Belly Up BBQ GA
Rating
1493
peak 1508
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-07-12
latest 2023-09-08
Best ToY finish
#928
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 55%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
648.49 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 654.93 (-6.43)
Walk rate
38%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±49.43
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.23 · weakest Brisket (142.65)
Road miles
2288
mi across 8 mapped stops · furthest 852 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, GA first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 168.5256 | 172.23 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 156.5144 | 167.98 | top 53% |
| Pork | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 169.1200 | 171.58 | top 31% |
| Brisket | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1316 | 20.0000 | 142.65 | top 66% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 3 | 0 | top 68% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 47% |
| TX | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
| SC | 1 | 0 | top 40% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 37% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 62% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in GA (4 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (8 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 654.93
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 662.2284 | 662.23 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 675.2800 | 675.28 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 675.3484 | 675.35 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 693.6804 | 634.98 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 666.6856 | 666.69 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-08 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff Waller, TX | 50 / 99 (662.2284) | 24 (171.4400) | 51 (166.8572) | 26 (171.4284) | 79 (152.5028) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 34 / 49 (675.2800) | 34 (168.5256) | 34 (169.6916) | 14 (173.1316) | 40 (163.9312) |
| 2022-08-05 | Swine At the Shrine (One Meat Ribs) Savannah, GA | — | — | 19 (164.5716) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival Jacksonville, FL | 21 / 40 (675.3484) | 19 (169.7144) | 20 (170.2512) | 19 (169.1200) | 20 (166.2628) |
| 2020-09-11 | Swine At the Shrine Savannah, GA | 13 / 38 (693.6804) | 6 (176.5600) | 11 (174.8572) | 25 (169.1316) | 12 (173.1316) |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 55 / 55 (535.9312) | 25 (171.4056) | 14 (171.4056) | 15 (173.1200) | 55 (20.0000) |
| 2020-03-06 | Fire it up Frostproof! Frostproof, FL | 13 / 32 (675.3372) | 6 (171.4056) | 13 (169.6916) | 6 (170.8572) | 18 (163.3828) |
| 2019-07-12 | SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC | 33 / 83 (666.6856) | 3 (176.5600) | 63 (156.5144) | 4 (174.2628) | 50 (159.3484) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #2353 (60 pts) | #2319 (65 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1433 (175 pts) | #1645 (145 pts) | #1424 (190 pts) | #1238 (255 pts) | #1728 (125 pts) |
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1702 (142 pts) | #1404 (212 pts) | #1753 (142 pts) | #1304 (237 pts) | #1424 (202 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #928 (316 pts) | #807 (401 pts) | #1058 (291 pts) | #1016 (306 pts) | #849 (371 pts) |