HOT WACHULA'S FL

Power ranking

#269

of 2982 rated · rankings

Rating

1656

peak 1700

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-01-19

latest 2025-03-14

Best ToY finish

#11

Master 2020

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

43 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 61 contests

Avg finish

top 29%

overall standings

Best overall

706.2284

Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

687.09 ▲

last 5 vs career avg 684.00 (+3.10)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Chicken · Torry Island BBQ Showdown

Consistency

±9.68

std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 171.72 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.38)

Road miles

60430

mi across 61 mapped stops · furthest 5626 mi

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

WHO CARES BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOT WACHULA'S 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

👀 Looking over their shoulder

MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

⚔️ A tough matchup

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 15 of their 18 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of ELITE BBQ SMOKERS in 21 of their 26 shared contests.

🏕️ Happy hunting ground

W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 3 visits.

💔 The heartbreaker

Came within 0.5256 points of the Grand Championship at Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off (2019-07-26).

🗡️ Giant slayer

Took the Grand Championship over a 32-team field at I Love Barbecue & Music Festival.

📅 A September team

Something about September: average finish in the top 18% across 9 contests, versus top 29% the rest of the year.

🐣 Announced themselves early

Finished 1 of 30 at their very first tracked contest, W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest (2019-01-19).

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By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	61	22	3	11	180.0000 🔥	162.2284	171.14	top 41%
Pork Ribs	61	24	3	9	178.8572	161.0856	170.38	top 39%
Pork	61	25	2	12	180.0000 🔥	153.6572	170.75	top 36%
Brisket	61	38	2	11	180.0000 🔥	159.9428	171.72	top 30%

“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
FL	18	0	top 28%
GA	12	0	top 20%
SC	8	0	top 33%
KS	5	0	top 19%
VA	4	0	top 43%
NC	3	0	top 63%
TN	2	0	top 68%
BZ	2	1	top 13%
AL	1	0	top 7%
NY	1	1	top 3%
LA	1	0	top 54%
AR	1	0	top 28%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	5	0	top 35%
Medium (20–39)	29	3	top 30%
Large (40+)	27	0	top 27%

The story so far

Busiest season: 2019 (20 contests)
Cooks mostly in FL (18 of 61 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (61 entries)
First Grand Championship in the data: W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest (2019-01-19)
Wins it all in 5% of contests
All-time average overall score: 684.00
4 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	685.6000	685.60
2024	3	0	1	698.2172	693.82
2023	7	0	3	699.3484	682.99
2022	3	0	0	691.3372	687.53
2021	12	0	0	698.8228	683.04
2020	15	1	3	706.2284	687.95
2019	20	2	3	696.5944	679.87

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2025-03-14	Back Porch Jam at the Hillsborough County Fairgrounds Dover, FL	7 / 15 (685.6000)	9 (171.9772)	9 (169.6800)	3 (173.1200)	8 (170.8228)
2024-03-01	Torry Island BBQ Showdown Belle Glade, FL	4 / 21 (698.2172)	1 (180.0000)	9 (175.4172)	12 (171.9772)	6 (170.8228)
2024-02-16	Ribs on the Ridge Brews & BBQ Haines City, FL	11 / 29 (690.7656)	25 (163.9428)	13 (171.9772)	3 (177.7028)	4 (177.1428)
2024-01-26	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	17 / 61 (692.4800)	44 (169.6684)	3 (177.7144)	9 (175.4172)	32 (169.6800)
2023-10-13	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	67 / 81 (668.3996)	41 (168.5256)	52 (169.6800)	75 (162.8228)	61 (167.3712)
2023-07-06	South Carolina Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	29 / 76 (679.8396)	34 (170.8228)	29 (170.8112)	47 (165.0856)	15 (173.1200)
2023-04-14	The Downtown BBQ Showdown Lake City, FL	4 / 32 (699.3484)	24 (169.6684)	1 (175.4172)	2 (180.0000)	7 (174.2628)
2023-02-25	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	5 / 23 (685.0628)	3 (175.4172)	1 (177.1428)	18 (163.3828)	4 (169.1200)
2023-02-03	Budweiser Smoke on the Water Winter Haven, FL	15 / 47 (686.8000)	2 (178.2972)	36 (166.2400)	34 (165.1084)	1 (177.1544)
2023-01-27	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	21 / 51 (683.9200)	31 (169.6800)	6 (175.4516)	28 (170.2628)	24 (168.5256)
2023-01-13	Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL	13 / 26 (677.5888)	7 (175.4288)	4 (174.2744)	22 (159.3484)	12 (168.5372)
2022-11-18	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	5 / 25 (688.4800)	4 (175.4172)	17 (167.3828)	3 (176.0000)	10 (169.6800)
2022-01-28	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	10 / 60 (691.3372)	13 (174.2744)	11 (173.1200)	13 (174.2628)	23 (169.6800)
2022-01-07	Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest Lake Wales, FL	12 / 29 (682.7772)	11 (171.9656)	14 (170.2744)	11 (168.5372)	7 (172.0000)
2021-10-08	32nd Annual Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series)(JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN	37 / 70 (677.5884)	59 (163.3828)	24 (173.1200)	9 (174.2628)	51 (166.8228)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS	10 / 185 (698.8228)	97 (170.8228)	58 (173.1428)	20 (176.0000)	9 (178.8572)
2021-09-16	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	97 / 467 (676.5028)	110 (171.4172)	335 (161.1200)	20 (177.1428)	187 (166.8228)
2021-09-04	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA	17 / 43 (690.2172)	35 (168.5372)	12 (173.1544)	12 (173.1200)	14 (175.4056)
2021-09-03	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA	13 / 37 (687.3484)	19 (171.9656)	14 (173.1200)	12 (172.5828)	18 (169.6800)
2021-08-27	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Myrtle Beach Travel Park Myrtle Beach, SC	6 / 22 (684.5032)	16 (165.1088)	5 (171.4172)	4 (172.5600)	2 (175.4172)
2021-05-14	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA	14 / 42 (681.6000)	8 (173.1200)	29 (162.8000)	14 (169.1200)	4 (176.5600)
2021-03-27	BBQ Gives Back (Day 2) Urbanna, VA	12 / 40 (681.6000)	23 (169.1200)	28 (165.0972)	14 (173.1200)	5 (174.2628)
2021-03-26	BBQ Gives Back (Day 1) Urbanna, VA	9 / 46 (682.7312)	30 (166.2400)	16 (169.1084)	6 (174.2628)	10 (173.1200)
2021-03-19	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC	10 / 26 (683.8972)	21 (166.2400)	7 (174.2628)	8 (172.5600)	9 (170.8344)
2021-02-20	NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 2 Raleigh, NC	15 / 21 (675.2796)	10 (174.2628)	19 (164.5256)	10 (169.1084)	12 (167.3828)
2021-02-19	NC - BBQ Shoot Out Day 1 Raleigh, NC	15 / 21 (676.4456)	16 (169.1084)	18 (165.0972)	7 (171.4172)	4 (170.8228)
2020-11-13	Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS	48 / 94 (685.0628)	51 (170.8228)	63 (168.5372)	14 (177.1544)	64 (168.5484)
2020-10-30	Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA	15 / 33 (676.4456)	24 (166.8344)	21 (165.6684)	24 (166.2400)	2 (177.7028)
2020-10-29	The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA	26 / 33 (673.0516)	31 (164.5600)	23 (168.5372)	12 (172.5600)	21 (167.3944)
2020-10-16	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC	12 / 24 (674.7200)	14 (165.6800)	10 (169.6916)	5 (171.9772)	17 (167.3712)
2020-10-09	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA	2 / 37 (698.1940)	11 (174.2628)	4 (175.4056)	21 (169.6684)	3 (178.8572)
2020-10-02	Bonifay All American Smoker Competition Bonifay, FL	3 / 18 (693.0628)	2 (176.5600)	12 (166.2400)	2 (176.0000)	3 (174.2628)
2020-09-11	Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA	2 / 38 (703.3828)	1 (177.7144)	3 (178.8572)	18 (171.9656)	9 (174.8456)
2020-09-05	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA	4 / 54 (706.2284)	22 (175.4056)	10 (176.5600)	15 (174.2628)	4 (180.0000)
2020-09-04	Practice for Cash Augusta, GA	16 / 46 (680.4684)	27 (169.6684)	32 (163.3944)	8 (171.4056)	10 (176.0000)
2020-08-28	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC	14 / 34 (679.3260)	13 (171.9772)	28 (163.3944)	13 (169.6916)	7 (174.2628)
2020-08-14	Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Aiken, SC	4 / 34 (693.6344)	8 (174.2744)	19 (170.8228)	1 (178.8572)	14 (169.6800)
2020-07-31	Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA	4 / 55 (694.2056)	3 (177.1428)	29 (168.5256)	19 (171.9772)	2 (176.5600)
2020-03-06	Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL	7 / 32 (682.1712)	13 (168.5256)	2 (176.0000)	2 (177.7028)	21 (159.9428)
2020-01-24	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	7 / 53 (686.2172)	39 (164.5256)	3 (176.0000)	19 (169.1316)	3 (176.5600)
2020-01-18	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest Rein in Taufers, BZ	1 / 28 (693.0972)	1 (176.5828)	6 (169.1200)	5 (174.2628)	2 (173.1316)
2019-11-22	Plant City Pig Jam Plant City, FL	4 / 39 (683.3368)	11 (170.8456)	13 (168.5256)	14 (169.7028)	3 (174.2628)
2019-10-04	Hops and Hogs Festival Huntersville, NC	5 / 11 (679.3368)	5 (169.1084)	8 (167.4172)	2 (173.1428)	5 (169.6684)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- INVITATIONAL CONTEST Kansas City, KS	12 / 135 (696.5944)	32 (174.8572)	41 (172.0116)	67 (169.7256)	1 (180.0000)
2019-09-12	40th American Royal World Series of Barbecue- OPEN CONTEST Kansas City, KS	32 / 468 (688.4800)	86 (171.9772)	81 (171.9772)	31 (174.8572)	135 (169.6684)
2019-08-10	Wild West Fest On Fire Zbilje, Medvode, 1215	6 / 27 (675.3944)	20 (164.5600)	8 (169.1544)	3 (173.1200)	6 (168.5600)
2019-07-26	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	2 / 27 (691.4056)	5 (174.2972)	11 (167.4056)	2 (173.1200)	2 (176.5828)
2019-07-19	Piggin in the Park Jasper, GA	8 / 25 (674.1712)	2 (176.5828)	10 (170.8344)	18 (163.9772)	21 (162.7768)
2019-07-12	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	18 / 83 (674.7428)	13 (172.0000)	53 (161.0856)	1 (177.7144)	32 (163.9428)
2019-07-05	I Love Barbecue & Music Festival Lake Placid, NY	1 / 32 (677.1540)	3 (171.4056)	1 (173.7028)	6 (168.0000)	8 (164.0456)
2019-06-28	Saltwater BBQ Bash John's Island, SC	6 / 18 (681.0400)	2 (175.4400)	5 (173.1200)	15 (160.5144)	5 (171.9656)
2019-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	10 / 72 (685.0400)	4 (176.5600)	19 (171.9772)	54 (162.2284)	13 (174.2744)
2019-05-18	Transylvanian BBQ Festival Covasna County, 520008	6 / 17 (651.9312)	11 (163.4400)	2 (170.8456)	14 (153.6572)	7 (163.9884)
2019-05-10	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA	7 / 42 (681.0856)	10 (168.5600)	16 (167.3828)	3 (175.4628)	14 (169.6800)
2019-04-12	Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL	4 / 25 (686.1944)	4 (174.8572)	16 (166.2400)	6 (173.1200)	4 (171.9772)
2019-03-22	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	26 / 48 (670.7316)	32 (166.2400)	11 (170.2744)	33 (165.6800)	26 (168.5372)
2019-03-15	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	22 / 35 (661.0744)	20 (167.4172)	17 (167.4056)	31 (155.3716)	6 (170.8800)
2019-03-01	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	7 / 62 (683.9316)	30 (168.5372)	6 (173.1544)	27 (166.8228)	4 (175.4172)
2019-02-08	KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Championship Little Rock, AR	26 / 92 (681.0168)	23 (174.2628)	37 (168.5372)	64 (165.1084)	24 (173.1084)
2019-01-25	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	13 / 58 (678.1712)	39 (162.2284)	14 (171.4172)	14 (170.2628)	8 (174.2628)
2019-01-19	W.E.S.T. Winter Extreme South Tyrol BBQ Contest	1 / 30 (696.5828)	2 (177.2000)	2 (173.7028)	9 (173.1084)	4 (172.5716)

