TOO SAUCED NC
Rating
1489
peak 1512 · rated over 20 contests
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2023-10-13
Best ToY finish
#394
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
4 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 59%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
673.84 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 658.23 (+15.61)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±34.05
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.29 · weakest Brisket (165.11)
Road miles
1902
mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 224 mi
Schedule strength
43%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1538)
Purse competed for
$222K
listed at 19 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
658.23 / 720
20 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of TOO SAUCED 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ has come out ahead in 12 of their 13 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of SMOKING STUDS BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, ELITE BBQ SMOKERS has out-cooked them in 9 of 14 shared chicken entries.
Teams like this (closest power rating, NC first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELITE BBQ SMOKERS | 14 | 5 | 9 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| MUTTLEY CREW BBQ | 13 | 1 | 12 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| HICKORY BARBEQUE COMPANY | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| Under the Radar | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| PALMETTO PITMASTERS | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ | 10 | 4 | 6 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| MCADOO HEIGHTS BBQ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | ⚔ compare |
| WHO CARES BBQ | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BIG DOG BBQ VA | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| TWISTED PAIR BBQ | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| House of Smoke NC | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FALLOUT BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 150.8000 | 168.29 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 158.8228 | 167.46 | top 49% |
| Pork | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 175.4056 | 154.8572 | 165.63 | top 54% |
| Brisket | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 176.5828 | 150.7884 | 165.11 | top 53% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC | 12 | 0 | top 57% |
| GA | 5 | 0 | top 51% |
| SC | 2 | 0 | top 77% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 76% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 65% |
| Medium (20–39) | 10 | 0 | top 58% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 57% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off | 2 | 12 | 0 | top 49% | 2023-10-13 |
| Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 39% | 2021-07-23 |
| Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) | 2 | 21 | 0 | top 81% | 2019-11-09 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in NC (12 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (20 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 658.23 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · BBQ Capital Cook Off
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · BBQ Capital Cook Off
- 📈 2019-10-17 — Peak power rating (1512) · Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A
- 🔥 2020-09-05 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
- ⭐ 2020-09-05 — Career-best overall score (689.0400) · Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2020-03-06 |
| +8.3 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 2019-06-14 |
| +7.9 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic | 2019-09-20 |
| +6.7 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival | 2019-05-24 |
| +3.6 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest | 2021-07-23 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) | 2019-11-08 |
| -8.3 | Jiggy With The Piggy | 2019-05-03 |
| -7.8 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge | 2020-06-26 |
| -5.7 | BBQ Capital Cook Off | 2019-04-26 |
| -4.9 | Practice for Cash | 2020-09-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 76% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 50% | 93.7% | 92.7% |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 62% | 95.7% | 92.8% |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 80% | top 57% | 94% | 90% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-13 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 12 / 25 (681.6800) | 5 (176.5600) | 13 (170.8228) | 15 (167.4172) | 16 (166.8800) |
| 2022-09-30 | Vista BBQ Competition 🏅 Altavista, VA | 13 / 17 (663.8740) | 12 (166.8456) | 10 (168.5372) | 15 (162.7884) | 10 (165.7028) |
| 2021-10-08 | Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 13 / 26 (659.8056) | 15 (166.2400) | 16 (164.5372) | 2 (175.4056) | 21 (153.6228) |
| 2021-07-23 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 15 / 30 (674.8000) | 5 (177.7028) | 16 (164.5488) | 15 (165.7028) | 16 (166.8456) |
| 2020-09-05 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA | 28 / 54 (689.0400) | 4 (180.0000) | 49 (163.9428) | 22 (171.9772) | 20 (173.1200) |
| 2020-09-04 | Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA | 35 / 46 (656.3996) | 39 (161.6456) | 23 (167.3828) | 39 (159.4056) | 22 (167.9656) |
| 2020-08-28 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Roebuck 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 25 / 34 (663.3944) | 23 (166.8572) | 12 (170.2860) | 11 (170.2628) | 34 (155.9884) |
| 2020-06-26 | Rufus Teague BBQ Throwdown - Pineridge 🏅 Roebuck, SC | 20 / 25 (656.5028) | 24 (159.4056) | 18 (164.0000) | 21 (161.6688) | 9 (171.4284) |
| 2020-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 61 (683.3024) | 9 (174.2628) | 37 (167.3828) | 16 (171.4056) | 20 (170.2512) |
| 2020-02-07 | Brasstown Valley Winter BBQ Throwdown (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA | 23 / 32 (659.2456) | 22 (166.8228) | 16 (164.5372) | 25 (161.6456) | 16 (166.2400) |
| 2019-11-09 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel B) 🏅 Concord, NC | 21 / 33 (675.4060) | 1 (178.8572) | 24 (166.2744) | 33 (154.8572) | 2 (175.4172) |
| 2019-11-08 | Polar Pig BBQ Cook-Off (Duel A) 🏅 Concord, NC | 46 / 47 (521.6568) | 16 (172.5484) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (174.8456) | — |
| 2019-10-18 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival B 🏅 Lenoir, NC | 15 / 22 (659.3028) | 13 (165.1200) | 16 (161.6456) | 9 (166.2628) | 9 (166.2744) |
| 2019-10-17 | Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival A 🏅 Lenoir, NC | 8 / 15 (675.3944) | 11 (166.2400) | 6 (167.9772) | 12 (164.5944) | 3 (176.5828) |
| 2019-10-11 | Waxhaw Grillin & Chillin BBQ cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC | 13 / 27 (656.4800) | 14 (166.2744) | 4 (172.5716) | 12 (166.8456) | 25 (150.7884) |
| 2019-09-20 | Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic 🏅 Salisbury, NC | 16 / 56 (674.1368) | 12 (170.8228) | 9 (173.1428) | 27 (163.9428) | 27 (166.2284) |
| 2019-06-14 | Bone Suckin Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC | 11 / 38 (662.7084) | 20 (165.1200) | 8 (170.8228) | 21 (161.0972) | 12 (165.6684) |
| 2019-05-24 | Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA | 25 / 72 (676.4688) | 35 (167.3828) | 39 (167.4060) | 14 (171.9772) | 31 (169.7028) |
| 2019-05-03 | Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC | 47 / 60 (639.7936) | 30 (166.2168) | 44 (158.8228) | 40 (160.5256) | 54 (154.2284) |
| 2019-04-26 | BBQ Capital Cook Off 🏅 Lexington, NC | 30 / 43 (635.3028) | 37 (150.8000) | 8 (170.2744) | 25 (160.0228) | 35 (154.2056) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1079 (294 pts) | #1133 (299 pts) | #1023 (354 pts) | #1224 (260 pts) | #822 (469 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #854 (416 pts) | #932 (391 pts) | #741 (541 pts) | #898 (431 pts) | #946 (371 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #394 (950 pts) | #360 (1020 pts) | #275 (1220 pts) | #459 (850 pts) | #447 (835 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #586 (526 pts) | #767 (426 pts) | #492 (671 pts) | #606 (546 pts) | #648 (501 pts) |