The heartbreaker
2.8228
points from the title
Came within 2.8228 points of the Grand Championship at Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (Jun 7, 2019).
CalaBama Q
CalaBama Q is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2019. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 25 at the Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2019), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. Also listed in KCBS results as “Cala-Bama Q”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1523
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 2
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
Apr 12, 2019
latest Jun 7, 2019
Grand champs
0
1 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
1
25% of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 24%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
75%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 173.52 · weakest Chicken (169.14)
Road miles
139
across 4 mapped stops · furthest 36 mi
Purse competed for
$1,650
listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 1 state-championship entry
Backyard avg
341.70 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 172.0116 | 167.4172 | 169.14 | top 41% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5944 | 170.8344 | 173.52 | top 21% |
“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.
More numbers
Busiest season
2019
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
AL
4 of 4 contests
Contests visited
2
a different one every time
Opponents faced
93
finished ahead 78 times, behind 23
Longest layoff
2.7 yrs
Jul 29, 2016 → Apr 12, 2019
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20196 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score338.2516 Smoke on the Falls
- First overall top-10 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First overall podium Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- First Reserve Championship Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Career-best overall score345.1544 Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
- Most recent contest Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY)
20153 milestones
- First tracked contest I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
- First call I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5944 I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series)
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 24% | 95.9% | 94.9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | — | — | — |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 2019 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 2 / 25 (345.1544) | 3 (172.0116) | 4 (173.1428) | — | — |
| Apr 12, 2019 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 12 / 30 (338.2516) | 16 (167.4172) | 10 (170.8344) | — | — |
| Jul 29, 2016 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul 31, 2015 | I Grill Because I CARE (Competitor's Series) New Hope, AL | — | 18 (167.9772) | 4 (176.5944) | — | — |