CLAUDE'S Q GA
Rating
1403
peak 1504
Contests
51
in the data
First seen
2019-03-01
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#355
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 51 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
673.51 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 660.98 (+12.53)
Walk rate
39%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±33.90
std dev of 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
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
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 32 of their 35 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ in 14 of their 20 shared contests.
📅 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)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 50 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 147.2800 | 168.73 | top 56% |
| Pork Ribs | 48 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 178.8572 | 149.6460 | 166.04 | top 62% |
| Pork | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 151.3256 | 165.82 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 48 | 9 | 0 | 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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 38 | 0 | top 66% |
| AL | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 79% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 82% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 65% |
| AR | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 94% |
| Medium (20–39) | 21 | 0 | top 72% |
| Large (40+) | 27 | 0 | top 66% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (39 of 51 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (50 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 660.98
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 | 0 | 678.8000 | 673.82 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 684.4684 | 676.92 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 681.0400 | 669.44 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 689.0516 | 639.76 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 687.8972 | 664.70 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 675.3488 | 642.29 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 688.4916 | 662.84 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 673.6228 | 666.09 |
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) |
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 | #483 (185 pts) | #586 (180 pts) | #504 (245 pts) | #378 (305 pts) | #520 (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) |