HOOTIE-Q

HOOTIE-Q is a competition barbecue team with 61 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 4th of 20 at the Rock'n Ribville (2014). They are ranked #6092 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Hootie Q”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,092

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1429

peak 1429 · rated over 61 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Feb 8, 2013

latest May 12, 2023 · 10.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#406

Master 2015 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 61 contests

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

689.6456 / 720

Master · Roman Roast on the River

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

649.32 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 654.74 (-5.42)

Walk rate

48%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)

Consistency

±16.80

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 164.39 · weakest Brisket (162.33)

Road miles

5,179

across 61 mapped stops · furthest 271 mi

Schedule strength

54%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1569)

Purse competed for

$157K

listed at 9 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 12 state-championship entries

Master avg

654.74 / 720

61 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

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×1

High-water mark

689.6456 career-best overall

95.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 689.6456 at Roman Roast on the River — 95.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 8, 2015

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ has finished one call ahead of HOOTIE-Q 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

40–0 behind in the head-to-head

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead in 100% of their meetings

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has come out ahead in 40 of their 40 shared contests.

A strong matchup

12–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of E.T.'S BBQ in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (May 12, 2023).

last seen May 14, 2021
back May 12, 2023

Chicken nemesis

33 of 40 shared chicken entries lost

QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N ahead 83% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N has out-cooked them in 33 of 40 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SWAMPCAT BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A May team

Top 60% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 60% across 17 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

17 May contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The long haul

5,179 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 5,179 miles across 61 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 271 miles to Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival.

61 mapped stops
furthest 271 mi

The metronome

±2.33% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.33% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 90.9% of a perfect score
61 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF every year from 2016 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 10th

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
2021 ↗	Master	#917 (120 pts)	#978 (120 pts)	#1005 (125 pts)	#843 (160 pts)	#957 (120 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#655 (120 pts)	#696 (120 pts)	#560 (185 pts)	#706 (120 pts)	#681 (120 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#942 (291 pts)	#1007 (276 pts)	#571 (606 pts)	#945 (311 pts)	#906 (331 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1307 (179 pts)	#1310 (184 pts)	#1381 (179 pts)	#1260 (204 pts)	#1147 (244 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#872 (414 pts)	#848 (464 pts)	#716 (559 pts)	#1070 (334 pts)	#772 (504 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#562 (699 pts)	#595 (681 pts)	#534 (784 pts)	#317 (1,146 pts)	#494 (831 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#406 (927 pts)	#309 (1,147 pts)	#304 (1,130 pts)	#226 (1,307 pts)	#302 (1,132 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#503 (757 pts)	#461 (832 pts)	#547 (712 pts)	#456 (842 pts)	#436 (872 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#669 (461 pts)	#767 (426 pts)	#606 (551 pts)	#613 (541 pts)	#700 (466 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to HOOTIE-Q, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Wine Me, Dine Me and Swine Me

#6,093 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 45
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 13%
Peak: 1574

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOOTIE-Q)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOOTIE-Q has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Sep 18, 2026

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TNT BBQ

#6,095 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 51
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1502

They've been 1502 at their best, 74 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 51 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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Q42

#6,098 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1429

Fewer contests behind them than HOOTIE-Q has cooked, 30 to 61, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Aug 15, 2026

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Bare Bones BBQ

#6,101 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1506

27 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 27 contests
last seen Jul 23, 2022

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Still Smokin

#6,100 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1429

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

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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PARADISE BBQ

#6,102 of the rated field

1429 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1429

Level with HOOTIE-Q on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 10, 2021

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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	40	0	40	0%	⚔ compare
ATLANTA BBQ STORE	31	3	28	10%	⚔ compare
OLD PLANTATION BBQ	30	0	30	0%	⚔ compare
CHOO CHOO TRAIN BBQ	27	11	16	41%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	27	6	21	22%	⚔ compare
THE PIT CREW GA	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	24	0	24	0%	⚔ compare
TENACIOUS Q	23	5	18	22%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
CHATTAHOOCHEE QUE	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
MOYERS COMPETITION BAR-B-Q TEAM	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
WICKED QUE	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	21	0	21	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	61	7	1	1	178.8572	148.5716	164.39	top 66%
Pork Ribs	61	12	2	3	180 🔥	136.5714	164.01	top 58%
Pork	61	12	3	4	177.7144	151.3256	164.01	top 61%
Brisket	61	10	0	1	176.5600	140	162.33	top 62%

