CHOOCHOO BBQ GA
Rating
1600
peak 1619
Contests
65
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2026-05-29
Best ToY finish
#93
Master 2021
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
11
28 podiums
Overall top-10s
20
of 65 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
688.36 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 681.83 (+6.53)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.51
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 171.14 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.34)
Road miles
8879
mi across 65 mapped stops · furthest 735 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has finished one call ahead of CHOOCHOO BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 39 of their 42 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Willingham's in 24 of their 32 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5368 points of the Grand Championship at Honeybee BBQ Competition (2024-05-31).
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 28% across 10 contests, versus top 41% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 62 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 153.6344 | 170.82 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 63 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 179.4400 | 157.6916 | 169.34 | top 49% |
| Pork | 61 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0972 | 170.56 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 61 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 179.4400 | 156.5144 | 171.14 | top 38% |
“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 | 32 | 0 | top 48% |
| AL | 12 | 0 | top 28% |
| TN | 12 | 0 | top 33% |
| SC | 2 | 0 | top 19% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 3 | 0 | top 43% |
| Medium (20–39) | 37 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 21 | 0 | top 41% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (17 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (34 of 65 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (63 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 681.83
- 3 perfect 180s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 704.5372 | 695.17 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 686.1944 | 678.73 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 697.6572 | 687.34 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 702.2284 | 686.38 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 686.1828 | 680.68 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 695.9544 | 683.48 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 686.8116 | 670.95 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 690.2172 | 670.83 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 7 / 19 (692.4800) | 7 (174.2744) | 17 (167.3712) | 9 (174.2744) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 3 / 36 (704.5372) | 3 (178.8572) | 12 (173.7028) | 12 (174.2628) | 6 (177.7144) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 46 / 125 (688.5028) | 17 (177.7028) | 96 (165.1084) | 27 (175.4288) | 63 (170.2628) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 37 / 56 (681.5768) | 32 (170.8228) | 36 (171.4056) | 23 (173.1200) | 46 (166.2284) |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches Kennesaw, GA | 20 / 27 (674.7200) | 22 (167.3828) | 21 (165.0972) | 19 (166.8344) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2025-06-20 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 10 / 26 (686.1944) | 1 (178.8572) | 18 (165.6800) | 9 (171.9772) | 11 (169.6800) |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 19 / 26 (672.4112) | 18 (169.6684) | 17 (168.5256) | 11 (170.8228) | 21 (163.3944) |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 15 / 58 (691.9200) | 32 (170.8228) | 27 (172.5600) | 26 (170.8344) | 7 (177.7028) |
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 16 / 26 (680.4572) | 3 (178.8572) | 18 (166.2400) | 14 (171.9772) | 21 (163.3828) |
| 2024-06-21 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 9 / 33 (694.7772) | 8 (175.4172) | 10 (171.9772) | 20 (170.8228) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2024-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 2 / 25 (697.6572) | 2 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8228) | 7 (171.9772) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 16 / 34 (680.4456) | 26 (165.0972) | 8 (173.7028) | 9 (173.1200) | 21 (168.5256) |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 10 / 31 (689.6460) | 19 (170.8344) | 8 (173.7260) | 3 (175.4172) | 16 (169.6684) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 32 / 59 (676.4688) | 39 (168.5372) | 24 (169.6800) | 34 (167.4172) | 25 (170.8344) |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 37 / 60 (674.6968) | 40 (168.5372) | 30 (171.9656) | 52 (162.7884) | 25 (171.4056) |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 Madison, AL | 3 / 14 (702.2284) | 3 (176.5600) | 2 (179.4400) | 9 (171.9656) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 19 / 27 (674.1372) | 26 (158.2172) | 19 (167.3828) | 8 (171.9772) | 4 (176.5600) |
| 2023-06-23 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 4 / 36 (698.2404) | 11 (173.1316) | 12 (171.9772) | 4 (177.7144) | 7 (175.4172) |
| 2023-06-02 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 11 / 27 (681.6228) | 15 (166.8228) | 17 (165.1200) | 5 (173.1200) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 13 / 32 (685.0400) | 1 (178.8572) | 19 (167.4060) | 15 (170.8228) | 18 (167.9540) |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 11 / 39 (679.3144) | 19 (167.3944) | 25 (166.2400) | 21 (166.8228) | 1 (178.8572) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 5 / 80 (694.2512) | 23 (174.8572) | 12 (172.5828) | 29 (171.4056) | 7 (175.4056) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 34 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 12 / 65 (687.9084) | 27 (170.8228) | 29 (169.1200) | 5 (176.0000) | 13 (171.9656) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 16 / 57 (682.7428) | 32 (167.3828) | 27 (167.3828) | 12 (171.9772) | 4 (176.0000) |
| 2022-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 6 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 25 / 51 (680.4456) | 8 (177.7144) | 37 (166.2284) | 44 (165.0972) | 16 (171.4056) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 18 (170.2512) | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 10 / 35 (675.8856) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (170.8228) | 21 (163.3944) | 15 (165.1084) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 25 / 92 (684.4800) | 41 (168.5140) | 26 (172.5716) | 40 (168.5372) | 14 (174.8572) |
