Pot's BBQ

Pot's BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 70 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 3 Grand Championships, most recently at the Atlanta Bar B Q Festival (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 4 times. They are ranked #538 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “POTS BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#538

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1670

peak 1730 · rated over 70 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Mar 7, 2025 · 11.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#93

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

4 reserve · wins it all 4% of the time

Category wins

36 podiums

Overall top-10s

41% of 70 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s · 2 straight GCs

Avg finish

top 38%

overall standings

Best overall

707.3828 / 720

Master · Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

4 🔥

Current form

678.63 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.77 (+6.87)

Walk rate

79%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Que'n in Cumming (Day 2)

Consistency

±33.98

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.45 · weakest Pork (165.81)

Road miles

7,301

across 70 mapped stops · furthest 362 mi

Schedule strength

66%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$228K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.77 / 720

70 Master contests · 3 GCs

Storylines (20 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

2.2396 points from the title

Came within 2.2396 points of the Grand Championship at Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) (Sep 23, 2016).

Among the elite

#538 of 6,477 rated teams

In the top 8% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1670 puts them #538 of 6,477 rated teams — the top 8% of the field.

rating 1670
peak 1730
70 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

4 perfect 180s

4 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×3
Pork ×1

Against the odds

19-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 81 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (May 22, 2015) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 19-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM.

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Piggin In The Park is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 1st
average top 7%

They almost always walk

79% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 55 of 70 contests

A top-10 category call in 79% of their 70 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

707.3828 career-best overall

98.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 707.3828 at Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) — 98.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 16, 2016

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The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TENACIOUS Q has finished one call ahead of Pot's BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 2 Grand Championships

2015 was the year it came together: 12 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 2 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

12 contests
7 overall top-10s
2 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

22–8 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 73% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 22 of their 30 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.6 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.65 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 41% of the time against 49%.

Pork avg 165.81
Pork Ribs avg 170.45
29 calls in 70 entries

The drought

38 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Atlanta Bar B Q Festival on Aug 12, 2016 — 38 contests and 10.1 years ago.

last GC Aug 12, 2016
10.1 years ago

A strong matchup

22–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Willingham's in 22 of their 24 shared contests.

The comeback

2.3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.3 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 7, 2025).

last seen Nov 18, 2022
back Mar 7, 2025

Pork Ribs nemesis

16 of 23 shared pork ribs entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 70% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 16 of 23 shared pork ribs entries.

Always the bridesmaid

4 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 4 times against 3 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

3 Grand Championships
70 contests

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

ATLANTA BBQ STORE has landed one call behind them 4 times.

A July team

Top 20% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 20% across 4 contests, versus top 38% the rest of the year.

4 July contests
top 38% the rest of the year

The long haul

7,301 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 7,301 miles across 70 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 362 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

70 mapped stops
furthest 362 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked SC Festival of Discovery every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1175 (95 pts)	#1368 (75 pts)	#1287 (60 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#618 (298 pts)	#600 (338 pts)	#627 (348 pts)	#651 (298 pts)	#718 (248 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#384 (501 pts)	#412 (486 pts)	#585 (316 pts)	#383 (516 pts)	#569 (321 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#772 (110 pts)	#657 (140 pts)	#490 (230 pts)	#762 (110 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1055 (240 pts)	#1394 (160 pts)	#1058 (265 pts)	#1108 (240 pts)	#1368 (160 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#609 (559 pts)	#846 (394 pts)	#508 (734 pts)	#457 (804 pts)	#809 (419 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#239 (1,355 pts)	#220 (1,335 pts)	#242 (1,295 pts)	#173 (1,490 pts)	#277 (1,250 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#93 (2,025 pts)	#75 (1,935 pts)	#78 (1,897 pts)	#90 (1,830 pts)	#202 (1,475 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#152 (1,724 pts)	#91 (1,799 pts)	#177 (1,525 pts)	#151 (1,565 pts)	#228 (1,369 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#436 (891 pts)	#311 (1,111 pts)	#246 (1,306 pts)	#347 (1,056 pts)	#500 (751 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#627 (504 pts)	#516 (629 pts)	#510 (649 pts)	#409 (784 pts)	#489 (654 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Pot's BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

