Smokin Buddies BBQ AL
Rating
1494
peak 1494
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2025-03-07
latest 2026-03-13
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 65%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 169.70 · weakest Pork Ribs (151.65)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 163.4056 | 169.70 | top 32% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9544 | 143.3484 | 151.65 | top 87% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3940 | 161.1656 | 162.28 | top 65% |
| 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.
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 321.35
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 319.3484 | 319.35 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 323.3600 | 323.36 |
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 | 19 / 30 (319.3484) | 2 (176.0000) | 30 (143.3484) | 18 (161.1656) | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 20 / 30 (323.3600) | 17 (163.4056) | 22 (159.9544) | 21 (163.3940) | — |