Gardenvalley Smokers GA
Rating
1560
peak 1582
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-11-15
latest 2024-03-01
Best ToY finish
#463
Master 2023
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
4
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 33%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
610.54 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 571.47 (+39.07)
Walk rate
55%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±100.63
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.66 · weakest Brisket (165.82)
Road miles
1067
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 168 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
BARREL FEVER BBQ has finished one call ahead of Gardenvalley Smokers 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ROLLIN KOLBZ has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Smoke Central BBQ has come out ahead in 8 of their 10 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ in 13 of their 13 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown is their spot: an average finish in the top 8% across 2 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.0112 points of the Grand Championship at BBQ Boogie & Blues (2021-09-24).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 61-team field at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.
📅 A March team
Something about March: average finish in the top 21% across 5 contests, versus top 33% the rest of the year.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 35 at their very first tracked contest, Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (2019-11-15).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 177.7144 | 162.2284 | 170.66 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 176.5716 | 162.8344 | 168.70 | top 36% |
| Pork | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 177.7144 | 158.2512 | 167.36 | top 33% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 155.9428 | 165.82 | top 61% |
“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 | 15 | 1 | top 29% |
| AL | 3 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 1 | top 36% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2022 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (17 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (19 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2020-03-06)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 571.47
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 | 671.3256 | 671.33 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 694.2056 | 682.46 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 679.9772 | 601.22 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 522.8000 | 504.62 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 518.2172 | 507.57 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 500.4456 | 500.45 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 39 / 59 (671.3256) | 24 (171.9656) | 22 (169.7028) | 42 (164.5372) | 41 (165.1200) |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 45 / 60 (670.7200) | 16 (174.2628) | 52 (163.3944) | 41 (166.2400) | 44 (166.8228) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 2 / 65 (694.2056) | 6 (174.2628) | 17 (171.9772) | 3 (177.1428) | 17 (170.8228) |
| 2022-11-18 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cumming, GA | 18 / 57 (678.2056) | 5 (176.5600) | 36 (164.5372) | 21 (169.1428) | 27 (167.9656) |
| 2022-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (One Meat Ribs) Cumming, GA | — | — | 13 (170.8688) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL | 23 / 49 (338.2284) | 12 (174.8456) | 34 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL | 73 / 91 (664.4572) | 37 (171.9772) | 80 (163.3828) | 26 (173.1544) | 86 (155.9428) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival Grovetown, GA | 27 / 51 (679.9772) | 45 (164.5256) | 13 (173.7372) | 17 (171.4172) | 20 (170.2972) |
| 2022-10-14 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que Music Festival - One Meat Chicken Grovetown, GA | — | 30 (162.2284) | — | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 25 / 72 (677.6112) | 17 (172.5484) | 37 (168.5600) | 32 (169.1200) | 39 (167.3828) |
| 2022-04-29 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 27 / 37 (667.8628) | 34 (162.8228) | 27 (165.0856) | 5 (177.7144) | 30 (162.2400) |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 9 / 73 (502.1944) | 29 (162.8228) | 2 (176.5716) | 20 (162.8000) | — |
| 2021-11-19 | GBC Throwdown Cumming, GA | 5 / 28 (501.6460) | 4 (168.5488) | 3 (171.4400) | 14 (161.6572) | — |
| 2021-09-24 | BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA | 2 / 27 (522.8000) | 1 (177.7144) | 4 (175.4172) | 5 (169.6684) | — |
| 2021-07-30 | GBC Summer Showdown Cumming, GA | 9 / 39 (496.4568) | 9 (167.9656) | 9 (167.3712) | 12 (161.1200) | — |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 18 / 81 (497.5884) | 4 (173.1084) | 23 (162.8344) | 26 (161.6456) | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cumming, GA | 3 / 40 (518.2172) | 1 (177.7144) | 4 (169.6800) | 5 (170.8228) | — |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 18 / 55 (499.9312) | 19 (166.2972) | 11 (169.7028) | 21 (163.9312) | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 1 / 61 (504.5712) | 1 (174.8800) | 1 (171.4400) | 25 (158.2512) | — |
| 2019-11-15 | Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown Cedartown, GA | 3 / 35 (500.4456) | 5 (167.3944) | 7 (166.2284) | 4 (166.8228) | — |
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 | #878 (120 pts) | #840 (170 pts) | #962 (135 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #255 (125 pts) | #222 (178 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #463 (415 pts) | #499 (420 pts) | #626 (338 pts) | #529 (375 pts) | #746 (220 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #145 (259 pts) | #98 (484 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Master | #807 (180 pts) | #675 (280 pts) | #779 (240 pts) | #584 (345 pts) | #792 (205 pts) |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #62 (615 pts) | #83 (400 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #23 (538 pts) | #20 (558 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #13 (167 pts) | #16 (147 pts) | — | — |