Hot Butts BBQ GA
Rating
1463
peak 1463 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2024-03-01
Best ToY finish
#878
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 165.11 · weakest Pork (150.99)
Road miles
475
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 460 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$21K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
636.11 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
291.38 / 360
1 Backyard contest · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 4.6 years, then back at Atlanta BBQ Store Classic (2023-11-17).
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.1084 | 145.6228 | 153.37 | top 97% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5372 | 152.0228 | 157.89 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2284 | 139.3600 | 150.99 | top 96% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.8572 | 163.3712 | 165.11 | top 75% |
“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 | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 106% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 106% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 95% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in GA (2 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (3 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 636.11 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 291.38 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
- 📈 2019-04-26 — Peak power rating (1486) · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
- ⭐ 2023-11-17 — Career-best overall score (640.4568) · Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.6 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition | 2019-04-26 |
| -11.9 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2023-11-17 |
| -11.1 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2024-03-01 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 92% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 98% | 89% | 89% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 106% | 80.9% | 80.9% |
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 | 54 / 59 (631.7596) | 59 (145.6228) | 45 (164.5372) | 49 (158.2284) | 46 (163.3712) |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 59 / 60 (640.4568) | 56 (161.1084) | 57 (157.1084) | 59 (155.3828) | 43 (166.8572) |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 34 / 32 (291.3828) | — | 25 (152.0228) | 34 (139.3600) | — |
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 ↗ | Master | #878 (120 pts) | #977 (120 pts) | #1021 (120 pts) | #938 (120 pts) | #922 (120 pts) |