WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q is a competition barbecue team with 70 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2020. They have won 2 Grand Championships, most recently at the Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig (2014), and finished Reserve Grand Champion 5 times. They are ranked #256 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#256

of 6,485 rated · rankings

Rating

1738

peak 1766 · rated over 70 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 19, 2013

latest Sep 5, 2020 · 7.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#57

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

5 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

31 podiums

Overall top-10s

44% of 70 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 28%

overall standings

Best overall

699.3712 / 720

Master · Calhoun KOA's

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

676.34

last 5 Master vs avg 676.37 (-0.03)

Walk rate

81%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit

Consistency

±11.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 171.88 · weakest Pork (167.17)

Road miles

9,969

across 70 mapped stops · furthest 431 mi

Schedule strength

50%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1565)

Purse competed for

$92K

listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 9 state-championship entries

Master avg

676.37 / 720

70 Master contests · 2 GCs

Storylines (17 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

The heartbreaker

0.6060 points from the title

Came within 0.6060 points of the Grand Championship at Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Jun 6, 2014).

Among the elite

#256 of 6,485 rated teams

In the top 4% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1738 puts them #256 of 6,485 rated teams — the top 4% of the field.

rating 1738
peak 1766
70 rated contests

Perfect scores on the board

3 perfect 180s

3 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 2 different meats.

Chicken ×2
Brisket ×1

Against the odds

33-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 67 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig (Sep 19, 2014) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 33-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N.

Giant slayer

35 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig.

Sep 19, 2014

Happy hunting ground

1× Grand Championship here

Sam's Club National BBQ Tour is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 1st
average top 14%

They almost always walk

81% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 57 of 70 contests

A top-10 category call in 81% of their 70 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

699.3712 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.3712 at Calhoun KOA's — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Dec 5, 2014

The one to beat

5× one call ahead of them

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has finished one call ahead of WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q 5 times — their closest competition in the data.

The weak link

−4.7 points behind their best meat

Pork is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.71 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 27% of the time against 51%.

Pork avg 167.17
Chicken avg 171.88
19 calls in 70 entries

The drought

37 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig on Sep 19, 2014 — 37 contests and 12 years ago.

last GC Sep 19, 2014
12 years ago

A strong matchup

24–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 96% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOOTIE-Q in 24 of their 25 shared contests.

Always the bridesmaid

5 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 5 times against 2 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

2 Grand Championships
70 contests

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

BETHEL SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

9,969 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,969 miles across 70 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 431 miles to Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional).

70 mapped stops
furthest 431 mi

The metronome

±1.64% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.64% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.9% of a perfect score
70 contests

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 2nd

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#499 (225 pts)	#627 (160 pts)	#600 (165 pts)	#670 (125 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1074 (235 pts)	#916 (320 pts)	#1215 (205 pts)	#1377 (165 pts)	#1485 (130 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#699 (481 pts)	#648 (571 pts)	#742 (486 pts)	#659 (561 pts)	#708 (506 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#443 (854 pts)	#353 (1,049 pts)	#638 (634 pts)	#435 (884 pts)	#638 (624 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#508 (780 pts)	#495 (820 pts)	#628 (650 pts)	#674 (600 pts)	#458 (890 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#242 (1,347 pts)	#158 (1,582 pts)	#224 (1,342 pts)	#402 (922 pts)	#293 (1,172 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#57 (2,306 pts)	#31 (2,364 pts)	#86 (1,917 pts)	#83 (1,901 pts)	#101 (1,923 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#127 (1,751 pts)	#108 (1,697 pts)	#189 (1,354 pts)	#165 (1,418 pts)	#67 (2,061 pts)

Overall rank by season

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1737 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 65
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 52%
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#254 of the rated field

1739 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 57
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 91%
Peak: 1787

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1737 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 107
GCs: 8
Top-10s: 51%
Peak: 1789

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#258 of the rated field

1737 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 159
GCs: 5
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1752

