UNCLE CHET'S BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2471

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1521

peak 1545 · rated over 20 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-12

latest 2016-03-04

Best ToY finish

#254

Master 2013

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 20 contests

Avg finish

top 50%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2744 / 720

Master · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

Current form

663.57 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 665.07 (-1.51)

Walk rate

90%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.1428

Chicken · Smoke on the Falls

Consistency

±12.88

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.95 · weakest Brisket (162.37)

Road miles

1,803

mi across 20 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi

Schedule strength

29%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1540)

Master avg

665.07 / 720

20 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (7 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

90% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 18 of 20 contests

A top-10 category call in 90% of their 20 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

694.2744 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2744 at Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
2013-08-02

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 39%.

10 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 39%

A tough matchup

11–2 behind in the head-to-head

OLD PLANTATION BBQ ahead in 85% of their meetings

OLD PLANTATION BBQ has come out ahead in 11 of their 13 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.58 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 20% of the time against 45%.

Brisket avg 162.37
Chicken avg 170.95
4 calls in 20 entries

A strong matchup

8–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 89% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ in 8 of their 9 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.79% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.79% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.4% of a perfect score
20 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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.

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

BERRY PATCH BBQ

#2461 of the rated field

1521 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 33%
Peak: 1521

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to UNCLE CHET'S BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team UNCLE CHET'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 6 contests
last seen 2013-10-04

⚔ Head-to-head

Bay Brothers BBQ

#2468 of the rated field

1521 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 20 contests to 20, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 20 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

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Part Time BBQ

#2458 of the rated field

1521 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen 2019-09-13

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D-DON'S PIT CREW

#2474 of the rated field

1521 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1523

No shared contest yet.

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen 2018-09-07

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Electrified BBQ

#2466 of the rated field

1521 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

They turned up 11 years after UNCLE CHET'S BBQ did, first appearing in 2024.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

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LINCOLN CITY BBQ COMPANY

#2463 of the rated field

1521 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1521

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2019-10-18

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	11	4	7	36%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	10	7	3	70%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
BAREKNUCKLES BBQ	10	6	4	60%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	9	8	1	89%	⚔ compare
CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
FOGGY BOTTOM BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
DIGGIN QUE-GA	8	6	2	75%	⚔ compare
THE BLUE BLOODS	8	2	6	25%	⚔ compare
Killer B's BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	20	9	1	2	177.1428	163.9428	170.95	top 32%
Pork Ribs	20	7	0	2	174.2972	150.8344	165.76	top 47%
Pork	20	7	0	0	174.2856	155.4286	165.98	top 47%
Brisket	20	4	0	0	175.4172	145.6800	162.37	top 58%

“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	Avg finish
GA	16	top 47%
AL	3	top 75%
SC	1	top 26%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	12	0	top 55%
Large (40+)	8	0	top 43%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Rock'n Ribville	2	9	top 48%	2015-10-09
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2	3	top 29%	2015-07-31
Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	11	top 43%	2014-09-12

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.9 yrs 2013-04-12 → 2016-03-04

Busiest season 2013 10 contests

Contests a season 5 across 4 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 16 of 20 contests · 3 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 17 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 20 entries · 1 win · 9 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 170.95 · weakest Brisket (162.37)

Walk rate 90% a top-10 call in 18 of 20 contests

Overall top-10 rate 15% 3 of 20 contests

Master average 665.07 out of 720 · 20 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 389 446–383 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,803 20 mapped stops · furthest 159 mi

Schedule strength 1540 average field rating faced — tougher than 29% of rated contests

Power rating 1521 peak 1545 · #2471 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 12 First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 First call Smoke on the Falls
Apr 12 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.5712 Smoke on the Falls
Apr 19 First overall top-10 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Jun 7 First category win (Chicken) Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 First overall podium Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 2 Career-best overall score694.2744 Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 15 10th tracked contest The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
Nov 15 Peak power rating (1545) The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier)
2015
Apr 10 Career-best single call (Chicken)177.1428 Smoke on the Falls
2016
Mar 4 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-08-02
+9.9	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)	2013-04-19
+8.3	SC Festival of Discovery	2013-07-11
+7.3	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-09-13
+5	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier)	2015-03-27

