The heartbreaker
0.5368
points from the title
Came within 0.5368 points of the Grand Championship at The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff (Sep 9, 2016).
Chairman of the Boar
Chairman of the Boar is a competition barbecue team with 38 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 30 at The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff (2016), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion twice. They are ranked #1793 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1548
peak 1608 · rated over 38 contests
Contests
38
in the data
First seen
May 3, 2013
latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13.4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
2 reserve
Category wins
4
13 podiums
Overall top-10s
9
24% of 38 contests
Best top-10 run
4
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 49%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
3 🔥
Current form
635.03 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 668.79 (-33.76)
Walk rate
71%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±21.65
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.44 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.23)
Road miles
2,472
across 38 mapped stops · furthest 208 mi
Schedule strength
57%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1572)
Purse competed for
$40K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries
Master avg
668.79 / 720
38 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #1065 (60 pts) | #1047 (95 pts) | #1450 (55 pts) | #978 (105 pts) | #1046 (80 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1207 (80 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #1673 (54 pts) | #1672 (54 pts) | #1710 (54 pts) | #1671 (54 pts) | #1148 (109 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #1511 (57 pts) | #1518 (57 pts) | #1564 (57 pts) | #1104 (102 pts) | #1504 (57 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1708 (102 pts) | #1847 (92 pts) | #1837 (92 pts) | #1569 (122 pts) | #1510 (127 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #1732 (110 pts) | #1566 (125 pts) | #1976 (65 pts) | #1431 (165 pts) | #1727 (115 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #540 (724 pts) | #597 (669 pts) | #517 (769 pts) | #397 (969 pts) | #564 (699 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #441 (899 pts) | #462 (869 pts) | #357 (1,044 pts) | #353 (1,064 pts) | #541 (749 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #307 (1,161 pts) | #344 (1,061 pts) | #363 (1,011 pts) | #299 (1,121 pts) | #270 (1,241 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #845 (400 pts) | #783 (470 pts) | #908 (400 pts) | #972 (365 pts) | #538 (690 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Chairman of the Boar, each with one reason worth a look.
61 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1,801 of the rated field
- Contests
- 41
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 24%
- Peak
- 1584
They've been 1584 at their best, 37 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careers#1,795 of the rated field
- Contests
- 35
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1563
Careers of much the same size, 35 contests to 38, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#1,796 of the rated field
- Contests
- 51
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 12%
- Peak
- 1577
51 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 12% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Compare careers#1,802 of the rated field
- Contests
- 65
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 9%
- Peak
- 1560
Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Chairman of the Boar's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#1,787 of the rated field
- Contests
- 21
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1555
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.
⚔ Compare careers#1,785 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 28%
- Peak
- 1551
Level with Chairman of the Boar on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKE ON THIS | 25 | 5 | 20 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 24 | 15 | 9 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| DIRTY OL' BUTT SLAPPERS | 24 | 13 | 11 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 24 | 3 | 21 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Sons of Smoke | 20 | 12 | 8 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RIVER ROAD GRILLBILLIES | 20 | 11 | 9 | 55% | ⚔ compare |
| SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| PARADISE QUE | 16 | 15 | 1 | 94% | ⚔ compare |
| CAUGHT BY THE FIRE | 16 | 15 | 1 | 94% | ⚔ compare |
| BAR-B-Q 101 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 63% | ⚔ compare |
| K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | 16 | 6 | 10 | 38% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 16 | 4 | 12 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 178.8800 | 142.1712 | 167.34 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 38 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 178.8800 | 147.9772 | 165.23 | top 54% |
