WHISKEY CHURCH BBQ FL
Rating
1465
peak 1465 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2020-08-07
latest 2024-02-09
Best ToY finish
#782
Master 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 78%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
660.53
last 4 Master vs avg 660.53 (+0.00)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±4.70
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.25 · weakest Brisket (160.94)
Road miles
778
mi across 5 mapped stops · furthest 456 mi
Schedule strength
56%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1551)
Purse competed for
$54K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
660.53 / 720
4 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
488.46 / 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
⚔️ A tough matchup
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest (2023-01-13).
Teams like this (closest power rating, FL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 160.5144 | 162.35 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8228 | 158.8344 | 164.76 | top 77% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 166.2284 | 170.25 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0972 | 157.0628 | 160.94 | top 81% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FL | 4 | 0 | top 81% |
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 78% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in FL (4 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 660.53 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 488.46 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2020-08-07 — First tracked contest · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 2020-08-07 — First call · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2020-08-07 — Peak power rating (1497) · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-02-09 — Career-best overall score (665.5772) · Grills Gone Wild
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -9.5 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2024-01-26 |
| -9 | Grills Gone Wild | 2024-02-09 |
| -7.9 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show | 2024-01-04 |
| -5.3 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest | 2023-01-13 |
| -3.1 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2020-08-07 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 82% | 92.4% | 92.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 77% | 90.7% | 90.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 67% | 135.7% | 135.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-09 | Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL | 25 / 28 (665.5772) | 26 (163.4172) | 19 (170.8228) | 18 (169.6800) | 25 (161.6572) |
| 2024-01-26 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 53 / 61 (660.9712) | 52 (163.3828) | 54 (163.3828) | 15 (174.2628) | 55 (159.9428) |
| 2024-01-04 | 8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL | 30 / 43 (662.6628) | 34 (162.8000) | 27 (168.5372) | 32 (166.2284) | 26 (165.0972) |
| 2023-01-13 | Southern Sunshine BBQ Fest 🏅 Lake Wales, FL | 20 / 26 (652.9024) | 22 (161.6456) | 21 (162.2284) | 7 (171.9656) | 22 (157.0628) |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 14 / 21 (488.4572) | 17 (160.5144) | 18 (158.8344) | 8 (169.1084) | — |
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 | #782 (173 pts) | #833 (173 pts) | #811 (203 pts) | #664 (258 pts) | #814 (173 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1185 (76 pts) | #1299 (66 pts) | #1386 (71 pts) | #878 (156 pts) | #1271 (66 pts) |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #99 (86 pts) | #100 (81 pts) | — | — |