PeachCoast BBQ

PeachCoast BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 45 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 42 at the 18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (2024). They are ranked #4221 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Peach Coast BBQ”.

⚔ Compare with another team

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,221

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1478

peak 1478 · rated over 45 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Oct 4, 2019

latest Jul 9, 2026 · 6.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#236

Master 2025 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

6 podiums

Overall top-10s

9% of 45 contests

Avg finish

top 65%

overall standings

Best overall

700.5256 / 720

Master · Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

683.66 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 673.59 (+10.07)

Walk rate

49%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Brisket · Lakeland Pig Festival

Consistency

±12.77

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.09 · weakest Pork Ribs (167.32)

Road miles

10,917

across 45 mapped stops · furthest 444 mi

Schedule strength

63%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1580)

Purse competed for

$649K

listed at 44 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 45 state-championship entries

Master avg

673.59 / 720

45 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

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

Pork ×1
Brisket ×1

High-water mark

700.5256 career-best overall

97.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 700.5256 at Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest — 97.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 29, 2026

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

CUSTOM CABINETS has finished one call ahead of PeachCoast BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2024 their best year

2024 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.

5 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 53%

A tough matchup

27–1 behind in the head-to-head

MAYA JANE BBQ CO. ahead in 96% of their meetings

MAYA JANE BBQ CO. has come out ahead in 27 of their 28 shared contests.

A strong matchup

15–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of OLD HENRY'S BBQ in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

25 of 28 shared chicken entries lost

MAYA JANE BBQ CO. ahead 89% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAYA JANE BBQ CO. has out-cooked them in 25 of 28 shared chicken entries.

Show 5 more storylines

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

OFF THE CHAIN has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A January team

Top 50% average finish in January

Something about January: average finish in the top 50% across 4 contests, versus top 65% the rest of the year.

4 January contests
top 65% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,917 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,917 miles across 45 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 444 miles to Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest.

45 mapped stops
furthest 444 mi

The metronome

±1.77% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.77% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.6% of a perfect score
45 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked South Carolina Festival of Discovery every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 visits in all
best finish 34th

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
2026 ↗	Master	#274 (707 pts)	#265 (797 pts)	#229 (922 pts)	#268 (752 pts)	#219 (857 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#236 (930 pts)	#275 (820 pts)	#170 (1,265 pts)	#210 (1,070 pts)	#161 (1,230 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#500 (375 pts)	#620 (300 pts)	#607 (345 pts)	#480 (425 pts)	#423 (515 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#380 (527 pts)	#228 (937 pts)	#469 (517 pts)	#391 (547 pts)	#344 (632 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#386 (583 pts)	#289 (818 pts)	#477 (523 pts)	#252 (928 pts)	#368 (648 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#694 (209 pts)	#547 (334 pts)	#707 (234 pts)	#742 (199 pts)	#675 (244 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#821 (95 pts)	#542 (185 pts)	#883 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to PeachCoast BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

136 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Cool Guys BBQ

#4,208 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 38%
Peak: 1528

2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to PeachCoast BBQ)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jan 22, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Blessed Beyond BBQ

#4,204 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1479

1–2 in 3 shared contests (33% to PeachCoast BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than PeachCoast BBQ has cooked, 6 to 45, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SMOKIN 3's BBQ

#4,226 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1507

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to PeachCoast BBQ)

Level with PeachCoast BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 17, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

JERIMIAH JOHNSON MOUNTAIN MAN BBQ

#4,230 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1507

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before PeachCoast BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

⚔ Compare careers

Papa Linda's Barbecue

#4,220 of the rated field

1479 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1526

They've been 1526 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Jul 28, 2023

⚔ Compare careers

WOODBROTHERS BBQ

#4,222 of the rated field

1478 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1503

20 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2021

⚔ Compare careers

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Kings BBQ Team	29	3	26	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	28	3	25	11%	⚔ compare
MAYA JANE BBQ CO.	28	1	27	4%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	27	3	24	11%	⚔ compare
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
ELITE BBQ SMOKERS	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
Mad Dog BBQ	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
SMOKE SHOW MAFIA	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
BAD ROOSTER BBQ	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
YES, DEAR BBQ	23	1	22	4%	⚔ compare
Quenut BBQ	22	5	17	23%	⚔ compare
ZIPS BBQ	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
K & E's Little Smokers	19	12	7	63%	⚔ compare
Going Yard BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
Blue Smoke Q	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	45	5	0	1	177.7028	161.6456	170.09	top 56%
Pork Ribs	45	8	0	1	177.7028	150.2172	167.32	top 60%
Pork	45	8	1	2	180 🔥	157.1088	168.32	top 58%
Brisket	45	6	1	2	180 🔥	153.0628	167.86	top 54%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 87%
Medium (20–39)	26	top 66%
Large (40+)	18	top 61%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	21	top 71%
FL	10	top 57%
TN	5	top 47%
AL	5	top 74%
SC	4	top 62%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
South Carolina Festival of Discovery	4	34	top 62%	Jul 9, 2026
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival	3	14	top 60%	Oct 3, 2025
Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival	3	10	top 45%	May 30, 2025
Poosa Q	3	39	top 73%	Oct 4, 2024
Swine At the Shrine	3	22	top 83%	Aug 5, 2022
The Downtown BBQ Showdown	2	13	top 53%	Apr 17, 2026
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	12	top 39%	Jan 22, 2026
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	2	26	top 65%	May 9, 2025
Smoketember Fest	2	18	top 73%	Sep 15, 2023
Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival	2	21	top 77%	Aug 18, 2023
BBQ Boogie & Blues	2	25	top 84%	Apr 28, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 9 contests

Contests a season 5.6 across 8 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 21 of 45 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 28 11 of them more than once

Opponents faced 909 finished ahead 753 times, behind 1,602

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

20262 milestones

May 29 Career-best overall score700.5256 Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest
Jul 9 Most recent contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery

20241 milestone

Jul 11 25th tracked contest South Carolina Festival of Discovery

20224 milestones

Jun 3 First overall top-10 Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
Jun 3 10th tracked contest Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival
Sep 16 First category win (Pork) Smoketember Fest
Sep 16 First perfect 180 (Pork) Smoketember Fest

20202 milestones

Sep 11 First overall past 90% of a perfect score674.7200 Swine At the Shrine
Oct 9 First call The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival

20192 milestones

Oct 4 First tracked contest Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest
Oct 4 Peak power rating (1490) Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.9	18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off	May 10, 2024
+12.1	Lakeland Pig Festival	Jan 24, 2025
+11.2	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest	May 29, 2026
+10.7	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival	Jun 3, 2022
+7.8	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival	May 30, 2025

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.2	Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest	Oct 4, 2019
-10.1	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 29, 2022
-9	Poosa Q	May 5, 2022
-8.7	Jeepin 4 Justice	Mar 13, 2026
-7.6	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival	Aug 19, 2022

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	9	1	0	44%	top 60%	97.3%	94.8%
2025	9	1	1	78%	top 54%	96.8%	94.8%
2024	5	1	0	60%	top 53%	96.2%	94.6%
2023	7	0	0	29%	top 72%	93.5%	92.8%
2022	9	1	1	44%	top 73%	94.7%	92.3%
2021	3	0	0	33%	top 73%	92.4%	91.3%
2020	2	0	0	50%	top 73%	93.7%	93.7%
2019	1	0	0	0%	top 96%	88.7%	88.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jul 9, 2026	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	46 / 75 (678.6968)	45 (170.8228)	50 (168.5256)	47 (167.3828)	34 (171.9656)
May 29, 2026	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Contest 🏅 Covington, TN	10 / 25 (700.5256)	16 (173.7028)	15 (173.7144)	7 (177.7028)	11 (175.4056)
May 8, 2026	20th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	23 / 42 (680.4688)	20 (171.9772)	27 (165.6916)	21 (170.8228)	16 (171.9772)
Apr 17, 2026	The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL	23 / 41 (685.0400)	33 (167.9772)	13 (174.2744)	23 (171.9656)	20 (170.8228)
Apr 3, 2026	Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL	29 / 36 (673.5772)	19 (173.1200)	7 (175.4172)	29 (167.9772)	34 (157.0628)
Mar 13, 2026	Jeepin 4 Justice 🏅 Shady Hills, FL	13 / 15 (668.4456)	12 (169.6800)	10 (167.9656)	11 (166.2400)	13 (164.5600)
Feb 20, 2026	Ribs on the Ridge 🏅 Haines City, FL	16 / 32 (682.1828)	14 (171.9772)	6 (175.4172)	25 (166.2400)	16 (168.5484)
Jan 22, 2026	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	30 / 63 (686.7656)	11 (176.5600)	42 (168.5372)	42 (167.3828)	14 (174.2856)
Jan 9, 2026	10th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 St. Augustine, FL	25 / 38 (687.8856)	28 (171.9656)	23 (170.8344)	17 (173.1200)	15 (171.9656)
Oct 3, 2025	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	14 / 32 (690.7772)	19 (170.8228)	7 (174.8572)	2 (178.8572)	20 (166.2400)
Jul 10, 2025	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	34 / 66 (680.4684)	26 (171.4056)	27 (171.9772)	40 (167.4056)	36 (169.6800)
May 30, 2025	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN	10 / 25 (685.6228)	11 (169.6800)	8 (170.8344)	5 (175.4056)	13 (169.7028)
May 9, 2025	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	26 / 42 (669.5312)	27 (169.6684)	6 (173.1316)	25 (165.0856)	30 (161.6456)
Apr 11, 2025	Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL	21 / 31 (682.7196)	22 (170.2512)	20 (170.8228)	25 (168.5256)	9 (173.1200)
Mar 21, 2025	Okefenokee Smoke (formerly Swamptown Showdown) 🏅 Waycross, GA	21 / 26 (678.6852)	18 (171.9656)	23 (163.9428)	20 (168.5140)	7 (174.2628)