| 2022-06-24 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 10 / 29 (685.0628) | 7 (172.5600) | 5 (175.4172) | 12 (170.8228) | 15 (166.2628) |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 13 / 25 (673.6456) | 7 (173.1084) | 23 (158.7884) | 19 (164.0116) | 2 (177.7372) |
| 2022-05-20 | Sevierville's Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 14 / 30 (678.1940) | 24 (164.5256) | 20 (167.3828) | 19 (168.5256) | 1 (177.7600) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 16 / 37 (681.6344) | 8 (174.8456) | 4 (174.2860) | 26 (166.2400) | 22 (166.2628) |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 11 / 34 (683.9312) | 21 (165.7256) | 20 (167.3828) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (170.8228) |
| 2022-03-18 | Smoke on The Shores Lebanon, TN | 31 / 63 (675.3140) | 37 (169.1084) | 30 (168.5372) | 28 (169.1200) | 26 (168.5484) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 26 / 73 (686.1828) | 28 (171.9772) | 15 (174.8572) | 7 (176.5600) | 50 (162.7884) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 31 / 92 (692.5372) | 81 (167.4172) | 33 (174.2744) | 25 (174.8456) | 14 (176.0000) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 98 / 111 (656.9716) | 108 (153.6344) | 49 (169.6916) | 61 (170.2628) | 89 (163.3828) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 11 / 26 (679.8628) | 17 (168.5372) | 8 (171.9656) | 12 (168.5372) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 16 / 27 (677.0288) | 9 (173.1200) | 16 (171.4172) | 11 (169.6800) | 21 (162.8116) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA | 25 / 43 (685.6000) | 10 (176.5716) | 16 (173.1200) | 22 (169.6800) | 36 (166.2284) |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA | 8 / 37 (693.6344) | 22 (170.8228) | 19 (170.8344) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (171.9772) |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 10 / 26 (681.0516) | 8 (171.9772) | 3 (176.5600) | 11 (169.6800) | 21 (162.8344) |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 5 / 49 (694.8344) | 17 (171.9772) | 6 (174.2744) | 17 (170.8228) | 2 (177.7600) |
| 2021-08-06 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 8 / 25 (691.3372) | 12 (170.8344) | 2 (178.8572) | 6 (175.4172) | 20 (166.2284) |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown Cumming, GA | 18 / 39 (674.7312) | 29 (167.3712) | 26 (165.6800) | 10 (171.4172) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2021-06-25 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 6 / 32 (689.0512) | 8 (171.9656) | 3 (177.1544) | 21 (166.8228) | 6 (173.1084) |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin Franklin, NC | 12 / 17 (678.7196) | 6 (172.5600) | 10 (168.5256) | 14 (165.6684) | 11 (171.9656) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge Roebuck, SC | 3 / 27 (695.9544) | 8 (173.7144) | 4 (175.4172) | 12 (169.6684) | 1 (177.1544) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 13 / 38 (674.1712) | 29 (165.0972) | 18 (167.4172) | 2 (175.4056) | 22 (166.2512) |
| 2021-03-19 | Smoke on The Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 10 / 57 (689.6572) | 31 (167.9772) | 18 (171.9772) | 5 (177.1428) | 18 (172.5600) |
| 2021-02-05 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 11 / 31 (680.4684) | 9 (174.2628) | 28 (164.5256) | 15 (166.2400) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA | 20 / 40 (686.8116) | 28 (167.3944) | 25 (168.5600) | 12 (173.7028) | 6 (177.1544) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 30 / 37 (662.1256) | 17 (171.9656) | 35 (159.9544) | 35 (157.0972) | 12 (173.1084) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 13 / 28 (663.9088) | 20 (164.5372) | 10 (166.8460) | 12 (167.4056) | 17 (165.1200) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 30 / 35 (658.1144) | 30 (165.6800) | 27 (165.0972) | 9 (170.8228) | 34 (156.5144) |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 16 / 39 (671.8740) | 20 (168.5256) | 22 (166.8572) | 11 (169.6684) | 16 (166.8228) |
| 2019-07-19 | Piggin in the Park Jasper, GA | 19 / 25 (661.5884) | 10 (169.6800) | 22 (159.9544) | 13 (165.1428) | 13 (166.8112) |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 22 / 48 (677.6460) | 11 (173.1544) | 19 (169.6916) | 36 (165.1200) | 25 (169.6800) |
| 2019-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition LaFayette, GA | 7 / 22 (673.0860) | 2 (175.4172) | 18 (159.4288) | 18 (161.6800) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ Huntsville, AL | 20 / 54 (673.0628) | 29 (166.2512) | 45 (157.6916) | 16 (170.2628) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 2 / 30 (690.2172) | 2 (180.0000) | 17 (163.9544) | 1 (176.0000) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2019-03-08 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Nashville, TN | 45 / 67 (661.0284) | 55 (160.5256) | 35 (167.4172) | 23 (170.8228) | 52 (162.2628) |
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 ↗ | Master | #223 (504 pts) | #228 (544 pts) | #415 (329 pts) | #300 (384 pts) | #200 (564 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #483 (394 pts) | #463 (489 pts) | #621 (309 pts) | #496 (399 pts) | #434 (504 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #257 (844 pts) | #261 (894 pts) | #332 (764 pts) | #261 (839 pts) | #241 (904 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #133 (1290 pts) | #184 (1060 pts) | #200 (1103 pts) | #147 (1215 pts) | #79 (1580 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #234 (958 pts) | #174 (1188 pts) | #235 (1033 pts) | #201 (1053 pts) | #137 (1328 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #93 (1512 pts) | #118 (1321 pts) | #69 (1645 pts) | #71 (1631 pts) | #61 (1698 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #458 (233 pts) | #476 (238 pts) | #468 (248 pts) | #365 (323 pts) | #425 (278 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #371 (872 pts) | #299 (1022 pts) | #597 (587 pts) | #323 (982 pts) | #290 (1067 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #2501 (58 pts) | #1720 (118 pts) | #2552 (53 pts) | #1841 (98 pts) | #2504 (58 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #2922 (53 pts) | #2908 (53 pts) | #1674 (148 pts) | #2908 (53 pts) | #2904 (53 pts) |