Steak Princess BBQ GA
Rating
1638
peak 1638 · rated over 19 contests
Best runs
7
straight top-10s
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2020-02-21
latest 2025-07-25
Best ToY finish
#26
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
2
1 reserve
Category wins
3
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
12
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 25%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
343.15 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 384.45 (-41.30)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
best run (overall)
Consistency
±75.74
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 174.30 · weakest Chicken (169.45)
Road miles
2948
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 256 mi
Schedule strength
67%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$326K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 19 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
384.45 / 360
19 Backyard contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ 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.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.6 years, then back at Poosa Q (2022-05-05).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 16 | 9 | 6 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 13 | 11 | 2 | 85% | ⚔ compare |
| Blue Smoke Q | 13 | 10 | 3 | 77% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 13 | 5 | 6 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| ROLLIN KOLBZ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 12 | 5 | 7 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 11 | 8 | 2 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 11 | 8 | 2 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 11 | 8 | 3 | 73% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Kings BBQ Team | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| Peckerwood Country Club | 10 | 10 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
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% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poosa Q | 4 | 1 | 1 | top 36% | 2025-06-20 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 6% | 2025-03-07 |
| Smoke on the Mountain | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 18% | 2025-07-25 |
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 | 8 | 0 | top 15% | 2024-11-15 |
| Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 11% | 2024-08-16 |
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
- Average Backyard overall score: 384.45 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-02-21 — First tracked contest · Capital City Cook Off
- 📣 2020-02-21 — First call · Capital City Cook Off
- ⭐ 2023-03-03 — Career-best overall score (520.5372) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 🏆 2024-03-01 — First Grand Championship · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 🔥 2024-03-01 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📈 2025-07-25 — Peak power rating (1638) · Smoke on the Mountain
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.3 | Smoke on the Mountain | 2023-07-21 |
| +15.5 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2023-03-03 |
| +14.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2024-03-01 |
| +14.5 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
| +12 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival | 2023-08-18 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.6 | Smoke on the Falls | 2020-09-18 |
| -3.4 | Poosa Q | 2023-10-05 |
| -1.1 | Hawgin On Lanier | 2020-07-31 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 27% | 97% | 94.1% |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 100% | top 10% | 99% | 96.4% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 83% | top 17% | 144.6% | 118.9% |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 32% | 139.5% | 115.5% |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 60% | 137.1% | 106.9% |
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) | — | — |
Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)
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) | — | — |