Bald Hawg 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
Organizer Portal has finished one call ahead of Bald Hawg BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Smoke Central BBQ has landed one call behind them 4 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 34 of their 39 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of BARREL FEVER BBQ in 24 of their 29 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Hawgin On Lanier is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 4.6172 points of the Grand Championship at The June Contest (2020-06-19).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 45-team field at Hawgin On Lanier.
📅 A July team
Something about July: average finish in the top 25% across 6 contests, versus top 34% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Hawgin On Lanier (2019-08-02) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 34-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Under the Radar.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 45 at their very first tracked contest, Hawgin On Lanier (2019-08-02).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 68 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.2284 | 171.30 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 68 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.6688 | 171.63 | top 36% |
| Pork | 68 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 177.7028 | 163.3828 | 170.54 | top 41% |
| Brisket | 68 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.2744 | 171.19 | top 37% |
“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 | 26 | 1 | top 31% |
| SC | 18 | 0 | top 36% |
| NC | 12 | 0 | top 35% |
| VA | 6 | 0 | top 33% |
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 36% |
| OK | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 48% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 41% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 7 | 0 | top 39% |
| Medium (20–39) | 37 | 0 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 24 | 1 | top 32% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2021 (22 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (26 of 68 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (68 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Hawgin On Lanier (2019-08-02)
- Wins it all in 1% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 684.66
- 5 perfect 180s 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 689.0512 | 689.05 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 683.8856 | 682.74 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 695.3828 | 688.15 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 701.0972 | 684.61 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 700.5028 | 685.65 |
| 2020 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 702.2284 | 683.02 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 696.4912 | 683.42 |
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 | 19 / 66 (689.0512) | 43 (166.2628) | 21 (174.2628) | 7 (175.4172) | 21 (173.1084) |
| 2024-07-11 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 38 / 76 (683.3140) | 64 (163.9312) | 8 (176.5600) | 33 (171.4056) | 36 (171.4172) |
| 2024-05-10 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 20 / 42 (683.8856) | 13 (173.7028) | 26 (168.5256) | 15 (171.9772) | 23 (169.6800) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 25 / 59 (681.5768) | 50 (162.2284) | 8 (175.4172) | 18 (171.9656) | 20 (171.9656) |
| 2024-02-23 | Mission Farms King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 11 / 26 (682.1712) | 22 (166.2284) | 6 (173.7144) | 17 (166.8228) | 2 (175.4056) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 5 / 76 (695.3828) | 8 (177.7028) | 10 (174.2744) | 24 (173.1200) | 25 (170.2856) |
| 2023-05-12 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 14 / 40 (685.6112) | 18 (171.9656) | 1 (176.5600) | 13 (170.8228) | 25 (166.2628) |
| 2023-04-07 | Jimbo's Annual BBQ Competition Stem, NC | 14 / 28 (680.4800) | 7 (174.2628) | 5 (173.7144) | 26 (163.3828) | 15 (169.1200) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 11 / 65 (688.4684) | 23 (171.4056) | 3 (177.7144) | 22 (170.8228) | 32 (168.5256) |
| 2023-02-24 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 7 / 33 (690.7884) | 15 (171.9656) | 1 (178.8800) | 19 (169.1200) | 15 (170.8228) |
| 2022-10-29 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2) Shelby, NC | 16 / 34 (682.1712) | 29 (166.2284) | 2 (180.0000) | 28 (163.3944) | 9 (172.5484) |
| 2022-10-28 | Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) Shelby, NC | 20 / 35 (675.3484) | 9 (172.0000) | 10 (171.4056) | 17 (169.6684) | 29 (162.2744) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 12 / 51 (690.8116) | 11 (176.5600) | 3 (177.7144) | 25 (168.5600) | 27 (167.9772) |