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.2	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest	2014-04-11
-9.4	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	2014-06-06
-5	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2016-03-04
-3.7	Smoke on the Falls	2013-04-12
-3.5	Smoke on the Falls	2015-04-10

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	90.8%	90.8%
2015	4	0	0	100%	top 54%	93.7%	92.5%
2014	5	1	0	80%	top 67%	92.9%	91%
2013	10	2	1	90%	top 39%	96.4%	93.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2016-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	42 / 59 (653.6912)	25 (168.5828)	32 (165.1428)	9 (174.2856)	58 (145.6800)
2015-10-09	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	13 / 26 (649.5540)	14 (165.0856)	7 (169.7028)	12 (161.7028)	19 (153.0628)
2015-07-31	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	29 / 55 (671.3600)	4 (176.0000)	21 (170.2972)	44 (163.3944)	37 (161.6684)
2015-04-10	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	24 / 34 (668.4684)	2 (177.1428)	30 (159.9312)	18 (166.8228)	24 (164.5716)
2015-03-27	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	16 / 38 (674.7540)	17 (169.6912)	6 (174.2972)	20 (166.2400)	26 (164.5256)
2014-10-10	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	9 / 20 (669.0856)	6 (169.6916)	3 (170.8800)	17 (157.0968)	5 (171.4172)
2014-09-12	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	25 / 42 (662.2176)	8 (175.4172)	29 (162.8460)	30 (162.8572)	26 (161.0972)
2014-06-06	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	25 / 31 (639.8284)	19 (163.9428)	12 (165.7028)	25 (158.2400)	28 (151.9428)
2014-04-11	Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL	30 / 34 (642.1368)	26 (165.0856)	32 (150.8344)	5 (173.1428)	29 (153.0740)
2014-03-28	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	21 / 35 (662.8232)	7 (172.5716)	32 (158.8572)	12 (167.9772)	21 (163.4172)
2013-11-15	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	32 / 79 (675.3828)	14 (174.8572)	45 (166.2628)	32 (168.5828)	43 (165.6800)
2013-10-12	Smoke-n-Thunder BBQ Classic Rome, GA	14 / 25 (674.2056)	4 (175.4056)	17 (165.0972)	12 (169.1428)	14 (164.5600)
2013-09-13	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	11 / 43 (673.0168)	22 (167.9656)	2 (174.2972)	32 (160.4912)	8 (170.2628)
2013-08-16	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	16 / 34 (665.0056)	18 (166.2400)	28 (156.5028)	7 (169.7028)	8 (172.5600)
2013-08-02	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	3 / 61 (694.2744)	17 (171.9656)	5 (173.7144)	9 (173.1772)	7 (175.4172)
2013-07-11	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	20 / 78 (661.0744)	15 (168.5828)	5 (170.8572)	45 (158.2172)	23 (163.4172)
2013-06-07	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	15 / 39 (671.4284)	1 (177.1428)	17 (165.1430)	5 (171.4284)	30 (157.7142)
2013-05-24	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	29 / 47 (659.4284)	10 (172.0000)	20 (166.8572)	43 (155.4286)	23 (165.1426)
2013-04-19	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	8 / 36 (681.1432)	5 (173.1430)	4 (173.1430)	8 (170.2858)	23 (164.5714)
2013-04-12	Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL	22 / 34 (652.5712)	18 (168.5714)	30 (154.8572)	5 (171.4284)	23 (157.7142)

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

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
2014 ↗	Master	#1726 (139 pts)	#1347 (224 pts)	#1920 (119 pts)	#1069 (309 pts)	#1781 (139 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#254 (1188 pts)	#148 (1463 pts)	#188 (1363 pts)	#207 (1258 pts)	#283 (1048 pts)