TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS

TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS is a competition barbecue team with 58 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 25 at the Squealin' on the Square (2014), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #990 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#990

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1606

peak 1609 · rated over 58 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 1, 2013

latest Oct 7, 2016 · 3.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#220

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

19 podiums

Overall top-10s

21% of 58 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

691.3716 / 720

Master · Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

Perfect 180s

3 🔥

Current form

680.01 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 660.72 (+19.29)

Walk rate

64%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show

Consistency

±16.02

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 168.06 · weakest Brisket (162.17)

Road miles

9,920

across 58 mapped stops · furthest 446 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1539)

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

660.72 / 720

58 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (15 found in their record)

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

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
Pork Ribs ×1

On the rise

+27 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 27 points across 5 contests since Oct 9, 2015 — from 1579 up to 1606.

5 contests since Oct 9, 2015
now 1606

Happy hunting ground

Top 10% average finish here

Squealin' on the Square is their spot: an average finish in the top 10% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 10%

They almost always walk

64% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 37 of 58 contests

A top-10 category call in 64% of their 58 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

691.3716 career-best overall

96.0% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 691.3716 at Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show — 96.0% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 12, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

SMOKE ON THIS has finished one call ahead of TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 28%.

4 contests
3 overall top-10s
1 category win
average top 28%

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A tough matchup

27–1 behind in the head-to-head

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 96% of their meetings

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 27 of their 28 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.89 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 16% of the time against 31%.

Brisket avg 162.17
Chicken avg 168.06
9 calls in 58 entries

A strong matchup

12–3 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 12 of their 15 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

21 of 29 shared chicken entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 21 of 29 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

ROLLIN' SMOKE COMPETITION QUE has landed one call behind them 3 times.

A July team

Top 34% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 34% across 5 contests, versus top 48% the rest of the year.

5 July contests
top 48% the rest of the year

The long haul

9,920 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 9,920 miles across 58 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 446 miles to 10th Annual Recovery Fest.

58 mapped stops
furthest 446 mi

The metronome

±2.23% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.23% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.8% of a perfect score
58 contests

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
2016 ↗	Master	#641 (602 pts)	#405 (952 pts)	#785 (507 pts)	#823 (477 pts)	#730 (537 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#291 (1,193 pts)	#194 (1,463 pts)	#214 (1,373 pts)	#312 (1,078 pts)	#378 (983 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#220 (1,443 pts)	#183 (1,485 pts)	#123 (1,737 pts)	#250 (1,264 pts)	#320 (1,107 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#225 (1,299 pts)	#184 (1,352 pts)	#44 (2,051 pts)	#139 (1,515 pts)	#170 (1,448 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Pappy Q

#988 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 62
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1695

0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS)

These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — Pappy Q ahead 4–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 62 contests
last seen May 10, 2024

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HOGZ GONE WILD GA

#986 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1607

0–6 in 6 shared contests (0% to TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 15 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2014

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BAR-B-CUDA BBQ

#994 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 66
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1625

Careers of much the same size, 66 contests to 58, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 64 contests
last seen Sep 4, 2026

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TWISTED-Q

#992 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1626

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 50% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Mar 24, 2023

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Sauce Em & Toss Em BBQ

#989 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 47%
Peak: 1618

They turned up 6 years after TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jul 11, 2026

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NATIVE SMOKERS BBQ

#987 of the rated field

1607 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 53%
Peak: 1607

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2025

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	29	4	25	14%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	28	1	27	4%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	26	2	24	8%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	25	9	16	36%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	21	4	17	19%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	21	3	18	14%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
UNCULTURED SWINE	17	4	13	24%	⚔ compare
Bubba Q	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	15	12	3	80%	⚔ compare
JACK'S OLD SOUTH	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	15	3	12	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	58	18	2	5	180 🔥	149.1084	168.06	top 43%
Pork Ribs	58	24	3	8	180 🔥	153.1428	167.09	top 40%
Pork	58	12	2	3	174.2628	143.9998	163.39	top 55%
Brisket	58	9	0	3	176.5716	141.7142	162.17	top 56%

