BUTCHER'S BEST GA
Rating
1509
peak 1519 · rated over 5 contests
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 Backyard vs avg 454.28 (+0.00)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±67.79
std dev of Backyard 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
Schedule strength
42%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)
Purse competed for
$24K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 5 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
454.28 / 360
5 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
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).
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 4 years, then back at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2024-11-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
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)
- Average Backyard overall score: 454.28 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-07-19 — First tracked contest · Piggin in the Park
- 📣 2019-07-19 — First call · Piggin in the Park
- ⭐ 2020-07-31 — Career-best overall score (500.5256) · Hawgin On Lanier
- 📈 2020-07-31 — Peak power rating (1519) · Hawgin On Lanier
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.3 | Piggin in the Park | 2019-07-19 |
| +7.4 | Hawgin On Lanier | 2020-07-31 |
| +3.5 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | 2019-11-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -6.1 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown | 2020-11-20 |
| -4 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2024-11-15 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 59% | 88.7% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 41% | 139% | 136.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 26% | 135% | 134.7% |
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) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | — | — |