E.T.'S BBQ

E.T.'S BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 95 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2021. Their best overall finish is 5th of 32 at the Covington Cork & Pork Festival (2017). They are ranked #5536 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “ETs BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,536

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1511 · rated over 95 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 25, 2013

latest Mar 5, 2021 · 8.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#375

Master 2016 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

6% of 95 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 68%

overall standings

Best overall

687.3716 / 720

Master · Smokin In The Square

Perfect 180s

Current form

633.07 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 643.13 (-10.06)

Walk rate

34%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7372

Pork · High on the Hog Festival

Consistency

±43.19

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 163.04 · weakest Pork Ribs (161.09)

Road miles

22,374

across 95 mapped stops · furthest 848 mi

Schedule strength

52%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1567)

Purse competed for

$12K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 3 state-championship entries

Master avg

643.13 / 720

95 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

687.3716 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.3716 at Smokin In The Square — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Mar 18, 2016

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS has finished one call ahead of E.T.'S BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2016 their best year

2016 was the year it came together: 17 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 52%.

17 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 52%

A tough matchup

45–0 behind in the head-to-head

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead in 100% of their meetings

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 45 of their 45 shared contests.

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE SMOKIN' GRILL in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The comeback

2.4 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.4 years, then back at Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (Mar 5, 2021).

last seen Oct 19, 2018
back Mar 5, 2021

Chicken nemesis

41 of 45 shared chicken entries lost

SAUCED! BBQ TEAM ahead 91% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SAUCED! BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 41 of 45 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Smokin Gringos BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A July team

Top 51% average finish in July

Something about July: average finish in the top 51% across 6 contests, versus top 68% the rest of the year.

6 July contests
top 68% the rest of the year

The long haul

22,374 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 22,374 miles across 95 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 848 miles to Tri City BBQ Fest.

95 mapped stops
furthest 848 mi

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked SC Festival Of Discovery every year from 2013 to 2018 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 18th

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
2017 ↗	Master	#376 (972 pts)	#379 (987 pts)	#272 (1,212 pts)	#432 (887 pts)	#418 (932 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#375 (1,024 pts)	#355 (1,054 pts)	#347 (1,074 pts)	#157 (1,549 pts)	#321 (1,129 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#544 (698 pts)	#469 (832 pts)	#486 (798 pts)	#438 (868 pts)	#393 (952 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#454 (854 pts)	#299 (1,140 pts)	#409 (952 pts)	#265 (1,240 pts)	#389 (966 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#700 (447 pts)	#813 (397 pts)	#881 (362 pts)	#410 (782 pts)	#658 (492 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to E.T.'S BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BLOWIN' SMOKE

#5,546 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1450

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to E.T.'S BBQ)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team E.T.'S BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 55 contests
last seen Sep 8, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

OWLS NEST BBQ

#5,538 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1450

2–5 in 7 shared contests (29% to E.T.'S BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 22 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 22 contests
last seen May 11, 2018

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HAMOUFLAGE

#5,556 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1450

5–3 in 8 shared contests (63% to E.T.'S BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than E.T.'S BBQ has cooked, 20 to 95, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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PLUM CRAZY BBQ

#5,516 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1450

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to E.T.'S BBQ)

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Jul 30, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Cookin Possums

#5,540 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1511

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to E.T.'S BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2017, 4 years before E.T.'S BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 11 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SKILLET HEAD BBQ

#5,561 of the rated field

1450 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to E.T.'S BBQ)

Level with E.T.'S BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Mar 19, 2016

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	45	0	45	0%	⚔ compare
MIDNIGHT BURN	32	3	29	9%	⚔ compare
CHECKERED PIG	32	1	31	3%	⚔ compare
THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA	28	2	26	7%	⚔ compare
HOT WACHULA'S	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	27	2	25	7%	⚔ compare
QUE'N STEW'N & BREW'N	26	1	25	4%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	24	3	21	13%	⚔ compare
Bald Hawg BBQ	24	2	22	8%	⚔ compare
Uncle Kenny's Take-Away	22	3	19	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	21	10	11	48%	⚔ compare
J & B'S BBQ	21	6	15	29%	⚔ compare
SWINE AND SHINE BBQ	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
WAYLON'S WICKEDLY GOOD Q	21	1	20	5%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	95	10	0	1	176	139.9428	163.04	top 63%
Pork Ribs	95	9	1	1	174.2744	141.0400	161.09	top 65%
Pork	94	17	0	2	177.7372	139.4056	163.02	top 59%
Brisket	93	9	0	1	176.0116	134.8572	161.10	top 61%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 59%
Medium (20–39)	42	top 66%
Large (40+)	52	top 69%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
GA	30	top 70%
NC	11	top 81%
TN	10	top 67%
FL	10	top 63%
SC	9	top 52%
AL	6	top 53%
VA	5	top 64%
WV	4	top 72%
MS	4	top 66%
IA	2	top 89%
KY	2	top 78%
OH	1	top 88%
IL	1	top 84%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
SC Festival Of Discovery	6	18	top 51%	Jul 12, 2018
Covington Cork & Pork Festival	5	5	top 64%	Jun 22, 2018
High on the Hog Festival	5	10	top 70%	Apr 20, 2018
Smokin In the Square	5	7	top 47%	Mar 16, 2018
Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival	4	7	top 46%	Aug 24, 2018
Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival	3	47	top 82%	May 25, 2018
Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	3	42	top 81%	Jun 10, 2016
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	28	top 63%	Mar 5, 2021
Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival	2	27	top 86%	Oct 19, 2018
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	31	top 67%	Jun 15, 2018
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2	16	top 55%	May 18, 2018
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	2	28	top 61%	Mar 2, 2018
Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic	2	42	top 72%	Sep 16, 2016
Almost Heaven BBQ Bash	2	26	top 77%	Jun 17, 2016
Roman Roast on the River	2	23	top 70%	May 13, 2016
Rock'n Ribville	2	14	top 62%	Oct 9, 2015
Porktober Que	2	19	top 73%	Sep 25, 2015
Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	2	26	top 80%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 21 contests

Contests a season 13.6 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in GA 30 of 95 contests · 13 states in all

Contests visited 60 18 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,621 finished ahead 1,418 times, behind 2,903

Longest layoff 2.4 yrs Oct 19, 2018 → Mar 5, 2021

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

20211 milestone

Mar 5 Most recent contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival

20172 milestones

Jun 23 First category win (Pork Ribs) Covington Cork & Pork Festival
Aug 25 Peak power rating (1511) Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER)

20163 milestones

Mar 4 50th tracked contest Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier)
Mar 18 Career-best overall score687.3716 Smokin In The Square
Apr 15 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7372 High on the Hog Festival

20151 milestone

Sep 4 First overall top-10 Low Country Hog Fest

20141 milestone

Sep 26 25th tracked contest Porktober Que

20134 milestones

Jan 25 First tracked contest Lakeland Pig Festival
Jan 25 First call Lakeland Pig Festival
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.8568 Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge
Oct 11 10th tracked contest Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+19.9	Smokin In The Square	Mar 18, 2016
+17.9	Low Country Hog Fest	Sep 4, 2015
+17.5	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 15, 2016
+17.4	Covington Cork & Pork Festival	Jun 23, 2017
+13.5	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES)	Jul 6, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off	Aug 22, 2014
-11.8	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 21, 2017
-11.7	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival	Jun 13, 2014
-10.1	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival	Oct 20, 2017
-9.6	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off	Apr 28, 2017

