The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8916 points of the Grand Championship at *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest (2017-07-28).
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Came within 2.8916 points of the Grand Championship at *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest (2017-07-28).
In the top 1% of every rated team in the data
A power rating of 1835 puts them #59 of 6,413 rated teams — the top 1% of the field.
14 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, across 4 different meats.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 76 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (2017-09-08) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ.
Their power rating has climbed 103 points across 21 contests since 2017-03-17 — from 1732 up to 1835.
Took the Grand Championship over a 42-team field at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN.
*Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) is their spot: 2 Grand Championships in 2 visits.
They've won two or more meats on the same day 2 times — the best of them 2 category wins at International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (2017-09-08).
A call in 45 of 52 contests
A top-10 category call in 87% of their 52 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
98.0% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 705.6684 at Brew B Q — 98.0% of a perfect 720.
Organizer Portal has finished one call ahead of VICTORY LANE BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
2017 was the year it came together: 21 contests, 6 Grand Championships and 7 category wins, at an average finish in the top 18%.
Ahead in 71% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of KILLER HOGS in 15 of their 21 shared contests.
Organizer Portal ahead 60% of the time
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 12 of 20 shared chicken entries.
A tougher draw than 83% of rated fields
The fields they enter average a 1609 power rating — a tougher draw than 83% of every rated contest in the data.
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW has landed one call behind them 2 times.
Something about September: average finish in the top 10% across 7 contests, versus top 21% the rest of the year.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,537 miles across 51 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,503 miles to World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship(Competitor's Series).
Their overall lands within ±1.42% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.
Where this team stands in the all-time KCBS record book. A gold line is a record they hold outright; the rest are boards they are on. Rebuilt nightly, so beating one shows up here the next morning.
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
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.
⚔ Head-to-headA longer road to the same neighbourhood — 122 contests to 52.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 10 Grand Championships in 89 contests, alongside a 74% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headRated 2 points above VICTORY LANE BBQ.
⚔ Head-to-headThey've been 1909 at their best, 77 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Head-to-headThey turned up 7 years after VICTORY LANE BBQ did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q-BONES BBQ | 23 | 11 | 12 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| KILLER HOGS | 21 | 15 | 6 | 71% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| BOOTYQUE | 17 | 15 | 2 | 88% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 16 | 11 | 5 | 69% | ⚔ compare |
| CONTAGIOUS Q | 15 | 10 | 5 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | 15 | 8 | 7 | 53% | ⚔ compare |
| Swine Life | 14 | 8 | 6 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | 13 | 4 | 9 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| HIGH ON THE HAWG | 12 | 10 | 2 | 83% | ⚔ compare |
| CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| HOGG LEGG SMOKERS | 11 | 11 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 49 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.3716 | 173.30 | top 29% |
| Pork Ribs | 51 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 180.0000 🔥 | 161.6800 | 172.22 | top 28% |
| Pork | 51 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 180.0000 🔥 | 156.5828 | 171.12 | top 34% |
| Brisket | 51 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8000 | 171.49 | top 32% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| TN | 13 | 1 | top 21% |
| MS | 13 | 5 | top 16% |
| GA | 8 | 0 | top 33% |
| AL | 3 | 1 | top 9% |
| IL | 3 | 0 | top 16% |
| VA | 3 | 1 | top 13% |
| AR | 2 | 0 | top 11% |
| KS | 2 | 0 | top 34% |
| MO | 1 | 0 | top 12% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 72% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 1 | top 6% |
| Medium (20–39) | 20 | 5 | top 20% |
| Large (40+) | 28 | 2 | top 22% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) | 4 | 8 | 0 | top 35% | 2017-11-18 |
| *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | top 5% | 2017-09-16 |
| Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff | 2 | 9 | 0 | top 20% | 2017-09-22 |
| *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 7% | 2017-07-28 |
| 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2 | 23 | 0 | top 34% | 2016-10-29 |
| Stand by Your Grill | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 17% | 2016-08-19 |
| The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) | 2 | 5 | 0 | top 16% | 2016-05-28 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.5 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour | 2016-05-20 |
| +15.4 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship | 2015-07-17 |
| +15.2 | Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off | 2015-06-19 |
| +14.4 | The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) | 2016-05-28 |
| +13.5 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off | 2015-09-25 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.1 | World Food Championships | 2015-11-03 |
| -5.8 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) | 2017-11-17 |
| -4.6 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 | 2017-03-18 |
| -2.4 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel | 2017-11-17 |
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 21 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 90% | top 18% | 98% | 96% |
| 2016 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 88% | top 21% | 97.9% | 95.7% |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 91% | top 26% | 97.1% | 95.1% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 27% | 92% | 92% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-01 | *Christmas on the River Demopolis, AL | 1 / 27 (695.3484) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (169.1200) | 4 (173.1084) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2017-11-18 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 2) Cumming, GA | 8 / 58 (692.4800) | 26 (173.1200) | 8 (174.2628) | 36 (167.3944) | 5 (177.7028) |
| 2017-11-17 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Cumming, GA | 34 / 62 (675.2796) | 36 (169.6684) | 28 (170.8228) | 41 (165.1200) | 23 (169.6684) |
| 2017-11-17 | Que'n In Cumming (DAY 1) Duel Cumming, GA | 27 / 58 (681.0284) | 43 (167.9656) | 13 (172.5600) | 5 (176.5600) | 49 (163.9428) |
| 2017-11-10 | Brew B Q Nashville, TN | 5 / 26 (705.6684) | 12 (175.4056) | 1 (179.4400) | 8 (174.2628) | 6 (176.5600) |
| 2017-10-27 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitation Barbecue (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) Lynchburg, TN | 14 / 95 (693.6800) | 16 (176.0116) | 64 (166.8456) | 30 (170.8228) | 3 (180.0000) |
| 2017-10-06 | National Pro BBQ Tour Championship Bentonville, AR | 5 / 50 (699.9196) | 2 (180.0000) | 2 (180.0000) | 46 (166.8112) | 19 (173.1084) |
| 2017-09-22 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 9 / 55 (689.6684) | 5 (174.2856) | 16 (172.0000) | 5 (174.2628) | 16 (169.1200) |
| 2017-09-16 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY2) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS | 1 / 17 (693.0512) | 5 (173.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (172.5484) | 9 (168.5256) |
| 2017-09-15 | *Smokin on the Rez BBQ and Music Festival (DAY 1) (JUDGES LIST FULL) Ridgeland, MS | 1 / 22 (693.0396) | 2 (174.8456) | 2 (171.9656) | 1 (180.0000) | 10 (166.2284) |
| 2017-09-08 | International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN | 1 / 42 (705.1200) | 1 (178.8572) | 4 (175.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 12 (170.8456) |
| 2017-08-18 | *Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO | 5 / 43 (678.7428) | 2 (175.4172) | 4 (170.8344) | 8 (168.5600) | 12 (163.9312) |
| 2017-07-28 | *BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 2 / 26 (702.2400) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (167.9772) | 2 (177.7028) |
| 2017-07-21 | Smoke on the mountain BBQ championship Galax, VA | 1 / 25 (688.5028) | 3 (173.1084) | 10 (167.9772) | 1 (176.5600) | 5 (170.8572) |
| 2017-06-30 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Bartlett, TN | 9 / 30 (694.8000) | 25 (170.8228) | 4 (176.5716) | 3 (177.7028) | 22 (169.7028) |
| 2017-06-23 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Birmingham, AL | 5 / 28 (690.7656) | 4 (176.5600) | 5 (175.4056) | 20 (164.5372) | 2 (174.2628) |
| 2017-06-16 | Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off Nesbit, MS | 6 / 41 (691.9312) | 7 (173.7028) | 11 (172.5484) | 22 (169.1200) | 7 (176.5600) |
| 2017-06-09 | Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR | 5 / 45 (697.7028) | 3 (177.7028) | 3 (177.1544) | 6 (173.7256) | 20 (169.1200) |
| 2017-04-28 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 1 / 33 (694.2400) | 4 (174.2628) | 9 (171.4172) | 7 (173.1200) | 3 (175.4400) |
| 2017-03-18 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 2 Tupelo, MS | 26 / 45 (671.8744) | 27 (170.2628) | 13 (171.9772) | 42 (159.9544) | 19 (169.6800) |
| 2017-03-17 | Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS | 22 / 68 (680.4572) | 41 (167.3712) | 5 (176.5716) | 25 (170.2744) | 42 (166.2400) |