TWISTED PAIR BBQ

#540 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 94
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1673

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Pot's BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Pot's BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 91 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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BONE TO BARK BBQ

#537 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1680

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 7 years before Pot's BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 38 contests

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LA PASADITA

#539 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 177
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1805

They've been 1805 at their best, 135 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 164 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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RIPPEL-QUE

#536 of the rated field

1670 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 70%
Peak: 1670

Fewer contests behind them than Pot's BBQ has cooked, 23 to 70, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Sep 17, 2016

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VETERAN PORK PULLERS

#531 of the rated field

1671 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1678

1–3 in 4 shared contests (25% to Pot's BBQ)

Their rating is built on 4 Grand Championships in 49 contests, alongside a 61% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Mar 15, 2024

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UNCLE TOAD'S COMPETITION BBQ

#534 of the rated field

1671 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 138
GCs: 9
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1820

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Pot's BBQ)

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 136 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	31	13	18	42%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	30	8	22	27%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
CRIMSON Q	25	15	10	60%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	25	14	11	56%	⚔ compare
HICKORY PRIME	25	10	15	40%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	25	9	16	36%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	24	22	2	92%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	24	13	11	54%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	24	11	13	46%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	24	7	17	29%	⚔ compare
CLAUDE'S Q	23	18	5	78%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	23	12	11	52%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	23	12	11	52%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	70	27	4	12	180 🔥	152.4684	170.30	top 40%
Pork Ribs	70	34	1	7	178.8572	160.5028	170.45	top 34%
Pork	70	29	6	13	180 🔥	20	165.81	top 37%
Brisket	69	18	1	4	178.8572	153.1428	167.60	top 46%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 50%
Medium (20–39)	35	3	top 34%
Large (40+)	34	0	top 42%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	57	2	top 41%
SC	8	1	top 22%
AL	2	0	top 13%
TN	2	0	top 47%
MS	1	0	top 57%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	4	19	0	top 49%	Mar 7, 2025
SC Festival of Discovery	4	3	0	top 20%	Jul 12, 2019
Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2)	4	4	0	top 31%	Nov 18, 2017
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	3	17	0	top 48%	May 24, 2019
The National BBQ Cup	3	31	0	top 54%	Nov 20, 2015
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	1	1	top 19%	May 19, 2017
Piggin In The Park	2	1	1	top 7%	May 20, 2016
Poosa Q	2	7	0	top 13%	May 5, 2022
Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)	2	2	0	top 18%	Sep 15, 2017
The National BBQ Cup (Day 2)	2	17	0	top 47%	May 28, 2016
Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	2	7	0	top 24%	Aug 14, 2015
Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival	2	10	0	top 48%	Apr 17, 2015
Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	14	0	top 40%	Sep 12, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 12 contests

Contests a season 6.4 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 57 of 70 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 49 13 of them more than once

First title May 22, 2015 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Opponents faced 1,080 finished ahead 2,013 times, behind 1,363

Longest layoff 2.3 yrs Nov 18, 2022 → Mar 7, 2025

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20251 milestone

Mar 7 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20191 milestone

Jul 12 Peak power rating (1730) SC Festival of Discovery

20172 milestones

Jun 16 10th category win Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Nov 17 50th tracked contest Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel

20162 milestones

May 20 First Reserve Championship Piggin In The Park
Sep 16 Career-best overall score707.3828 Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier)

20153 milestones

May 22 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 22 First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Oct 9 25th tracked contest The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)

20142 milestones

Apr 18 First overall top-10 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)
Aug 22 10th tracked contest Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit

20135 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
May 17 First call Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score654.8566 Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 15 First category win (Chicken) The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 15 First perfect 180 (Chicken) The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 22, 2015
+16.4	Piggin' in the Park	May 29, 2015
+15.1	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)	Mar 27, 2015
+13.4	SC Festival of Discovery	Jul 7, 2016
+13.3	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel	Nov 17, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-20.4	Flames on the Flint	Mar 10, 2017
-17.1	The June Contest	Jun 19, 2020
-16.1	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 6, 2020
-15.2	Roman Roast on the River	May 8, 2015
-15.1	GBC Throwdown	Nov 19, 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)
2025	1	0	0	0	100%	top 42%	95.5%	95.5%
2022	3	0	1	0	67%	top 38%	96.1%	94.1%
2021	4	0	1	0	25%	top 47%	96.2%	94%
2020	3	0	1	0	33%	top 56%	97.8%	93.9%
2019	3	0	1	0	33%	top 33%	95.4%	93.8%
2018	5	0	3	1	80%	top 28%	95.1%	94.8%
2017	12	0	6	3	92%	top 34%	95.7%	92.7%
2016	12	1	8	3	100%	top 22%	98.2%	95.6%
2015	12	2	7	2	92%	top 35%	96%	92.9%
2014	9	0	1	2	78%	top 57%	95.3%	90.7%
2013	6	0	0	1	67%	top 52%	93.9%	91.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 7, 2025	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	19 / 45 (687.3256)	8 (176.5600)	37 (164.5372)	19 (173.1200)	13 (173.1084)
Nov 18, 2022	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	36 / 57 (657.0172)	18 (173.1200)	22 (169.1316)	56 (153.0856)	43 (161.6800)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	7 / 72 (691.9428)	13 (174.2628)	23 (171.9772)	14 (171.9772)	10 (173.7256)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	30 / 73 (684.4340)	17 (174.2628)	5 (178.8572)	45 (167.3712)	48 (163.9428)
Nov 19, 2021	GBC Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	21 / 28 (672.4456)	12 (171.9772)	17 (167.9772)	11 (171.9656)	27 (160.5256)
May 14, 2021	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	23 / 42 (671.3144)	24 (167.3828)	18 (167.9772)	15 (168.5600)	21 (167.3944)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	35 / 81 (671.2568)	17 (171.9656)	32 (169.1200)	18 (170.8228)	66 (159.3484)
Feb 5, 2021	Brasstown Valley BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS & JUDGES FULL) Young Harris, GA	5 / 31 (692.4684)	8 (175.4056)	8 (174.2744)	7 (173.1084)	13 (169.6800)
Nov 20, 2020	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown 🏅 Cumming, GA	2 / 40 (704.0116)	3 (177.7144)	16 (173.1200)	2 (177.7372)	9 (175.4400)
Jun 19, 2020	The June Contest Cumming, GA	23 / 25 (660.4228)	25 (163.3828)	19 (165.6800)	15 (167.4172)	25 (163.9428)
Mar 6, 2020	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	43 / 61 (663.8512)	42 (163.9428)	48 (163.3828)	11 (172.5600)	42 (163.9656)
Jul 12, 2019	SC Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	20 / 83 (672.4108)	17 (171.9656)	13 (174.2972)	14 (171.9656)	60 (154.1824)
Jun 14, 2019	Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	8 / 48 (686.8000)	25 (168.5372)	9 (173.7372)	12 (172.5600)	17 (171.9656)
May 24, 2019	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	43 / 72 (667.8400)	36 (167.3828)	47 (165.6916)	19 (170.8228)	52 (163.9428)
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	14 / 89 (683.8972)	24 (169.6684)	28 (168.5372)	9 (174.2744)	15 (171.4172)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	17 / 72 (684.4684)	22 (173.1084)	14 (173.1316)	33 (168.5256)	27 (169.7028)
May 5, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Festival Atlanta, GA	6 / 27 (684.5144)	14 (167.3828)	4 (177.1544)	3 (173.1200)	14 (166.8572)