| Pork | 38 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 176.5716 | 142.2854 | 168.44 | top 42% |
| Brisket | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 180 🔥 | 153.0628 | 167.78 | top 47% |
“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 field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 24 | 0 | top 52% |
| Large (40+) | 14 | 0 | top 43% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big BBQ Bash | 4 | 6 | 0 | top 73% | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Blount County BBQ Bash | 4 | 9 | 0 | top 47% | Jun 21, 2019 |
| WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) | 3 | 7 | 0 | top 35% | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Blount County BBQ Bash | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 62% | Jun 25, 2021 |
| Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 46% | Jul 9, 2017 |
| Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass | 2 | 26 | 0 | top 52% | May 19, 2017 |
| Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show | 2 | 7 | 0 | top 36% | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Roman Roast on the River | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 41% | May 13, 2016 |
| BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) | 2 | 17 | 0 | top 56% | Apr 29, 2016 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2015
10 contests
Contests a season
3.2
across 12 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
TN
25 of 38 contests · 5 states in all
Contests visited
24
9 of them more than once
Opponents faced
552
finished ahead 773 times, behind 666
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Big BBQ Bash
20181 milestone
- Peak power rating (1608) Blount County BBQ Bash
20171 milestone
- 25th tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
20162 milestones
- First multi-meat day The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff
- Career-best overall score702.8460 The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff
20155 milestones
- First overall top-10 Roman Roast on the River
- First overall podium Roman Roast on the River
- First Reserve Championship Roman Roast on the River
- First category win (Brisket) The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest
- 10th tracked contest The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest
20143 milestones
- First call Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.7200 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
- First perfect 180 (Brisket) 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest
20131 milestone
- First tracked contest West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.5 | Roman Roast on the River | May 8, 2015 |
| +14.5 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff | Sep 9, 2016 |
| +13.8 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off | Sep 8, 2017 |
| +12.4 | WNC BBQ Festival | Jul 24, 2015 |
| +10.7 | Big BBQ Bash | Jun 24, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Big BBQ Bash | Jun 24, 2022 |
| -14.3 | Big BBQ Bash | Jun 20, 2025 |
| -13 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff | May 3, 2013 |
| -10.6 | Roman Roast on the River | May 13, 2016 |
| -9.7 | Blount County BBQ Bash | Jun 25, 2021 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 96% | 86.5% | 86.5% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 83% | 90.2% | 90.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 85.1% | 85.1% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 56% | 93.1% | 93.1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 42% | 93.6% | 93.6% |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71% | top 46% | 96.5% | 93.7% |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 75% | top 46% | 97.6% | 93.8% |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 90% | top 35% | 96.9% | 94.3% |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 38% | 95.1% | 93.6% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 91% | 84.4% | 84.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Townsend, TN | 24 / 30 (652.4232) | 17 (166.2516) | 28 (155.3944) | 15 (167.9656) | 20 (162.8116) |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 25 / 26 (622.5828) | 24 (154.2400) | 24 (150.1944) | 24 (157.6456) | 24 (160.5028) |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 30 / 36 (649.5772) | 27 (163.3944) | 33 (155.9428) | 29 (162.8228) | 21 (167.4172) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 27 / 29 (612.3772) | 29 (142.1712) | 27 (147.9772) | 27 (154.8460) | 14 (167.3828) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 26 / 32 (638.1716) | 29 (152.5372) | 26 (155.9660) | 16 (170.2628) | 26 (159.4056) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Blount County BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN | 15 / 27 (670.1712) | 17 (166.2284) | 17 (164.5372) | 11 (169.1428) | 10 (170.2628) |