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	#802 (145 pts)	#939 (125 pts)	#1001 (125 pts)	#716 (215 pts)	#882 (135 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#462 (420 pts)	#526 (385 pts)	#495 (480 pts)	#435 (485 pts)	#488 (425 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#230 (916 pts)	#200 (1021 pts)	#188 (1141 pts)	#272 (811 pts)	#184 (1061 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#687 (254 pts)	#742 (244 pts)	#787 (239 pts)	#731 (244 pts)	#763 (229 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#139 (1220 pts)	#224 (870 pts)	#198 (1010 pts)	#113 (1355 pts)	#81 (1575 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#11 (2182 pts)	#20 (1795 pts)	#24 (1681 pts)	#18 (1758 pts)	#6 (2213 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#90 (1915 pts)	#66 (1881 pts)	#123 (1615 pts)	#70 (1867 pts)	#49 (2058 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#66 (2114 pts)	#87 (1828 pts)	#152 (1515 pts)	#147 (1520 pts)	#89 (1849 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#162 (1685 pts)	#171 (1521 pts)	#113 (1783 pts)	#236 (1308 pts)	#209 (1414 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#94 (2015 pts)	#39 (2192 pts)	#107 (1784 pts)	#207 (1410 pts)	#131 (1729 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#50 (2261 pts)	#48 (2068 pts)	#102 (1826 pts)	#20 (2371 pts)	#47 (2140 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#101 (2009 pts)	#161 (1574 pts)	#188 (1507 pts)	#112 (1757 pts)	#127 (1778 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#304 (1012 pts)	#557 (582 pts)	#421 (757 pts)	#311 (952 pts)	#247 (1162 pts)