Steak Princess BBQ GA
Rating
Contests
First seen
Best ToY finish
Grand champs
Category wins
Overall top-10s
Avg finish
Perfect 180s
Current form
Walk rate
Top-10 streak
Consistency
Strongest meat
Road miles
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Pappy & Roleys has finished one call ahead of Steak Princess BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
PIGLITICALLY INCORRECT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 7 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Stewbabys BBQ in 11 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 59-team field at Poosa Q.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 6% across 3 contests, versus top 25% 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 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.7884 | 169.45 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 177.7144 | 158.7884 | 170.20 | top 24% |
| Pork | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 173.7028 | 157.0512 | 169.68 | top 19% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 174.2972 | 174.2972 | 174.30 | top 3% |
“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 | 10 | 1 | top 15% |
| AL | 6 | 1 | top 46% |
| VA | 3 | 0 | top 18% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 0 | top 28% |
| Large (40+) | 11 | 2 | top 23% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (11 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (20 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2024-03-01)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 384.45
- 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 | 349.1084 | 338.79 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 356.5716 | 346.94 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 520.5372 | 427.95 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 502.1596 | 415.90 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 493.5656 | 384.69 |
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 | 11 / 37 (325.6228) | 9 (166.8344) | 12 (158.7884) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 17 / 42 (341.6340) | 16 (171.9656) | 17 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 5 / 45 (349.1084) | 5 (175.4056) | 7 (173.7028) | 22 (157.0512) | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 9 / 58 (342.8116) | 18 (168.5372) | 4 (174.2744) | 9 (173.1084) | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 1 / 59 (356.5716) | 4 (178.8572) | 3 (177.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 3 / 26 (343.9428) | 7 (171.9772) | 4 (171.9656) | 4 (169.6800) | — |
| 2024-07-26 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 6 / 32 (335.9544) | 8 (168.5372) | 6 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 1 / 59 (355.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 3 (175.4172) | 6 (173.1200) | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 8 / 60 (342.8344) | 16 (167.4172) | 5 (175.4172) | 7 (173.7028) | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 41 / 73 (327.3372) | 36 (166.8228) | 46 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 3 / 27 (514.8228) | 5 (167.9656) | 4 (173.7028) | 1 (173.1544) | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain Galax, VA | 2 / 38 (342.8000) | 4 (170.8344) | 2 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 4 / 32 (519.3600) | 4 (174.2628) | 3 (175.4172) | 7 (169.6800) | 1 (174.2972) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 4 / 65 (520.5372) | 11 (173.1544) | 4 (175.4172) | 2 (171.9656) | — |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 10 / 57 (502.1596) | 11 (167.9656) | 13 (161.0856) | 4 (173.1084) | — |
| 2022-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 17 (169.1432) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 34 / 72 (329.6340) | 47 (154.7884) | 4 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 25 / 28 (327.9772) | 23 (165.1428) | 26 (162.8344) | — | — |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 25 / 55 (493.5656) | 23 (165.0972) | 17 (166.2400) | 27 (162.2284) | — |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off Montgomery, AL | 11 / 25 (332.5144) | 17 (163.9772) | 9 (168.5372) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #101 (533 pts) | #116 (503 pts) | #111 (573 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #26 (1094 pts) | #52 (879 pts) | #37 (999 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #74 (791 pts) | #55 (961 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1285 (98 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #50 (221 pts) | #35 (286 pts) | — | — |