BEER PRESSURE AL
Rating
1572
peak 1572
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2019-02-22
latest 2019-09-13
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
376.29 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 358.74 (+17.55)
Walk rate
89%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
7
and counting
Consistency
±51.45
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.83 · weakest Pork (165.09)
Road miles
1320
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 239 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID has finished one call ahead of BEER PRESSURE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
The Specialists has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 2.3088 points of the Grand Championship at Poosa-Q (2019-06-14).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 35-team field at Smokin In the Square.
📈 Riding a hot streak
Currently on a 7-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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 175.4288 | 166.2628 | 170.83 | top 26% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 177.7028 | 162.8456 | 169.57 | top 25% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.0856 | 165.0856 | 165.09 | top 65% |
| 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 | 0 | top 28% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 10% |
| FL | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 8 | 1 | top 26% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 4% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (9 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (7 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Smokin In the Square (2019-03-15)
- Wins it all in 11% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 358.74
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 503.3484 | 358.74 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-13 | RiverFest Decatur, AL | 7 / 37 (340.5256) | 7 (171.9656) | 11 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 4 / 39 (342.8232) | 1 (175.4288) | 10 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 10 / 26 (503.3484) | 18 (166.2628) | 2 (172.0000) | 17 (165.0856) | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 4 / 27 (342.8000) | 12 (168.5256) | 2 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 2 / 48 (351.9656) | 8 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 7 / 25 (338.2516) | 7 (168.5488) | 7 (169.7028) | — | — |
| 2019-03-15 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | 1 / 35 (343.9428) | 1 (175.4172) | 3 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 20 / 34 (330.2284) | 11 (167.3828) | 23 (162.8456) | — | — |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off Montgomery, AL | 9 / 27 (334.8000) | 6 (169.6800) | 12 (165.1200) | — | — |