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)
2021	1	0	0	0%	top 79%	89.3%	89.3%
2018	14	0	0	21%	top 73%	94.9%	89.5%
2017	14	2	1	29%	top 60%	95%	89.5%
2016	17	3	0	47%	top 52%	95.5%	92.2%
2015	21	1	0	24%	top 79%	94.8%	88.7%
2014	17	0	0	29%	top 72%	93.1%	87.1%
2013	11	0	0	64%	top 66%	93.6%	89.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	64 / 81 (642.6400)	79 (150.7772)	70 (154.8116)	19 (170.8112)	47 (166.2400)
Oct 19, 2018	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	27 / 35 (638.1144)	26 (159.9544)	33 (151.9428)	19 (164.5256)	21 (161.6916)
Sep 28, 2018	Up in Smoke BBQ Bash Mason City, IA	25 / 29 (619.2228)	25 (150.2400)	19 (156.5028)	25 (155.3600)	19 (157.1200)
Sep 21, 2018	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	25 / 27 (622.1716)	20 (161.7144)	26 (151.9544)	27 (147.9428)	21 (160.5600)
Sep 14, 2018	Bands & BBQ at the Point Carrollton, KY	23 / 27 (643.2232)	14 (166.8344)	20 (164.5372)	23 (157.0744)	27 (154.7772)
Sep 7, 2018	Perimeter Community BBQ & Festival Atlanta, GA	26 / 31 (644.4344)	25 (159.3944)	18 (166.2400)	26 (160.5484)	24 (158.2516)
Aug 24, 2018	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival Kennesaw, GA	19 / 34 (656.4116)	29 (158.2400)	16 (168.5372)	13 (170.2628)	21 (159.3716)
Jul 12, 2018	SC Festival Of Discovery Greenwood, SC	54 / 89 (640.4116)	31 (168.5256)	67 (153.1088)	65 (157.0856)	47 (161.6916)
Jun 22, 2018	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	21 / 27 (646.7316)	24 (158.8112)	21 (157.6688)	25 (157.0972)	6 (173.1544)
Jun 15, 2018	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	47 / 59 (624.5028)	43 (159.4172)	40 (155.9656)	46 (156.5372)	50 (152.5828)
May 25, 2018	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival Evans, GA	64 / 72 (638.0340)	66 (158.7884)	51 (163.3944)	68 (157.6456)	61 (158.2056)
May 18, 2018	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	16 / 43 (669.0056)	14 (169.6800)	20 (167.4056)	31 (162.2400)	12 (169.6800)
Apr 20, 2018	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	37 / 42 (648.3656)	35 (165.1200)	37 (162.2400)	38 (157.0628)	30 (163.9428)
Mar 16, 2018	Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL	17 / 49 (683.3716)	10 (175.4400)	12 (170.8572)	34 (167.3944)	21 (169.6800)
Mar 2, 2018	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	46 / 59 (645.6116)	59 (148.4796)	51 (155.9660)	5 (174.3316)	20 (166.8344)
Oct 20, 2017	Smoking in the Foothills Barbecue Competition And Festival Lenoir, NC	37 / 39 (615.1884)	32 (162.2400)	37 (154.2056)	33 (156.5028)	38 (142.2400)
Sep 1, 2017	PigMania Lebanon State Championship BBQ & Music Festival ( TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) 🏅 Lebanon, OH	35 / 40 (634.1256)	40 (143.3828)	14 (169.6800)	36 (158.2400)	24 (162.8228)
Aug 25, 2017	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC QUALIFIER) Kennesaw, GA	7 / 37 (683.9312)	7 (174.2856)	5 (174.2628)	19 (165.1084)	12 (170.2744)
Jul 6, 2017	SC Festival of Discovery (PALMETTO BBQ SERIES) Greenwood, SC	18 / 89 (678.2288)	23 (170.2744)	25 (170.2628)	15 (172.5600)	36 (165.1316)
Jun 23, 2017	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	5 / 32 (669.0172)	12 (167.9772)	1 (171.9772)	8 (166.2400)	15 (162.8228)
Jun 16, 2017	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Weston, WV	31 / 57 (659.9316)	22 (168)	36 (162.2744)	34 (163.3828)	21 (166.2744)
May 26, 2017	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	57 / 67 (644.9256)	62 (151.9200)	49 (164.5372)	43 (166.2400)	48 (162.2284)
