Praise the Lord BBQ TN
Rating
1478
peak 1478
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2023-06-23
latest 2024-06-21
Best ToY finish
#1255
Master 2023
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 96%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 153.66 · weakest Pork Ribs (144.54)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, TN first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.7884 | 148.5372 | 153.66 | top 92% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144.5484 | 144.5372 | 144.54 | top 97% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154.7656 | 146.8228 | 150.79 | top 97% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0972 | 140.4916 | 144.79 | top 98% |
“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 TN (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 593.79
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 588.9944 | 588.99 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 598.5940 | 598.59 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-21 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 31 / 33 (588.9944) | 32 (148.5372) | 31 (144.5372) | 32 (146.8228) | 32 (149.0972) |
| 2023-06-23 | Big BBQ Bash Maryville, TN | 35 / 36 (598.5940) | 31 (158.7884) | 36 (144.5484) | 35 (154.7656) | 36 (140.4916) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1480 (58 pts) | #1512 (58 pts) | #1571 (58 pts) | #1491 (58 pts) | #1480 (58 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #1432 (60 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |