | 15 (169.1200) | 45 (150.2400) |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #1089 (57 pts) | #1098 (57 pts) | #788 (107 pts) | #1102 (57 pts) | — |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1005 (303 pts) | #1059 (308 pts) | #580 (668 pts) | #1031 (328 pts) | #1108 (278 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #306 (1174 pts) | #433 (869 pts) | #241 (1314 pts) | #207 (1389 pts) | #353 (1044 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1082 (261 pts) | #949 (336 pts) | #1125 (266 pts) | #1063 (286 pts) | #802 (396 pts) |