May 19, 2017	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	36 / 49 (652.4000)	31 (165.1200)	40 (158.8000)	31 (165.6684)	36 (162.8116)
May 12, 2017	Boss Hog State Championship Cook-OFF (GBC Qualifier) 🏅 Waynesboro, GA	31 / 42 (639.7828)	30 (159.3828)	28 (159.3484)	19 (167.3944)	34 (153.6572)
Apr 28, 2017	Uptown Lexington BBQ Capital Cook Off Lexington, NC	35 / 38 (627.3600)	37 (148.5712)	32 (159.3828)	31 (157.6800)	24 (161.7260)
Apr 21, 2017	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	41 / 41 (492.4688)	15 (172.5600)	36 (159.3944)	37 (160.5144)	—
Apr 7, 2017	Brunskwick BBQ Beach Bash (GBC QUALIFIER) Brunswick, GA	11 / 25 (675.3944)	17 (166.8800)	12 (166.8344)	8 (169.1200)	5 (172.5600)
Mar 17, 2017	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	15 / 38 (677.6344)	6 (176)	9 (172.5600)	30 (161.6572)	16 (167.4172)
Mar 3, 2017	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA	28 / 63 (667.2912)	30 (169.1428)	11 (171.4172)	58 (155.9084)	19 (170.8228)
Oct 14, 2016	Smoking in the Foothills Lenoir, NC	30 / 41 (655.9200)	26 (167.3944)	20 (165.1200)	25 (166.2400)	34 (157.1656)
Sep 23, 2016	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	13 / 36 (679.8972)	20 (167.9772)	25 (163.9428)	5 (176.0116)	8 (171.9656)
Sep 16, 2016	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	42 / 68 (641.5776)	19 (170.2744)	60 (151.3716)	46 (158.2744)	33 (161.6572)
Sep 2, 2016	Beach Boogie & BBQ Festival Myrtle Beach, SC	10 / 17 (660.9940)	8 (171.4056)	12 (162.8000)	4 (172)	12 (154.7884)
Aug 26, 2016	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	15 / 38 (672.4688)	15 (169.6916)	24 (165.6916)	16 (167.9772)	16 (169.1084)
Jul 7, 2016	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	32 / 82 (656.4460)	42 (165.6800)	39 (162.2516)	18 (169.6800)	47 (158.8344)
Jun 24, 2016	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	15 / 27 (654.2404)	13 (166.8572)	18 (159.9544)	4 (171.4516)	21 (155.9772)
Jun 17, 2016	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	26 / 42 (657.0056)	16 (170.8228)	34 (157.1084)	21 (165.6800)	24 (163.3944)
Jun 10, 2016	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	42 / 76 (659.2916)	21 (172.5600)	42 (165.1200)	19 (170.2628)	67 (151.3488)
Jun 3, 2016	Fire in the Valley Red Bank BBQ Red Bank(Chattanooga), TN	27 / 39 (667.8628)	31 (165.1088)	37 (149.6456)	5 (177.7028)	4 (175.4056)
May 27, 2016	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Music Festival (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	47 / 66 (645.5776)	38 (166.2628)	45 (161.6688)	53 (158.2860)	46 (159.3600)
May 20, 2016	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	27 / 46 (668.4572)	17 (170.8456)	30 (165.0972)	26 (169.1316)	33 (163.3828)
May 13, 2016	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	23 / 36 (665.5660)	28 (160.5144)	6 (173.7144)	25 (163.9544)	15 (167.3828)
Apr 29, 2016	BBQ Boogie & Blues (GBC Qualifier) Calhoun, GA	20 / 35 (666.1604)	28 (163.9660)	8 (173.1316)	8 (171.9772)	32 (157.0856)
Apr 15, 2016	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	10 / 56 (686.7772)	12 (174.2628)	32 (166.2516)	2 (177.7372)	31 (168.5256)
Mar 18, 2016	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	7 / 43 (687.3716)	15 (171.9656)	8 (173.1200)	24 (166.2744)	5 (176.0116)
Mar 4, 2016	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Lawrenceville, GA	28 / 59 (665.0396)	36 (165.6684)	12 (170.8228)	27 (167.4056)	35 (161.1428)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	46 / 74 (670.1488)	67 (159.3600)	9 (174.2744)	26 (171.4172)	49 (165.0972)
Nov 13, 2015	Smokin' Up The Saddle Club (GBC Qualifier) Chatsworth, GA	47 / 48 (622.1144)	48 (139.9428)	30 (167.9772)	47 (151.3600)	38 (162.8344)
Oct 16, 2015	Smoking In The Foothills Barbecue Competition and Festival Lenoir, NC	30 / 37 (640.9940)	19 (167.3828)	35 (149.6572)	32 (160.5256)	21 (163.4284)
Oct 9, 2015	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	14 / 26 (648.4800)	6 (172.5828)	19 (159.4172)	11 (162.8344)	18 (153.6456)
Oct 2, 2015	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic Day 1 (GBC Qualifier) Rome, GA	44 / 52 (649.0284)	52 (149.6456)	25 (168)	16 (170.2856)	40 (161.0972)
Sep 25, 2015	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	19 / 26 (641.6000)	26 (151.3600)	10 (169.1428)	22 (158.2628)	16 (162.8344)
Sep 18, 2015	Tilley Harley-Davidson Biker Blues BBQ Rally and BBQ Classic Salisbury, NC	48 / 59 (633.5656)	52 (155.3944)	41 (159.3484)	11 (172.5600)	54 (146.2628)
Sep 4, 2015	Low Country Hog Fest Charleston, SC	5 / 26 (682.7884)	14 (167.9884)	7 (170.2744)	3 (174.8572)	11 (169.6684)
Aug 21, 2015	Pigs and Peaches BBQ Festival (GBC Qualifier) Kennesaw, GA	28 / 41 (640.4232)	19 (166.8344)	30 (157.0860)	33 (158.2400)	25 (158.2628)
Jul 9, 2015	SC Festival of Discovery (TEAMS AND JUDGES FULL) Greenwood, SC	81 / 90 (597.9544)	81 (147.8856)	62 (157.6572)	86 (145.6344)	78 (146.7772)
Jun 26, 2015	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	25 / 25 (604.5488)	22 (161.7716)	22 (151.9544)	25 (139.4056)	20 (151.4172)
Jun 19, 2015	Almost Heaven BBQ Bash Buckhannon, WV	38 / 41 (613.6224)	39 (149.7024)	37 (158.8344)	38 (153.1084)	34 (151.9772)
Jun 12, 2015	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	71 / 78 (603.2912)	73 (147.9428)	42 (161.6800)	74 (143.4284)	63 (150.2400)
Jun 5, 2015	Hog Happenin' BBQ & Bike Fest Lincolnton, NC	30 / 34 (633.6000)	27 (161.1084)	34 (147.3488)	25 (158.3200)	13 (166.8228)
May 29, 2015	Piggin' in the Park Woodruff, SC	19 / 23 (638.2056)	16 (162.8456)	21 (151.4172)	13 (164)	19 (159.9428)
May 22, 2015	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que (GBC Qualifier) Evans, GA	57 / 65 (639.7940)	41 (166.2284)	62 (150.2056)	56 (158.8228)	36 (164.5372)
May 8, 2015	Roman Roast on the River Rome, GA	31 / 41 (667.3256)	22 (168.5484)	35 (165.1544)	27 (166.2400)	23 (167.3828)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	55 / 59 (635.3372)	54 (159.4400)	50 (158.8116)	58 (147.9656)	24 (169.1200)
Mar 26, 2015	Florida Heritage BBQ Classic Kissimmee, FL	20 / 23 (648.5600)	20 (161.7028)	22 (157.6916)	21 (159.4400)	3 (169.7256)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	63 / 94 (643.8856)	91 (156.5256)	60 (160.0344)	46 (165.6800)	51 (161.6456)
Mar 6, 2015	Smokin In The Square Pensacola, FL	39 / 48 (653.6684)	45 (154.8228)	23 (166.8572)	19 (169.1656)	35 (162.8228)
Nov 14, 2014	Char-Broil Challenge Richland, GA	16 / 20 (663.2456)	10 (168.5372)	15 (168.5372)	13 (167.9656)	16 (158.2056)
Oct 18, 2014	Smoke-N-Thunder BBQ Classic (SBBQA) Rome, GA	18 / 27 (662.7200)	24 (163.3828)	11 (170.2744)	20 (163.3828)	15 (165.6800)
Oct 10, 2014	Rock'n Ribville Lawrenceville, GA	14 / 20 (638.6736)	14 (161.1084)	14 (161.6456)	13 (165.6684)	17 (150.2512)
Sep 26, 2014	Porktober Que Dothan, AL	21 / 29 (645.0744)	18 (163.4172)	13 (163.4172)	15 (165.1084)	25 (153.1316)
Sep 12, 2014	Jug Tavern Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Winder, GA	37 / 42 (640.9716)	34 (162.8228)	42 (151.3716)	32 (161.6456)	22 (165.1316)
Aug 30, 2014	Hawgin on Lanier (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Gainesville, GA	37 / 39 (634.6628)	18 (168.0116)	24 (163.9772)	38 (154.7884)	38 (147.8856)
Aug 22, 2014	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	40 / 40 (615.7940)	21 (167.4056)	40 (141.0400)	40 (147.9428)	34 (159.4056)
Jul 10, 2014	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	32 / 86 (661.1088)	42 (163.9884)	35 (164.5716)	12 (169.7144)	34 (162.8344)
Jun 27, 2014	Covington Cork & Pork Festival Covington, VA	18 / 26 (645.5428)	11 (165.7028)	24 (151.9544)	9 (167.3944)	18 (160.4912)
Jun 13, 2014	Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festival Tryon, NC	71 / 73 (306.1944)	65 (155.9656)	66 (150.2288)	—	—
Jun 6, 2014	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	24 / 34 (659.9088)	7 (174.8456)	33 (146.2516)	4 (176)	21 (162.8116)
May 23, 2014	Papa Joe's Banjo-B-Que & Bluegrass Festival (GBC & SBBQA Qualifier) Evans, GA	56 / 65 (623.3600)	15 (169.1428)	54 (153.7260)	55 (154.2400)	63 (146.2512)
May 16, 2014	Cotton Pickin' BBQ Cookoff Hartselle, AL	12 / 26 (669.0628)	19 (159.9884)	18 (163.3944)	7 (170.8228)	4 (174.8572)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	31 / 62 (670.1940)	33 (169.6684)	13 (170.8456)	31 (166.8456)	44 (162.8344)
Mar 14, 2014	Flames on the Flint (SBBQA) Bainbridge, GA	29 / 43 (642.7200)	36 (157.6800)	27 (163.9772)	12 (168)	36 (153.0628)
Mar 7, 2014	Smokin in the Square Pensacola, FL	28 / 46 (663.8740)	9 (174.8572)	36 (159.9540)	39 (160.5256)	21 (168.5372)
Jan 23, 2014	The Tiger Town Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	51 / 69 (618.6168)	51 (157.0856)	43 (156.5028)	58 (148.4684)	44 (156.5600)
Oct 25, 2013	Hillbilly Hog BBQ Throwdown & Fall Leaf Festival (GBC Qualifier) Cleveland, GA	31 / 41 (637.4628)	36 (155.9428)	33 (154.7772)	12 (167.3828)	26 (159.3600)
Oct 11, 2013	Cullman Oktoberfest BBQ Challenge Cullman, AL	11 / 32 (674.1940)	15 (170.2512)	28 (158.8228)	6 (170.2628)	6 (174.8572)
Oct 4, 2013	KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS	20 / 30 (658.1252)	17 (167.9656)	19 (164.5256)	10 (170.2628)	23 (155.3712)
Sep 27, 2013	PorktoberQue Dothan, AL	16 / 29 (647.8744)	26 (155.4288)	20 (159.9428)	6 (170.2628)	13 (162.2400)
Aug 23, 2013	Great Southern Tailgate Cook-off Amelia Island, FL	26 / 44 (645.6000)	18 (167.4056)	24 (162.2400)	39 (151.9544)	14 (164)
Jul 11, 2013	SC Festival of Discovery Greenwood, SC	46 / 78 (638.7656)	60 (155.3596)	60 (153.1316)	7 (169.1428)	31 (161.1316)
May 24, 2013	Lewisburg Rotary Club BBQ Cook-off Lewisburg, TN	29 / 36 (637.7138)	26 (161.7142)	11 (166.2858)	34 (151.4282)	28 (158.2856)
May 17, 2013	Randolph County Pig Party Steeleville, IL	21 / 25 (602.8566)	21 (153.7142)	18 (153.1426)	13 (160)	24 (135.9998)
May 10, 2013	Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS	20 / 29 (643.4280)	25 (156.5714)	21 (157.7142)	22 (159.4282)	9 (169.7142)
May 3, 2013	Battle of Brandon BBQ Challenge Brandon, MS	19 / 31 (658.8568)	3 (175.4284)	29 (153.1428)	21 (164.5714)	13 (165.7142)
Jan 25, 2013	Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL	54 / 70 (611.4282)	9 (168)	52 (151.9998)	40 (156.5712)	67 (134.8572)

E.T.'S BBQ

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Avg finish

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Walk rate

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Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

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Master avg

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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Their season

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Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

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