Apr 20, 2018	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition Cornelia, GA	7 / 26 (681.6228)	20 (161.6456)	2 (175.4172)	2 (175.4288)	8 (169.1312)
Feb 16, 2018	Dirty South-KOD Powder Springs, GA	8 / 16 (678.1484)	8 (169.6800)	5 (171.9772)	1 (175.4056)	12 (161.0856)
Nov 18, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA	29 / 58 (682.7312)	46 (168.5256)	12 (173.7028)	40 (166.2400)	10 (174.2628)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA	9 / 58 (688.4800)	18 (173.1200)	16 (171.4172)	7 (174.2628)	29 (169.6800)
Nov 17, 2017	Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA	12 / 62 (684.4800)	5 (176.5600)	26 (170.8344)	8 (172.5600)	42 (164.5256)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	12 / 39 (679.3256)	16 (169.7028)	19 (168.5372)	1 (177.7028)	24 (163.3828)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	31 / 89 (671.3260)	31 (168.5256)	5 (175.4288)	48 (163.9772)	41 (163.3944)
Jun 16, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Alpharetta, GA	3 / 28 (689.0512)	3 (175.4056)	18 (163.9544)	6 (171.9884)	1 (177.7028)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	41 / 67 (670.1256)	61 (152.4684)	2 (177.7144)	32 (168.5256)	17 (171.4172)
May 19, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	9 / 26 (685.6000)	5 (175.4056)	21 (165.0972)	1 (176.5600)	13 (168.5372)
Apr 21, 2017	Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA	6 / 26 (687.3024)	7 (174.2628)	9 (170.8112)	18 (166.8228)	6 (175.4056)
Mar 10, 2017	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	67 / 67 (508.4800)	13 (173.7028)	30 (167.3944)	35 (167.3828)	—
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	6 / 63 (687.3372)	4 (177.1428)	30 (166.2516)	19 (168.5256)	8 (175.4172)
Feb 3, 2017	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (Teams & Judges Full) Young Harris, GA	10 / 41 (678.1368)	34 (162.8000)	6 (174.2628)	9 (171.4056)	13 (169.6684)
Nov 19, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) Cumming, GA	4 / 37 (694.2284)	1 (180)	3 (174.8800)	18 (169.6800)	16 (169.6684)
Nov 18, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	20 / 47 (677.0052)	33 (167.3712)	2 (176.5600)	23 (168)	33 (165.0740)
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	6 / 26 (687.9656)	20 (163.9656)	9 (173.1656)	5 (171.9772)	4 (178.8572)
Sep 30, 2016	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	5 / 26 (684.4340)	13 (167.3712)	4 (173.1200)	2 (175.4056)	9 (168.5372)
Sep 23, 2016	Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	2 / 25 (686.2172)	2 (175.4172)	8 (169.6800)	1 (178.8572)	17 (162.2628)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	2 / 39 (707.3828)	3 (177.7028)	2 (177.7144)	5 (176.5600)	5 (175.4056)
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	16 / 39 (678.6968)	31 (162.7768)	4 (173.1200)	8 (171.9772)	14 (170.8228)
Aug 12, 2016	Atlanta Bar B Q Festival Atlanta, GA	1 / 28 (705.0856)	2 (177.7028)	11 (170.8228)	1 (180)	2 (176.5600)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	3 / 82 (686.2400)	5 (175.4172)	10 (171.9772)	12 (170.2628)	20 (168.5828)
May 28, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN	17 / 50 (687.9084)	2 (180)	10 (174.2628)	48 (163.3828)	25 (170.2628)
May 27, 2016	The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN	31 / 51 (680.4568)	33 (171.9656)	8 (173.1200)	37 (166.2400)	32 (169.1312)
May 20, 2016	Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC	2 / 20 (680.5372)	3 (169.1200)	6 (166.8228)	3 (169.1428)	2 (175.4516)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	34 / 74 (677.6000)	23 (171.9772)	54 (165.0972)	3 (175.4400)	50 (165.0856)
Nov 6, 2015	Flags are Flying Winder, GA	7 / 21 (673.0628)	4 (174.2628)	12 (162.8228)	14 (164.5372)	4 (171.4400)
Oct 9, 2015	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	5 / 27 (687.9656)	8 (173.7028)	2 (173.7256)	15 (167.9656)	8 (172.5716)
