Say My Name BBQ AL
Rating
1636
peak 1652
Contests
53
in the data
First seen
2023-03-17
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#104
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
2 reserve
Category wins
6
11 podiums
Overall top-10s
15
of 53 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
5 🔥
Current form
477.42 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 393.71 (+83.71)
Walk rate
53%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±118.22
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.38 · weakest Brisket (163.21)
Road miles
5024
mi across 53 mapped stops · furthest 492 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rollin Smoke BBQ has finished one call ahead of Say My Name BBQ 4 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Uncle Dubby's Backyard BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 24 of their 32 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.8684 points of the Grand Championship at Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2025-09-26).
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 32% across 6 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-09-06) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, NORALA BBQ TEAM.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 46 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9540 | 171.38 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 46 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9544 | 168.08 | top 48% |
| Pork | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 155.9200 | 167.84 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.3944 | 157.0744 | 163.21 | top 77% |
“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 | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 28 | 1 | top 39% |
| TN | 10 | 0 | top 52% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 43% |
| GA | 1 | 0 | top 17% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 4 | 0 | top 52% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 1 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 17 | 0 | top 44% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (24 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (34 of 53 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (46 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-09-06)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 393.71
- 5 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 687.3712 | 512.41 |
| 2025 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 662.6744 | 365.34 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 355.4172 | 339.16 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 669.6572 | 442.52 |
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 | 17 / 31 (339.3484) | 11 (175.4056) | 25 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 21 / 82 (345.7028) | 15 (174.8456) | 28 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 101 / 117 (673.6228) | 59 (173.1084) | 77 (169.6684) | 102 (164.5372) | 91 (166.3088) |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 9 / 43 (347.3944) | 1 (178.8572) | 20 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 73 / 125 (681.0400) | 6 (180.0000) | 68 (169.6800) | 90 (167.3944) | 96 (163.9656) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 12 (177.7028) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 17 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival Lakeland, FL | 27 / 63 (687.3712) | 10 (177.7028) | 40 (169.6800) | 14 (174.2856) | 47 (165.7028) |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 14 (173.1084) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 11 (170.8456) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 21 (161.6340) | — | — |
| 2025-10-17 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 17 / 39 (339.3828) | 5 (177.7028) | 32 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 4 / 30 (347.3828) | 2 (177.7028) | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 2 (177.7144) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 2 / 15 (349.6800) | 2 (177.7144) | 7 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 3 / 22 (345.6684) | 17 (165.6684) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 6 / 30 (348.5484) | 17 (170.2512) | 1 (178.2972) | 8 (174.2744) | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 10 (173.1084) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 12 / 29 (342.8228) | 9 (175.4172) | 14 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 8 / 23 (346.2516) | 4 (175.4172) | 10 (170.8344) | 9 (170.8344) | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 5 / 42 (347.3828) | 9 (175.4172) | 9 (171.9656) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 7 / 35 (347.3712) | 21 (170.8112) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-05-25 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Sunday, May 25, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 37 / 70 (336.5028) | 32 (170.8228) | 38 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-05-24 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) Lebanon, TN | 100 / 106 (662.6744) | 96 (166.2400) | 74 (169.6800) | 70 (169.6800) | 102 (157.0744) |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Chicken (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | 38 (166.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2025-05-23 | 7th Annual KCBS World Invitational Ribs (Friday, May 23, 2025) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 52 (155.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 5 / 32 (349.1084) | 3 (177.1428) | 12 (171.9656) | 16 (168.5372) | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 16 / 31 (341.0856) | 15 (173.1084) | 19 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 15 / 43 (343.9428) | 14 (171.9656) | 12 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 15 / 100 (345.6800) | 19 (173.1200) | 17 (172.5600) | 28 (168.5256) | — |
| 2025-03-14 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 65 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 2 / 30 (351.9656) | 6 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | 10 (167.4400) | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic Cuming, GA | 10 / 58 (341.0972) | 5 (177.1428) | 24 (163.9544) | 14 (166.2400) | — |
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 4 / 50 (348.5256) | 7 (174.2628) | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 5 / 38 (348.5256) | 1 (180.0000) | 13 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 22 / 59 (343.4056) | 31 (168.5484) | 7 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 15 / 18 (333.6228) | 11 (170.8228) | 14 (162.8000) | 13 (165.0856) | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 6 (169.1888) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 1 / 27 (355.4172) | 1 (180.0000) | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 20 / 35 (333.0512) | 34 (158.1940) | 4 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 25 / 39 (333.0628) | 28 (165.6684) | 21 (167.3944) | 1 (180.0000) | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 8 / 16 (334.2056) | 10 (166.2400) | 10 (167.9656) | 6 (168.5372) | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 13 / 38 (340.5372) | 5 (174.2628) | 21 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 38 / 93 (319.3372) | 38 (159.3944) | 35 (159.9428) | 39 (155.9200) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 55 (161.6800) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 57 / 73 (310.7656) | 58 (151.9540) | 52 (158.8116) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 12 / 19 (326.8228) | 15 (161.6684) | 9 (165.1544) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 31 / 35 (486.7084) | 24 (166.8228) | 30 (158.8116) | 28 (161.0740) | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 35 / 58 (333.0396) | 50 (158.1940) | 9 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 15 / 26 (332.5144) | 13 (169.1084) | 16 (163.4060) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 31 / 39 (638.1144) | 32 (160.5368) | 33 (159.3832) | 34 (159.3600) | 32 (158.8344) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 54 / 80 (669.6572) | 40 (170.8456) | 62 (162.8344) | 40 (168.5828) | 43 (167.3944) |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 45 (161.6916) | — | — |
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 | #104 (321 pts) | #67 (521 pts) | #159 (201 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #494 (180 pts) | #248 (495 pts) | #455 (280 pts) | #454 (235 pts) | #534 (180 pts) |