The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5832 points of the Grand Championship at Roast N Boast (2022-10-28).
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.
Came within 0.5832 points of the Grand Championship at Roast N Boast (2022-10-28).
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 74 times in 100
Their Grand Championship at Mission Q (Backyard Only) (2020-11-20) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 26-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, LEE LA Q.
Took the Grand Championship over a 38-team field at Smoke on the Falls.
A call in 41 of 59 contests
A top-10 category call in 69% of their 59 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.
92.8% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 667.9432 at 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN — 92.8% of a perfect 720.
They've taken 2 state championships from 17 entries at contests carrying the title.
LEE LA Q has finished one call ahead of The Real Squeal BBQ 6 times — their closest competition in the data.
2021 was the year it came together: 14 contests, 2 Grand Championships and 4 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q ahead in 77% of their meetings
PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q has come out ahead in 23 of their 30 shared contests.
Their last Grand Championship came at Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) on 2021-06-11 — 34 contests and 5.2 years ago.
Ahead in 75% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of BUTSY-Q in 9 of their 12 shared contests.
LEE LA Q has landed one call behind them 6 times.
Their overall swings ±20.78% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.
Something about October: average finish in the top 25% across 9 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 6,749 miles across 59 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 588 miles to 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary.
The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — The Real Squeal BBQ ahead 2–1 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-headFewer contests behind them than The Real Squeal BBQ has cooked, 28 to 59, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.
⚔ Head-to-headThis is the highest they've ever been rated, 50 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-headTheir rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 39 contests, alongside a 31% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-headLevel with The Real Squeal BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headCareers of much the same size, 65 contests to 59, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 42 | 18 | 24 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| RIBLIFE | 35 | 15 | 20 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 32 | 18 | 14 | 56% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 30 | 7 | 23 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 29 | 10 | 19 | 34% | ⚔ compare |
| HELL ON SQUEALS | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 25 | 15 | 10 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 24 | 6 | 18 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 23 | 6 | 17 | 26% | ⚔ compare |
| HOLY SMOKIN!!! | 19 | 13 | 6 | 68% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 18 | 3 | 15 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Jury's Out | 16 | 7 | 9 | 44% | ⚔ compare |
| VETERAN PORK PULLERS | 14 | 9 | 5 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 14 | 7 | 7 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| PERFECTLY BLENDED | 14 | 6 | 8 | 43% | ⚔ compare |
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 52 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 179.4400 | 149.6344 | 169.11 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 53 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 177.1428 | 149.0628 | 167.54 | top 44% |
| Pork | 19 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 176.5600 | 154.2172 | 166.34 | top 45% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.5716 | 164.5716 | 164.57 | top 73% |
“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.
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 39 | 4 | top 47% |
| MS | 5 | 0 | top 26% |
| TN | 3 | 0 | top 34% |
| OK | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 15 | 0 | top 51% |
| Medium (20–39) | 25 | 4 | top 39% |
| Large (40+) | 8 | 0 | top 50% |
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 52% | 2024-06-07 |
| Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 3 | 1 | 1 | top 23% | 2022-09-16 |
| Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship | 3 | 4 | 0 | top 57% | 2024-12-06 |
| Poosa Q | 3 | 12 | 0 | top 35% | 2024-10-04 |
| Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 3 | 0 | top 48% | 2024-04-05 |
| Roast N Boast | 3 | 2 | 0 | top 33% | 2022-10-28 |
| The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 11 | 0 | top 37% | 2024-05-17 |
| Smoke on the Falls | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 89% | 2022-04-08 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 71% | 2021-08-06 |
| Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 24% | 2021-04-17 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.1 | Capital City Cook Off | 2020-02-21 |
| +16.3 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) | 2020-11-20 |
| +15.4 | Smoke on the Falls | 2021-04-09 |
| +14.9 | Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2019-10-11 |
| +14.2 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-06-11 |
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -18.9 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-06-07 |
| -11.9 | Smoke on the Falls | 2022-04-08 |
| -9.5 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2026-03-27 |
| -9.2 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) | 2021-06-04 |
| -8.5 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2021-08-06 |
| 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 74% | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 96.2% | 96.2% |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 67% | top 66% | 95.9% | 85.9% |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83% | top 46% | 135.8% | 102.1% |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 55% | top 48% | 143.6% | 106.4% |
