BUSH LEAGUE BBQ AL
Rating
1466
peak 1466 · rated over 12 contests
Contests
12
in the data
First seen
2019-02-22
latest 2020-02-21
Best ToY finish
#193
Master 2016
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 12 contests
Avg finish
top 63%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
663.66 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 664.90 (-1.24)
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.72
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 168.12 · weakest Pork Ribs (164.12)
Road miles
1680
mi across 12 mapped stops · furthest 220 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1514)
Purse competed for
$133K
listed at 10 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 12 state-championship entries
Master avg
664.90 / 720
12 Master contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
The Specialists has finished one call ahead of BUSH LEAGUE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID has come out ahead in 12 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Wyld Child Catering in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared pork entries.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Specialists | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT, DRUNK & STUPID | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| South Pork | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| BEES KNEES BBQ TEAM | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Q-BONES BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Sweet Cheeks BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| JIGGY PIGGY | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Sheats Smoked Meats | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | ⚔ compare |
| PERFECTLY BLENDED | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| HOT COLE'S BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 153.6228 | 165.38 | top 61% |
| Pork Ribs | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.0228 | 147.3944 | 164.12 | top 61% |
| Pork | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 174.2628 | 157.0856 | 168.12 | top 44% |
| Brisket | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 159.4284 | 167.27 | top 53% |
“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 | 7 | 0 | top 63% |
| MS | 2 | 0 | top 63% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 51% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 89% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 47% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 67% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 53% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (11 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (7 of 12 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (12 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 664.90 / 720
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-02-22 — First tracked contest · Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off
- 📣 2019-03-15 — First call · Smokin In the Square
- 🔥 2019-04-19 — First perfect 180 (Brisket) · High on the Hog Festival
- ⭐ 2019-04-19 — Career-best overall score (680.5256) · High on the Hog Festival
- 📈 2019-05-03 — Peak power rating (1489) · The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.7 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2019-05-03 |
| +4.3 | Smoke on the Falls | 2019-04-12 |
| +3.7 | Hometown BBQ Bash | 2019-08-02 |
| +0.6 | High on the Hog Festival | 2019-04-19 |
| +0.5 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off | 2019-07-26 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -13.2 | Smokin In the Square | 2019-03-15 |
| -11.6 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off | 2019-02-22 |
| -10.6 | Poosa-Q | 2019-06-14 |
| -10.3 | Capital City Cook Off | 2020-02-21 |
| -6.5 | Roast N Boast | 2019-10-04 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 88% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73% | top 61% | 94.5% | 92.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 22 / 25 (652.4000) | 20 (159.9312) | 22 (159.3828) | 9 (170.8228) | 22 (162.2632) |
| 2019-10-04 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 17 / 25 (666.1600) | 14 (167.3828) | 21 (165.1316) | 22 (157.0856) | 2 (176.5600) |
| 2019-08-02 | Hometown BBQ Bash 🏅 Hoover, AL | 7 / 15 (677.6684) | 9 (163.9656) | 4 (173.1428) | 4 (172.0000) | 8 (168.5600) |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL | 17 / 27 (657.0284) | 11 (170.2628) | 25 (147.3944) | 7 (170.2512) | 10 (169.1200) |
| 2019-07-19 | Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Hattiesburg, MS | 16 / 28 (665.0284) | 19 (163.9428) | 8 (170.2744) | 14 (167.4400) | 19 (163.3712) |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 38 / 48 (663.8512) | 41 (162.8228) | 26 (168.5600) | 17 (171.9656) | 42 (160.5028) |
| 2019-05-03 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 15 / 54 (677.0744) | 16 (170.2628) | 40 (161.7144) | 5 (174.2628) | 14 (170.8344) |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival 🏅 Winchester, TN | 17 / 39 (680.5256) | 37 (153.6228) | 4 (176.0228) | 12 (170.8800) | 2 (180.0000) |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 17 / 30 (663.2796) | 22 (163.9312) | 15 (166.2400) | 13 (165.7028) | 13 (167.4056) |
| 2019-03-29 | TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN | 17 / 29 (675.9312) | 17 (169.6800) | 19 (165.1428) | 10 (173.1084) | 20 (168.0000) |
| 2019-03-15 | Smokin In the Square 🏅 Pensacola, FL | 31 / 35 (646.1940) | 4 (174.2628) | 33 (152.5372) | 28 (159.9656) | 26 (159.4284) |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 21 / 27 (653.5996) | 20 (164.5484) | 17 (163.9544) | 18 (163.9540) | 22 (161.1428) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 ↗ | Master | #842 (65 pts) | #865 (75 pts) | #900 (65 pts) | #652 (135 pts) | #869 (65 pts) |
| 2019 ↗ | Master | #325 (956 pts) | #290 (1051 pts) | #266 (1079 pts) | #208 (1261 pts) | #193 (1291 pts) |
| 2018 ↗ | Master | #321 (1035 pts) | #375 (925 pts) | #324 (1012 pts) | #200 (1360 pts) | #260 (1178 pts) |
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #232 (1392 pts) | #246 (1270 pts) | #177 (1500 pts) | #245 (1290 pts) | #217 (1403 pts) |
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #193 (1563 pts) | #131 (1695 pts) | #287 (1213 pts) | #96 (1793 pts) | #189 (1523 pts) |