FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ

FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 36 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 74 at The National BBQ Cup (2015). They are ranked #918 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#918

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1613

peak 1636 · rated over 36 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 8, 2013

latest Mar 1, 2024 · 11.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#190

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

13 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 36 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 39%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7656 / 720

Master · The National BBQ Cup

Perfect 180s

Current form

661.33 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 668.84 (-7.51)

Walk rate

72%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Brisket · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

Consistency

±28.17

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.66 · weakest Brisket (163.00)

Road miles

3,370

across 36 mapped stops · furthest 341 mi

Schedule strength

45%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

668.84 / 720

36 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

The National BBQ Cup is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 15%

They almost always walk

72% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 26 of 36 contests

A top-10 category call in 72% of their 36 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.7656 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.7656 at The National BBQ Cup — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Nov 20, 2015

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA has finished one call ahead of FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–4 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 79% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 15 of their 19 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.7 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.66 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 22% of the time against 44%.

Brisket avg 163.00
Chicken avg 170.66
8 calls in 36 entries

A strong matchup

17–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 94% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 17 of their 18 shared contests.

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The comeback

5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 5 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 1, 2024).

last seen Mar 1, 2019
back Mar 1, 2024

Chicken nemesis

14 of 17 shared chicken entries lost

ATLANTA BBQ STORE ahead 82% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, ATLANTA BBQ STORE has out-cooked them in 14 of 17 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SWIGGIN PIG has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A November team

Top 14% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 14% across 4 contests, versus top 39% the rest of the year.

4 November contests
top 39% the rest of the year

The long haul

3,370 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,370 miles across 36 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 341 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

36 mapped stops
furthest 341 mi

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) every year from 2014 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 6th

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1814 (80 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#1761 (105 pts)	#1006 (285 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1476 (130 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1035 (285 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1666 (130 pts)	#1802 (120 pts)	#1423 (200 pts)	#1682 (140 pts)	#1771 (125 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#645 (599 pts)	#535 (764 pts)	#551 (754 pts)	#850 (464 pts)	#720 (554 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#299 (1,173 pts)	#314 (1,133 pts)	#298 (1,163 pts)	#236 (1,263 pts)	#297 (1,168 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1847 (120 pts)	#1953 (115 pts)	#2027 (100 pts)	#2145 (80 pts)	#1883 (125 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#190 (1,433 pts)	#42 (2,194 pts)	#133 (1,595 pts)	#259 (1,096 pts)	#281 (1,062 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1613 power rating

Contests: 47
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 34%
Peak: 1637

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1613 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1638

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#923 of the rated field

1613 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 55%
Peak: 1613

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1613 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 58%
Peak: 1623

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#920 of the rated field

1613 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1613

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

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Team Meat Coma

#924 of the rated field

1613 power rating

Contests: 62
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1681

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
TENACIOUS Q	22	10	12	45%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	20	6	14	30%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	18	17	1	94%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	18	16	2	89%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUD'S BBQ	16	14	2	88%	⚔ compare
DIGGIN QUE-GA	16	10	6	63%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Pot's BBQ	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	14	7	7	50%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	36	16	0	6	177.7142	151.9656	170.66	top 37%
Pork Ribs	36	10	0	2	176.5600	159.9428	169.49	top 35%
Pork	36	9	0	1	176.5600	152.5712	165.70	top 52%
Brisket	36	8	2	4	178.8572	0	163.00	top 44%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	14	0	top 43%
Large (40+)	22	0	top 36%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	33	top 39%
SC	1	top 38%
TN	1	top 55%
MS	1	top 37%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)	4	6	top 40%	Sep 15, 2017
The National BBQ Cup	3	3	top 15%	Nov 20, 2015
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	17	top 61%	Mar 1, 2024
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	11	top 26%	Mar 1, 2019
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2	21	top 47%	Aug 5, 2016
Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	2	6	top 25%	Aug 28, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 12 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 33 of 36 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 27 6 of them more than once

Opponents faced 710 finished ahead 1,076 times, behind 645

Longest layoff 5 yrs Mar 1, 2019 → Mar 1, 2024

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20241 milestone

Mar 1 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20182 milestones

Mar 2 First category win (Brisket) Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
Mar 2 Career-best single call (Brisket)178.8572 Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20161 milestone

Nov 18 Peak power rating (1636) Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)

20153 milestones

Nov 20 First overall podium The National BBQ Cup
Nov 20 25th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup
Nov 20 Career-best overall score694.7656 The National BBQ Cup

