Rocket City Q AL
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2026-03-27
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#230
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 87%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.67 · weakest Chicken (154.81)
Road miles
30
mi across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$10K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
316.48 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.0972 | 152.5144 | 154.81 | top 91% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8688 | 152.4800 | 161.67 | top 69% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Brisket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
“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) | 1 | 0 | top 84% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 91% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 316.48 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2026-03-27 — First tracked contest · Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2026-06-12 — Career-best overall score (323.3832) · Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 89.8% | 87.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 26 / 31 (323.3832) | 30 (152.5144) | 14 (170.8688) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 39 / 43 (309.5772) | 37 (157.0972) | 40 (152.4800) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #230 (116 pts) | #235 (116 pts) | #204 (171 pts) | — | — |