High-water mark
681.0972
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.0972 at Smoketember Fest — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Sep 15, 2023
ALTAMAHA RIVER BBQ COMPANY
ALTAMAHA RIVER BBQ COMPANY is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 13th of 25 at the Smoketember Fest (2023).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1490
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Sep 16, 2022
latest Oct 6, 2023 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 68%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±25.05
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.31 · weakest Pork (158.26)
Road miles
32
across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
48%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)
Purse competed for
$38K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
661.43 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 162.2400 | 169.31 | top 58% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.6916 | 161.1200 | 165.26 | top 69% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166.3088 | 142.1944 | 158.26 | top 83% |
| Brisket | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 155.9544 | 167.22 | top 48% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoketember Fest | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 74% | Sep 15, 2023 |
More numbers
Contests a season
2
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
GA
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
4 entries · 0 wins · 0 calls
Opponents faced
56
finished ahead 26 times, behind 60
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20236 milestones
- First call Smoketember Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.0972 Smoketember Fest
- Career-best overall score681.0972 Smoketember Fest
- Peak power rating (1491) Smoketember Fest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
- Most recent contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival
20221 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoketember Fest (One Meat Ribs)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +2.3 | Smoketember Fest | Sep 15, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.3 | Smoketember Fest | Sep 16, 2022 |
| -0.7 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival | Oct 6, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — 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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 54% | 94.6% | 94.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 87% | 87% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2023 | The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA | 16 / 29 (677.1088) | 11 (171.4172) | 20 (164.5256) | 22 (166.3088) | 8 (174.8572) |
| Sep 15, 2023 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 13 / 25 (681.0972) | 13 (174.2628) | 15 (169.6916) | 18 (166.2856) | 8 (170.8572) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA | 29 / 30 (626.0804) | 25 (162.2400) | 20 (165.6916) | 30 (142.1944) | 25 (155.9544) |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Smoketember Fest (One Meat Ribs) Baxley, GA | — | — | 14 (161.1200) | — | — |