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Kith n' Kin

#253 of the rated field

1740 ▲ 2 power rating

Contests: 84
GCs: 4
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1740

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 70 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 70 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Killer B's BBQ	47	15	32	32%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	37	17	20	46%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	34	8	26	24%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	33	15	18	45%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	32	12	20	38%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	31	13	18	42%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	30	16	14	53%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	26	13	13	50%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	26	9	17	35%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	25	24	1	96%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	25	9	16	36%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	24	13	11	54%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	24	10	14	42%	⚔ compare
BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	23	18	5	78%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	23	10	13	43%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	70	36	7	11	180 🔥	151.9656	171.88	top 28%
Pork Ribs	70	22	3	4	178.8572	149.6800	168.15	top 38%
Pork	70	19	0	6	177.1544	156.5028	167.17	top 43%
Brisket	70	27	4	10	180 🔥	141.6916	169.17	top 34%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	24	2	top 24%
Large (40+)	46	0	top 30%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
GA	48	0	top 31%
SC	11	2	top 14%
NC	6	0	top 25%
TN	3	0	top 27%
VA	1	0	top 40%
FL	1	0	top 52%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	6	2	0	top 23%	May 10, 2019
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	5	4	0	top 28%	Aug 4, 2017
SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	5	10	0	top 19%	Jul 6, 2017
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	4	13	0	top 41%	May 24, 2019
Flames on the Flint	4	12	0	top 46%	Mar 9, 2018
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	3	1	1	top 14%	Jun 12, 2015
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	17	0	top 30%	Mar 2, 2018
The National BBQ Cup	2	7	0	top 27%	Nov 20, 2015
Calhoun KOA's	2	2	0	top 20%	Dec 5, 2014
The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	2	0	top 12%	Oct 10, 2014
Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	2	9	0	top 22%	Jul 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 19 contests · 1 GC

Contests a season 8.8 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 48 of 70 contests · 6 states in all

Contests visited 44 11 of them more than once

First title May 31, 2013 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Opponents faced 1,058 finished ahead 2,515 times, behind 931

Longest layoff 1.3 yrs May 24, 2019 → Sep 4, 2020

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20201 milestone

Sep 5 Most recent contest Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival

20181 milestone

Apr 28 Peak power rating (1766) Atlanta BBQ Classic

20161 milestone

May 13 50th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)

20151 milestone

May 29 10th category win Piggin' in the Park

20143 milestones

Jun 13 25th tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Sep 19 Biggest field won (35 teams) Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig
Dec 5 Career-best overall score699.3712 Calhoun KOA's