“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)	31	0	top 69%
Large (40+)	30	0	top 68%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	58	top 68%
SC	2	top 69%
FL	1	top 68%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF	5	10	top 56%	May 14, 2021
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	4	50	top 75%	May 24, 2019
Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER)	3	4	top 49%	Sep 15, 2017
Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival	3	32	top 76%	Aug 4, 2017
Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier)	3	21	top 75%	Jun 3, 2016
Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier)	3	23	top 74%	Aug 28, 2015
Roman Roast on the River	3	6	top 42%	May 8, 2015
Piggin In The Park	2	12	top 69%	Jun 1, 2018
The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier)	2	19	top 71%	Oct 13, 2017
Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	2	9	top 51%	Aug 14, 2015
Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier)	2	9	top 52%	Sep 12, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 15 contests

Contests a season 6.1 across 10 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 58 of 61 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 40 11 of them more than once

Opponents faced 735 finished ahead 758 times, behind 1,699

Longest layoff 2 yrs May 14, 2021 → May 12, 2023

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

20231 milestone

May 12 Most recent contest 17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off

20181 milestone

May 11 50th tracked contest Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF

20171 milestone

May 12 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)

20152 milestones

May 8 Career-best overall score689.6456 Roman Roast on the River
Aug 14 25th tracked contest Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)

20142 milestones

May 9 10th tracked contest Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA)
Oct 10 First category win (Pork) Rock'n Ribville

