Hatch Best BBQ GA
Rating
1498
peak 1498 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-04-26
latest 2025-08-15
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 159.94 · weakest Pork (150.84)
Road miles
38
mi across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$18K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
315.91 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.0116 | 157.6572 | 158.83 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2172 | 155.9312 | 157.07 | top 46% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.4056 | 146.2744 | 150.84 | top 57% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 159.9428 | 159.9428 | 159.94 | top 18% |
“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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in GA (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 315.91 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-04-26 — First tracked contest · BBQ, Boogie & Blues
- 📣 2024-04-26 — First call · BBQ, Boogie & Blues
- ⭐ 2024-04-26 — Career-best overall score (315.9428) · BBQ, Boogie & Blues
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 47% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 13 / 27 (315.8744) | 13 (157.6572) | 12 (158.2172) | 14 (155.4056) | — |
| 2024-04-26 | BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 16 / 34 (315.9428) | 11 (160.0116) | 16 (155.9312) | 21 (146.2744) | 6 (159.9428) |