High-water mark
690.7656
career-best overall
95.9% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 690.7656 at Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition — 95.9% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2025-04-11
Off the Chain BBQ
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1469
peak 1469 · rated over 5 contests ⓘ
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2013-05-03
latest 2025-04-11
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
649.14
last 5 Master vs avg 649.14 (-0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±30.26
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 164.32 · weakest Brisket (159.39)
Road miles
713
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 343 mi
Schedule strength
45%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$70K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
649.14 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines (4 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 tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
LEE LA Q ahead in 100% of their meetings
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The weak link
−4.9
points behind their best meat
Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.93 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 0%.
- Brisket avg 159.39
- Chicken avg 164.32
- 1 calls in 5 entries
The comeback
6.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 6.1 years, then back at Smokin' Bike Fest (2019-05-31).
- last seen 2013-05-03
- back 2019-05-31
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.
161 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#4655 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Off the Chain BBQ)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Off the Chain BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#4684 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Off the Chain BBQ)
Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 8 years before Off the Chain BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#4683 of the rated field
- Contests
- 18
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1502
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Off the Chain BBQ)
They've been 1502 at their best, 34 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-head#4694 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#4681 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Level with Off the Chain BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-head#4689 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1469
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Off the Chain BBQ'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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 154.2856 | 164.32 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 150.2854 | 162.26 | top 72% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 150.8572 | 163.17 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.6800 | 141.7144 | 159.39 | top 72% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 2 | 0 | top 73% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 70% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 71% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
11.9 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2025-04-11
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
2 of 5 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
5
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
5 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Strongest meat
Chicken
averages 164.32 · weakest Brisket (159.39)
Walk rate
40%
a top-10 call in 2 of 5 contests
Overall top-10 rate
0%
0 of 5 contests
Master average
649.14
out of 720 · 5 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
259
61–230 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
713
5 mapped stops · furthest 343 mi
Schedule strength
1558
average field rating faced — tougher than 45% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$69,520
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 4 state-championship entries
Longest layoff
6.1 yrs
2013-05-03 → 2019-05-31
Power rating
1469
peak 1469 · #4673 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- Peak power rating (1484) Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
- 2019
- First call Smokin' Bike Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4000 Smokin' Bike Fest
- 2025
- Career-best overall score690.7656 Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5600 Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +6.3 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition | 2025-04-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.6 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge | 2013-05-03 |
| -10.4 | Poosa-Q | 2019-06-14 |
| -7.4 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2022-11-18 |
| -3.9 | Smokin' Bike Fest | 2019-05-31 |
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 | 100% | top 52% | 95.9% | 95.9% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 78% | 91.7% | 90.7% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 82.9% | 82.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 16 / 31 (690.7656) | 16 (173.7028) | 7 (176.5600) | 11 (175.4172) | 23 (165.0856) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 45 / 57 (651.3260) | 49 (159.4172) | 33 (165.1316) | 31 (166.2400) | 46 (160.5372) |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 45 / 48 (646.0684) | 21 (169.1200) | 45 (158.2172) | 44 (158.8000) | 44 (159.9312) |
| 2019-05-31 | Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA | 19 / 31 (660.4000) | 18 (165.0856) | 26 (161.0972) | 17 (164.5372) | 5 (169.6800) |
| 2013-05-03 | Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS | 31 / 31 (597.1426) | 28 (154.2856) | 31 (150.2854) | 31 (150.8572) | 30 (141.7144) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1369 (146 pts) | #1360 (171 pts) | #1689 (116 pts) | #1411 (156 pts) | #1109 (241 pts) |