CLAUDE'S Q GA

Power ranking

#3024

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1403

peak 1505 · rated over 49 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-01

latest 2026-05-08

Best ToY finish

#355

Master 2020

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 51 contests

Avg finish

top 69%

overall standings

Best overall

689.0516 / 720

Master · BBQ Boogie & Blues

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.51 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.98 (+12.53)

Walk rate

39%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork Ribs · BBQ Boogie & Blues

Consistency

±33.90

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.73 · weakest Pork (165.82)

Road miles

8792

mi across 51 mapped stops · furthest 716 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1549)

Purse competed for

$726K

listed at 43 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 46 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.98 / 720

49 Master contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Peckerwood Country Club has finished one call ahead of CLAUDE'S Q 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

Stewbabys BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

MAYA JANE BBQ CO. has come out ahead in 33 of their 36 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ in 14 of their 20 shared contests.

😤 Chicken nemesis

Even in their strongest meat, MAYA JANE BBQ CO. has out-cooked them in 30 of 37 shared chicken entries.

📅 A April team

Something about April: average finish in the top 60% across 5 contests, versus top 69% the rest of the year.

Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)

RBH BARBECUE #3032 · 1396 · GA Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me #2997 · 1410 · GA THE FAT GUYZ #3038 · 1394 · GA Iron Head Barbeque #2990 · 1414 · GA CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ #3040 · 1393 · GA SMOKIN TRIGGERS #3041 · 1392 · GA

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	36	5	31	14%	⚔ compare
MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	36	3	33	8%	⚔ compare
COOL HAND QUE	35	5	30	14%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	35	3	32	9%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	31	0	31	0%	⚔ compare
Stewbabys BBQ	30	8	22	27%	⚔ compare
ZIPS BBQ	28	5	23	18%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	25	0	25	0%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
Peckerwood Country Club	22	13	9	59%	⚔ compare
Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
CHOOCHOO BBQ	22	4	18	18%	⚔ compare
Wiggle Butts BBQ	20	14	6	70%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	50	9	1	178.8572	147.2800	168.73	top 56%
Pork Ribs	48	6	1	178.8572	149.6460	166.04	top 62%
Pork	49	4	0	175.4172	151.3256	165.82	top 63%
Brisket	48	9	0	176.5600	152.5028	166.98	top 56%

“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
GA	38	top 66%
AL	4	top 81%
TN	2	top 79%
KS	1	top 72%
MO	1	top 82%
SC	1	top 65%
AR	1	top 71%
NC	1	top 94%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	21	top 72%
Large (40+)	27	top 66%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	4	25	top 63%	2026-03-06
BBQ, Boogie & Blues	4	8	top 49%	2024-04-26
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	3	14	top 47%	2025-05-09
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	3	26	top 53%	2024-11-15
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	2	19	top 74%	2025-10-03
Poosa Q	2	33	top 82%	2022-05-05

The story so far

Busiest season: 2022 (11 contests)
Cooks mostly in GA (39 of 51 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (50 entries)
Average Master overall score: 660.98 / 720

Milestones

🚩 2019-03-01 — First tracked contest · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
📣 2019-04-26 — First call · BBQ Boogie & Blues
📈 2019-05-24 — Peak power rating (1505) · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
🎖️ 2022-06-03 — 25th tracked contest · Honeybee BBQ Competition
⭐ 2023-04-28 — Career-best overall score (689.0516) · BBQ Boogie & Blues
🎖️ 2026-03-20 — 50th tracked contest · Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+12.6	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	2025-05-09
+12.3	BBQ Boogie & Blues	2023-04-28
+8.9	Honeybee BBQ Competition	2022-06-03
+7.9	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)	2022-10-21
+7	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ	2022-09-08

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.1	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	2019-10-11
-11.4	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown	2019-11-15
-9.7	Practice for Cash	2020-09-04
-9.6	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES)	2021-10-15
-9.6	GBC Summer Showdown	2021-07-30

