TENACIOUS Q GA
Rating
1458
peak 1502
Contests
11
in the data
First seen
2019-03-01
latest 2025-03-07
Best ToY finish
#75
Master 2014
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 11 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
666.82 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 668.16 (-1.34)
Walk rate
36%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.64
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 169.79 · weakest Pork (165.04)
Road miles
523
mi across 11 mapped stops · furthest 142 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Smokin Aces has finished one call ahead of TENACIOUS Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Willingham's has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ATLANTA BBQ STORE has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of RBH BARBECUE in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 161.6572 | 167.08 | top 59% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 176.5944 | 166.2400 | 169.79 | top 41% |
| Pork | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 157.0856 | 165.04 | top 63% |
| Brisket | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 158.2400 | 166.24 | top 59% |
“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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 61% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 59% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (11 of 11 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 668.16
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 | 667.8400 | 667.84 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 673.6228 | 673.62 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 679.2912 | 679.29 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 656.9488 | 656.66 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 667.8516 | 667.85 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 666.6968 | 666.70 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 678.7312 | 670.27 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 35 / 45 (667.8400) | 41 (161.6572) | 31 (167.3828) | 31 (168.5372) | 24 (170.2628) |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 34 / 59 (673.6228) | 18 (173.7028) | 15 (172.0000) | 51 (157.0856) | 26 (170.8344) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 27 / 65 (679.2912) | 32 (169.1084) | 32 (168.5256) | 20 (171.9656) | 24 (169.6916) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 37 / 57 (656.9488) | 46 (162.8000) | 29 (166.2516) | 44 (160.5028) | 29 (167.3944) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 50 / 73 (656.3768) | 50 (164.5140) | 52 (166.2400) | 44 (167.3828) | 59 (158.2400) |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 38 / 81 (667.8516) | 30 (167.9772) | 36 (167.3944) | 24 (169.6800) | 57 (162.8000) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 40 / 61 (666.6968) | 31 (168.5140) | 3 (176.5944) | 53 (161.6456) | 51 (159.9428) |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 14 / 35 (678.7312) | 14 (171.4172) | 23 (166.8228) | 7 (171.9772) | 19 (168.5140) |
| 2019-10-11 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival Lyons, GA | 22 / 27 (664.4112) | 21 (166.8228) | 3 (174.2744) | 23 (161.6684) | 25 (161.6456) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 52 / 72 (662.1028) | 40 (166.2400) | 21 (171.9656) | 62 (159.9428) | 50 (163.9544) |
| 2019-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 20 / 62 (675.8396) | 45 (165.0856) | 20 (170.2628) | 37 (165.0856) | 6 (175.4056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #555 (175 pts) | #580 (175 pts) | #398 (305 pts) | #494 (225 pts) | #624 (150 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #875 (327 pts) | #945 (307 pts) | #731 (462 pts) | #889 (347 pts) | #846 (377 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #586 (591 pts) | #537 (691 pts) | #378 (931 pts) | #599 (621 pts) | #631 (581 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1220 (235 pts) | #1617 (160 pts) | #1662 (150 pts) | #1296 (235 pts) | #1066 (320 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #1090 (288 pts) | #1447 (198 pts) | #1145 (293 pts) | #1048 (343 pts) | #692 (578 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #254 (1291 pts) | #355 (1031 pts) | #310 (1111 pts) | #372 (976 pts) | #182 (1581 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #75 (2168 pts) | #143 (1649 pts) | #97 (1888 pts) | #149 (1590 pts) | #97 (1935 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #96 (1970 pts) | #42 (2194 pts) | #43 (2054 pts) | #149 (1499 pts) | #113 (1774 pts) |