20135 milestones

Feb 8 First tracked contest Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Feb 8 Peak power rating (1484) Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First call Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Apr 19 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.4278 Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier)
Sep 13 First overall top-10 Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.6	Roman Roast on the River	May 8, 2015
+15	Rock'n Ribville	Oct 10, 2014
+14.4	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier)	May 12, 2017
+13.3	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 14, 2015
+13	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Sep 13, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-16	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)	Feb 8, 2013
-10.2	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL	Feb 5, 2016
-9.9	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier)	Aug 16, 2013
-9.2	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier)	Apr 5, 2013
-8.6	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier)	Oct 25, 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)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 75%	92%	92%
2021	2	0	0	0%	top 73%	91.3%	90.5%
2020	2	0	0	0%	top 95%	89.6%	88.9%
2019	4	0	0	100%	top 59%	93.4%	92.3%
2018	3	0	0	0%	top 75%	90.9%	90.4%
2017	5	1	1	40%	top 62%	93.8%	91.8%
2016	12	0	0	33%	top 75%	94.2%	90.7%
2015	15	2	4	60%	top 60%	95.8%	92.3%
2014	8	1	1	75%	top 65%	94.5%	91%
2013	9	1	0	44%	top 75%	93.6%	88.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 12, 2023	17th Annual Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	30 / 40 (662.6972)	28 (167.3828)	28 (166.8228)	32 (162.8116)	27 (165.6800)
May 14, 2021	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	33 / 42 (646.0684)	34 (159.9428)	28 (162.8344)	37 (158.1940)	25 (165.0972)
Apr 9, 2021	Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival 🏅 Jacksonville, FL	27 / 40 (657.5200)	31 (160.5028)	24 (166.8344)	17 (169.6800)	26 (160.5028)
Sep 5, 2020	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Augusta, GA	53 / 54 (644.9828)	54 (160.5372)	36 (169.7256)	51 (161.6572)	54 (153.0628)
Sep 4, 2020	Practice for Cash 🏅 Augusta, GA	42 / 46 (635.3372)	34 (165.1656)	12 (170.8572)	45 (151.3828)	45 (147.9316)
Aug 2, 2019	Hawgin On Lanier 🏅 Gainesville, GA	22 / 45 (672.5256)	33 (165.7028)	8 (174.2744)	32 (166.2628)	26 (166.2856)
May 31, 2019	Smokin' Bike Fest 🏅 Peachtree City, GA	20 / 31 (659.8852)	17 (165.7028)	12 (169.6684)	30 (155.4056)	8 (169.1084)
May 24, 2019	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival 🏅 Evans, GA	50 / 72 (663.2916)	33 (167.9656)	9 (173.1316)	69 (155.9544)	44 (166.2400)
May 10, 2019	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	22 / 42 (662.1256)	30 (161.6800)	5 (171.9772)	10 (170.2628)	32 (158.2056)
Jun 1, 2018	Piggin In The Park Woodruff, SC	29 / 34 (654.6972)	29 (161.0972)	31 (159.9544)	30 (163.3828)	12 (170.2628)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	55 / 72 (651.8400)	40 (168)	54 (161.6800)	70 (153.6228)	32 (168.5372)
May 11, 2018	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	27 / 42 (646.6404)	24 (163.9544)	25 (161.6572)	20 (163.9544)	32 (157.0744)
Oct 13, 2017	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	19 / 29 (658.7204)	21 (166.2400)	17 (168.5372)	23 (158.2516)	19 (165.6916)
Sep 15, 2017	Rock'n Ribville (GBC QUALIFIER) Lawrenceville, GA	22 / 39 (664.4116)	4 (175.4172)	37 (150.7772)	19 (167.3944)	9 (170.8228)
Aug 4, 2017	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival Dillard, GA	49 / 57 (646.1140)	35 (166.8456)	46 (162.2400)	51 (159.9428)	49 (157.0856)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	51 / 67 (659.8164)	51 (165.0740)	25 (170.8228)	41 (166.8112)	55 (157.1084)
May 12, 2017	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	10 / 42 (675.3144)	26 (162.2400)	1 (180)	27 (161.6572)	8 (171.4172)
Nov 4, 2016	Roarin' Lions Smokin' BBQ (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	18 / 33 (678.1716)	16 (169.6800)	14 (170.8344)	9 (171.9772)	21 (165.6800)
Oct 7, 2016	The Real Squeal BBQ & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	20 / 26 (658.7084)	18 (166.2284)	14 (166.8228)	22 (158.2400)	17 (167.4172)
Sep 23, 2016	Smokin Butts & Tires (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	14 / 25 (666.7200)	22 (162.2400)	16 (164.5256)	4 (171.9772)	9 (167.9772)
Sep 16, 2016	Rock'n Ribville (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	28 / 39 (651.8288)	29 (161.0856)	24 (165.6916)	35 (157.6572)	17 (167.3944)
Aug 19, 2016	Classic City BBQ Fest (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	29 / 39 (650.6284)	30 (162.8000)	34 (158.8000)	17 (168.5372)	28 (160.4912)
Aug 5, 2016	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	47 / 56 (651.8628)	45 (163.3828)	47 (159.9772)	43 (165.6800)	44 (162.8228)
Jun 3, 2016	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	26 / 32 (659.2684)	23 (165.1200)	25 (162.8344)	8 (171.9656)	24 (159.3484)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	51 / 66 (640.2852)	58 (157.0396)	39 (163.9544)	60 (156.5028)	41 (162.7884)
May 13, 2016	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	26 / 41 (638.0112)	36 (154.2056)	33 (154.7772)	7 (168.5256)	22 (160.5028)