| 2022-10-07 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 4 / 30 (701.0972) | 7 (174.2628) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (172.5600) | 2 (178.8572) |
| 2022-09-16 | Smoketember Fest Baxley, GA | 5 / 30 (693.0744) | 4 (176.5600) | 17 (168.5488) | 7 (175.4172) | 9 (172.5484) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 32 / 49 (675.3024) | 36 (167.9656) | 29 (170.8228) | 33 (167.3712) | 28 (169.1428) |
| 2022-07-07 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 12 / 92 (690.1944) | 56 (165.0856) | 16 (175.4172) | 19 (171.9772) | 3 (177.7144) |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 8 / 42 (689.0744) | 5 (176.5600) | 1 (177.7144) | 25 (167.9772) | 26 (166.8228) |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 37 / 72 (673.0056) | 53 (164.5256) | 49 (166.2400) | 7 (173.1200) | 32 (169.1200) |
| 2022-03-26 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 16 / 50 (691.9084) | 20 (174.2628) | 17 (174.8456) | 38 (166.2400) | 8 (176.5600) |
| 2022-03-25 | BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) (Masters and Backyard) Urbanna, VA | 26 / 53 (679.3256) | 42 (164.5256) | 17 (172.5600) | 11 (174.2744) | 32 (167.9656) |
| 2022-03-18 | Mission Farm's King of the Farm Iron Station, NC | 10 / 33 (681.6000) | 29 (165.6800) | 12 (171.9772) | 2 (175.4056) | 12 (168.5372) |
| 2022-01-28 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 29 / 60 (676.9824) | 40 (168.5256) | 20 (170.8228) | 21 (170.8112) | 31 (166.8228) |
| 2021-12-11 | River Bar Smoke Out Goldsboro, NC | 11 / 17 (673.6228) | 12 (168.5484) | 14 (165.6800) | 14 (167.3944) | 5 (172.0000) |
| 2021-11-13 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Master Invitational Shawnee, OK | 36 / 92 (691.3712) | 26 (176.0000) | 55 (171.9656) | 51 (171.4056) | 38 (172.0000) |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open Shawnee, OK | 14 / 111 (690.8340) | 49 (171.4056) | 45 (170.2628) | 31 (173.1428) | 12 (176.0228) |
| 2021-10-30 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 2 Shelby, NC | 16 / 27 (682.1716) | 15 (171.9772) | 23 (165.0972) | 12 (171.9772) | 11 (173.1200) |
| 2021-10-29 | Shelby's BBQ Extravaganza Day 1 Shelby, NC | 2 / 33 (687.9316) | 15 (170.8228) | 8 (170.8344) | 6 (175.4172) | 9 (170.8572) |
| 2021-10-23 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Summerville, SC | 7 / 15 (700.5028) | 6 (176.5600) | 5 (176.5600) | 3 (176.5716) | 10 (170.8112) |
| 2021-10-22 | SC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Summerville, SC | 9 / 15 (688.4800) | 13 (170.8112) | 14 (166.8344) | 3 (176.5600) | 6 (174.2744) |
| 2021-08-27 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park Myrtle Beach, SC | 11 / 22 (673.0288) | 17 (163.3828) | 6 (171.4172) | 9 (168.5372) | 9 (169.6916) |
| 2021-07-09 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 20 / 81 (683.9200) | 18 (173.1200) | 36 (167.9888) | 19 (171.4056) | 20 (171.4056) |
| 2021-06-25 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 13 / 32 (679.8512) | 10 (170.8228) | 16 (168.5256) | 2 (176.5600) | 24 (163.9428) |
| 2021-06-11 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 13 / 28 (681.0400) | 20 (169.1200) | 9 (170.8228) | 17 (167.3828) | 8 (173.7144) |
| 2021-05-22 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Evans, GA | 12 / 21 (686.1940) | 13 (173.1084) | 4 (177.1544) | 11 (170.8228) | 17 (165.1084) |
| 2021-05-21 | GA - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Evans, GA | 6 / 21 (685.0744) | 15 (170.2628) | 6 (170.8344) | 7 (170.2628) | 4 (173.7144) |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 21 / 42 (672.4456) | 11 (173.1084) | 36 (157.6688) | 10 (171.9656) | 14 (169.7028) |
| 2021-05-07 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Franklin Franklin, NC | 3 / 17 (689.0624) | 5 (173.1084) | 4 (170.8456) | 9 (169.7028) | 4 (175.4056) |
| 2021-04-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pine Ridge Roebuck, SC | 14 / 27 (684.4224) | 16 (171.9656) | 19 (169.6800) | 4 (174.2628) | 18 (168.5140) |
| 2021-03-19 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 4 / 26 (690.2056) | 20 (167.3828) | 11 (171.9772) | 5 (173.7028) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2021-03-12 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pirateland Myrtle Beach, SC | 7 / 39 (691.9428) | 16 (173.1200) | 15 (171.9772) | 8 (173.1200) | 7 (173.7256) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 7 / 81 (689.0284) | 5 (176.5600) | 19 (171.9772) | 41 (167.3712) | 18 (173.1200) |
| 2021-02-20 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Raleigh, NC | 2 / 21 (690.7656) | 11 (174.2628) | 8 (172.5600) | 9 (169.6800) | 3 (174.2628) |
| 2021-02-19 | NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Raleigh, NC | 3 / 21 (689.6340) | 9 (173.1200) | 7 (173.1428) | 4 (173.1084) | 8 (170.2628) |
| 2021-02-05 | Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 10 / 31 (682.7540) | 20 (170.2512) | 13 (171.4172) | 14 (166.8228) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA | 3 / 40 (702.2284) | 21 (171.9656) | 12 (174.2628) | 6 (176.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 21 / 33 (671.3600) | 30 (164.5372) | 15 (168.5600) | 19 (168.0000) | 9 (170.2628) |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 6 / 33 (691.3140) | 1 (180.0000) | 22 (169.6800) | 21 (168.5256) | 8 (173.1084) |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 3 / 24 (685.1200) | 1 (174.8572) | 7 (170.2972) | 17 (165.7028) | 5 (174.2628) |
| 2020-10-09 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 7 / 37 (689.0284) | 23 (169.6800) | 9 (171.9772) | 17 (171.9656) | 8 (175.4056) |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 6 / 28 (682.1828) | 4 (172.5600) | 19 (161.6572) | 11 (167.9656) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 22 / 38 (684.4572) | 8 (176.5600) | 10 (175.4172) | 32 (166.2400) | 33 (166.2400) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 16 / 34 (678.7312) | 18 (170.8228) | 11 (170.8228) | 12 (170.2628) | 17 (166.8228) |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Aiken, SC | 23 / 34 (673.6000) | 1 (180.0000) | 30 (159.9544) | 18 (167.3828) | 23 (166.2628) |
| 2020-08-08 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 2 WYTHE, VA | 2 / 17 (689.0740) | 7 (171.9656) | 4 (172.5600) | 6 (174.2628) | 7 (170.2856) |
| 2020-08-07 | BBQ WYTHE US DAY 1 WYTHE, VA | 4 / 19 (689.0512) | 2 (175.4056) | 4 (173.7028) | 6 (171.9772) | 9 (167.9656) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 14 / 55 (685.6456) | 38 (167.3828) | 8 (173.1428) | 9 (174.2972) | 18 (170.8228) |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge Roebuck, SC | 6 / 25 (682.1484) | 7 (170.8228) | 11 (167.3944) | 3 (171.9656) | 6 (171.9656) |
| 2020-06-19 | The June Contest Cumming, GA | 2 / 25 (694.7656) | 5 (174.2744) | 1 (175.4056) | 3 (177.7028) | 18 (167.3828) |
| 2020-03-13 | Speed & Feed BBQ Cook-Off & Car Show Darlington, SC | 10 / 29 (677.0284) | 11 (172.5484) | 10 (172.5600) | 20 (163.9544) | 11 (167.9656) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 42 / 61 (664.9828) | 44 (163.3828) | 39 (166.2400) | 36 (166.2400) | 24 (169.1200) |
| 2020-02-07 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA | 14 / 32 (670.6856) | 24 (166.2400) | 10 (171.9656) | 20 (163.9428) | 11 (168.5372) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 12 / 35 (679.3028) | 3 (177.7028) | 21 (167.3828) | 22 (165.6800) | 16 (168.5372) |
| 2019-11-01 | Brew & Que on the Shrine Lake Summerville, SC | 8 / 15 (677.5884) | 6 (171.9656) | 7 (170.2744) | 7 (169.6684) | 9 (165.6800) |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 3 / 27 (687.9084) | 8 (171.9656) | 5 (173.1316) | 6 (171.4056) | 6 (171.4056) |
| 2019-10-04 | Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest Savannah, GA | 13 / 24 (675.3140) | 16 (169.7028) | 15 (167.4056) | 14 (165.0972) | 5 (173.1084) |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 4 / 32 (683.9084) | 23 (165.1084) | 5 (173.1200) | 8 (169.1200) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hawgin On Lanier Gainesville, GA | 1 / 45 (696.4912) | 3 (177.7028) | 6 (175.4172) | 17 (170.8112) | 10 (172.5600) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #626 (266 pts) | #701 (246 pts) | #572 (381 pts) | #612 (296 pts) | #510 (406 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #304 (701 pts) | #389 (586 pts) | #195 (1116 pts) | #506 (401 pts) | #500 (391 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #134 (1359 pts) | #172 (1197 pts) | #80 (1609 pts) | #146 (1255 pts) | #103 (1464 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #43 (2014 pts) | #115 (1335 pts) | #80 (1584 pts) | #40 (1915 pts) | #36 (1902 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #26 (1845 pts) | #9 (2163 pts) | #27 (1656 pts) | #36 (1497 pts) | #35 (1596 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #275 (1088 pts) | #339 (933 pts) | #389 (858 pts) | #468 (743 pts) | #340 (963 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #92 (1954 pts) | #181 (1429 pts) | #122 (1630 pts) | #119 (1623 pts) | #73 (1934 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #106 (1903 pts) | #155 (1577 pts) | #152 (1613 pts) | #117 (1738 pts) | #98 (1845 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #74 (2130 pts) | #83 (1898 pts) | #130 (1673 pts) | #107 (1755 pts) | #157 (1638 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #202 (1497 pts) | #247 (1282 pts) | #176 (1527 pts) | #271 (1187 pts) | #243 (1322 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #237 (1396 pts) | #285 (1176 pts) | #282 (1224 pts) | #177 (1481 pts) | #187 (1527 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #281 (1081 pts) | #275 (1038 pts) | #191 (1344 pts) | #249 (1118 pts) | #182 (1393 pts) |