Circle W Meats AL
Rating
1460
peak 1460 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2019-04-12
latest 2026-04-03
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 99%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
322.53 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 319.49 (+3.04)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.03
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 161.46 · weakest Chicken (158.03)
Road miles
9
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
50%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1545)
Purse competed for
$67K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 8 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
319.49 / 360
8 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Pork Life has finished one call ahead of Circle W Meats 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Kick Em In The Butt BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
😤 Pork Ribs nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, RIBLIFE has out-cooked them in 7 of 7 shared pork ribs entries.
📅 A April team
Something about April: average finish in the top 90% across 7 contests, versus top 99% the rest of the year.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JT'S SMOKE SHACK | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| DANG GOOD BBQ | 8 | 1 | 6 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Pork Life | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| FAT BEAR BBQ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Barking Pig BBQ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Slingin Pig Meat | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14% | ⚔ compare |
| CHOOCHOO BBQ | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Organizer Portal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 149.0628 | 158.03 | top 98% |
| Pork Ribs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 147.3828 | 161.46 | top 88% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke on the Falls | 6 | 13 | 0 | top 110% | 2026-04-03 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (8 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 319.49 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-12 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Falls
- 📈 2019-04-12 — Peak power rating (1488) · Smoke on the Falls
- ⭐ 2025-04-11 — Career-best overall score (341.0972) · Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.4 | Smoke on the Falls | 2026-04-03 |
| +7.1 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition | 2025-04-11 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Smoke on the Falls | 2020-09-18 |
| -12.5 | Smoke on the Falls | 2019-04-12 |
| -11.2 | Smoke on the Falls | 2023-04-07 |
| -10.3 | Smoke on the Falls | 2022-04-08 |
| -5.5 | Smoke on the Falls | 2021-04-09 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 36% | 94.3% | 94.3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 48% | 94.7% | 94.7% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 65% | 88.4% | 88.4% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 113% | 85% | 85% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 147% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 89.7% | 89.7% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 161% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 137% | 86.2% | 86.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 13 / 36 (339.3600) | 17 (167.3828) | 11 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 15 / 31 (341.0972) | 13 (173.1200) | 18 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 20 / 31 (318.1944) | 21 (153.6572) | 16 (164.5372) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 44 / 39 (306.1140) | 45 (149.0628) | 37 (157.0512) | — | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 50 / 34 (307.9084) | 39 (160.5256) | 53 (147.3828) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 32 / 38 (322.8000) | 40 (155.9656) | 21 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 45 / 28 (310.2288) | 44 (149.7028) | 34 (160.5260) | — | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 41 / 30 (310.2288) | 41 (154.8228) | 40 (155.4060) | — | — |