The one to beat
2×
one call ahead of them
Blackstone BBQ has finished one call ahead of 4 Seasons BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
4 Seasons BBQ
4 Seasons BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2022. Their best overall finish is 29th of 30 at the Smoke on the Falls (2019). Also listed in KCBS results as “4 Season's BBQ”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1466
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2019
latest Apr 8, 2022 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 119%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±12.70
spread of their Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 157.82 · weakest Chicken (156.67)
Road miles
9
across 7 mapped stops
Schedule strength
41%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1555)
Purse competed for
$22K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 4 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
314.49 / 360
4 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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The teams rated closest to 4 Seasons BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.
4 Seasons BBQ has 4 rated contests, short of the five a power ranking needs, so its rating is still close to the 1500 every team starts on and 132 rated teams sit within a point of it.
#4,865 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,870 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Level with 4 Seasons BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#4,858 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1466
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,878 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,864 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1465
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#4,877 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1502
They've been 1502 at their best, 36 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.
⚔ Compare careersBy meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.5484 | 151.4056 | 156.67 | top 130% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 141.6572 | 157.82 | top 105% |
“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.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Falls | 3 | 29 | 0 | top 126% | Apr 8, 2022 |
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 7 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
7 of 7 contests
Contests visited
2
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
188
finished ahead 47 times, behind 277
Longest layoff
1.4 yrs
Apr 12, 2019 → Sep 18, 2020
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20221 milestone
- Most recent contest Smoke on the Falls
20194 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score325.6456 Smoke on the Falls
- Career-best overall score325.6456 Smoke on the Falls
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)169.7144 Smoke on the Falls
- Peak power rating (1494) Smoke on the Falls
20161 milestone
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.6 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 8, 2022 |
| -9.7 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 9, 2021 |
| -7.5 | Smoke on the Falls | Sep 18, 2020 |
| -5.8 | Smoke on the Falls | Apr 12, 2019 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 159% | 81.4% | 81.4% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 121% | 89.4% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 90.5% | 90.5% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2022 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 54 / 34 (293.0628) | 54 (151.4056) | 55 (141.6572) | — | — |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 38 / 38 (317.6000) | 39 (158.8000) | 34 (158.8000) | — | — |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 34 / 28 (321.6684) | 36 (160.5484) | 32 (161.1200) | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 29 / 30 (325.6456) | 39 (155.9312) | 16 (169.7144) | — | — |
| Apr 13, 2018 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Apr 8, 2016 | Smoke on the Falls Noccalula BBQ Fest Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |