High-water mark
667.4282
career-best overall
92.7% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.4282 at Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off — 92.7% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-05-24
Bubba and the Governor
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1494
peak 1506 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-03-29
latest 2013-09-06
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
652.31
last 5 Master vs avg 652.31 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.68
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.56)
Road miles
621
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Schedule strength
7%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1510)
Master avg
652.31 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (3 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.
A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
MUSIC CITY PIG PALS ahead in 100% of their meetings
MUSIC CITY PIG PALS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
The weak link
−5.4
points behind their best meat
Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.37 points below their pork, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.
- Pork Ribs avg 160.56
- Pork avg 165.93
- 1 calls in 5 entries
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.
122 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#3424 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3450 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 8 years after Bubba and the Governor did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head#3446 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
Level with Bubba and the Governor on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#3422 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3443 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1494
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#3429 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1505
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.1428 | 160.5714 | 164.92 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 174.2856 | 153.7140 | 160.56 | top 61% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7142 | 163.9544 | 165.93 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 154.2056 | 160.90 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 52% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 36% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 61% |
The story so far (13 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
0.4 yrs
2013-03-29 → 2013-09-06
Busiest season
2013
5 contests
Cooks most in
TN
3 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Pork
averages 165.93 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.56)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
652.31
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
162
89–109 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
621
5 mapped stops · furthest 177 mi
Schedule strength
1510
average field rating faced — tougher than 7% of rated contests
Power rating
1494
peak 1506 · #3432 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7136 Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off
- First call West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
- Career-best overall score667.4282 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.2856 Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- Peak power rating (1506) Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off
- Most recent contest Cookeville Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.2 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | 2013-05-03 |
| +5.8 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off | 2013-05-24 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Cookeville Cookoff | 2013-09-06 |
| -3.9 | Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) | 2013-04-05 |
| -3.5 | Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off | 2013-03-29 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 56% | 92.7% | 90.6% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-06 | Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 37 / 42 (638.6856) | 25 (164.5828) | 39 (155.9428) | 32 (163.9544) | 36 (154.2056) |
| 2013-05-24 | Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN | 13 / 36 (667.4282) | 29 (160.5714) | 2 (174.2856) | 13 (169.7142) | 20 (162.8570) |
| 2013-05-03 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 14 / 46 (657.7138) | 14 (169.1428) | 31 (155.4284) | 14 (165.7142) | 10 (167.4284) |
| 2013-04-05 | Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA | 26 / 41 (647.9998) | 32 (161.1428) | 23 (163.4286) | 20 (164.5712) | 27 (158.8572) |
| 2013-03-29 | Benton KY Kiwanis Barbeque Kook Off Benton, KY | 25 / 40 (649.7136) | 17 (169.1428) | 34 (153.7140) | 15 (165.7140) | 21 (161.1428) |