The heartbreaker
3.4400
points from the title
Came within 3.4400 points of the Grand Championship at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2023-11-17).
B.G.Q.
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1584
peak 1584 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ
Best runs
3
straight top-10s
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2023-05-12
latest 2024-06-07
Best ToY finish
#30
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
6
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 26%
overall standings
Best overall
691.3484
Competitor Series · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
343.49
last 5 Backyard vs avg 343.45 (+0.05)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Best single call
177.7028
Consistency
±4.80
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.86 · weakest Pork (160.92)
Road miles
863
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
60%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$57K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
343.45 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Storylines (8 found in this team's record)
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
On the rise
+73
rating points in a year
Their power rating has climbed 73 points across 8 contests since 2023-08-04 — from 1511 up to 1584.
- 8 contests since 2023-08-04
- now 1584
They almost always walk
80%
of contests with a top-10 call
A call in 8 of 10 contests
A top-10 category call in 80% of their 10 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
TRIPLE H BBQ has finished one call ahead of B.G.Q. 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
A tough matchup
6–2
behind in the head-to-head
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS ahead in 75% of their meetings
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has come out ahead in 6 of their 8 shared contests.
A strong matchup
6–1
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 86% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of LEE LA Q in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
Pork Ribs nemesis
5 of 8
shared pork ribs entries lost
Smokey Bees BBQ - MS ahead 63% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Smokey Bees BBQ - MS has out-cooked them in 5 of 8 shared pork ribs entries.
The metronome
±1.33%
swing around their own average
Their overall lands within ±1.33% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
- averages 95.4% of a perfect score
- 10 contests
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
35 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#1218 of the rated field
- Contests
- 20
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1606
1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to B.G.Q.)
One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team B.G.Q. has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.
⚔ Head-to-head#1223 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1584
No shared contest yet.
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#1222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 12
- GCs
- 2
- Top-10s
- 83%
- Peak
- 1584
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 10, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#1216 of the rated field
- Contests
- 19
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 68%
- Peak
- 1584
No shared contest yet.
19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 68% top-10 finishes rather than wins.
⚔ Head-to-head#1215 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1584
No shared contest yet.
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before B.G.Q.'s first contest.
⚔ Head-to-head#1219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 22
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 50%
- Peak
- 1597
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before B.G.Q.'s most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 7 | 6 | 1 | 86% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Small Batch BBQ - TN | 6 | 4 | 2 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Rocket Barbecue | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 162.2400 | 170.37 | top 35% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 163.9544 | 171.86 | top 24% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7028 | 155.9772 | 160.92 | top 35% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 5 | 0 | top 33% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 23% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 3% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
| Medium (20–39) | 6 | 0 | top 27% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 10% |
The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
1.1 yrs
2023-05-12 → 2024-06-07
Busiest season
2024
5 contests
Contests a season
5
across 2 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
AL
5 of 10 contests · 3 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
10
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
10 entries · 0 wins · 4 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 171.86 · weakest Pork (160.92)
Walk rate
80%
a top-10 call in 8 of 10 contests
Overall top-10 rate
60%
6 of 10 contests
Best top-10 run
3
straight contests
Backyard average
343.45
out of 360 · 8 contests · 0 GCs
Opponents faced
343
436–89 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
863
10 mapped stops · furthest 146 mi
Schedule strength
1576
average field rating faced — tougher than 60% of rated contests
Purse competed for
$56,650
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0
from 3 state-championship entries
Power rating
1584
peak 1584 · #1220 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2023
- First tracked contest Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First call Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall top-10 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best overall score691.3484 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score343.9428 Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL)
- First overall podium Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- First Reserve Championship Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- 2024
- 10th tracked contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Peak power rating (1584) Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18.5 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2023-11-17 |
| +18 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2024-03-15 |
| +13.5 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-03-22 |
| +13.5 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-05-17 |
| +10.7 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) | 2023-08-04 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -1.9 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 | 2023-09-22 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80% | top 18% | 96.8% | 95.4% |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 80% | top 35% | 97.3% | 95.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 8 / 35 (341.0856) | 11 (173.1084) | 15 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 4 / 39 (348.5372) | 8 (175.4172) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 12 / 31 (337.0744) | 7 (173.1200) | 17 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 5 / 38 (344.5372) | 19 (169.6800) | 7 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 3 / 93 (346.2400) | 12 (170.8112) | 4 (175.4288) | 36 (157.0856) | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 2 / 60 (350.2628) | 3 (177.1428) | 7 (173.1200) | 23 (155.9772) | — |
| 2023-09-22 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) #1 Oneonta, AL | 12 / 18 (335.9084) | 10 (168.5256) | 8 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 14 / 58 (343.9428) | 25 (168.5256) | 7 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN | 5 / 30 (691.3484) | 18 (165.0856) | 1 (177.7028) | 8 (169.7028) | — |
| 2023-05-12 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN | 20 / 32 (491.8512) | 17 (162.2400) | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #30 (1042 pts) | #71 (794 pts) | #61 (832 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #223 (178 pts) | #165 (303 pts) | — | — |