CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE

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

Power ranking

#753

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1632

peak 1647 · rated over 35 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-04-19

latest 2019-08-02

Best ToY finish

#287

Master 2013

Grand champs

3 reserve

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 35 contests

Avg finish

top 37%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9772 / 720

Master · Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

674.06 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 675.54 (-1.48)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

180.0000 🔥

Pork Ribs · Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival

Consistency

±11.37

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 170.14 · weakest Brisket (167.56)

Road miles

2,584

mi across 35 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi

Schedule strength

50%

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

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

675.54 / 720

35 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (16 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.

The heartbreaker

1.6568 points from the title

Came within 1.6568 points of the Grand Championship at Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) (2013-09-13).

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.

Chicken ×1
Pork Ribs ×1

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 2nd
average top 14%

They almost always walk

83% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 29 of 35 contests

A top-10 category call in 83% of their 35 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

699.9772 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.9772 at Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2015-08-28

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SHADE TREE BBQ has finished one call ahead of CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2015 their best year

2015 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 20%.

6 contests
4 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 20%

A tough matchup

18–7 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 72% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 18 of their 25 shared contests.

A strong matchup

20–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 91% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOOTIE-Q in 20 of their 22 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

16 of 25 shared pork ribs entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 16 of 25 shared pork ribs entries.

Announced themselves early

5th at their very first contest

Finished 5 of 36 at their very first tracked contest, Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) (2013-04-19).

2013-04-19
36-team field

Always the bridesmaid

3 reserve championships

Runner-up for the whole thing 3 times against 0 Grand Championships — close enough to touch it, over and over.

0 Grand Championships
35 contests

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

PIRATES OF PORKSCENTS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 27% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 27% across 4 contests, versus top 37% the rest of the year.

4 September contests
top 37% the rest of the year

The metronome

±1.58% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.58% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.8% of a perfect score
35 contests

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival every year from 2013 to 2017 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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WYO SMOKE SHOW

#756 of the rated field

1632 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 31
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1632

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 31 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 31 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

⚔ Head-to-head

Bleacher Bums BBQ

#758 of the rated field

1632 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 43
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 26%
Peak: 1632

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 43 contests to 35, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 40 contests
last seen 2026-08-21

⚔ Head-to-head

ONE MAN PITS

#754 of the rated field

1632 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1641

No shared contest yet.

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 29 contests, alongside a 45% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 29 contests
last seen 2019-11-15

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin Highwaymen

#752 of the rated field

1632 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1658

No shared contest yet.

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

rated over 54 contests
last seen 2025-08-22

⚔ Head-to-head

SQUEALERS AWARD WINNING BARBEQUE

#757 of the rated field

1632 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 56
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1647

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 55 contests
last seen 2021-08-20

⚔ Head-to-head

BIG WOODIE BBQ

#755 of the rated field

1632 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 62%
Peak: 1644

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 3 years before CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
HOOTIE-Q	22	20	2	91%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	20	20	0	100%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	18	6	12	33%	⚔ compare
STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA	17	13	4	76%	⚔ compare
TUFF DAWG GRILLERS	17	12	5	71%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	17	7	10	41%	⚔ compare
DEEP SOUTH BBQ	15	12	3	80%	⚔ compare
CRIMSON Q	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
HAWGPOUND SMOKERS	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
SHADE TREE BBQ	14	12	2	86%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	35	14	2	2	180.0000 🔥	145.0856	168.62	top 46%
Pork Ribs	35	14	2	6	180.0000 🔥	156.5144	170.14	top 33%
Pork	35	13	2	6	177.7028	159.9428	169.21	top 39%
Brisket	35	12	0	2	179.4400	150.2172	167.56	top 42%

“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 contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	19	0	top 38%
Large (40+)	16	0	top 36%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	5	3	top 49%	2017-08-04
Rock'n Ribville	2	14	top 41%	2018-09-21
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	10	top 20%	2018-03-02
Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	2	2	top 22%	2015-08-28
Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	2	10	top 28%	2015-08-14
Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival	2	7	top 53%	2015-04-17
Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	2	top 14%	2014-09-12
Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)	2	4	top 15%	2014-05-09

The story so far (18 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 6.3 yrs 2013-04-19 → 2019-08-02

