Baptized by Smoke AL
Rating
1532
peak 1532
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
2026-04-03
latest 2026-05-02
Best ToY finish
#51
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
1
3 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 3 contests
Avg finish
top 30%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
347.01
last 3 vs career avg 347.01 (+0.00)
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.85
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 175.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (171.97)
Road miles
32
mi across 3 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Batons & Bones in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 (2026-05-02) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 17-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rollin Smoke BBQ.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 3 of 36 at their very first tracked contest, Smoke on the Falls (2026-04-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 178.8572 | 167.3828 | 175.03 | top 23% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 174.2628 | 168.5372 | 171.97 | top 41% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 42% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 8% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (3 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (3 of 3 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (3 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 (2026-05-02)
- Wins it all in 33% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 347.01
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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 353.1200 | 347.01 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 1 / 15 (353.1200) | 2 (178.8572) | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 13 / 17 (335.9200) | 9 (167.3828) | 14 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 3 / 36 (351.9772) | 1 (178.8572) | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
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 | #51 (598 pts) | #47 (648 pts) | #79 (473 pts) | — | — |