Brother In-Law BBQ AL
Rating
1469
peak 1469
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
2023-10-27
latest 2026-03-27
Best ToY finish
#253
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 93%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
322.00
last 5 vs career avg 322.00 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±11.41
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.98 · weakest Pork Ribs (158.02)
Road miles
105
mi across 5 mapped stops
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Deviant Smoke has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 158.2628 | 163.98 | top 85% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5716 | 145.0628 | 158.02 | top 83% |
| 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.
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 136% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 86% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (5 of 5 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 322.00
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)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 303.3256 | 303.33 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 333.1088 | 328.54 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 315.8972 | 315.90 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333.7144 | 333.71 |
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 | 40 / 43 (303.3256) | 35 (158.2628) | 41 (145.0628) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 30 / 35 (323.9772) | 32 (158.8456) | 23 (165.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 27 / 43 (333.1088) | 11 (172.0000) | 34 (161.1088) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 30 / 35 (315.8972) | 24 (165.6684) | 31 (150.2288) | — | — |
| 2023-10-27 | Railyard BBQ Brawl 2023 Madison, AL | 19 / 14 (333.7144) | 22 (165.1428) | 12 (168.5716) | — | — |
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 | #253 (60 pts) | #258 (60 pts) | #262 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #297 (120 pts) | #224 (190 pts) | #305 (130 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #373 (60 pts) | #373 (65 pts) | #379 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #318 (75 pts) | #271 (125 pts) | — | — |