BUTCHER'S BEST GA
Rating
1509
peak 1519
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-07-19
latest 2024-11-15
Best ToY finish
#368
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
454.28
last 5 vs career avg 454.28 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±67.79
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.32 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.63)
Road miles
118
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 48 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Bald Hawg BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of CLAUDE'S Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 25 at their very first tracked contest, Piggin in the Park (2019-07-19).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 174.8456 | 163.3944 | 168.32 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161.1200 | 150.7888 | 156.63 | top 45% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.5600 | 151.9428 | 159.72 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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 26% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 47% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 454.28
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 319.3372 | 319.34 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 500.5256 | 491.02 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 486.1372 | 485.00 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 34 / 58 (319.3372) | 26 (163.9772) | 35 (155.3600) | 20 (151.9428) | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA | 23 / 40 (481.5196) | 14 (168.5372) | 19 (160.4796) | 24 (152.5028) | — |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 13 / 55 (500.5256) | 11 (170.8456) | 26 (161.1200) | 8 (168.5600) | — |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 11 / 35 (483.8628) | 10 (163.3944) | 14 (155.3828) | 7 (165.0856) | — |
| 2019-07-19 | Piggin in the Park Jasper, GA | 5 / 25 (486.1372) | 1 (174.8456) | 7 (150.7888) | 4 (160.5028) | — |
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 ↗ | Backyard | #368 (60 pts) | #371 (60 pts) | #380 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #214 (105 pts) | #251 (80 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #44 (244 pts) | #68 (154 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #17 (117 pts) | #26 (97 pts) | — | — |