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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	3	0	33%	top 70%	94.3%	93.6%
2025	7	0	43%	top 59%	95.1%	94%
2024	4	0	0%	top 71%	94.6%	93%
2023	5	1	60%	top 66%	95.7%	88.9%
2022	11	1	45%	top 66%	95.5%	92.3%
2021	8	0	13%	top 85%	93.8%	89.2%
2020	5	0	40%	top 76%	95.6%	92.1%
2019	8	1	63%	top 60%	93.6%	92.5%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-05-08	20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	24 / 42 (678.7540)	25 (170.2628)	12 (173.1200)	9 (174.8456)	31 (160.5256)
2026-03-20	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	106 / 125 (663.9200)	96 (166.8228)	111 (161.6572)	80 (169.1772)	87 (166.2628)
2026-03-06	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	30 / 44 (678.8000)	32 (168.5600)	28 (169.1200)	17 (172.0000)	24 (169.1200)
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
2025-11-05	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	289 / 401 (661.6000)	335 (161.6684)	323 (162.2516)	197 (169.7028)	202 (167.9772)
2025-10-03	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	19 / 32 (684.4684)	9 (174.2628)	23 (169.1200)	6 (175.4056)	21 (165.6800)
2025-08-15	Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	18 / 27 (676.4112)	14 (170.8228)	19 (167.3828)	12 (173.1200)	19 (165.0856)
2025-05-09	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	14 / 42 (682.7544)	19 (171.9656)	19 (168.5488)	23 (165.6800)	4 (176.5600)
2025-04-25	BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA	22 / 32 (672.4224)	18 (170.8456)	15 (170.2628)	21 (168.5256)	25 (162.7884)
2025-03-07	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	25 / 45 (683.8740)	28 (170.2628)	22 (170.8228)	32 (168.5256)	7 (174.2628)
2024-11-15	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA	35 / 58 (681.0400)	15 (175.4056)	12 (175.4288)	36 (166.8228)	48 (163.3828)
2024-05-10	18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	28 / 42 (671.3372)	24 (169.6684)	18 (170.8344)	22 (166.8572)	30 (163.9772)
2024-04-26	BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	28 / 34 (664.4340)	32 (161.6456)	24 (165.1200)	29 (165.6684)	11 (172.0000)
2024-03-01	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	43 / 59 (660.9600)	37 (169.6684)	44 (164.5488)	30 (168.5372)	55 (158.2056)
2023-11-17	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	31 / 60 (682.7660)	7 (176.5600)	48 (163.9544)	31 (169.1200)	16 (173.1316)
2023-09-08	Primo BBQ Bash 🏅 Poplar Bluff, MO	23 / 28 (661.0404)	11 (171.9656)	25 (158.2632)	25 (157.6572)	5 (173.1544)
2023-05-12	17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	29 / 40 (664.9712)	34 (162.2284)	23 (168.5372)	21 (167.3828)	24 (166.8228)
2023-04-28	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	8 / 32 (689.0516)	7 (175.4056)	3 (178.8572)	6 (175.4172)	29 (159.3716)
2023-04-07	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	38 / 39 (500.9940)	26 (165.0856)	12 (170.8228)	25 (165.0856)	—
2022-11-18	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	26 / 57 (669.5656)	34 (167.3828)	10 (171.9772)	19 (169.6800)	47 (160.5256)
2022-10-21	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA	19 / 35 (687.8972)	33 (163.9428)	18 (171.9772)	9 (175.4172)	6 (176.5600)
2022-10-14	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA	45 / 51 (658.6512)	38 (167.3828)	39 (163.9544)	50 (157.0512)	22 (170.2628)
2022-10-14	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA	—	34 (158.8000)	—	—	—
2022-09-08	Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL	22 / 35 (655.7940)	21 (165.6800)	10 (170.8228)	33 (157.0628)	22 (162.2284)
2022-07-07	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	60 / 92 (656.9368)	45 (167.3712)	66 (160.5144)	27 (170.2628)	65 (158.7884)
2022-06-24	Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	21 / 29 (647.7600)	27 (147.2800)	16 (166.2628)	16 (167.9888)	16 (166.2284)
2022-06-03	Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA	10 / 25 (686.7884)	10 (172.5484)	6 (173.7028)	14 (167.4172)	4 (173.1200)
2022-05-27	Bombers & BBQ 🏅 Hot Springs, AR	20 / 28 (666.1712)	14 (172.5600)	13 (171.9772)	20 (165.1084)	22 (156.5256)
2022-05-13	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	27 / 42 (671.8628)	2 (178.8572)	10 (170.8344)	38 (159.3712)	30 (162.8000)
2022-05-05	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	68 / 72 (645.5540)	21 (171.9656)	69 (158.8344)	71 (153.0512)	57 (161.7028)
2021-11-19	GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	25 / 28 (654.6396)	26 (163.3712)	26 (160.5144)	22 (163.9312)	23 (166.8228)
2021-10-15	Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA	34 / 34 (515.3716)	18 (173.7144)	—	19 (171.9772)	20 (169.6800)
2021-09-24	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	17 / 27 (675.3488)	12 (171.9772)	13 (172.0116)	20 (165.0972)	14 (166.2628)
2021-09-04	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 🏅 Augusta, GA	40 / 43 (667.3144)	42 (162.2400)	21 (173.1200)	39 (163.4172)	30 (168.5372)
2021-09-03	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 🏅 Augusta, GA	34 / 37 (654.1372)	33 (164.5372)	35 (154.7772)	27 (168.5600)	22 (166.2628)
2021-07-30	GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	36 / 39 (649.4968)	30 (166.8228)	37 (159.3600)	36 (158.7884)	23 (164.5256)
2021-05-07	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin 🏅 Franklin, NC	16 / 17 (658.6972)	8 (171.9656)	16 (159.9544)	16 (161.6800)	15 (165.0972)
2021-03-05	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	46 / 81 (663.3028)	16 (172.5484)	59 (161.1088)	68 (158.8000)	23 (170.8456)
2020-11-20	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	26 / 40 (677.6344)	19 (172.5600)	36 (163.3944)	33 (165.6800)	8 (176.0000)
2020-09-05	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA	31 / 54 (688.4916)	24 (174.8572)	42 (167.3828)	13 (174.2744)	25 (171.9772)
2020-09-04	Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA	44 / 46 (630.6172)	40 (160.5140)	44 (149.6460)	41 (157.6456)	37 (162.8116)
2020-07-31	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA	44 / 55 (651.2916)	42 (165.6800)	52 (151.9316)	29 (168.0000)	34 (165.6800)
2020-06-19	The June Contest Cumming, GA	21 / 25 (666.1828)	8 (173.7028)	24 (158.2516)	19 (165.6684)	14 (168.5600)
2019-11-15	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA	31 / 35 (658.1140)	15 (171.4056)	32 (158.2284)	31 (160.5028)	20 (167.9772)
2019-10-11	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	24 / 27 (657.0400)	9 (171.4056)	24 (161.7144)	24 (161.0972)	23 (162.8228)
2019-08-02	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	26 / 45 (669.6112)	35 (165.6684)	38 (162.2400)	18 (169.7028)	12 (172.0000)
2019-06-14	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	33 / 48 (667.8740)	6 (176.0000)	14 (170.8572)	48 (151.3256)	24 (169.6912)
2019-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	34 / 72 (672.9940)	41 (166.2400)	46 (166.2284)	41 (165.1084)	8 (175.4172)
2019-05-10	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	18 / 42 (670.1256)	16 (167.3828)	12 (170.2628)	32 (159.3600)	9 (173.1200)
2019-04-26	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	9 / 33 (673.6228)	27 (164.5600)	9 (171.4172)	13 (166.2284)	8 (171.4172)
2019-03-01	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	38 / 62 (659.3028)	17 (172.5484)	30 (167.9772)	28 (166.2744)	55 (152.5028)