Busiest season 2014 7 contests

Contests a season 5 across 7 seasons in the data

Cooks most in GA 35 of 35 contests

Contests visited 24 8 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 35 entries · 2 wins · 14 calls

Strongest meat Pork Ribs averages 170.14 · weakest Brisket (167.56)

Walk rate 83% a top-10 call in 29 of 35 contests

Overall top-10 rate 43% 15 of 35 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Master average 675.54 out of 720 · 35 contests · 0 GCs

Perfect 180s 2 every judge at the table handing back a nine

Opponents faced 480 911–525 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 2,584 35 mapped stops · furthest 169 mi

Schedule strength 1565 average field rating faced — tougher than 50% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 2 state-championship entries

Power rating 1632 peak 1647 · #753 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Apr 19 First tracked contest Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First overall top-10 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score683.9996 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
May 10 First category win (Pork Ribs) Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 13 First overall podium Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 13 First Reserve Championship Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)
2014
May 9 10th tracked contest Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
2015
Aug 28 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
Aug 28 Career-best overall score699.9772 Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)
2016
Nov 4 25th tracked contest Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier)
2019
Feb 1 Peak power rating (1647) Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL)
Aug 2 Most recent contest Hawgin On Lanier

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-09-13
+14.4	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	2015-08-28
+13.4	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	2017-08-04
+13.2	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier)	2015-10-09
+12.8	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier)	2013-05-10

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Hawgin On Lanier	2019-08-02
-10.9	Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition	2017-04-21
-10.1	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA)	2014-04-18
-7.2	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2013-08-02
-7	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier)	2016-08-19

