Flaps Up BBQ AL
Rating
1555
peak 1570
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2019-06-14
latest 2025-03-07
Best ToY finish
#146
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
3
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
313.37 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 349.67 (-36.30)
Walk rate
69%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±75.44
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.15 · weakest Pork Ribs (156.30)
Road miles
1665
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 221 mi
Storylines
👀 Looking over their shoulder
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 9 of their 11 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Pigs in a Blanket in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) is their spot: an average finish in the top 17% across 2 visits.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-05-03) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 24-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, RIBLIFE.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 177.7028 | 150.7888 | 168.15 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 177.7372 | 20.0000 | 156.30 | top 46% |
| Pork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 158.8000 | 166.83 | top 39% |
| 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 | 11 | 1 | top 41% |
| MS | 1 | 0 | top 25% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 67% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 1 | top 38% |
| Medium (20–39) | 9 | 0 | top 45% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 31% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2020 (4 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (11 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) (2024-05-03)
- Wins it all in 8% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 349.67
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 189.1200 | 189.12 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 355.4400 | 346.01 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 343.4056 | 338.26 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 507.9428 | 507.94 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 491.3256 | 372.22 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 338.2516 | 326.49 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-07 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 28 / 30 (189.1200) | 11 (169.1200) | 29 (20.0000) | 16 (165.7028) | — |
| 2024-05-03 | The Gulf Coast BBQ Championship (BACKYARD ONLY) Mobile, AL | 1 / 10 (355.4400) | 2 (177.7028) | 1 (177.7372) | — | — |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 9 / 28 (336.5828) | 11 (164.5484) | 1 (172.0344) | 5 (173.7028) | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 7 / 28 (343.4056) | 9 (171.4284) | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 5 / 72 (342.2972) | 6 (173.7372) | 17 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 31 / 34 (329.0744) | 16 (168.5372) | 39 (160.5372) | — | — |
| 2021-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 2 / 28 (507.9428) | 3 (174.2628) | 3 (174.8800) | 19 (158.8000) | — |
| 2020-10-02 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition Bonifay, FL | 12 / 18 (336.0000) | 9 (167.3828) | 13 (168.6172) | — | — |
| 2020-09-25 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest Semmes, AL | 17 / 23 (323.3372) | 15 (163.9544) | 17 (159.3828) | — | — |
| 2020-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 6 / 23 (491.3256) | 15 (159.3828) | 7 (162.8228) | 4 (169.1200) | — |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off Montgomery, AL | 8 / 25 (338.2288) | 7 (170.8344) | 10 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2019-10-11 | Butlerfest 2019(BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 4 / 20 (338.2516) | 1 (174.2628) | 10 (163.9888) | — | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 26 / 48 (314.7316) | 29 (150.7888) | 20 (163.9428) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #411 (55 pts) | #296 (125 pts) | #416 (55 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #146 (398 pts) | #163 (358 pts) | #110 (538 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #106 (418 pts) | #128 (318 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #126 (228 pts) | #119 (228 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #27 (471 pts) | #25 (461 pts) | — | — |