Scuttlebutts AL

Power ranking

#981

of 3077 rated · rankings

Rating

1539

peak 1552 · rated over 13 contests

Best runs

straight top-10s

Contests

in the data

First seen

2021-04-23

latest 2026-03-27

Best ToY finish

#271

Backyard 2024

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 14 contests

Avg finish

top 51%

overall standings

Best overall

518.2516 / 360

Backyard · Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

Perfect 180s

Current form

335.36 ▼

last 5 Backyard vs avg 363.11 (-27.75)

Walk rate

43%

contests with a top-10 call

Top-10 streak

best run (overall)

Best single call

178.8572

Chicken · Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)

Consistency

±62.91

std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 171.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.35)

Road miles

867

mi across 14 mapped stops · furthest 152 mi

Schedule strength

64%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)

Purse competed for

$90K

listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 2 state-championship entries

Backyard avg

363.11 / 360

13 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

⚔ Compare with another team

Storylines

🎯 The one to beat

Deviant Smoke has finished one call ahead of Scuttlebutts 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

⚔️ A tough matchup

PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

⚔️ A strong matchup

They've finished ahead of FLO TOWN SMOKERS in 6 of their 6 shared contests.

📅 A April team

Something about April: average finish in the top 39% across 4 contests, versus top 51% the rest of the year.

🔁 The comeback

Off the trail for 1.9 years, then back at Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) (2026-03-27).

Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)

Modest Meats #973 · 1539 · AL When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL #956 · 1540 · AL Secondhand Smoke BBQ Team #1011 · 1536 · AL Slice to Meat You #941 · 1542 · AL GSP Barbecue #1032 · 1535 · AL Sheats Smoked Meats #1034 · 1534 · AL

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
LEE LA Q	10	4	6	40%	⚔ compare
NORALA BBQ TEAM	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
Hickory Hangover	10	3	7	30%	⚔ compare
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
When Pigs Fly - Florence, AL	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
2 Swine Crew	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
RIBLIFE	9	3	6	33%	⚔ compare
REDBONES BBQ	9	1	8	11%	⚔ compare
The Real Squeal BBQ	8	4	4	50%	⚔ compare
LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
HELL ON SQUEALS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
Bentley Que	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BUTSY-Q	7	4	3	57%	⚔ compare
Mad Rocket Barbecue	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
FLO TOWN SMOKERS	6	6	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	6	0	0	178.8572	151.9200	170.35	top 49%
Pork Ribs	13	3	1	1	175.4172	158.8000	166.35	top 59%
Pork	2	1	0	1	177.7028	165.7028	171.70	top 32%
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 contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	3	top 70%
Medium (20–39)	5	top 36%
Large (40+)	5	top 55%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	23	top 64%	2026-03-27
Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	6	top 36%	2024-04-26
Mission Q (Backyard Only)	2	4	top 34%	2022-09-16

The story so far

Busiest season: 2022 (5 contests)
Cooks mostly in AL (14 of 14 contests)
Most-entered category: Chicken (13 entries)
Average Backyard overall score: 363.11 / 360

Milestones

🚩 2021-04-23 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
📣 2021-06-11 — First call · Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
⭐ 2023-04-28 — Career-best overall score (518.2516) · Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
📈 2023-08-04 — Peak power rating (1552) · Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.5	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)	2021-06-11
+12.1	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2023-04-28
+10.8	Mission Q (Backyard Only)	2021-11-19
+7.4	Poosa Q	2022-05-05
+7.3	Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)	2021-04-23

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.1	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL	2022-11-12
-6.2	Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023	2023-10-27
-4.4	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)	2026-03-27
-2.3	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY)	2024-03-22
-0.7	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2024-04-26

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)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0	0%	top 67%	92.4%	92.4%
2024	2	0	0	0%	top 58%	93.2%	93.1%
2023	3	1	0	33%	top 64%	144%	110.4%
2022	5	1	0	60%	top 53%	139%	104.1%
2021	3	3	1	67%	top 26%	95.7%	95%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026-03-27	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL	29 / 43 (332.5028)	14 (173.1200)	35 (159.3828)	—	—
2024-04-26	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	22 / 40 (334.7656)	20 (169.6800)	27 (165.0856)	—	—
2024-03-22	Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL	23 / 38 (335.3944)	12 (170.8456)	25 (164.5488)	—	—
2023-10-27	Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 🏅 Madison, AL	20 / 14 (331.9084)	25 (165.0740)	17 (166.8344)	—	—
2023-08-04	Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL	18 / 58 (342.2284)	23 (169.1084)	17 (173.1200)	—	—
2023-04-28	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	6 / 36 (518.2516)	4 (178.8572)	28 (161.6916)	2 (177.7028)	—
2022-11-12	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL Gadsden, AL	48 / 49 (315.8628)	49 (151.9200)	33 (163.9428)	—	—
2022-11-11	4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN Gadsden, AL	—	—	—	—	—
2022-09-16	Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL	7 / 18 (347.3828)	6 (175.4056)	9 (171.9772)	—	—
2022-05-05	Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL	18 / 72 (335.3944)	4 (175.4172)	40 (159.9772)	—	—
2022-04-22	Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL	17 / 34 (500.5028)	7 (176.0000)	28 (158.8000)	20 (165.7028)	—
2021-11-19	Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL	4 / 14 (342.2400)	10 (166.8228)	1 (175.4172)	—	—
2021-06-11	Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL	5 / 31 (344.5488)	6 (171.9772)	5 (172.5716)	—	—
2021-04-23	Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL	10 / 29 (339.4284)	11 (170.2856)	12 (169.1428)	—	—

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

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	#290 (60 pts)	#237 (115 pts)	#299 (60 pts)	—	—
2024 ↗	Backyard	#271 (145 pts)	#216 (210 pts)	#311 (120 pts)	—	—
2023 ↗	Backyard	—	#137 (400 pts)	#162 (320 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#101 (436 pts)	#102 (451 pts)	—	—