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
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1468
peak 1468 · rated over 4 contests ⓘ
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2022-05-13
latest 2025-05-09
Best ToY finish
#1148
Master 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 85%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
633.12
last 4 Master vs avg 633.12 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±19.40
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 161.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.24)
Road miles
0
mi 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 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
633.12 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (2 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
A strong matchup
4–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of Lick Da Bone BBQ in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL has 4 rated contests — short of the five it takes to earn a power ranking — so this rating has barely moved off the 1500 every team starts on and 157 rated teams sit within a point of it. Read the list as the nearest company at a number nobody here has moved far from, not as a verdict on who this team belongs with.
#4755 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1467
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4724 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Level with POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4734 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2022.
⚔ Head-to-head#4743 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 4, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4714 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4729 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1468
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before POOLIE'S BBQ & GRILL's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 153.6572 | 158.53 | top 87% |
| 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring 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% | 2025-05-09 |
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
3 yrs
2022-05-13 → 2025-05-09
Busiest season
2025
1 contest
Contests a season
1
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
3
1 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Brisket
averages 161.56 · weakest Pork Ribs (153.24)
Walk rate
0%
a top-10 call in 0 of 4 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 4 contests
Master average
633.12
out of 720 · 4 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
88
25–137 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
0
4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
1560
average field rating faced — tougher than 46% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$44,300
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Power rating
1468
peak 1468 · #null of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2022
- 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
- 2023
- Career-best overall score653.0512 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off
- 2025
- Most recent contest 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 | 2022-05-13 |
| -9.1 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2025-05-09 |
| -7 | 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2024-05-10 |
| -7 | 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off | 2023-05-12 |
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-09 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 39 / 42 (604.8800) | 36 (157.0628) | 41 (143.3600) | 35 (159.3600) | 40 (145.0972) |
| 2024-05-10 | 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) |
| 2023-05-12 | 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) |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA | 36 / 42 (649.0172) | 39 (157.6572) | 38 (152.5372) | 26 (167.9656) | 17 (170.8572) |
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 | #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) |