“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)	32	0	top 46%
Large (40+)	26	0	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	33	top 53%
NC	8	top 47%
SC	6	top 35%
VA	4	top 33%
FL	3	top 47%
TN	2	top 24%
KY	1	top 67%
MS	1	top 56%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show	3	5	top 33%	Aug 12, 2016
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	3	9	top 33%	May 13, 2016
Smokin In The Square	3	16	top 47%	Mar 6, 2015
Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2	6	top 22%	Jun 3, 2016
Squealin' on the Square	2	2	top 10%	Oct 2, 2015
Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	2	22	top 69%	Aug 28, 2015
Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash	2	14	top 54%	Mar 27, 2015
Calhoun KOA's	2	35	top 74%	Dec 5, 2014
The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA)	2	36	top 59%	Nov 21, 2014
BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA)	2	5	top 55%	Apr 25, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2013 26 contests

Contests a season 14.5 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 33 of 58 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 45 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 990 finished ahead 1,242 times, behind 1,160

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

20163 milestones

Aug 12 Career-best overall score691.3716 Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Aug 12 Peak power rating (1609) Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show
Oct 7 Most recent contest The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)

20152 milestones

Jun 5 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 5 50th tracked contest Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)

20142 milestones

Jul 18 First overall podium Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship
Oct 3 First Reserve Championship Squealin' on the Square

20137 milestones

Mar 1 First tracked contest Smokin in the Square
Mar 1 First call Smokin in the Square
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score650.8564 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Apr 26 First category win (Pork Ribs) BBQ Boogie & Blues
Apr 26 First overall top-10 BBQ Boogie & Blues
Jun 14 10th tracked contest Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival
Nov 15 25th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.6	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship	Jul 18, 2014
+14.2	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash	Jul 25, 2014
+13.8	Squealin' on the Square	Oct 3, 2014
+12.5	Recovery Fest 2013	Sep 6, 2013
+11.9	BBQ Boogie & Blues	Apr 26, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 5, 2013
-11.9	Calhoun KOA's	Dec 5, 2014
-10.7	BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA)	Apr 25, 2014
-10.1	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	May 23, 2014
-9.9	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	May 17, 2013