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	24 / 35 (663.2224)	30 (163.9312)	28 (162.2400)	15 (168.5256)	15 (168.5256)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	53 / 59 (640.3656)	53 (160.5256)	16 (169.6916)	25 (168.5256)	59 (141.6228)
Feb 5, 2016	Brasstown Valley's BBQ Throwdown (GBC Qualifier)- TEAMS FULL & JUDGES FULL Young Harris, GA	34 / 35 (640.8912)	31 (161.6456)	35 (149.6344)	19 (167.3828)	27 (162.2284)
Dec 4, 2015	Calhoun KOA's Smokin Up the Campground (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	25 / 39 (666.2060)	22 (166.8228)	20 (164.0116)	16 (167.3828)	22 (167.9888)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	42 / 48 (654.6972)	9 (174.2744)	48 (149.0744)	41 (160.5256)	15 (170.8228)
Oct 23, 2015	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Festival Cleveland, GA	18 / 27 (670.1716)	23 (161.0856)	6 (174.2744)	19 (167.3944)	13 (167.4172)
Oct 9, 2015	The Real Squeal (GBC Qualifier) Lyons, GA	14 / 27 (670.7888)	19 (165.6800)	25 (157.0972)	1 (177.7144)	13 (170.2972)
Oct 3, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 2 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	28 / 41 (667.3484)	17 (171.4056)	36 (161.1088)	28 (165.7028)	20 (169.1312)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	34 / 52 (666.1372)	20 (171.9656)	44 (160.5144)	18 (169.1200)	30 (164.5372)
Aug 28, 2015	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	35 / 41 (640.8800)	35 (160.5028)	20 (167.3944)	35 (161.6572)	38 (151.3256)
Aug 14, 2015	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	9 / 40 (678.2176)	1 (178.8572)	8 (169.1660)	37 (153.6344)	4 (176.5600)
Jul 31, 2015	Dillard Bluegrass & Barbeque Festival (GBC Qualifier) Dillard, GA	32 / 55 (670.1256)	26 (170.8228)	24 (169.1316)	22 (169.6684)	41 (160.5028)
Jul 24, 2015	Chattahoochee River BBQ Competition Carrollton, GA	15 / 28 (668.4688)	12 (170.8572)	3 (175.4288)	21 (163.9540)	24 (158.2288)
Jun 5, 2015	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	32 / 42 (651.3032)	39 (156.5488)	27 (165.1316)	22 (166.8228)	26 (162.8000)
May 29, 2015	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	12 / 23 (661.0516)	13 (165.6800)	13 (162.8344)	18 (157.6572)	3 (174.8800)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	34 / 65 (663.8628)	29 (169.6684)	35 (166.2400)	9 (172.5828)	56 (155.3716)
May 8, 2015	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	6 / 41 (689.6456)	9 (173.7028)	1 (177.7028)	20 (169.1200)	20 (169.1200)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin' Butts & Tires - Cookoff and Car Show (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	32 / 38 (652.4116)	37 (153.6572)	27 (159.3716)	1 (177.7028)	29 (161.6800)
Nov 14, 2014	Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	14 / 20 (666.1716)	9 (169.1200)	17 (166.2628)	14 (167.3944)	14 (163.3944)
Oct 10, 2014	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	4 / 20 (679.9200)	5 (172)	12 (162.2516)	1 (177.7028)	7 (167.9656)
Oct 3, 2014	Great Miller Lite Chili and BBQ Cookoff (GBC Qualifier) Conyers, GA	19 / 22 (630.5828)	4 (174.2628)	21 (142.7428)	22 (151.3256)	16 (162.2516)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	35 / 42 (644.3656)	31 (163.9428)	40 (155.9428)	27 (164.5372)	30 (159.9428)
Aug 30, 2014	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	29 / 39 (649.6344)	20 (167.3944)	31 (160.5600)	36 (157.1084)	21 (164.5716)
Aug 14, 2014	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	28 / 35 (638.6628)	31 (157.6572)	7 (169.6800)	30 (154.2400)	29 (157.0856)
Jun 6, 2014	Euharlee Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Eurharlee, GA	21 / 31 (650.1488)	26 (158.8000)	24 (157.6916)	24 (158.2516)	5 (175.4056)
May 9, 2014	Roman Roast on the River (SBBQA) Rome, GA	14 / 38 (680.4456)	26 (167.9656)	19 (167.3944)	8 (173.1200)	10 (171.9656)
Oct 25, 2013	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	36 / 41 (630.0684)	34 (158.8344)	31 (157.0628)	35 (158.8112)	33 (155.3600)
Sep 13, 2013	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC Qualifier) Winder, GA	9 / 43 (674.2288)	15 (171.4288)	6 (170.8344)	28 (162.2628)	9 (169.7028)
Aug 16, 2013	Classic City BBQ Fest & Tailgate Show (GBC Qualifier) Athens, GA	31 / 34 (620.9140)	33 (149.0744)	23 (162.2400)	31 (158.8112)	33 (150.7884)
Jun 7, 2013	Covered Bridge 'Que (GBC Qualifier) Euharlee, GA	33 / 39 (629.1430)	38 (148.5716)	15 (165.7142)	22 (163.4286)	34 (151.4286)
May 17, 2013	Hawgin' on Lanier (GBC Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	23 / 37 (657.1426)	17 (168.5714)	6 (174.2856)	2 (174.2856)	36 (140)
May 10, 2013	Roman Roast on the River (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	25 / 33 (643.4288)	23 (162.8572)	6 (169.7142)	20 (164.0002)	32 (146.8572)
Apr 19, 2013	Cornelia Apple Blossom BBQ Festivals (GBC Qualifier) Cornelia, GA	26 / 36 (651.4278)	34 (155.4280)	26 (160.5714)	4 (173.1428)	24 (162.2856)
Apr 5, 2013	Smokin on the River Chattooga's BBQ Cook-Off (GBC Qualifier) Summerville, GA	34 / 41 (630.2858)	33 (160)	36 (154.8572)	39 (151.9998)	22 (163.4288)
Feb 8, 2013	Georgia BBQ Championship Throwdown (GBC Qualifier) Young Harris, GA	33 / 33 (589.1422)	30 (158.8568)	33 (136.5714)	30 (151.4284)	33 (142.2856)

HOOTIE-Q

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

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A May 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)