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)
2019	2	0	0	50%	top 63%	93.7%	93%
2018	3	1	1	100%	top 35%	94.4%	94.1%
2017	5	1	1	100%	top 37%	95.9%	94.2%
2016	5	2	0	60%	top 46%	96%	93.5%
2015	6	4	1	83%	top 20%	97.2%	95.4%
2014	7	3	1	100%	top 43%	95.6%	93%
2013	7	4	2	71%	top 31%	95%	93.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2019-08-02	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	35 / 45 (663.8400)	27 (168.5256)	39 (160.5372)	16 (170.8228)	33 (163.9544)
2019-02-01	Brasstown Valley Resort BBQ Throwdown (JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Young Harris, GA	13 / 27 (674.7200)	4 (175.4056)	25 (156.5144)	15 (166.2400)	4 (176.5600)
2018-09-21	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	15 / 33 (677.6000)	8 (173.1084)	23 (165.6916)	1 (176.5600)	20 (162.2400)
2018-04-20	*Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Competition Cornelia, GA	11 / 26 (674.1372)	14 (169.6684)	12 (168.5488)	13 (166.2400)	7 (169.6800)
2018-03-02	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	10 / 59 (679.9888)	23 (170.2856)	25 (166.3088)	15 (171.4172)	6 (171.9772)
2017-10-13	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	13 / 29 (679.3028)	26 (157.6456)	11 (171.9772)	2 (176.5600)	5 (173.1200)
2017-09-15	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	14 / 39 (678.7428)	6 (175.4056)	29 (163.9544)	16 (167.9656)	8 (171.4172)
2017-08-04	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	3 / 57 (690.7540)	54 (161.0856)	1 (180.0000)	5 (176.5600)	11 (173.1084)
2017-04-21	Cornelia Apple Blossom Competition Cornelia, GA	20 / 26 (662.0912)	22 (161.6572)	10 (170.8112)	11 (169.1200)	22 (160.5028)
2017-03-03	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	15 / 63 (679.8972)	18 (173.1200)	2 (175.4172)	50 (159.9428)	18 (171.4172)
2016-11-04	Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	5 / 33 (691.3600)	7 (174.2628)	2 (178.8572)	15 (169.1200)	15 (169.1200)
2016-08-19	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	27 / 39 (656.9944)	35 (158.8116)	22 (168.5256)	34 (160.5372)	20 (169.1200)
2016-08-05	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	37 / 56 (667.8284)	40 (166.2400)	14 (171.9656)	35 (167.3944)	46 (162.2284)
2016-04-15	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ & Brews Festival Cornelia, GA	10 / 30 (681.5884)	12 (171.9772)	5 (172.5600)	19 (165.0856)	9 (171.9656)
2016-03-04	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	26 / 59 (667.4060)	52 (160.5372)	29 (166.3200)	8 (174.8572)	28 (165.6916)
2015-10-09	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	2 / 27 (693.6572)	11 (173.1200)	6 (169.7144)	2 (174.2628)	3 (176.5600)
2015-08-28	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	2 / 41 (699.9772)	1 (180.0000)	3 (175.4400)	3 (176.0000)	15 (168.5372)
2015-08-14	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	11 / 40 (677.5884)	19 (167.9772)	15 (167.3828)	3 (175.4056)	17 (166.8228)
2015-07-31	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	22 / 55 (677.5540)	22 (171.9656)	14 (171.9772)	33 (167.3828)	27 (166.2284)
2015-06-05	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	7 / 42 (694.8000)	5 (176.5600)	13 (169.6800)	15 (169.1200)	2 (179.4400)
2015-04-17	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival Cornelia, GA	7 / 29 (679.3252)	9 (173.1084)	15 (165.7028)	12 (168.5256)	6 (171.9884)
2014-09-12	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	10 / 42 (683.3256)	1 (177.7028)	6 (173.7028)	15 (168.5372)	25 (163.3828)
2014-08-30	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	15 / 39 (665.0284)	5 (173.7144)	14 (168.5600)	31 (159.9428)	23 (162.8112)
2014-08-14	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	10 / 35 (668.4912)	12 (167.4056)	5 (174.8456)	6 (170.8228)	32 (155.4172)
2014-08-01	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	34 / 56 (659.3372)	55 (145.0856)	12 (171.9772)	8 (174.2628)	20 (168.0116)
2014-05-09	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA	7 / 38 (688.4912)	20 (169.1084)	4 (176.5600)	10 (172.5600)	14 (170.2628)
2014-04-18	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festival (SBBQA) Cornelia, GA	22 / 27 (656.9828)	9 (171.4056)	14 (167.9772)	19 (167.3828)	25 (150.2172)
2014-03-28	Fire Ant Festival BBQ Bash (SBBQA) Ashburn, GA	18 / 35 (667.9200)	6 (173.7028)	12 (169.6800)	20 (165.1428)	27 (159.3944)
2013-11-15	The National BBQ Cup (GBC Qualifier) Cumming, GA	39 / 79 (669.6000)	70 (160.5028)	11 (173.1316)	41 (167.9772)	38 (167.9884)
2013-10-25	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	14 / 41 (664.9828)	10 (171.9656)	27 (162.2400)	25 (162.2516)	10 (168.5256)
2013-09-13	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	2 / 43 (683.9432)	24 (165.6916)	8 (169.6916)	1 (177.7028)	6 (170.8572)
2013-08-16	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	10 / 34 (670.7428)	7 (172.5600)	8 (167.9656)	20 (162.2516)	13 (167.9656)
2013-08-02	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	45 / 61 (654.1256)	58 (154.2284)	20 (169.7144)	40 (165.0856)	35 (165.0972)
2013-05-10	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	4 / 33 (677.7144)	5 (173.1428)	1 (174.2858)	9 (169.1428)	18 (161.1430)
2013-04-19	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	5 / 36 (683.9996)	22 (165.1426)	2 (176.5714)	10 (170.2856)	7 (172.0000)

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1294 (172 pts)	#1038 (262 pts)	#1725 (112 pts)	#1216 (207 pts)	#1059 (262 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#856 (364 pts)	#962 (329 pts)	#1163 (244 pts)	#719 (504 pts)	#820 (414 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1361 (186 pts)	#1614 (161 pts)	#973 (386 pts)	#1485 (181 pts)	#1606 (161 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#758 (493 pts)	#829 (463 pts)	#591 (688 pts)	#841 (468 pts)	#832 (453 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#359 (1041 pts)	#432 (896 pts)	#445 (851 pts)	#346 (1011 pts)	#404 (926 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#485 (796 pts)	#327 (1081 pts)	#337 (1071 pts)	#467 (831 pts)	#700 (531 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#287 (1067 pts)	#395 (787 pts)	#246 (1172 pts)	#349 (872 pts)	#365 (852 pts)