Simply Smoked AL
Rating
1473
peak 1473 · rated over 19 contests
Contests
20
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2026-06-05
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 20 contests
Avg finish
top 66%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
364.16 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 371.32 (-7.16)
Walk rate
40%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±70.50
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.17 · weakest Brisket (159.35)
Road miles
1043
mi across 19 mapped stops · furthest 111 mi
Schedule strength
49%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1544)
Purse competed for
$146K
listed at 14 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
662.10 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
371.32 / 360
19 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Thin Blue Swine has finished one call ahead of Simply Smoked 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
BAMA BOYS BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 17 of their 19 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Roux BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7944 points of the Grand Championship at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (2019-05-03).
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Hickory Hangover has out-cooked them in 14 of 19 shared pork ribs entries.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.5 years, then back at Smoke on the Falls (2026-04-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 19 | 2 | 17 | 11% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 16 | 3 | 13 | 19% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 15 | 2 | 13 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| BAMA BOYS BBQ | 12 | 4 | 8 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| JT'S SMOKE SHACK | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% | ⚔ compare |
| Thin Blue Swine | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 9 | 5 | 4 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| The Real Squeal BBQ | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175.4400 | 153.7828 | 163.58 | top 66% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 176.5600 | 154.2172 | 166.17 | top 53% |
| Pork | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 142.8000 | 160.39 | top 70% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.3484 | 159.3484 | 159.35 | top 92% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
| Medium (20–39) | 15 | 0 | top 74% |
| Large (40+) | 4 | 0 | top 32% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 5 | 10 | 0 | top 70% | 2026-06-05 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 4 | 23 | 0 | top 89% | 2026-04-03 |
| Poosa Q | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 34% | 2023-10-05 |
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 13 | 0 | top 49% | 2022-06-10 |
| Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 60% | 2020-03-06 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2023 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (20 of 20 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (24 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 662.10 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 371.32 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2020-08-07 — Peak power rating (1498) · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2026-04-03 — Career-best overall score (662.1028) · Smoke on the Falls
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.2 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2019-05-03 |
| +11.2 | Poosa Q | 2022-05-05 |
| +8.4 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2020-03-06 |
| +5.9 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-06-11 |
| +3.6 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2020-08-07 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.3 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2021-08-06 |
| -12.1 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-03-08 |
| -11.5 | Smoke on the Falls | 2026-04-03 |
| -11.4 | Smoke on the Falls | 2021-04-09 |
| -10.6 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-09-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 91.3% | 91.3% |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 92% | 92% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 64% | 137.3% | 102.8% |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 53% | 137.8% | 103.7% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 82% | 131.2% | 104.4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50% | top 39% | 137.9% | 114.9% |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 71% | 134.4% | 101.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 20 / 26 (331.3372) | 16 (168.5372) | 13 (171.9772) | 14 (170.8228) | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 33 / 36 (662.1028) | 23 (170.8344) | 31 (165.6916) | 32 (166.2284) | 33 (159.3484) |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 34 / 73 (331.9316) | 47 (163.3944) | 27 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 20 / 35 (494.1944) | 31 (161.6456) | 19 (165.6916) | 13 (166.8572) | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 33 / 58 (334.8116) | 28 (167.9772) | 34 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 37 / 39 (319.3260) | 32 (165.1088) | 42 (154.2172) | — | — |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 24 / 35 (495.9316) | 9 (173.7028) | 16 (165.0972) | 16 (170.8572) | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 13 / 23 (327.3140) | 16 (160.4912) | 8 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 15 / 72 (337.0744) | 37 (160.5144) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 23 / 34 (332.5032) | 27 (165.0972) | 21 (167.4060) | — | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 31 / 31 (472.4228) | 12 (166.8228) | 15 (163.9656) | 17 (142.8000) | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 13 / 31 (337.6456) | 23 (166.2400) | 8 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 39 / 38 (317.0972) | 42 (154.7884) | 29 (162.3088) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 10 / 21 (496.4800) | 2 (175.4400) | 1 (166.8572) | 19 (155.3600) | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL | 10 / 32 (330.7996) | 16 (163.9312) | 11 (166.8684) | — | — |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL | 17 / 19 (483.8512) | 15 (161.6572) | 10 (166.2284) | 18 (155.9656) | — |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 2 / 54 (340.5944) | 4 (169.1428) | 5 (171.4516) | — | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 31 / 30 (324.5144) | 35 (161.1200) | 28 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 30 / 34 (318.7776) | 31 (154.8116) | 19 (163.9660) | — | — |
| Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 18 / 23 (328.5140) | 22 (158.8112) | 10 (169.7028) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #333 (60 pts) | #344 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #179 (188 pts) | #187 (203 pts) | — | — |