| 2016-11-19 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) Cumming, GA | 12 / 37 (686.1828) | 8 (175.4056) | 13 (170.8228) | 13 (170.8344) | 17 (169.1200) |
| 2016-11-18 | Que'n in Cumming (Day 1) Cumming, GA | 18 / 47 (679.8628) | 9 (174.2628) | 26 (167.3828) | 24 (167.3944) | 19 (170.8228) |
| 2016-11-11 | World Barbecue Championship Orange Beach, AL | 5 / 89 (691.3600) | 21 (173.1200) | 25 (170.2744) | 10 (174.2628) | 20 (173.7028) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 23 / 557 (688.5256) | 69 (172.5600) | 4 (178.2972) | 339 (162.2628) | 31 (175.4056) |
| 2016-10-28 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(INVITATIONAL) unrated Kansas City, KS | 115 / 180 (671.8740) | 88 (171.4056) | 64 (171.4056) | 164 (161.0972) | 100 (167.9656) |
| 2016-09-29 | Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS | 2 / 28 (694.8000) | 8 (173.1084) | 9 (171.4288) | 9 (170.2628) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2016-09-23 | Murphysboro BBQ Cookoff Murphysboro, IL | 15 / 64 (680.9940) | 12 (173.1200) | 19 (169.6800) | 18 (171.9656) | 32 (166.2284) |
| 2016-08-19 | Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS | 3 / 40 (691.9200) | 5 (176.5600) | 15 (169.1316) | 6 (171.9656) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2016-08-12 | Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN | 11 / 32 (691.3140) | 12 (173.1084) | 18 (169.6800) | 14 (171.9656) | 8 (176.5600) |
| 2016-07-22 | BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 3 / 47 (695.3828) | 7 (175.4056) | 8 (172.0000) | 10 (172.5600) | 6 (175.4172) |
| 2016-07-01 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (Regional) Marietta, GA | 14 / 30 (687.3140) | 23 (169.6800) | 21 (169.1084) | 5 (174.2628) | 6 (174.2628) |
| 2016-05-28 | The National BBQ Cup (Day 2) Nashville, TN | 5 / 50 (699.3716) | 4 (178.8572) | 6 (175.4172) | 14 (174.2628) | 22 (170.8344) |
| 2016-05-27 | The National BBQ Cup (Day 1) Nashville, TN | 11 / 51 (692.5028) | 5 (178.8572) | 2 (177.7144) | 28 (169.1200) | 41 (166.8112) |
| 2016-05-20 | Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Southhaven, MS | 1 / 29 (696.5028) | 1 (180.0000) | 2 (180.0000) | 7 (171.9772) | 23 (164.5256) |
| 2016-04-22 | Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS | 1 / 41 (704.5256) | 11 (172.5600) | 14 (171.9656) | 2 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) |
| 2016-04-08 | Sixth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN | 9 / 27 (676.3880) | 15 (165.0740) | 2 (174.2628) | 19 (165.0856) | 5 (171.9656) |
| 2015-11-20 | The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA | 10 / 74 (690.7656) | 1 (180.0000) | 40 (167.9656) | 1 (176.5600) | 44 (166.2400) |
| 2015-11-13 | Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA | 9 / 48 (685.0400) | 13 (170.8228) | 5 (175.4288) | 29 (167.3828) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2015-11-03 | World Food Championships Kissimmee, FL | 42 / 58 (656.9596) | 55 (155.9312) | 34 (166.2628) | 18 (171.9656) | 40 (162.8000) |
| 2015-09-25 | Murphysboro Barbecue Cook-Off Murphysboro, IL | 4 / 55 (690.1824) | 5 (174.8456) | 18 (168.5256) | 1 (175.4056) | 10 (171.4056) |
| 2015-08-14 | Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS | 15 / 57 (683.8856) | 1 (180.0000) | 38 (163.9428) | 41 (163.3828) | 8 (176.5600) |
| 2015-07-24 | BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN | 5 / 35 (688.5024) | 19 (166.8112) | 1 (180.0000) | 14 (167.4284) | 7 (174.2628) |
| 2015-07-17 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 2 / 29 (693.6916) | 1 (177.7372) | 14 (166.2744) | 2 (176.5600) | 6 (173.1200) |
| 2015-07-03 | Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN | 9 / 51 (683.2912) | 17 (170.8112) | 17 (170.8344) | 10 (171.9656) | 15 (169.6800) |
| 2015-06-19 | Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS | 3 / 37 (699.3716) | 9 (173.1200) | 2 (176.5716) | 1 (178.8572) | 12 (170.8228) |
| 2015-05-08 | Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS | 11 / 31 (680.4684) | 2 (177.7028) | 25 (163.3828) | 6 (175.4056) | 19 (163.9772) |
| 2015-03-06 | "Come to Compete, Come to Learn" NBBQA Championship Nashville, TN | 15 / 25 (675.9544) | 17 (169.6800) | 22 (164.0344) | 8 (171.4056) | 10 (170.8344) |
| 2014-11-13 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championships (Competitiors Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 4 (175.4628) | 7 (172.0000) | 16 (169.6800) |
| 2014-07-18 | Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA | 8 / 30 (662.7544) | 25 (155.3716) | 18 (161.6800) | 6 (170.2628) | 1 (175.4400) |
| 2013-11-07 | World Food Championships - World Barbecue Championship(Competitor's Series) Las Vegas, NV | — | — | 14 (172.5944) | 54 (156.5828) | 25 (166.2400) |
| Southern Hotwing Festival (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Memphis, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #29 (2465 pts) | #14 (2426 pts) | #13 (2371 pts) | #40 (2127 pts) | #81 (1932 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #90 (2051 pts) | #118 (1727 pts) | #104 (1789 pts) | #162 (1529 pts) | #145 (1687 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #169 (1645 pts) | #84 (1835 pts) | #246 (1279 pts) | #87 (1830 pts) | #263 (1265 pts) |