A tough matchup
4–0
behind in the head-to-head
BARREL FEVER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BARREL FEVER BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL
POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 32nd of 40 at the 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2023). They finished #1148 in the 2025 Master Series Team of the Year standings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1468
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
May 13, 2022
latest May 9, 2025 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.40
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.24)
Road miles
0
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
46%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1560)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
633.12 / 720
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1148 (60 pts) | #1221 (60 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1182 (60 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1317 (60 pts) | #1231 (60 pts) | #1204 (60 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
Overall rank by season
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 153.6572 | 159.23 | top 83% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.9772 | 143.3600 | 153.24 | top 92% |
| Pork | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.9656 | 153.6572 | 159.09 | top 82% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 145.0972 | 161.56 | top 68% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2 | 36 | 0 | top 89% | May 9, 2025 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
88
finished ahead 25 times, behind 137
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20251 milestone
- Most recent contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20231 milestone
- Career-best overall score653.0512 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
20224 milestones
- First tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.0172 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Career-best single call (Brisket)170.8572 Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- Peak power rating (1491) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.2 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 13, 2022 |
| -9.1 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 9, 2025 |
| -7.1 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 10, 2024 |
| -7 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | May 12, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84% | 84% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 86.9% | 86.9% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 86% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 39 / 42 (604.8800) | 36 (157.0628) | 41 (143.3600) | 35 (159.3600) | 40 (145.0972) |
| May 10, 2024 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 34 / 42 (625.5432) | 39 (153.6572) | 38 (153.0744) | 35 (153.6572) | 27 (165.1544) |
| May 12, 2023 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 32 / 40 (653.0512) | 25 (168.5484) | 35 (163.9772) | 39 (155.3828) | 28 (165.1428) |
| May 13, 2022 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 36 / 42 (649.0172) | 39 (157.6572) | 38 (152.5372) | 26 (167.9656) | 17 (170.8572) |