Burnt Plow BBQ AL
Rating
1544
peak 1544
Contests
9
in the data
First seen
2025-03-21
latest 2026-06-12
Best ToY finish
#97
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
of 9 contests
Avg finish
top 41%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
410.22 ▲
last 5 vs career avg 378.73 (+31.49)
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
180.0000 🔥
Consistency
±71.39
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 172.75 · weakest Chicken (168.66)
Road miles
474
mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 132 mi
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Mind if I Smoke? has come out ahead in 6 of their 7 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Gustoso BBQ in 4 of their 5 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.4056 | 157.0856 | 168.66 | top 55% |
| Pork Ribs | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 180.0000 🔥 | 162.7884 | 171.47 | top 34% |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176.5600 | 168.5372 | 172.75 | top 22% |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | top 43% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 39% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 7 | 0 | top 41% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 42% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (5 of 9 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (9 entries)
- All-time average overall score: 378.73
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Team of the Year rank by season
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 513.6456 | 428.51 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 348.5600 | 338.91 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) Springfield, TN | 12 / 32 (513.6456) | 29 (157.0856) | 1 (180.0000) | 4 (176.5600) | — |
| 2026-05-15 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 15 / 29 (338.8000) | 19 (167.3828) | 11 (171.4172) | 10 (168.5372) | — |
| 2026-05-01 | Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) Murfreesboro, TN | 11 / 23 (509.6460) | 10 (168.5372) | 10 (170.2628) | — | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 4 / 43 (351.9656) | 11 (175.4056) | 5 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 13 / 30 (337.0628) | 13 (169.6800) | 15 (167.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 8 / 29 (345.1088) | 18 (171.9772) | 5 (173.1316) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 22 / 35 (337.0856) | 22 (169.6800) | 16 (167.4056) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 6 / 32 (348.5600) | 8 (174.2856) | 6 (174.2744) | 6 (173.1428) | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 32 / 43 (326.7312) | 32 (163.9428) | 33 (162.7884) | — | — |
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 | #106 (314 pts) | #148 (214 pts) | #116 (309 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #97 (571 pts) | #118 (491 pts) | #99 (621 pts) | — | — |