BAMA BOYS BBQ AL
Rating
1524
peak 1545 · rated over 40 contests
Contests
42
in the data
First seen
2019-02-22
latest 2026-06-05
Best ToY finish
#122
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
2
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
10
of 42 contests
Avg finish
top 53%
overall standings
Best overall
687.3256 / 360
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
408.04 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 373.41 (+34.63)
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
best run (overall)
Consistency
±81.66
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 169.83 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.52)
Road miles
6080
mi across 42 mapped stops · furthest 464 mi
Schedule strength
62%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1556)
Purse competed for
$407K
listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 20 state-championship entries
Master avg
669.58 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
373.41 / 360
38 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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
LEE LA Q has finished one call ahead of BAMA BOYS BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ in 7 of their 10 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7372 points of the Grand Championship at Poosa Q (2022-05-05).
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 5 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off (2019-02-22).
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 | 36 | 5 | 31 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 30 | 11 | 19 | 37% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 27 | 7 | 20 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 25 | 7 | 18 | 28% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 23 | 9 | 14 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 22 | 6 | 16 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 20 | 3 | 17 | 15% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 19 | 11 | 8 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 15 | 5 | 10 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| Slingin Pig Meat | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 43 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 151.9772 | 167.91 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 42 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 175.4400 | 154.8112 | 165.52 | top 56% |
| Pork | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 175.4172 | 158.8000 | 168.77 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 177.1428 | 158.2172 | 169.83 | top 42% |
“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 | 33 | 1 | top 54% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 49% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 26% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 32% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 5 | 0 | top 50% |
| Medium (20–39) | 29 | 1 | top 56% |
| Large (40+) | 6 | 0 | top 42% |
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) | 9 | 11 | 0 | top 65% | 2026-06-05 |
| Poosa Q | 5 | 2 | 0 | top 33% | 2025-06-20 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 5 | 11 | 0 | top 69% | 2024-04-12 |
| Great Americana BBQ Festival | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 40% | 2021-08-27 |
| Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) | 2 | 3 | 0 | top 39% | 2021-06-04 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (10 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (35 of 42 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (43 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) (2025-12-05)
- Wins it all in 2% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 669.58 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 373.41 / 360
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-22 — First tracked contest · Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
- 📣 2019-02-22 — First call · Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
- 🎖️ 2023-08-11 — 25th tracked contest · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
- 📈 2023-08-11 — Peak power rating (1545) · Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE)
- 🔥 2024-10-04 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · Poosa Q
- 🏆 2025-12-05 — First Grand Championship · Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT)
- ⭐ 2025-12-05 — Career-best overall score (687.3256) · Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.1 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) | 2025-12-05 |
| +16.5 | Poosa Q | 2022-05-05 |
| +16.3 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
| +14.1 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) | 2021-06-04 |
| +9.5 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | 2019-02-22 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.5 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-03-08 |
| -12.6 | Lakeland Pig Festival | 2026-01-22 |
| -10.5 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2025-05-02 |
| -9.9 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2024-09-20 |
| -9.7 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2021-08-06 |
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
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 | 50% | top 79% | 93.6% | 92.7% |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60% | top 57% | 190.9% | 105.4% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 58% | 98.4% | 93.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 45% | 139.8% | 103.5% |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60% | top 50% | 141.9% | 103.4% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 52% | 138.7% | 123% |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 70% | 136.2% | 102.3% |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 70% | top 43% | 139.2% | 101.6% |
