Paris Ace Hardware AL
Rating
1491
peak 1500 · rated over 2 contests
Contests
2
in the data
First seen
2024-03-09
latest 2026-03-13
Best ToY finish
#290
Backyard 2026
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 2 contests
Avg finish
top 69%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 162.84 · weakest Chicken (147.63)
Road miles
0
mi across 2 mapped stops
Purse competed for
$7K
listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings
Backyard avg
310.47 / 360
2 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
T-Ray's Rack Rubbers has finished one call ahead of Paris Ace Hardware 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1544 | 138.1028 | 147.63 | top 79% |
| Pork Ribs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.4172 | 162.2628 | 162.84 | top 57% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.1428 | 153.6684 | 155.41 | top 83% |
| 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.
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 16 | 0 | top 69% | 2026-03-13 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2026 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (2 of 2 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (2 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 310.47 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2024-03-09 — First tracked contest · Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-03-09 — Career-best overall score (320.5716) · 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 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 80% | 83.4% | 83.4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 57% | 89% | 89% |
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 | 24 / 30 (300.3656) | 26 (138.1028) | 17 (162.2628) | 25 (153.6684) | — |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 16 / 28 (320.5716) | 20 (157.1544) | 16 (163.4172) | 23 (157.1428) | — |
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) | #342 (55 pts) | #273 (95 pts) | — | — |