Feb 7, 2025	Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL	13 / 25 (685.0628)	19 (162.2400)	2 (177.7028)	11 (174.2628)	12 (170.8572)
Jan 24, 2025	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	12 / 40 (697.0972)	25 (169.1200)	7 (176.5716)	22 (171.4056)	1 (180)
Jan 9, 2025	9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL	21 / 38 (675.2916)	18 (171.9772)	30 (163.9428)	22 (168.5372)	18 (170.8344)
Nov 8, 2024	The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL	13 / 26 (675.8744)	15 (168.5372)	14 (169.6800)	12 (167.9772)	10 (169.6800)
Oct 4, 2024	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	39 / 59 (675.3140)	48 (165.0856)	21 (171.4172)	26 (171.9656)	38 (166.8456)
Jul 11, 2024	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	52 / 76 (675.3372)	60 (166.2400)	36 (170.8344)	55 (167.4172)	38 (170.8456)
May 31, 2024	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN	15 / 25 (686.7428)	11 (174.2628)	16 (170.8344)	16 (167.3828)	9 (174.2628)
May 10, 2024	18th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	8 / 42 (692.5256)	29 (166.8228)	15 (171.9772)	4 (176.5828)	2 (177.1428)
Oct 5, 2023	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	47 / 73 (670.7080)	16 (174.2628)	70 (157.6340)	41 (167.9656)	28 (170.8456)
Sep 15, 2023	Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA	18 / 25 (673.5540)	14 (171.9656)	19 (167.3944)	14 (169.1084)	16 (165.0856)
Aug 18, 2023	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	21 / 27 (668.9596)	2 (176.5600)	21 (165.0856)	23 (159.3484)	17 (167.9656)
Jul 6, 2023	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	51 / 76 (663.8056)	19 (173.1200)	53 (163.9428)	41 (166.2400)	58 (160.5028)
Apr 28, 2023	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	25 / 32 (667.2800)	13 (171.9772)	28 (159.3828)	19 (168.5256)	21 (167.3944)
Mar 31, 2023	Swampfest 🏅 Waycross, GA	21 / 28 (662.6856)	10 (174.2628)	22 (164.5372)	26 (157.6456)	16 (166.2400)
Mar 3, 2023	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	43 / 65 (668.3768)	21 (171.9656)	47 (165.0972)	60 (160.4912)	19 (170.8228)
Nov 18, 2022	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	42 / 57 (654.7088)	36 (165.6800)	34 (165.0972)	49 (157.1088)	32 (166.8228)
Oct 7, 2022	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	20 / 30 (673.5772)	21 (167.9656)	25 (161.6572)	8 (174.2744)	15 (169.6800)
Sep 16, 2022	Smoketember Fest 🏅 Baxley, GA	22 / 30 (666.6856)	26 (161.6456)	29 (155.3600)	1 (180)	13 (169.6800)
Aug 19, 2022	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	23 / 30 (668.4228)	15 (172)	16 (171.9772)	18 (167.3828)	27 (157.0628)
Aug 5, 2022	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	41 / 49 (665.5312)	33 (168.5256)	32 (170.2628)	43 (161.6456)	37 (165.0972)
Jun 3, 2022	Covington World's Oldest Barbeque Festival 🏅 Covington, TN	10 / 28 (681.5884)	4 (177.7028)	21 (157.6572)	6 (175.4056)	11 (170.8228)
May 13, 2022	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	29 / 42 (668.9712)	8 (175.4056)	33 (162.8000)	31 (165.6800)	28 (165.0856)
May 5, 2022	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	64 / 72 (649.5424)	46 (166.8340)	70 (158.2400)	67 (159.3600)	47 (165.1084)
Apr 29, 2022	BBQ Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	33 / 37 (652.9484)	16 (171.9656)	36 (150.2172)	31 (165.6684)	23 (165.0972)
Aug 6, 2021	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	22 / 25 (658.6628)	22 (162.8000)	23 (159.3716)	19 (166.2284)	13 (170.2628)
Jun 4, 2021	Covington TN's World's Oldest BBQ Cooking Contest 🏅 Covington, TN	20 / 34 (665.0172)	4 (176.5944)	18 (166.2400)	30 (159.9428)	22 (162.2400)
Apr 9, 2021	Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival 🏅 Jacksonville, FL	29 / 40 (647.8060)	26 (163.9428)	21 (167.9772)	28 (162.2516)	31 (153.6344)
Oct 9, 2020	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival 🏅 Lyons, GA	26 / 37 (674.7428)	30 (166.2400)	18 (168.5484)	5 (175.4172)	29 (164.5372)
Sep 11, 2020	Swine At the Shrine 🏅 Savannah, GA	29 / 38 (674.7200)	34 (165.0972)	23 (171.4056)	13 (173.1200)	34 (165.0972)
Oct 4, 2019	Swine At the Shrine Porktobertfest 🏅 Savannah, GA	23 / 24 (638.6400)	22 (161.6456)	21 (160.5372)	17 (163.3944)	21 (153.0628)

PeachCoast BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

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 (12 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A January team

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)