201310 milestones

Apr 19 First tracked contest Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score672.5710 Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off
Apr 26 First call Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 26 First category win (Chicken) Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 26 First overall top-10 Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier)
May 31 First overall podium Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
May 31 First Grand Championship Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Aug 9 10th tracked contest Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Oct 11 First Reserve Championship The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Oct 11 First perfect 180 (Brisket) The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 31, 2013
+12.9	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	May 23, 2014
+12.3	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 11, 2013
+12.2	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	Sep 20, 2013
+11.6	Calhoun KOA's	Dec 5, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.1	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA)	Mar 14, 2014
-8.3	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	May 11, 2018
-7.5	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	Sep 5, 2020
-7.1	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Jul 31, 2015
-6.4	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	May 24, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)
2020	2	0	0	0	50%	top 58%	95.5%	94.6%
2019	2	0	1	0	50%	top 36%	94.7%	93.8%
2018	5	0	1	0	100%	top 42%	95.9%	93.3%
2017	7	0	4	1	100%	top 20%	95.9%	95%
2016	7	0	2	1	71%	top 29%	96.3%	93.8%
2015	10	0	4	3	80%	top 26%	96%	94.1%
2014	18	1	13	6	94%	top 21%	97.1%	94.2%
2013	19	1	6	3	68%	top 31%	95.8%	93.4%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 5, 2020	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA	33 / 54 (687.3256)	7 (179.4400)	37 (169.6800)	43 (167.3828)	29 (170.8228)
Sep 4, 2020	Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA	25 / 46 (674.7316)	30 (167.9772)	17 (169.6800)	16 (169.6916)	24 (167.3828)
May 24, 2019	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	41 / 72 (669.5424)	52 (163.9312)	38 (167.4172)	34 (167.3828)	26 (170.8112)
May 10, 2019	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	6 / 42 (681.6228)	2 (177.1428)	9 (170.8344)	16 (167.9656)	23 (165.6800)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	42 / 72 (668.4688)	43 (167.3828)	65 (155.9544)	3 (175.4516)	28 (169.6800)
May 11, 2018	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	23 / 42 (653.0400)	10 (170.8228)	37 (149.6800)	21 (163.4172)	14 (169.1200)
Apr 28, 2018	Atlanta BBQ Classic Atlanta, GA	6 / 26 (690.1712)	6 (175.4056)	8 (173.1200)	10 (174.2628)	14 (167.3828)
Mar 9, 2018	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	17 / 42 (677.6000)	17 (170.8228)	24 (167.9772)	31 (163.9544)	7 (174.8456)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	20 / 59 (670.7656)	15 (172.5600)	8 (171.9656)	41 (162.8344)	33 (163.4056)
Oct 13, 2017	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	8 / 29 (686.7428)	10 (170.8228)	2 (177.7144)	14 (167.3828)	12 (170.8228)
Aug 4, 2017	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	4 / 57 (690.1940)	10 (175.4056)	21 (170.8228)	4 (177.1544)	29 (166.8112)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	13 / 89 (682.2284)	4 (175.4172)	13 (173.1428)	19 (171.9884)	44 (161.6800)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	13 / 67 (687.3140)	8 (176.5600)	54 (163.9428)	17 (171.4056)	6 (175.4056)
May 12, 2017	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	7 / 42 (679.8512)	4 (175.4056)	18 (165.0972)	5 (173.1200)	15 (166.2284)
Apr 21, 2017	Barnesville BBQ & Blues Barnsville, GA	9 / 29 (683.3484)	1 (175.4056)	7 (171.9772)	4 (173.1772)	21 (162.7884)
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	17 / 63 (679.8512)	43 (165.0856)	13 (170.8344)	18 (168.5256)	9 (175.4056)
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	6 / 39 (688.4800)	11 (173.1200)	16 (169.1200)	7 (171.9772)	6 (174.2628)
Aug 5, 2016	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	10 / 56 (693.0628)	5 (177.7028)	16 (171.4172)	16 (171.9656)	21 (171.9772)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	13 / 82 (674.7656)	49 (163.9428)	14 (169.7028)	44 (162.2628)	1 (178.8572)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	20 / 66 (679.2912)	4 (176.5600)	25 (169.1084)	39 (162.8000)	18 (170.8228)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	17 / 41 (656.9140)	17 (166.2284)	9 (167.3828)	19 (161.6572)	19 (161.6456)
Mar 11, 2016	Flames on the Flint (GBC Qualifier) Bainbridge, GA	46 / 89 (663.3144)	30 (169.1200)	30 (169.1200)	63 (162.2400)	47 (162.8344)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	16 / 59 (671.3828)	22 (170.2628)	41 (162.2972)	31 (166.8456)	16 (171.9772)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	7 / 74 (691.3372)	6 (176.5600)	1 (178.8572)	45 (166.2400)	37 (169.6800)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	12 / 48 (681.6000)	16 (170.8228)	16 (171.9772)	18 (169.1200)	17 (169.6800)
Jul 31, 2015	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	30 / 55 (671.2912)	1 (178.2972)	26 (168.5600)	41 (165.0856)	43 (159.3484)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	13 / 90 (675.8856)	16 (173.1200)	63 (157.0972)	7 (173.7028)	12 (171.9656)
Jun 12, 2015	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	9 / 29 (662.1944)	6 (170.2628)	14 (161.7144)	21 (158.2172)	5 (172)
May 29, 2015	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	3 / 23 (682.1940)	11 (171.4056)	8 (165.7028)	5 (168.5256)	1 (176.5600)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	29 / 65 (667.2912)	14 (172)	23 (169.1200)	59 (157.6456)	24 (168.5256)