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)
2016	4	3	1	100%	top 28%	96%	94.4%
2015	10	3	3	80%	top 39%	94.8%	93.2%
2014	18	3	1	61%	top 52%	95.1%	91.4%
2013	26	3	2	54%	top 52%	94.3%	91%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	15 / 26 (672.4800)	10 (169.6800)	18 (164.5600)	6 (169.6800)	15 (168.5600)
Aug 12, 2016	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	5 / 34 (691.3716)	2 (180)	6 (174.8572)	11 (170.2744)	15 (166.2400)
Jun 3, 2016	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	6 / 32 (688.4800)	2 (176.5600)	20 (164.5256)	12 (170.8228)	3 (176.5716)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	9 / 41 (666.1140)	1 (180)	7 (169.1200)	34 (154.2056)	18 (162.7884)
Oct 9, 2015	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	9 / 27 (681.5884)	14 (171.9772)	1 (177.7028)	3 (174.2628)	25 (157.6456)
Oct 2, 2015	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	3 / 25 (681.0052)	3 (173.1084)	8 (168.5256)	6 (170.2628)	7 (169.1084)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	22 / 41 (671.2684)	7 (174.2628)	21 (167.3828)	27 (166.2400)	27 (163.3828)
Jun 12, 2015	Fitzgerald Pig Pickin' Fitzgerald, GA	7 / 20 (681.0168)	11 (169.6684)	10 (171.9772)	9 (169.6800)	9 (169.6912)
Jun 5, 2015	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	11 / 42 (682.7540)	11 (174.2628)	1 (180)	28 (165.6684)	25 (162.8228)
May 29, 2015	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	14 / 23 (651.2340)	4 (175.4056)	9 (165.6800)	23 (151.3484)	21 (158.8000)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	32 / 65 (664.9484)	24 (170.8228)	19 (169.6800)	53 (160.5028)	40 (163.9428)
May 8, 2015	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	12 / 39 (665.0404)	1 (176.5600)	18 (162.2516)	9 (167.4172)	23 (158.8116)
Mar 27, 2015	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash Ashburn, GA	14 / 28 (660.9828)	13 (167.3828)	18 (162.8000)	13 (164.5372)	12 (166.2628)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	21 / 48 (671.9088)	30 (166.2628)	29 (165.1088)	32 (164.5372)	4 (176)
Dec 5, 2014	Calhoun KOA's Calhoun, GA	36 / 38 (650.6396)	34 (166.2284)	36 (163.9656)	21 (168.5256)	38 (151.9200)
Nov 21, 2014	The National BBQ Cup (SBBQA) Cumming, GA	62 / 86 (659.3252)	14 (174.8456)	25 (170.2628)	81 (153.6684)	70 (160.5484)
Oct 3, 2014	Squealin' on the Square Laurens, SC	2 / 25 (683.3256)	4 (171.9772)	2 (171.9656)	1 (172.5600)	12 (166.8228)
Sep 27, 2014	Whole Hawg Happenin' (SBBQA) Marietta, GA	14 / 34 (666.1256)	20 (166.2400)	20 (163.9656)	8 (170.8228)	15 (165.0972)
Sep 19, 2014	Fiddle-N-Pig Shindig Fort Mill, SC	14 / 35 (656.9712)	27 (155.3484)	7 (173.1200)	15 (166.2628)	20 (162.2400)
Sep 5, 2014	10th Annual Recovery Fest Richmond, VA	11 / 32 (636.9708)	10 (159.3484)	6 (166.2856)	20 (153.0856)	14 (158.2512)
Aug 8, 2014	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Frankllin, NC	23 / 39 (659.2568)	7 (174.2628)	19 (166.8228)	35 (161.6684)	35 (156.5028)
Jul 25, 2014	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	6 / 49 (685.0628)	6 (174.2628)	4 (174.8572)	19 (168.5484)	24 (167.3944)
Jul 18, 2014	Smoke on the Mountain - VA State BBQ Championship Galax, VA	3 / 30 (672.4796)	20 (162.7884)	2 (170.2628)	9 (168.5828)	4 (170.8456)
Jun 20, 2014	Barbourville BBQ Festival Barbourville, KY	18 / 27 (667.8744)	7 (173.7028)	23 (162.2516)	15 (167.3828)	15 (164.5372)
Jun 6, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Charleston, SC	12 / 28 (665.6116)	5 (173.7028)	15 (167.4172)	12 (163.9544)	20 (160.5372)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	58 / 65 (622.5940)	43 (163.9428)	57 (153.6112)	61 (151.3828)	55 (153.6572)
May 9, 2014	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	19 / 42 (643.8284)	30 (160.5028)	20 (160.5372)	21 (162.8228)	18 (159.9656)
Apr 25, 2014	BBQ Boogie & Blues (SBBQA) Calhoun, GA	26 / 29 (640.9140)	24 (165.0740)	20 (166.2400)	25 (161.6456)	26 (147.9544)
Mar 28, 2014	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	20 / 35 (664.9940)	15 (170.2512)	5 (171.9772)	33 (157.0856)	20 (165.6800)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	28 / 43 (648.4116)	30 (161.0856)	14 (168.5488)	37 (157.1200)	26 (161.6572)