Sep 18, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS	17 / 30 (683.3140)	12 (171.9656)	26 (167.3828)	12 (170.8572)	16 (173.1084)
Aug 14, 2015	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	7 / 40 (681.5884)	2 (176.5600)	13 (167.9656)	6 (174.2628)	23 (162.8000)
Jun 12, 2015	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA	4 / 20 (682.7544)	10 (169.6800)	6 (173.7144)	8 (170.8228)	11 (168.5372)
May 29, 2015	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	1 / 23 (689.2000)	1 (177.7372)	4 (172.0344)	4 (169.1084)	6 (170.3200)
May 22, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	1 / 29 (691.3484)	4 (173.1200)	10 (169.7028)	1 (175.4172)	6 (173.1084)
May 8, 2015	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	41 / 41 (533.0744)	32 (164.5372)	5 (175.4172)	41 (20)	6 (173.1200)
Apr 24, 2015	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	15 / 35 (667.8628)	12 (171.4172)	9 (168.5372)	12 (170.2628)	28 (157.6456)
Apr 17, 2015	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA	17 / 29 (669.5772)	5 (174.2744)	24 (160.5028)	19 (166.2628)	15 (168.5372)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	5 / 38 (686.7540)	6 (174.2628)	7 (174.2628)	19 (166.8228)	11 (171.4056)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	66 / 86 (657.5312)	76 (160.5028)	40 (168.5256)	77 (158.2400)	35 (170.2628)
Nov 14, 2014	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (SBBQA) Chatsworth, GA	12 / 34 (686.2172)	16 (173.1200)	15 (169.6800)	4 (173.7028)	15 (169.7144)
Oct 3, 2014	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	16 / 22 (666.0912)	12 (169.6684)	6 (173.1316)	14 (166.2284)	19 (157.0628)
Sep 27, 2014	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	21 / 34 (659.2456)	30 (156.4912)	1 (176.5600)	7 (170.8344)	27 (155.3600)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	14 / 42 (678.7656)	7 (176)	12 (171.9656)	29 (163.3944)	19 (167.4056)
Aug 22, 2014	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	24 / 37 (652.5256)	15 (170.8228)	15 (167.4172)	30 (161.1428)	32 (153.1428)
Aug 14, 2014	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	11 / 35 (668.4684)	1 (175.4056)	9 (167.9772)	22 (161.7028)	22 (163.3828)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	64 / 65 (525.7256)	30 (166.8228)	10 (170.8800)	65 (20)	20 (168.0228)
Apr 18, 2014	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA	10 / 27 (682.1484)	12 (170.8228)	9 (170.8228)	3 (174.2628)	16 (166.2400)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	31 / 79 (675.8856)	1 (180)	40 (167.4172)	66 (162.8000)	44 (165.6684)
Oct 11, 2013	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	19 / 25 (645.5084)	24 (154.2056)	11 (166.8228)	11 (169.1200)	20 (155.3600)
Sep 13, 2013	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	20 / 43 (660.9368)	34 (159.3484)	16 (166.2400)	9 (170.2628)	19 (165.0856)
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	25 / 54 (652.4228)	39 (159.9428)	26 (161.6800)	21 (164.5600)	18 (166.2400)
Aug 16, 2013	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	13 / 34 (668.4456)	28 (155.9428)	5 (169.6800)	11 (167.3828)	3 (175.4400)
May 17, 2013	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	25 / 37 (654.8566)	23 (162.8568)	21 (165.1428)	4 (173.7142)	32 (153.1428)

Pot's BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (20 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

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Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

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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

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

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)