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	3 / 39 (679.8512)	2 (175.4056)	4 (173.1200)	14 (163.9312)	11 (167.3944)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	18 / 38 (672.4108)	24 (167.3940)	5 (175.4056)	34 (158.7884)	13 (170.8228)
Mar 13, 2015	Flames on the Flint Bainbridge, GA	12 / 72 (688.5144)	5 (177.7028)	14 (173.7144)	40 (168.5372)	36 (168.5600)
Dec 5, 2014	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	2 / 38 (699.3712)	12 (173.1084)	1 (176.5828)	11 (173.1200)	5 (176.5600)
Oct 24, 2014	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival (SBBQA) Cleveland, GA	10 / 35 (672.9940)	9 (171.9656)	13 (167.3828)	16 (163.9656)	8 (169.6800)
Oct 10, 2014	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Lyons, GA	4 / 25 (683.3372)	2 (176.5600)	11 (167.4172)	11 (165.0972)	3 (174.2628)
Oct 3, 2014	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	10 / 22 (675.8740)	8 (170.8228)	4 (175.4056)	17 (163.4056)	13 (166.2400)
Sep 19, 2014	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	1 / 35 (690.1828)	3 (171.9772)	1 (177.7028)	6 (170.8228)	8 (169.6800)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	6 / 42 (687.3256)	4 (176.5600)	30 (162.8000)	4 (173.7028)	9 (174.2628)
Aug 29, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Richmond, VA	12 / 30 (659.2796)	9 (173.1084)	7 (169.6800)	21 (159.9428)	22 (156.5484)
Aug 22, 2014	Sooie't Relief BBQ Benefit Greer, SC	2 / 37 (697.1200)	1 (180)	6 (171.9772)	2 (176)	10 (169.1428)
Aug 14, 2014	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	5 / 35 (683.8856)	15 (167.3828)	11 (166.8228)	4 (173.1200)	3 (176.5600)
Aug 1, 2014	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	21 / 56 (671.8740)	21 (170.8456)	23 (166.8228)	27 (167.3828)	24 (166.8228)
Jul 25, 2014	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	9 / 49 (683.3144)	14 (171.9656)	28 (166.2400)	2 (174.2628)	13 (170.8460)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	10 / 86 (673.6228)	1 (177.7144)	43 (161.7260)	24 (166.8112)	21 (167.3712)
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	16 / 73 (678.7312)	32 (166.2628)	10 (173.1200)	15 (170.8228)	23 (168.5256)
Jun 6, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	2 / 28 (685.0624)	1 (180)	4 (173.1428)	18 (162.2284)	10 (169.6912)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	3 / 65 (688.4800)	1 (177.7028)	17 (169.1200)	20 (166.2400)	2 (175.4172)
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	2 / 42 (687.3256)	7 (172.5484)	5 (169.6916)	10 (167.3828)	2 (177.7028)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Capital Cookoff Lexington, NC	17 / 62 (656.4572)	7 (172.0116)	13 (167.4172)	49 (156.5028)	23 (160.5256)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	32 / 43 (638.7196)	28 (163.3712)	34 (159.9540)	3 (173.7028)	43 (141.6916)
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	23 / 65 (678.2056)	12 (174.2972)	14 (171.4172)	46 (163.9312)	26 (168.5600)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	35 / 79 (672.4344)	15 (174.2628)	65 (160.5144)	46 (167.3828)	25 (170.2744)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	30 / 75 (664.4112)	25 (169.6684)	10 (171.4172)	50 (162.8228)	49 (160.5028)
Oct 12, 2013	Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic Rome, GA	4 / 25 (689.6344)	9 (173.1084)	21 (163.9660)	4 (173.1200)	1 (179.4400)
Oct 11, 2013	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	2 / 25 (685.5884)	16 (162.7884)	4 (173.1200)	9 (169.6800)	1 (180)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	5 / 72 (685.6456)	7 (174.2628)	8 (172.5600)	36 (166.2628)	8 (172.5600)
Sep 13, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Hendersonville, TN	11 / 30 (674.7884)	5 (173.7372)	17 (166.8456)	17 (166.8228)	21 (167.3828)
Aug 23, 2013	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	23 / 44 (651.2344)	36 (158.8000)	21 (163.9544)	26 (162.7884)	13 (165.6916)
Aug 16, 2013	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	18 / 34 (662.1372)	11 (170.8228)	27 (157.0860)	29 (159.9428)	5 (174.2856)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	16 / 49 (673.6228)	4 (174.8456)	32 (163.3944)	36 (161.6800)	6 (173.7028)
Aug 2, 2013	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	15 / 61 (682.1712)	12 (173.1200)	28 (167.4056)	12 (173.1084)	28 (168.5372)
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	14 / 54 (677.6112)	15 (170.2628)	18 (170.2628)	43 (161.0856)	2 (176)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	29 / 78 (652.4572)	64 (151.9656)	17 (167.4060)	39 (161.1084)	9 (171.9772)
May 31, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	1 / 27 (678.2854)	9 (170.2856)	8 (169.7140)	3 (167.4286)	3 (170.8572)
May 24, 2013	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	10 / 47 (676.5712)	18 (169.7142)	27 (165.7142)	3 (173.7142)	20 (167.4286)
May 17, 2013	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	24 / 37 (656.5706)	22 (165.7140)	11 (170.8570)	19 (166.2856)	31 (153.7140)
May 10, 2013	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	13 / 41 (666.2854)	5 (172)	21 (161.1426)	22 (162.8570)	8 (170.2858)
Apr 26, 2013	Char-Broil Pig Bowl (GBC Qualifier) Columbus, GA	7 / 26 (670.2856)	1 (176.5714)	13 (163.4286)	12 (166.2856)	10 (164)
Apr 19, 2013	Kings Mountain Firehouse BBQ Cook-off Kings Mountain, NC	12 / 55 (672.5710)	11 (171.9998)	28 (164.0002)	19 (166.2854)	11 (170.2856)

WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (17 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

The weak link

The drought

A strong matchup

Always the bridesmaid

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

The metronome

A standing appointment

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)