Big Fluff BBQ AL
Rating
1567
peak 1567
Contests
10
in the data
First seen
2025-04-11
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#16
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
4
7 podiums
Overall top-10s
5
of 10 contests
Avg finish
top 37%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
2 🔥
Current form
347.63 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 343.56 (+4.08)
Walk rate
80%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
and counting
Consistency
±9.73
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 173.58 · weakest Pork Ribs (169.94)
Road miles
728
mi across 10 mapped stops · furthest 127 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 5 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Modest Meats in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 1.7028 points of the Grand Championship at High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-05-15).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 31-team field at Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY).
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-12) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 21-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Rollin Smoke BBQ.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 4-contest overall top-10 run.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 180.0000 🔥 | 157.0856 | 173.34 | top 30% |
| Pork Ribs | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.8000 | 169.94 | top 45% |
| Pork | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 177.7028 | 166.2400 | 173.58 | top 20% |
| 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 | 7 | 1 | top 47% |
| GA | 2 | 0 | top 20% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 7% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 1 | top 34% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 50% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (7 of 10 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (11 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-06-12)
- Wins it all in 10% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 343.56
- 2 perfect 180s on the books 🔥
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 360.0000 | 346.64 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 347.3828 | 338.93 |
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 | 1 / 31 (360.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | 1 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2026-06-05 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 4 / 26 (352.5600) | 5 (174.2744) | 16 (166.2400) | 1 (177.7028) | — |
| 2026-05-15 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 2 / 29 (355.4516) | 6 (177.1544) | 1 (178.2972) | 3 (175.4056) | — |
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 10 / 36 (342.8000) | 5 (176.5600) | 22 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 31 / 43 (327.3484) | 39 (157.0856) | 19 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-03-06 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 12 / 44 (341.6688) | 3 (176.5716) | 21 (165.0972) | 5 (176.5944) | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 18 / 22 (334.2172) | 9 (170.2628) | 17 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 19 / 30 (337.0744) | 8 (174.2744) | 23 (162.8000) | 14 (171.9772) | — |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie Calhoun, GA | 4 / 32 (347.3828) | 8 (171.9656) | 4 (175.4172) | 9 (166.2400) | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition Gadsden, AL | 20 / 31 (337.0628) | 21 (169.6800) | 20 (167.3828) | — | — |
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 | #16 (927 pts) | #17 (917 pts) | #32 (847 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #130 (446 pts) | #117 (501 pts) | #144 (431 pts) | — | — |