River City BBQ AL
Rating
1519
peak 1519 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2019-04-26
latest 2026-03-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 23%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
2
and counting
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 171.43 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.25)
Road miles
783
mi across 2 mapped stops · furthest 783 mi
Purse competed for
$3K
listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
331.95 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 32 at their very first tracked contest, Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition (2019-04-26).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 171.4288 | 171.4288 | 171.43 | top 10% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162.2516 | 162.2400 | 162.25 | top 49% |
| Pork | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.0000 | 167.9772 | 167.99 | top 21% |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | top 33% |
| VA | 1 | 0 | top 13% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (1 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (2 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 331.95 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-04-26 — First tracked contest · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
- 📣 2019-04-26 — First call · Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition
- ⭐ 2026-03-13 — Career-best overall score (333.6688) · Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
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)
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 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 33% | 92.7% | 92.7% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 13% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 10 / 30 (333.6688) | 3 (171.4288) | 18 (162.2400) | 9 (168.0000) | — |
| 2019-04-26 | Pickin N Pullin BBQ competition 🏅 Lanexa, VA | 4 / 32 (330.2288) | — | 12 (162.2516) | 4 (167.9772) | — |