Wee Daddy's BBQ AL
Rating
1636
peak 1636 · rated over 33 contests
Best runs
5
straight top-10s
Contests
44
in the data
First seen
2021-10-08
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#30
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
1
9 podiums
Overall top-10s
17
of 44 contests
Avg finish
top 42%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
349.69 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 341.23 (+8.46)
Walk rate
59%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
5
best run (overall)
Consistency
±9.26
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 172.32 · weakest Pork (168.59)
Road miles
1861
mi across 44 mapped stops · furthest 136 mi
Schedule strength
77%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1576)
Purse competed for
$133K
listed at 38 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 3 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
341.23 / 360
33 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Rollin Smoke BBQ has finished one call ahead of Wee Daddy's BBQ 5 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
LEE LA Q has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Modest Meats in 16 of their 21 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Finished level on points with the champion at Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2026-06-05) — the Grand Championship went to the KCBS tiebreaker.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, NORALA BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 17 of 28 shared chicken entries.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 29% across 3 contests, versus top 42% the rest of the year.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
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 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 48% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 24 | 5 | 19 | 21% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 24 | 3 | 21 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 23 | 12 | 11 | 52% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 22 | 9 | 13 | 41% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 21 | 16 | 5 | 76% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 21 | 12 | 9 | 57% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 19 | 8 | 11 | 42% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 19 | 6 | 13 | 32% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 16 | 9 | 7 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 16 | 5 | 11 | 31% | ⚔ compare |
| PUDDLEDUCK BBQ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 13 | 6 | 7 | 46% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 12 | 8 | 4 | 67% | ⚔ compare |
| Southern Swine | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 38 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 180.0000 🔥 | 154.2172 | 172.32 | top 39% |
| Pork Ribs | 38 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 177.7144 | 157.0744 | 168.89 | top 50% |
| Pork | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 174.2744 | 156.5716 | 168.59 | top 48% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 29 | 0 | top 44% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 29% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 6 | 0 | top 60% |
| Medium (20–39) | 22 | 0 | top 38% |
| Large (40+) | 5 | 0 | top 37% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 5 | 3 | 0 | top 41% | 2025-10-10 |
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 3 | 0 | top 37% | 2026-06-12 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 4 | 2 | 0 | top 54% | 2026-06-05 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (20 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (36 of 44 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (38 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 341.23 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-10-08 — First tracked contest · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- 📣 2021-10-08 — First call · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- 🔥 2025-05-03 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- 🎖️ 2025-09-26 — 25th tracked contest · The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN)
- ⭐ 2025-10-25 — Career-best overall score (354.2628) · Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD)
- 📈 2026-06-12 — Peak power rating (1636) · Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +16.4 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 2026-05-24 |
| +15.9 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition | 2025-04-11 |
| +15.1 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-10-10 |
| +14.3 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2025-05-03 |
| +13.9 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.3 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) | 2025-09-20 |
| -8.5 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-05 |
| -7.7 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-03-27 |
| -7.3 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-07-12 |
| -6.1 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2026-05-02 |
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 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46% | top 32% | 98.3% | 95.8% |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 70% | top 41% | 98.4% | 95.5% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 56% | 96.2% | 93.4% |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67% | top 39% | 95.4% | 93.7% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 92.2% | 92.2% |
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 | 3 / 31 (351.9772) | 4 (177.7144) | 6 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 2 / 26 (353.7144) | 7 (176.0000) | 2 (177.7144) | 5 (174.2744) | — |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 6 / 82 (351.9888) | 7 (176.5716) | 10 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 70 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2026-05-15 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 6 / 29 (347.9772) | 8 (175.4056) | 8 (172.5716) | 6 (171.9656) | — |
| 2026-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Cleveland, AL | 11 / 15 (342.8000) | 11 (173.1200) | 11 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-05-01 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Cleveland, AL | 8 / 17 (342.2168) | 8 (170.8112) | 10 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 17 / 36 (335.9200) | 19 (166.2400) | 15 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 30 / 43 (329.6344) | 16 (172.5600) | 37 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Lebanon, TN | — | 28 (174.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 8 / 125 (349.1316) | 4 (178.2972) | 16 (170.8344) | 9 (174.2628) | — |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 39 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 4 / 16 (354.2628) | 5 (177.7028) | 4 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 7 (175.4056) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 22 (159.9428) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 20 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-10-17 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 7 / 39 (347.9772) | 3 (178.8572) | 20 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 3 / 30 (349.6916) | 7 (173.1200) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Friday Night Chicken Fight" (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Clanton, AL | — | 5 (174.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 8 / 15 (342.2400) | 3 (176.5600) | 11 (165.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 22 / 22 (317.6456) | 22 (154.2628) | 19 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 9 / 30 (347.9772) | 13 (172.5600) | 6 (175.4172) | 22 (166.2400) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 12 / 28 (345.6800) | 9 (176.0000) | 16 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 7 (170.8228) | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Battle of the Bones" (ONE MEAT RIBS) Guntersville, AL | — | — | 15 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 5 (174.2744) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 24 / 29 (337.0628) | 16 (173.1200) | 24 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 10 / 23 (342.8000) | 3 (176.5600) | 15 (166.2400) | 19 (156.5716) | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 19 / 35 (338.2056) | 20 (170.8112) | 17 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 4 / 23 (351.9772) | 3 (180.0000) | 15 (171.9772) | 12 (171.9656) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 12 / 28 (339.9312) | 2 (175.4056) | 23 (164.5256) | 15 (167.9884) | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 3 / 31 (353.1200) | 5 (176.5600) | 6 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 20 / 38 (333.0512) | 20 (169.1084) | 20 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2024-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 14 / 18 (334.7772) | 5 (174.2628) | 15 (160.5144) | 9 (167.3712) | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 7 / 27 (346.2400) | 16 (169.6800) | 2 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2024-07-12 | The Art of the 'Cue (BACKYARD ONLY) Shelbyville, TN | 14 / 17 (330.1828) | 12 (169.6800) | 14 (160.5028) | 4 (173.1200) | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 23 / 35 (328.4800) | 23 (166.2284) | 24 (162.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 12 / 40 (344.5256) | 16 (171.4056) | 12 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 7 / 27 (341.6456) | 16 (166.2400) | 2 (175.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 42 / 58 (326.7772) | 54 (154.2172) | 18 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2023-06-09 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 5 / 26 (343.3944) | 8 (171.9772) | 7 (171.4172) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 25 / 38 (325.6340) | 23 (165.1084) | 26 (160.5256) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 16 / 31 (331.8968) | 10 (170.2512) | 19 (161.6456) | — | — |
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 | #30 (981 pts) | #35 (886 pts) | #49 (823 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | — | #974 (60 pts) | #841 (120 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #41 (1019 pts) | #30 (1149 pts) | #51 (926 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #465 (487 pts) | #881 (168 pts) | #729 (207 pts) | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #107 (562 pts) | #111 (562 pts) | #91 (652 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #158 (303 pts) | #131 (503 pts) | — | — |