Twin States BBQ

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#2715

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1513

peak 1513 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2019-03-08

latest 2021-05-21

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

502.1944 / 360

Backyard · Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)

Perfect 180s

Current form

395.23 ▲

last 5 Backyard vs avg 342.17 (+53.06)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

175.4172

Chicken · West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±76.82

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.70 · weakest Pork (162.38)

Road miles

1,199

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi

Schedule strength

30%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1541)

Purse competed for

$52K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 3 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

342.17 / 360

13 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

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Storylines (9 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

502.1944 career-best overall

139.5% of a perfect 360

Their best day on record: 502.1944 at Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) — 139.5% of a perfect 360.

Backyard
2021-04-17

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

REDBONES BBQ has finished one call ahead of Twin States BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

11–0 behind in the head-to-head

PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has come out ahead in 11 of their 11 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Doss Hogs Barbeque in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

8 of 11 shared chicken entries lost

PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q ahead 73% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has out-cooked them in 8 of 11 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

HELL ON SQUEALS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±21.34% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±21.34% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 95.0% of a perfect score
best 139.5%

A November team

Top 42% average finish in November

Something about November: average finish in the top 42% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

3 November contests
top 56% the rest of the year

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The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

117 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

BRAZEN BARREL BBQ

#2725 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1522

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-07-10

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Tender Racks N' Smokin Butts

#2724 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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Rubmaster BBQ-Team

#2727 of the rated field

1513 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 21% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2019-07-06

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Whimpy's

#2696 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1537

No shared contest yet.

They were already cooking in 2013, 6 years before Twin States BBQ's first contest.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2024-10-04

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EXPOSED BONE BBQ

#2712 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1513

No shared contest yet.

Level with Twin States BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2023-06-23

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Slowburn BBQ - AR

#2707 of the rated field

1513 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1531

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 12 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 12 contests
last seen 2026-08-14

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LEE LA Q	12	3	9	25%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	12	1	11	8%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
HELL ON SQUEALS	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
PERFECTLY BLENDED	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
The Real Squeal BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Sweet Cheeks BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
HOLY SMOKIN!!!	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Thin Blue Swine	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	7	1	2	175.4172	156.5028	166.70	top 45%
Pork Ribs	12	3	0	1	173.1084	136.4916	162.72	top 62%
Pork	4	1	0	0	169.6800	156.5028	162.38	top 49%
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	9	0	top 60%
MS	4	0	top 48%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	0	top 61%
Medium (20–39)	10	0	top 55%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	7	top 56%	2021-04-17
Mission Q (Backyard Only)	2	2	top 43%	2020-11-20
Roast-N-Boast	2	3	top 24%	2020-10-09
Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)	2	13	top 60%	2020-03-06

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 2.2 yrs 2019-03-08 → 2021-05-21

Busiest season 2019 8 contests

Contests a season 4.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Cooks most in AL 9 of 13 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 1 win · 7 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 166.70 · weakest Pork (162.38)

Walk rate 62% a top-10 call in 8 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 31% 4 of 13 contests

Best top-10 run 3 straight contests

Backyard average 342.17 out of 360 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 218 165–204 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,199 13 mapped stops · furthest 145 mi

Schedule strength 1541 average field rating faced — tougher than 30% of rated contests

Purse competed for $52,325 listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 3 state-championship entries

Power rating 1513 peak 1513 · #2715 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2019
Mar 8 First tracked contest Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)
Mar 22 First call Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY)
Mar 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.0628 Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY)
Jun 7 First category win (Chicken) Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY)
Oct 4 First overall top-10 Roast N Boast
Oct 4 First overall podium Roast N Boast
Nov 1 Career-best single call (Chicken)175.4172 West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)
Nov 22 First Reserve Championship Mission Q (Backyard Only)
2020
Oct 9 10th tracked contest Roast-N-Boast
2021
Apr 17 Career-best overall score502.1944 Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 21 Peak power rating (1513) Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY)
May 21 Most recent contest Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.1	Mission Q (Backyard Only)	2019-11-22
+16.5	Roast N Boast	2019-10-04
+8.1	Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)	2021-04-17
+8	West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY)	2019-11-01
+5.7	Roast-N-Boast	2020-10-09

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.3	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off	2019-07-26
-11.3	Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY)	2019-06-07
-9.1	Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY)	2019-03-08
-7.6	Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY)	2019-04-05
-6.1	Mission Q (Backyard Only)	2020-11-20

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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2021	2	1	0	100%	top 44%	139.5%	116%
2020	3	0	0	33%	top 51%	134.1%	105.6%
2019	8	3	1	63%	top 62%	95.2%	85.8%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2021-05-21	Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS	12 / 22 (333.0628)	10 (169.1084)	17 (163.9544)	—	—
2021-04-17	Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL	7 / 21 (502.1944)	7 (170.8228)	15 (161.6916)	5 (169.6800)	—
2020-11-20	Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL	16 / 21 (328.5144)	15 (163.9772)	15 (164.5372)	—	—
2020-10-09	Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	13 / 36 (482.7200)	15 (156.5028)	12 (167.4172)	16 (158.8000)	—
2020-03-06	Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL	13 / 32 (329.6568)	8 (169.1312)	20 (160.5256)	—	—
2019-11-22	Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL	2 / 20 (342.7884)	8 (170.8228)	4 (171.9656)	—	—
2019-11-01	West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Northport, AL	6 / 15 (340.5028)	2 (175.4172)	11 (165.0856)	—	—
2019-10-04	Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS	3 / 25 (337.6684)	11 (164.5600)	2 (173.1084)	13 (156.5028)	—
2019-07-26	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Hartselle, AL	32 / 27 (301.5888)	16 (165.0972)	33 (136.4916)	—	—
2019-06-07	Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS	20 / 22 (173.7256)	1 (173.7256)	—	—	—
2019-04-05	Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL	14 / 18 (329.6800)	15 (163.3828)	11 (166.2972)	—	—
2019-03-22	Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL	11 / 17 (325.0628)	10 (162.8228)	10 (162.2400)	13 (164.5372)	—
2019-03-08	Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL	27 / 34 (321.0744)	24 (161.6916)	30 (159.3828)	—	—

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
2021 ↗	Backyard	—	#110 (273 pts)	#136 (183 pts)	—	—