| Jun 22, 2018 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 15 / 36 (673.6572) | 12 (169.7256) | 24 (161.1200) | 7 (173.1316) | 14 (169.6800) |
| Sep 22, 2017 | Grilling & Chillin BBQ Owensboro, KY | 24 / 42 (651.2108) | 12 (169.6684) | 38 (149.6456) | 27 (162.7884) | 15 (169.1084) |
| Sep 8, 2017 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cook-off Cookeville, TN | 3 / 34 (694.7540) | 7 (177.7028) | 2 (177.7144) | 6 (173.1084) | 21 (166.2284) |
| Jul 21, 2017 | WNC BBQ Festival (Smokin in the Valley) Maggie Valley, NC | 20 / 47 (675.3140) | 30 (167.9656) | 26 (168.5256) | 15 (170.2856) | 20 (168.5372) |
| Jul 9, 2017 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off & Cruise In (Day 2) Jamestown, TN | 10 / 30 (690.7772) | 19 (170.2744) | 8 (173.1200) | 6 (175.4172) | 13 (171.9656) |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-Off & Cruise In (DAY 1) Jamestown, TN | 21 / 36 (678.7656) | 32 (165.0856) | 28 (165.1316) | 8 (173.1428) | 8 (175.4056) |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 23 / 35 (666.0912) | 28 (163.9428) | 22 (163.9544) | 9 (170.8228) | 18 (167.3712) |
| May 19, 2017 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 26 / 49 (665.5540) | 14 (170.8228) | 16 (169.1200) | 8 (172.5484) | 45 (153.0628) |
| Nov 18, 2016 | Bar-B-Cure Knoxville, TN | 17 / 29 (669.0060) | 7 (175.4288) | 23 (163.3944) | 18 (166.2400) | 22 (163.9428) |
| Sep 9, 2016 | The Tony Stone Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 2 / 30 (702.8460) | 12 (170.2744) | 1 (176.5716) | 3 (176) | 1 (180) |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 18 / 34 (669.6344) | 18 (169.6916) | 21 (166.2516) | 10 (170.2856) | 19 (163.4056) |
| Jul 22, 2016 | WNC BBQ Festival- Maggie Valley, NC | 24 / 49 (673.6232) | 30 (166.8344) | 16 (169.7032) | 8 (172.5600) | 35 (164.5256) |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 6 / 31 (693.1088) | 16 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8800) | 7 (176.5600) | 22 (164.5488) |
| May 20, 2016 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 26 / 46 (670.7200) | 25 (169.6684) | 21 (169.1316) | 11 (173.1200) | 39 (158.8000) |
| May 13, 2016 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 28 / 36 (653.5428) | 13 (169.1200) | 24 (162.8344) | 27 (163.3828) | 26 (158.2056) |
| Apr 29, 2016 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 17 / 35 (671.3716) | 8 (173.1316) | 19 (166.2744) | 16 (168) | 27 (163.9656) |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Decatur Jaycee's 21st Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL | 33 / 55 (656.9712) | 39 (162.7884) | 30 (163.9428) | 38 (163.4056) | 32 (166.8344) |
| Aug 28, 2015 | Smoke in the Valley Pikeville, TN | 8 / 26 (690.2516) | 9 (174.8572) | 9 (171.4172) | 10 (169.7028) | 4 (174.2744) |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC | 7 / 36 (688.5144) | 21 (167.4056) | 11 (170.8344) | 3 (176.5716) | 8 (173.7028) |
| Jul 24, 2015 | WNC BBQ Festival Maggie Valley, NC | 7 / 49 (681.6228) | 3 (178.8800) | 32 (162.8000) | 9 (173.7028) | 20 (166.2400) |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 9 / 38 (682.7772) | 15 (171.9656) | 7 (173.7028) | 5 (174.2744) | 28 (162.8344) |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Asheville, NC | 20 / 30 (666.2056) | 24 (160.5028) | 19 (166.3200) | 5 (173.1200) | 16 (166.2628) |
| May 29, 2015 | The Rotary Club of Bearden - Que Fest Knoxville, TN | 14 / 39 (690.2172) | 24 (169.6684) | 22 (167.4288) | 14 (173.1200) | 1 (180) |
| May 15, 2015 | Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN | 14 / 44 (684.4456) | 20 (170.8228) | 30 (165.0972) | 11 (171.9656) | 2 (176.5600) |
| May 8, 2015 | Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA | 2 / 41 (697.7032) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (176.5944) | 13 (173.1316) | 18 (170.2744) |
| Apr 24, 2015 | BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA | 22 / 35 (652.5488) | 22 (161.7028) | 10 (168.0116) | 30 (157.6800) | 18 (165.1544) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | 20th Annual Decatur Jaycee's Riverfest Decatur, AL | 25 / 75 (669.0516) | 42 (163.9656) | 61 (157.6572) | 28 (167.4288) | 2 (180) |
| Sep 5, 2014 | Tony Stone-Cookeville Cookoff Cookeville, TN | 11 / 41 (684.4568) | 6 (174.2628) | 17 (168.5600) | 26 (167.3712) | 9 (174.2628) |
| Jul 25, 2014 | Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN | 17 / 49 (675.3828) | 12 (172) | 36 (162.8456) | 10 (171.4172) | 17 (169.1200) |
| Jun 27, 2014 | Blount County BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 17 / 39 (674.2740) | 29 (158.2512) | 9 (172) | 13 (169.1428) | 2 (174.8800) |
| May 16, 2014 | Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN | 29 / 56 (666.7200) | 30 (166.8228) | 11 (170.8344) | 48 (156.5028) | 10 (172.5600) |
| May 3, 2013 | West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN | 42 / 46 (607.4282) | 30 (160) | 41 (149.1428) | 42 (142.2854) | 29 (156) |