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 | 19 / 26 (337.0740) | 4 (176.5716) | 11 (173.1428) | 6 (174.2628) | — |
| 2026-01-22 | Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL | 54 / 63 (660.9944) | 43 (169.6800) | 50 (165.6800) | 41 (167.4172) | 56 (158.2172) |
| 2025-12-05 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 1 / 21 (687.3256) | 18 (167.3944) | 11 (171.9656) | 12 (171.9656) | 6 (176.0000) |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 19 / 22 (329.0284) | 6 (171.9656) | 22 (157.0628) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 8 (167.9656) |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 11 / 30 (345.6800) | 1 (180.0000) | 19 (165.6800) | 13 (171.9772) | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 19 (163.9544) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 16 / 29 (341.1088) | 12 (174.2744) | 18 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2025-06-20 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 29 / 42 (329.0168) | 32 (159.3484) | 18 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 14 / 23 (342.2400) | 13 (169.6800) | 13 (172.5600) | 5 (175.4172) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 25 / 28 (323.3144) | 24 (163.9428) | 26 (159.3716) | 14 (168.5256) | — |
| 2025-01-09 | 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL | 19 / 38 (678.1596) | 16 (173.1084) | 33 (160.5372) | 29 (167.3712) | 3 (177.1428) |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 4 / 59 (354.2628) | 3 (180.0000) | 12 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 16 / 18 (333.0512) | 7 (173.1084) | 16 (159.9428) | 5 (170.2628) | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 22 / 27 (333.6228) | 12 (170.8228) | 24 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 17 / 31 (326.1944) | 16 (167.9772) | 20 (158.2172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 36 / 73 (330.8000) | 29 (167.4056) | 39 (163.3944) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 14 / 35 (503.3712) | 2 (176.0000) | 25 (161.1084) | 15 (166.2628) | — |
| 2023-07-21 | Smoke on the Mountain 🏅 Galax, VA | 10 / 38 (325.6456) | 5 (170.8344) | 11 (154.8112) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 25 / 39 (330.1944) | 18 (169.6800) | 30 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 11 / 18 (338.8000) | 10 (172.5484) | 12 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 14 / 35 (510.7772) | 13 (169.6800) | 10 (166.8572) | 6 (174.8572) | — |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Winchester, TN | 19 / 29 (333.6228) | 18 (165.0972) | 11 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 2 / 72 (346.2400) | 5 (175.4172) | 10 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 27 / 34 (331.3600) | 35 (163.3828) | 19 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 13 / 25 (499.2912) | 11 (167.3712) | 12 (164.5372) | 12 (167.3828) | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 26 / 31 (485.6000) | 27 (156.5144) | 25 (160.5600) | 9 (168.5256) | — |
| 2021-06-04 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) Butler, AL | 3 / 14 (343.3712) | 9 (168.5256) | 2 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 31 / 28 (324.4916) | 32 (162.2400) | 29 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 11 / 21 (490.1604) | 19 (158.2288) | 16 (161.1088) | 4 (170.8228) | — |
| 2020-06-05 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 13 / 23 (326.7772) | 6 (169.7028) | 20 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 15 / 25 (331.3256) | 18 (163.9428) | 11 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2019-12-06 | COTR BBQ 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 6 / 25 (338.2056) | 6 (168.5256) | 4 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL | 7 / 19 (500.9940) | 8 (169.6800) | 12 (165.0856) | 9 (166.2284) | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN | 11 / 39 (332.5716) | 8 (170.2628) | 15 (162.3088) | 15 (162.8000) | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 21 / 26 (486.6972) | 17 (167.3828) | 18 (160.5144) | 23 (158.8000) | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 18 / 48 (331.9316) | 24 (162.2400) | 11 (169.6916) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS | 7 / 22 (337.1084) | 14 (161.6684) | 1 (175.4400) | — | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 11 / 30 (338.8232) | 6 (173.1316) | 26 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2019-03-22 | Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL | 7 / 17 (333.6340) | 11 (162.8112) | 2 (170.8228) | 9 (166.2400) | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 31 / 34 (318.2172) | 32 (151.9772) | 16 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 5 / 27 (337.7144) | 10 (165.7372) | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
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 | #174 (198 pts) | #211 (143 pts) | #161 (243 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #894 (60 pts) | #974 (60 pts) | #1013 (60 pts) | #929 (60 pts) | #917 (60 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #122 (464 pts) | #74 (743 pts) | #141 (439 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #1042 (90 pts) | #815 (179 pts) | #1293 (60 pts) | #1190 (60 pts) | #512 (374 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #126 (452 pts) | #106 (592 pts) | #163 (342 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #105 (579 pts) | #171 (289 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #86 (572 pts) | #92 (537 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #105 (299 pts) | #80 (409 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #26 (477 pts) | #24 (472 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #14 (159 pts) | #12 (194 pts) | — | — |