Southern Tailgates GA
Rating
1521
peak 1529
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2019-08-23
latest 2024-08-16
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
459.11
last 5 vs career avg 459.11 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±73.14
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 165.69 · weakest Chicken (161.44)
Road miles
0
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Quenut BBQ has finished one call ahead of Southern Tailgates 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
RUNNING STYLE BBQ - GA has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HICKORY FLAT BBQ CO. in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 2 of 32 at their very first tracked contest, Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (2019-08-23).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 166.2628 | 157.0972 | 161.44 | top 43% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 172.5600 | 155.9428 | 165.69 | top 26% |
| Pork | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 173.1200 | 158.2172 | 165.57 | top 30% |
| 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in GA (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 459.11
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 | 313.0400 | 313.04 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 489.5772 | 489.58 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 495.9548 | 495.95 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 494.7772 | 494.78 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 502.1944 | 502.19 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-16 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 17 / 26 (313.0400) | 18 (157.0972) | 16 (155.9428) | 7 (167.9656) | — |
| 2023-08-18 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 12 / 27 (489.5772) | 14 (158.8000) | 6 (172.5600) | 14 (158.2172) | — |
| 2022-08-19 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 8 / 30 (495.9548) | 10 (161.6572) | 3 (166.2860) | 5 (168.0116) | — |
| 2021-08-20 | Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 6 / 26 (494.7772) | 6 (166.2628) | 6 (167.9772) | 12 (160.5372) | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA | 2 / 32 (502.1944) | 12 (163.3944) | 5 (165.6800) | 2 (173.1200) | — |