ATLANTA BBQ STORE GA
Rating
1628
peak 1628 · rated over 45 contests
Contests
46
in the data
First seen
2019-02-22
latest 2025-07-10
Best ToY finish
#117
Master 2017
Grand champs
2
0 reserve
Category wins
6
17 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 46 contests
Avg finish
top 35%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
686.10 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 682.93 (+3.17)
Walk rate
65%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±7.76
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.57)
Road miles
11371
mi across 46 mapped stops · furthest 746 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$938K
listed at 37 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
2 🏅
GCs in 40 state-championship entries
Master avg
682.93 / 720
45 Master contests · 2 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of ATLANTA BBQ STORE 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
WHO CARES BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 25 of their 30 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CLAUDE'S Q in 19 of their 20 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
South Carolina Festival of Discovery is their spot: an average finish in the top 19% across 2 visits.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 62-team field at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 21 of 30 shared pork entries.
📅 A February team
Something about February: average finish in the top 22% across 3 contests, versus top 35% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Swampfest (2023-03-31) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 30-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Smoke Central BBQ.
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 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 30 | 17 | 13 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 30 | 5 | 25 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 29 | 12 | 17 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Angry Jack BBQ | 29 | 7 | 22 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| Smoke Central BBQ | 27 | 10 | 17 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 26 | 9 | 17 | 35% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 25 | 15 | 10 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 25 | 8 | 17 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| YES, DEAR BBQ | 22 | 7 | 15 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| Quenut BBQ | 21 | 19 | 2 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 21 | 5 | 16 | 24% | ⚔ compare |
| CLAUDE'S Q | 20 | 19 | 1 | 95% | ⚔ compare |
| Stewbabys BBQ | 20 | 18 | 2 | 90% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 45 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 163.9544 | 170.26 | top 47% |
| Pork Ribs | 45 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3368 | 169.57 | top 43% |
| Pork | 45 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 178.8572 | 160.0000 | 172.42 | top 28% |
| Brisket | 45 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3712 | 170.69 | top 38% |
“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 | 27 | 2 | top 34% |
| KS | 10 | 0 | top 44% |
| AL | 5 | 0 | top 32% |
| SC | 3 | 0 | top 26% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 16 | 1 | top 35% |
| Large (40+) | 29 | 1 | top 36% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 5 | 14 | 0 | top 30% | 2025-03-07 |
| Poosa Q | 3 | 14 | 0 | top 31% | 2024-10-04 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 3 | 39 | 0 | top 26% | 2023-09-27 |
| American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 3 | 55 | 0 | top 58% | 2023-09-27 |
| The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 3 | 9 | 0 | top 54% | 2021-10-08 |
| South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 19% | 2025-07-10 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (27 of 46 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (45 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2019-03-01)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 682.93 / 720
- 3 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-22 — First tracked contest · Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
- 📣 2019-02-22 — First call · Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
- 🏆 2019-03-01 — First Grand Championship · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 🎖️ 2021-09-03 — 25th tracked contest · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1
- 🔥 2022-09-29 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST
- ⭐ 2023-03-31 — Career-best overall score (705.6800) · Swampfest
- 📈 2025-07-10 — Peak power rating (1628) · South Carolina Festival of Discovery
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2019-03-01 |
| +13.9 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 2019-05-24 |
| +13.9 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) | 2020-02-07 |
| +13.5 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) | 2021-02-05 |
| +13.4 | Swampfest | 2023-03-31 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -8.9 | GBC Summer Showdown | 2021-07-30 |
| -8.2 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2020-10-09 |
| -8.1 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2021-09-16 |
| -7.7 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST | 2019-09-12 |
| -7.1 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | 2019-10-11 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 32% | 95.8% | 95.6% |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40% | top 35% | 95.7% | 95.2% |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33% | top 42% | 98% | 95% |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71% | top 27% | 96.3% | 95.5% |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 80% | top 36% | 96.7% | 94.5% |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 43% | 95.2% | 94.7% |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 82% | top 33% | 96.2% | 94.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-10 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 17 / 66 (689.6228) | 39 (167.3828) | 2 (180.0000) | 45 (165.6800) | 9 (176.5600) |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 17 / 45 (687.3716) | 21 (172.5600) | 11 (174.8688) | 30 (169.1200) | 22 (170.8228) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 87 / 169 (684.4684) | 92 (171.9772) | 93 (170.8228) | 10 (178.2972) | 154 (163.3712) |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 178 / 444 (679.9200) | 250 (168.5256) | 277 (166.8572) | 56 (175.4172) | 172 (169.1200) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 14 / 59 (689.0976) | 12 (175.4172) | 14 (173.1316) | 36 (167.9772) | 18 (172.5716) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 15 / 59 (689.0512) | 34 (169.6684) | 33 (168.5600) | 10 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 250 / 487 (671.9544) | 188 (170.2972) | 188 (170.8344) | 177 (170.8228) | 360 (160.0000) |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest Kansas City, KS | 153 / 211 (675.3944) | 147 (168.5372) | 201 (161.1544) | 83 (172.5600) | 49 (173.1428) |
| 2023-03-31 | Swampfest 🏅 Waycross, GA | 1 / 28 (705.6800) | 6 (175.4056) | 5 (173.7144) | 3 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival 🏅 Grovetown, GA | 15 / 51 (688.4800) | 41 (166.2400) | 12 (174.2628) | 2 (178.8572) | 26 (169.1200) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS | 55 / 249 (689.6912) | 18 (177.7028) | 143 (170.2628) | 88 (172.5600) | 127 (169.1656) |
| 2022-09-29 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 90 / 505 (685.6572) | 274 (166.8344) | 139 (171.4400) | 255 (167.3828) | 3 (180.0000) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 13 / 30 (688.4800) | 20 (167.3828) | 5 (175.4172) | 8 (174.2744) | 11 (171.4056) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 11 / 92 (693.6456) | 51 (166.2400) | 6 (177.7028) | 16 (172.5600) | 5 (177.1428) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 28 / 72 (677.0516) | 49 (166.2400) | 51 (165.1200) | 1 (175.4172) | 30 (170.2744) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 20 / 73 (689.0740) | 16 (174.2628) | 25 (172.5600) | 12 (174.2628) | 40 (167.9884) |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 16 / 28 (677.0056) | 20 (166.2400) | 19 (167.3828) | 1 (178.8572) | 25 (164.5256) |
| 2021-10-08 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 9 / 26 (679.8856) | 16 (169.6800) | 25 (158.8000) | 5 (173.7028) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 145 / 185 (669.5764) | 149 (166.2284) | 181 (155.3368) | 63 (171.9884) | 23 (176.0228) |
| 2021-09-16 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 39 / 467 (685.1540) | 202 (167.4284) | 118 (170.8456) | 11 (177.7372) | 135 (169.1428) |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 🏅 Augusta, GA | 6 / 37 (695.3600) | 16 (171.9772) | 5 (175.4172) | 6 (174.8456) | 10 (173.1200) |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 22 / 39 (669.5428) | 10 (174.2628) | 32 (162.8000) | 22 (166.2400) | 17 (166.2400) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 33 / 81 (677.0168) | 51 (165.0856) | 63 (158.2284) | 4 (176.0000) | 6 (177.7028) |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 7 / 38 (678.8000) | 1 (177.7028) | 14 (169.1316) | 32 (160.0000) | 9 (171.9656) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 31 / 81 (675.2796) | 29 (168.5256) | 61 (158.7884) | 2 (178.2972) | 31 (169.6684) |
