Killer B's BBQ GA
Rating
1537
peak 1553
Contests
16
in the data
First seen
2019-05-10
latest 2026-05-08
Best ToY finish
#3
Master 2013
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
8 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 16 contests
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
678.72
last 5 vs career avg 678.51 (+0.21)
Walk rate
56%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
3
best run (overall)
Consistency
±10.26
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.69 · weakest Brisket (168.54)
Road miles
1392
mi across 16 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
CLAUDE'S Q has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoke Central BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 14 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken (2020-08-14) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 25-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, WHO CARES BBQ.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 16 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6456 | 171.69 | top 40% |
| Pork Ribs | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5716 | 162.8000 | 169.08 | top 51% |
| Pork | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 161.6572 | 169.21 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 179.4400 | 158.7884 | 168.54 | top 52% |
“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 | 11 | 0 | top 52% |
| SC | 4 | 1 | top 30% |
| NC | 1 | 0 | top 45% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 1 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 9 | 0 | top 51% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (11 of 16 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (16 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken (2020-08-14)
- Wins it all in 6% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 678.51
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 673.0060 | 673.01 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 691.3372 | 691.34 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 686.7196 | 677.58 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 695.9544 | 681.39 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 683.8624 | 673.30 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | 20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 28 / 42 (673.0060) | 36 (162.8000) | 2 (176.5716) | 35 (161.6572) | 17 (171.9772) |
| 2022-05-13 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off Waynesboro, GA | 6 / 42 (691.3372) | 16 (173.1200) | 15 (169.6800) | 13 (171.9772) | 3 (176.5600) |
| 2021-10-15 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 17 / 34 (686.7196) | 3 (180.0000) | 28 (168.5372) | 20 (171.9656) | 28 (166.2168) |
| 2021-09-04 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 2 Augusta, GA | 39 / 43 (671.2684) | 22 (171.9772) | 40 (162.8000) | 19 (170.8228) | 37 (165.6684) |
| 2021-09-03 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Day 1 Augusta, GA | 28 / 37 (671.2684) | 13 (174.2628) | 30 (166.2516) | 19 (171.9656) | 32 (158.7884) |
| 2021-05-14 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 15 / 42 (681.0516) | 5 (174.2744) | 6 (175.4172) | 19 (166.2628) | 26 (165.0972) |
| 2020-10-16 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Dorchester Shrine Club Summerville, SC | 16 / 24 (667.2456) | 20 (161.6456) | 19 (165.0972) | 8 (169.6800) | 13 (170.8228) |
| 2020-09-25 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Murphy Murphy, NC | 10 / 22 (685.0632) | 17 (168.5372) | 17 (167.3944) | 4 (175.4172) | 6 (173.7144) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Augusta, GA | 30 / 54 (689.0052) | 21 (175.4056) | 16 (175.4056) | 38 (168.5256) | 34 (169.6684) |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash Augusta, GA | 34 / 46 (661.4736) | 35 (165.0740) | 37 (162.8000) | 27 (167.3712) | 30 (166.2284) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck Roebuck, SC | 5 / 34 (689.6228) | 2 (177.7144) | 22 (166.2400) | 23 (166.2284) | 1 (179.4400) |
| 2020-08-14 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Aiken Aiken, SC | 1 / 34 (695.9544) | 2 (177.7028) | 13 (171.4172) | 13 (170.2628) | 2 (176.5716) |
| 2019-10-18 | Royal Oak Invitational Only (COMPETITOR SERIES) Roswell, GA | 8 / 32 (683.8624) | 3 (177.7028) | 10 (171.9772) | 21 (168.5140) | 24 (165.6684) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 28 / 83 (669.0280) | 30 (167.9656) | 25 (169.1428) | 22 (169.6800) | 39 (162.2396) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA | 28 / 72 (675.3372) | 13 (174.2628) | 25 (170.8344) | 33 (167.4172) | 53 (162.8228) |
| 2019-05-10 | Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF Waynesboro, GA | 21 / 42 (664.9712) | 24 (164.5256) | 19 (165.6800) | 12 (169.6800) | 25 (165.0856) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #837 (175 pts) | #1174 (105 pts) | #1207 (110 pts) | #1046 (120 pts) | #745 (235 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | #658 (230 pts) | #500 (380 pts) | #606 (295 pts) | #614 (270 pts) | #782 (180 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #138 (804 pts) | #142 (819 pts) | #229 (524 pts) | #184 (649 pts) | #104 (934 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #1175 (200 pts) | #1085 (245 pts) | #1201 (210 pts) | #1061 (260 pts) | #1283 (180 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #164 (1551 pts) | #148 (1563 pts) | #141 (1546 pts) | #145 (1524 pts) | #162 (1534 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #221 (1422 pts) | #250 (1252 pts) | #234 (1322 pts) | #403 (952 pts) | #250 (1327 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #120 (1879 pts) | #153 (1607 pts) | #42 (2104 pts) | #130 (1669 pts) | #169 (1609 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #395 (947 pts) | #436 (892 pts) | #451 (842 pts) | #631 (612 pts) | #415 (907 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #9 (2759 pts) | #35 (2343 pts) | #11 (2512 pts) | #21 (2432 pts) | #31 (2404 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #3 (2856 pts) | #13 (2517 pts) | #6 (2692 pts) | #11 (2522 pts) | #21 (2476 pts) |