Bald Hawg BBQ GA

Power ranking

#264

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1656

peak 1669

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-08-02

latest 2025-07-10

Best ToY finish

#26

Master 2020

Grand champs

4 reserve

Category wins

27 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 68 contests

Avg finish

top 34%

overall standings

Best overall

702.2284

Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown

Perfect 180s

5 🔥

Current form

684.00 ▼

last 5 vs career avg 684.66 (-0.66)

Walk rate

85%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 2)

Consistency

±7.61

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 171.63 · weakest Pork (170.54)

Road miles

12266

mi across 68 mapped stops · furthest 807 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

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).

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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)