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
2026 ↗	Master	#590 (185 pts)	#663 (180 pts)	#599 (245 pts)	#481 (305 pts)	#615 (185 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#388 (541 pts)	#348 (661 pts)	#406 (606 pts)	#366 (616 pts)	#332 (711 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#660 (239 pts)	#558 (349 pts)	#678 (279 pts)	#667 (254 pts)	#547 (354 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#485 (395 pts)	#468 (465 pts)	#402 (615 pts)	#460 (455 pts)	#529 (360 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#529 (382 pts)	#498 (447 pts)	#520 (467 pts)	#528 (407 pts)	#509 (432 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#399 (479 pts)	#319 (629 pts)	#396 (519 pts)	#407 (464 pts)	#320 (629 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#355 (310 pts)	#280 (440 pts)	#408 (295 pts)	#326 (380 pts)	#327 (370 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#558 (595 pts)	#414 (805 pts)	#512 (680 pts)	#602 (570 pts)	#388 (850 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1245 (187 pts)	#1274 (197 pts)	#1348 (182 pts)	#1490 (147 pts)	#1439 (162 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#934 (373 pts)	#483 (808 pts)	#937 (408 pts)	#1032 (348 pts)	#745 (528 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#930 (360 pts)	#811 (475 pts)	#927 (405 pts)	#915 (420 pts)	#936 (375 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1676 (120 pts)	#1567 (165 pts)	#1693 (140 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1763 (120 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#1859 (110 pts)	#1713 (135 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)