CHEWIN' THE BBQ FAT! AL
Rating
1541
peak 1541 · rated over 3 contests
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2023-03-03
latest 2023-10-05
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 13%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
694.01
last 3 Master vs avg 694.01 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.29
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 176.38 · weakest Chicken (169.49)
Road miles
365
mi across 3 mapped stops · furthest 167 mi
Schedule strength
65%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$75K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Master avg
694.01 / 720
3 Master contests · 1 GC
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Dogpatch Q in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 65-team field at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2023-03-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 13-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, TRIPLE H BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 1 of 65 at their very first tracked contest, Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2023-03-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 165.0856 | 169.49 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176.5716 | 174.2628 | 175.03 | top 14% |
| Pork | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 168.5256 | 173.11 | top 29% |
| Brisket | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 178.2972 | 174.2744 | 176.38 | top 8% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 1 | 0 | top 14% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| GA | 1 | 1 | top 2% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (1 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (2023-03-03)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 694.01 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-03-03 — First tracked contest · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📣 2023-03-03 — First call · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 🏆 2023-03-03 — First Grand Championship · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 🔥 2023-03-03 — First perfect 180 (Pork) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- ⭐ 2023-03-03 — Career-best overall score (703.9660) · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 📈 2023-10-05 — Peak power rating (1541) · Poosa Q
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +18 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2023-03-03 |
| +13.2 | Poosa Q | 2023-10-05 |
| +10.2 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery | 2023-07-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 100% | top 13% | 97.8% | 96.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 10 / 73 (691.3484) | 28 (170.2628) | 12 (174.2628) | 35 (168.5256) | 2 (178.2972) |
| 2023-07-06 | South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC | 19 / 76 (686.7196) | 49 (165.0856) | 12 (174.2628) | 29 (170.8112) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2023-03-03 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 1 / 65 (703.9660) | 10 (173.1200) | 6 (176.5716) | 1 (180.0000) | 9 (174.2744) |