Mar 7, 2014	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	16 / 46 (677.0172)	12 (173.7028)	8 (173.1316)	21 (167.3828)	31 (162.8000)
Feb 7, 2014	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA	22 / 28 (647.2228)	22 (165.6800)	22 (162.2400)	27 (154.2056)	13 (165.0972)
Dec 6, 2013	Calhoun KOA's (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	35 / 65 (669.5428)	30 (170.8344)	9 (173.1200)	44 (165.0740)	50 (160.5144)
Nov 15, 2013	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	36 / 79 (672.4228)	20 (173.1200)	21 (171.4056)	52 (166.2400)	59 (161.6572)
Nov 1, 2013	Hog Happnin' Shelby, NC	52 / 75 (651.9084)	36 (167.4400)	56 (158.8228)	72 (153.6456)	17 (172)
Oct 25, 2013	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	24 / 41 (653.0400)	30 (162.2856)	2 (173.7144)	27 (161.6916)	34 (155.3484)
Oct 11, 2013	The Real Squeal: Lyons Barbeque & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	11 / 25 (662.1944)	17 (162.2284)	5 (171.4516)	7 (170.2628)	18 (158.2516)
Sep 28, 2013	Whole Hawg Happenin' Marietta, GA	13 / 30 (672.3996)	11 (173.1200)	3 (173.1084)	11 (167.3828)	24 (158.7884)
Sep 20, 2013	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	24 / 72 (665.6228)	34 (166.2856)	49 (160.5372)	15 (171.4172)	23 (167.3828)
Sep 13, 2013	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	19 / 43 (661.5540)	28 (163.4056)	21 (163.9544)	13 (168.5256)	17 (165.6684)
Sep 6, 2013	Recovery Fest 2013 Richmond, VA	4 / 28 (642.1368)	20 (149.1084)	3 (162.2628)	1 (170.8228)	5 (159.9428)
Aug 23, 2013	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	18 / 54 (655.2456)	34 (161.0856)	27 (161.0856)	15 (166.8228)	17 (166.2516)
Aug 9, 2013	Mountain High BBQ Festival & Car Show Franklin, NC	13 / 49 (676.4228)	16 (170.8228)	13 (171.9772)	14 (169.6684)	29 (163.9544)
Jul 26, 2013	WNC Barbeque Festival Maggie Valley, NC	31 / 48 (651.3028)	5 (171.9656)	23 (162.2972)	43 (155.3600)	28 (161.6800)
Jul 19, 2013	Smokin the Valley Blueberry Festival and Bar-B-Que Cook-Off Unicoi, TN	7 / 20 (675.8856)	14 (163.9312)	10 (165.1200)	4 (172.5600)	3 (174.2744)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	38 / 78 (645.6000)	28 (165.7028)	32 (163.9544)	10 (167.9884)	71 (147.9544)
Jun 28, 2013	Covington Cork and Pork Festival Covington, VA	18 / 25 (629.7130)	15 (159.9996)	14 (157.7140)	16 (155.9996)	17 (155.9998)
Jun 21, 2013	Peak City Pig Fest Apex, NC	24 / 36 (635.4276)	12 (166.2854)	23 (157.7142)	23 (161.1426)	30 (150.2854)
Jun 14, 2013	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	41 / 97 (647.9992)	57 (159.4284)	44 (161.1428)	23 (167.9998)	50 (159.4282)
Jun 7, 2013	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	16 / 39 (669.7140)	10 (170.2856)	28 (159.4286)	17 (167.9998)	2 (172)
May 24, 2013	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	31 / 47 (657.7136)	39 (160.5710)	5 (171.9998)	34 (162.2856)	28 (162.8572)
May 17, 2013	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	31 / 37 (642.2856)	16 (168.5716)	15 (168.5714)	37 (143.9998)	24 (161.1428)
May 10, 2013	Boss Hog Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Waynesboro, GA	22 / 41 (653.7140)	13 (168.5714)	18 (164.5714)	34 (154.8570)	17 (165.7142)
Apr 26, 2013	BBQ Boogie & Blues Calhoun, GA	5 / 25 (678.8568)	5 (173.1426)	1 (179.4286)	14 (158.2856)	6 (168)
Apr 19, 2013	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	25 / 36 (651.9988)	20 (166.2854)	5 (173.1426)	33 (155.4280)	28 (157.1428)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA	38 / 41 (621.7140)	36 (155.9998)	18 (165.7142)	32 (158.2858)	41 (141.7142)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	56 / 100 (650.8564)	29 (168.5712)	5 (174.2856)	86 (152.5712)	74 (155.4284)
Mar 1, 2013	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	23 / 37 (647.4282)	10 (169.7142)	29 (153.1428)	22 (164)	20 (160.5712)

TEMPLAR TEMPTATIONS

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

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (15 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A July team

The long haul

The metronome

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)