| 2021 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 86% | top 34% | 143.3% | 105.6% |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 83% | top 36% | 134.9% | 108.1% |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% | top 46% | 141.1% | 108% |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 32 / 43 (327.3256) | 21 (170.8228) | 38 (156.5028) | — | — |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 11 / 31 (346.2400) | 19 (170.8228) | 7 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-12-06 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 8 / 11 (345.1088) | 2 (178.8572) | 12 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 34 / 59 (336.5028) | 27 (170.2628) | 39 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-09-13 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 18 / 33 (334.7772) | 12 (170.8344) | 27 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 35 / 35 (174.2628) | 8 (174.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 16 / 39 (337.6572) | 23 (167.9656) | 14 (169.6916) | 5 (173.1200) | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 11 / 16 (327.8972) | 14 (158.2172) | 8 (169.6800) | 1 (173.1200) | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 4 (169.1544) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 12 / 73 (344.5256) | 8 (175.4056) | 24 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 13 / 19 (326.7888) | 16 (161.0972) | 7 (165.6916) | — | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 30 / 58 (337.1432) | 43 (163.9772) | 14 (173.1660) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 11 / 34 (339.9428) | 5 (176.5600) | 20 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2023-04-14 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) 🏅 Chelsea, AL | 10 / 17 (489.0172) | 8 (166.2744) | 6 (166.8228) | 15 (155.9200) | — |
| 2022-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 10 / 13 (333.0744) | 4 (173.7144) | 15 (159.3600) | — | — |
| 2022-11-12 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - BACKYARD SERIES INVITATIONAL unrated Gadsden, AL | 35 / 49 (329.0516) | 35 (166.2400) | 35 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2022-11-11 | 4th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Gadsden, AL | 66 / 91 (667.9432) | 55 (170.2628) | 44 (169.1660) | 77 (163.9428) | 66 (164.5716) |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 2 / 8 (517.0856) | 1 (173.1544) | 7 (169.6684) | 3 (174.2628) | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 6 / 28 (343.4172) | 1 (177.1428) | 15 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 4 / 18 (349.7032) | 8 (173.1316) | 4 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 12 / 23 (329.0744) | 11 (168.5256) | 15 (160.5488) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 22 / 72 (334.2284) | 30 (163.9656) | 12 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 11 / 34 (504.4796) | 3 (179.4400) | 14 (167.4056) | 29 (157.6340) | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 36 / 34 (326.1712) | 47 (155.9084) | 12 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2022-04-02 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 3 / 20 (514.2172) | 3 (173.7144) | 8 (171.9656) | 7 (168.5372) | — |
| 2021-12-02 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship 🏅 Demopolis, AL | 4 / 19 (340.5256) | 5 (173.1200) | 5 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2021-11-19 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 6 / 14 (338.8344) | 5 (170.8344) | 8 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Backyard unrated Shawnee, OK | 33 / 33 (311.8628) | 32 (162.8000) | 33 (149.0628) | — | — |
| 2021-11-11 | 3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK | — | — | — | 17 (170.2744) | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 3 / 30 (346.2284) | 8 (171.9656) | 3 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 7 / 31 (337.7144) | 11 (169.1544) | 7 (168.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-09-18 | Downtown Madtown BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest Madison, AL | — | — | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 8 / 19 (494.1596) | 5 (169.1200) | 10 (154.7884) | 5 (170.2512) | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 22 / 31 (494.1716) | 14 (165.1084) | 12 (170.2744) | 1 (176.5600) | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 1 / 31 (348.0000) | 1 (178.8800) | 12 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-06-04 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) Butler, AL | 11 / 14 (334.8000) | 8 (168.5256) | 10 (166.2744) | — | — |
| 2021-05-21 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS | 2 / 22 (350.2744) | 4 (174.8572) | 3 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 2 / 21 (515.9660) | 1 (174.2744) | 5 (170.2744) | 2 (171.4172) | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 1 / 38 (349.1656) | 8 (172.0228) | 1 (177.1428) | — | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 1 / 21 (349.7372) | 3 (174.8800) | 1 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast 🏅 Columbus, MS | 12 / 36 (485.6344) | 12 (161.0972) | 13 (163.4060) | 13 (161.1312) | — |
| 2020-09-25 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest 🏅 Semmes, AL | 7 / 23 (331.9544) | 14 (164.5372) | 5 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 20 / 28 (330.1940) | 33 (162.2168) | 10 (167.9772) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 15 / 21 (484.4228) | 15 (162.8000) | 9 (167.4056) | 21 (154.2172) | — |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 1 / 25 (352.5716) | 2 (176.5600) | 1 (176.0116) | — | — |
| 2019-11-01 | West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Northport, AL | 10 / 15 (334.2172) | 10 (165.0972) | 6 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2019-10-25 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | 12 / 42 (507.9312) | 5 (174.2628) | 4 (174.8572) | 36 (158.8112) | — |
| 2019-10-11 | Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) Trussville, AL | 2 / 17 (495.9544) | 3 (171.4172) | 2 (169.7372) | 12 (154.8000) | — |
| 2019-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 7 / 18 (344.5372) | 8 (170.2628) | 4 (174.2744) | — | — |
| 2019-03-22 | Smoke On the Diamond(BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL | 13 / 17 (319.8972) | 15 (155.9200) | 8 (163.9772) | 7 (166.8228) | — |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 14 / 27 (330.1828) | 2 (173.1084) | 16 (157.0744) | — | — |
| 2018-10-26 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) (JUDGES FULL) Lynchburg, TN | — | 7 (171.4056) | 27 (162.2516) | 17 (167.9656) | — |
| 2018-05-18 | Smoke on the Diamond (BACKYARD ONLY) Brookwood, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016-10-21 | Jack Daniel's World Championship Shade Tree Contest (BACKYARD) Lynchburg, TN | — | 28 (162.8800) | 15 (166.8456) | 17 (167.3828) | — |
| 2016-10-07 | Bacon Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-09-25 | Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills BBQ & Chili Cook-Off (BACKYARD CONTEST) Chelsea, AL | — | 6 (166.2856) | 2 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2014-09-12 | Bama Brew & Que Tuscaloosa, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #132 (429 pts) | #126 (504 pts) | #152 (369 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #79 (761 pts) | #94 (703 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #1255 (60 pts) | #1319 (60 pts) | #771 (246 pts) | #1287 (60 pts) | #1296 (60 pts) |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #18 (1169 pts) | #57 (784 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #16 (1133 pts) | #16 (1179 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #895 (159 pts) | — | — |