20135 milestones

Feb 8 First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 8 First call Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 5 First overall past 90% of a perfect score667.9996 Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)
May 17 First overall top-10 Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 25 10th tracked contest Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.8	The National BBQ Cup	Nov 20, 2015
+13.4	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 23, 2013
+12.5	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1)	Nov 18, 2016
+12.3	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	May 17, 2013
+11.9	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 25, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-17.4	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 1, 2024
-15.9	Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 26, 2013
-8.1	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig	Jul 14, 2017
-6.7	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier)	May 24, 2013
-5.1	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)	Sep 15, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2024	1	0	0	0%	top 93%	87.3%	87.3%
2019	1	0	1	100%	top 34%	93.8%	93.8%
2018	1	0	1	100%	top 19%	94.1%	94.1%
2017	2	0	0	0%	top 64%	92.1%	92%
2016	6	1	0	67%	top 38%	95.5%	93.8%
2015	10	3	0	80%	top 37%	96.5%	94.2%
2014	3	1	0	67%	top 32%	95%	93.6%
2013	12	4	0	83%	top 36%	95.5%	91.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 1, 2024	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	55 / 59 (628.9140)	58 (151.9656)	51 (159.9428)	54 (153.6228)	45 (163.3828)
Mar 1, 2019	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	21 / 62 (675.3256)	49 (163.9428)	38 (166.2400)	16 (168.5600)	1 (176.5828)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	11 / 59 (677.6456)	30 (167.3828)	26 (166.2856)	30 (165.1200)	1 (178.8572)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	23 / 39 (663.2572)	28 (164.5372)	11 (171.9772)	21 (167.3828)	26 (159.3600)
Jul 14, 2017	The Georgia Smithfield Guinea Pig Cummings, GA	28 / 41 (661.5196)	32 (164.5256)	23 (166.8112)	27 (165.0856)	24 (165.0972)
Nov 18, 2016	Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA	6 / 47 (687.8856)	18 (170.8228)	8 (171.9772)	11 (170.8228)	9 (174.2628)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	16 / 39 (677.0172)	18 (166.2400)	5 (176.0116)	25 (163.9428)	12 (170.8228)
Aug 5, 2016	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	31 / 56 (675.8856)	16 (174.2744)	12 (173.1200)	45 (164.5484)	42 (163.9428)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	31 / 82 (656.9940)	7 (173.1428)	33 (163.9772)	55 (157.6572)	41 (162.2168)
Jun 17, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	16 / 29 (682.7312)	22 (170.8228)	13 (172.5600)	17 (169.6684)	15 (169.6800)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	17 / 59 (671.3716)	3 (177.7028)	14 (170.2972)	44 (160.5372)	31 (162.8344)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	3 / 74 (694.7656)	45 (168.5256)	4 (176.5600)	2 (176.5600)	21 (173.1200)
Oct 9, 2015	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	6 / 26 (676.3996)	11 (169.6684)	3 (171.9772)	6 (168.5256)	10 (166.2284)
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	26 / 41 (668.3768)	7 (174.2628)	22 (169.6800)	38 (161.6456)	32 (162.7884)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	28 / 52 (668.4228)	29 (169.6800)	26 (167.9772)	46 (158.8000)	14 (171.9656)
Sep 18, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Southaven, MS	11 / 30 (686.7428)	7 (173.1200)	11 (171.9772)	6 (173.1200)	25 (168.5256)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	14 / 41 (677.5656)	21 (170.8228)	25 (166.2400)	11 (171.9656)	14 (168.5372)
Jul 31, 2015	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	21 / 55 (678.1484)	11 (174.2628)	13 (172.5600)	53 (158.2056)	8 (173.1200)
Jul 24, 2015	Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA	13 / 28 (673.0172)	7 (172.5600)	14 (167.3828)	9 (170.8344)	18 (162.2400)
May 22, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Marietta, GA	7 / 29 (681.6684)	9 (170.2856)	12 (168.5944)	7 (170.8228)	9 (171.9656)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	32 / 72 (679.3024)	63 (164.5256)	31 (170.8112)	47 (167.3828)	3 (176.5828)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	20 / 86 (683.9200)	23 (173.1084)	19 (170.8344)	9 (174.8572)	54 (165.1200)
Oct 10, 2014	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	7 / 20 (671.3140)	11 (165.1200)	7 (165.6800)	12 (166.2512)	2 (174.2628)
Aug 14, 2014	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	13 / 35 (666.1024)	14 (167.4056)	17 (165.0972)	21 (162.7884)	12 (170.8112)
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	21 / 65 (679.3252)	27 (170.8456)	16 (171.4056)	39 (165.6684)	22 (171.4056)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	13 / 79 (687.8856)	7 (175.4172)	19 (171.9772)	47 (167.3828)	21 (173.1084)
Oct 25, 2013	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	6 / 41 (681.5884)	2 (174.8456)	6 (170.8344)	8 (169.6800)	15 (166.2284)
Sep 13, 2013	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	6 / 43 (681.5768)	5 (175.4056)	12 (167.3828)	7 (171.4056)	12 (167.3828)
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	6 / 54 (677.0628)	2 (177.1428)	17 (165.6684)	20 (165.1200)	11 (169.1316)
Aug 16, 2013	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	12 / 34 (670.1140)	8 (171.9656)	20 (163.9428)	18 (164.5256)	11 (169.6800)
Jun 7, 2013	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	12 / 39 (672.5712)	5 (173.1428)	18 (165.1428)	13 (169.1430)	21 (165.1426)
May 24, 2013	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	35 / 47 (652.5712)	32 (165.1428)	26 (165.7144)	37 (161.7142)	33 (159.9998)
May 17, 2013	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	6 / 37 (679.9998)	3 (177.7142)	4 (174.8572)	31 (156.5712)	11 (170.8572)
Apr 26, 2013	Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier) Columbus, GA	26 / 26 (519.4282)	2 (174.8570)	4 (174.2856)	7 (170.2856)	26 (0)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA	11 / 41 (667.9996)	2 (174.2856)	7 (172.5714)	25 (162.2856)	28 (158.8570)
Feb 8, 2013	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA	20 / 33 (643.9994)	5 (174.2856)	2 (173.1430)	27 (152.5712)	32 (143.9996)

FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A November team

The long haul

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — tap a meat to add it)

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)