Bubba Grills GA
Rating
1584
peak 1584
Contests
17
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2025-07-25
Best ToY finish
#300
Master 2020
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
10 podiums
Overall top-10s
7
of 17 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
689.05 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 684.30 (+4.75)
Walk rate
88%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.71
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 172.89 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.86)
Road miles
4253
mi across 17 mapped stops · furthest 459 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of Bubba Grills 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Under the Radar has come out ahead in 8 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of JACK'S OLD SOUTH in 8 of their 9 shared contests.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 22% across 3 contests, versus top 33% 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 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5140 | 170.42 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 159.3828 | 169.86 | top 43% |
| Pork | 17 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 178.8800 | 163.9428 | 171.20 | top 38% |
| Brisket | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 178.8572 | 158.8116 | 172.89 | top 29% |
“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 | 7 | 0 | top 25% |
| AL | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 22% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
| IL | 1 | 0 | top 44% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 21% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (7 of 17 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (18 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 684.30
- 1 perfect 180 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 693.6112 | 690.37 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 687.9196 | 687.06 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 695.9316 | 684.17 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 663.2912 | 663.29 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 680.4572 | 680.46 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 697.6572 | 688.83 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 687.3488 | 677.22 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 4 / 37 (691.3256) | 12 (173.1084) | 10 (173.1316) | 10 (170.8228) | 10 (174.2628) |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 13 / 42 (693.6112) | 27 (171.9656) | 17 (173.1200) | 17 (174.2628) | 12 (174.2628) |
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 12 / 42 (686.1828) | 7 (171.4400) | 17 (170.2628) | 2 (176.5600) | 25 (165.0972) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 19 / 59 (687.9196) | 46 (165.6684) | 16 (172.5600) | 2 (178.8800) | 26 (170.8112) |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 14 / 32 (686.1944) | 9 (173.1200) | 10 (171.4172) | 23 (166.2400) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 41 / 73 (672.4112) | 35 (169.6684) | 17 (173.1200) | 59 (164.5372) | 52 (165.0856) |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 4 / 38 (695.9316) | 2 (180.0000) | 16 (168.5372) | 15 (171.9772) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 53 / 72 (663.2912) | 69 (156.5140) | 18 (172.5600) | 3 (175.4056) | 64 (158.8116) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 24 / 81 (680.4572) | 20 (170.8228) | 38 (167.3944) | 7 (174.8456) | 43 (167.3944) |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA | 17 / 40 (689.0744) | 31 (166.2400) | 24 (169.6800) | 9 (174.2972) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 3 / 37 (696.5260) | 14 (172.5716) | 15 (169.6800) | 2 (176.5600) | 4 (177.7144) |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 6 / 38 (697.6572) | 3 (177.7028) | 29 (168.5372) | 14 (172.5600) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 9 / 34 (683.3028) | 21 (169.6800) | 5 (175.4172) | 27 (163.9428) | 8 (174.2628) |
| 2020-02-07 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 9 / 32 (677.5772) | 23 (166.2400) | 13 (166.2516) | 6 (170.8228) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2019-09-20 | Murphysboro BBQ Cook Off Murphysboro, IL | 24 / 54 (669.6000) | 24 (167.3944) | 46 (159.3828) | 28 (166.2628) | 1 (176.5600) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA | 9 / 45 (687.3488) | 6 (175.4172) | 25 (167.9888) | 34 (166.2284) | 2 (177.7144) |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 28 / 48 (674.6968) | 32 (165.6684) | 28 (168.5256) | 33 (166.2400) | 9 (174.2628) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1309 (60 pts) | #1341 (60 pts) | #1270 (95 pts) | #748 (235 pts) | #1333 (60 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #799 (165 pts) | #899 (145 pts) | #1005 (125 pts) | #570 (310 pts) | #571 (320 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #300 (379 pts) | #393 (302 pts) | #412 (294 pts) | #372 (319 pts) | #269 (442 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1144 (210 pts) | #1102 (240 pts) | #1580 (120 pts) | #1584 (120 pts) | #624 (545 pts) |