| 2021-02-05 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 3 / 31 (696.5144) | 18 (170.8228) | 4 (176.5600) | 1 (178.8572) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA | 22 / 40 (685.6228) | 20 (171.9656) | 18 (171.9772) | 24 (169.6800) | 15 (172.0000) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 25 / 37 (676.3996) | 28 (167.3828) | 14 (169.6800) | 18 (171.9656) | 26 (167.3712) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA | 37 / 54 (684.4340) | 48 (168.5256) | 24 (173.1200) | 21 (171.9772) | 30 (170.8112) |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA | 13 / 46 (682.7772) | 17 (170.8344) | 34 (163.3828) | 20 (169.1200) | 2 (179.4400) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Cumming, GA | 23 / 55 (680.5144) | 9 (174.2628) | 15 (170.8572) | 12 (173.1428) | 42 (162.2516) |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest Cumming, GA | 13 / 25 (682.2060) | 24 (163.9544) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (176.0000) | 11 (170.2744) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 14 / 61 (682.7540) | 21 (170.8112) | 14 (172.5600) | 32 (166.8112) | 12 (172.5716) |
| 2020-02-07 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA | 3 / 32 (682.7888) | 5 (172.0000) | 12 (166.8344) | 11 (167.3828) | 4 (176.5716) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cedartown, GA | 5 / 35 (692.5488) | 13 (171.4172) | 6 (174.3088) | 12 (169.6800) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 16 / 27 (671.8972) | 16 (168.5256) | 18 (167.4288) | 8 (170.8344) | 21 (165.1084) |
| 2019-10-04 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest 🏅 Savannah, GA | 11 / 24 (675.8744) | 12 (170.8228) | 18 (165.1088) | 11 (166.8344) | 4 (173.1084) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 105 / 135 (670.2404) | 59 (172.5600) | 92 (167.4060) | 21 (174.8456) | 131 (155.4288) |
| 2019-09-12 | 40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 85 / 468 (679.3944) | 150 (169.1200) | 59 (173.1316) | 52 (173.1772) | 229 (163.9656) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA | 17 / 45 (677.0856) | 18 (172.0000) | 5 (176.0116) | 7 (173.7028) | 43 (155.3712) |
| 2019-07-19 | Piggin in the Park 🏅 Jasper, GA | 5 / 25 (679.9428) | 15 (167.4400) | 11 (168.5372) | 2 (175.4056) | 8 (168.5600) |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 14 / 48 (683.8968) | 4 (177.1428) | 41 (161.0856) | 20 (170.2628) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA | 6 / 72 (689.6344) | 38 (166.8228) | 10 (173.1316) | 10 (173.1200) | 5 (176.5600) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 1 / 62 (690.2056) | 3 (176.0000) | 3 (175.4056) | 30 (166.2400) | 11 (172.5600) |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 13 / 27 (674.8456) | 15 (167.3712) | 11 (168.5944) | 1 (176.0000) | 21 (162.8800) |
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 ↗ | Master | #1010 (100 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #705 (260 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #858 (145 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #530 (345 pts) | #614 (305 pts) | #659 (295 pts) | #514 (390 pts) | #519 (390 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #671 (225 pts) | #536 (345 pts) | #855 (175 pts) | #614 (270 pts) | #571 (320 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #226 (522 pts) | #267 (462 pts) | #238 (512 pts) | #247 (512 pts) | #229 (512 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #208 (1298 pts) | #249 (1133 pts) | #241 (1148 pts) | #172 (1378 pts) | #238 (1193 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #391 (875 pts) | #390 (910 pts) | #426 (855 pts) | #436 (830 pts) | #538 (680 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #117 (1850 pts) | #117 (1750 pts) | #228 (1340 pts) | #124 (1705 pts) | #190 (1490 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #175 (1626 pts) | #200 (1411 pts) | #245 (1335 pts) | #219 (1386 pts) | #127 (1768 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #131 (1880 pts) | #22 (2347 pts) | #70 (1956 pts) | #120 (1718 pts) | #131 (1750 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #208 (1475 pts) | #190 (1458 pts) | #180 (1533 pts) | #251 (1261 pts) | #227 (1395 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #1786 (110 pts) | #1336 (200 pts) | #2043 (75 pts) | #1687 (140 pts) | #2034 (75 pts) |