BILLY MAC BBQ GA
Rating
1475
peak 1510
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2024-05-31
Best ToY finish
#1508
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 70%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
406.26 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 414.51 (-8.25)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±107.15
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 159.46 · weakest Brisket (150.78)
Road miles
1519
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 666 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
CHOOCHOO BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 7 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.2456 points of the Grand Championship at Honeybee BBQ Competition (2019-05-31).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 170.8344 | 149.7028 | 159.46 | top 64% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 150.2056 | 156.59 | top 72% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.5372 | 154.2172 | 158.09 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150.7772 | 150.7772 | 150.78 | top 96% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 4 | 0 | top 50% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 109% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 75% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 30% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (4 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 414.51
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 615.6912 | 615.69 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 475.2912 | 397.31 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 315.9084 | 315.91 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 305.1084 | 305.11 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 485.0060 | 428.26 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 24 / 25 (615.6912) | 23 (155.9428) | 25 (150.7656) | 24 (158.2056) | 24 (150.7772) |
| 2022-06-03 | Honeybee BBQ Competition Lafayette, GA | 14 / 25 (475.2912) | 16 (152.5256) | 9 (162.2284) | 8 (160.5372) | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 38 / 34 (319.3256) | 22 (166.2628) | 47 (153.0628) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 41 / 38 (315.9084) | 30 (165.7028) | 44 (150.2056) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 28 / 94 (305.1084) | 28 (149.7028) | 27 (155.4056) | — | — |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 14 / 35 (475.7940) | 12 (160.4912) | — | 17 (154.2172) | — |
| 2019-05-31 | Honeybee BBQ Competition LaFayette, GA | 2 / 22 (485.0060) | 1 (170.8344) | 7 (154.7772) | 4 (159.3944) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 32 / 30 (323.9660) | 42 (154.2516) | 15 (169.7144) | — | — |
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 | #1508 (55 pts) | #1242 (60 pts) | #1631 (50 pts) | #1518 (55 pts) | #1513 (55 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #299 (89 pts) | #248 (129 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #262 (60 pts) | #267 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #84 (107 pts) | #91 (102 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #20 (107 pts) | #24 (102 pts) | — | — |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2236 (75 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #2603 (58 pts) | #2618 (58 pts) | #2621 (58 pts) | #2489 (68 pts) | #2629 (58 pts) |