Blue Falcon AL
Rating
1527
peak 1527 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2024-05-03
latest 2026-05-24
Best ToY finish
#162
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
1
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
343.38
last 4 Backyard vs avg 343.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.76
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 177.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (170.26)
Road miles
156
mi across 4 mapped stops · furthest 156 mi
Schedule strength
92%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1603)
Purse competed for
$8K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
343.38 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 1 GC
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Bentley Que has come out ahead in 3 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LWS Smokin Aces in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
🃏 Against the odds
Their Grand Championship at O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 (2024-05-04) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 18-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, NORALA BBQ TEAM.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 168.5256 | 173.12 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4288 | 162.8000 | 170.26 | top 46% |
| Pork | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 177.7028 | 177.7028 | 177.70 | top 9% |
| 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 state / province
| Where | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 3 | 1 | top 43% |
| TN | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 1 | top 43% |
| Large (40+) | 1 | 0 | top 38% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | top 29% | 2025-05-03 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (3 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 (2024-05-04)
- Wins it all in 25% of contests
- Average Backyard overall score: 343.38 / 360
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-05-03 — First tracked contest · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1
- 📣 2024-05-04 — First call · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- 🏆 2024-05-04 — First Grand Championship · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- 🔥 2024-05-04 — First perfect 180 (Chicken) · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- ⭐ 2024-05-04 — Career-best overall score (355.4288) · O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2
- 📈 2026-05-24 — Peak power rating (1527) · 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +19.8 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2024-05-04 |
| +6.9 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) | 2026-05-24 |
| +3.7 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2025-05-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -3.7 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2024-05-03 |
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 | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 38% | 94.6% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 52% | 96.2% | 96.2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 38% | 98.7% | 95.4% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 31 / 82 (340.5372) | 27 (172.0000) | 33 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 12 / 23 (346.2284) | 11 (171.9656) | 9 (174.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 1 / 20 (355.4288) | 2 (180.0000) | 4 (175.4288) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 19 / 27 (331.3256) | 16 (168.5256) | 23 (162.8000) | — | — |
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) | #293 (60 pts) | #299 (60 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #314 (113 pts) | #302 (118 pts) | #301 (133 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #162 (352 pts) | #165 (342 pts) | #196 (257 pts) | — | — |