Backyard Grilling and Smoking AL
Rating
1480
peak 1480 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
2021-04-09
latest 2025-10-25
Best ToY finish
#258
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 80%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
297.38
last 4 Backyard vs avg 297.38 (+0.00)
Walk rate
25%
contests with a top-10 call
Best single call
176.0000
Consistency
±65.98
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.83 · weakest Chicken (137.69)
Road miles
104
mi across 8 mapped stops
Schedule strength
79%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1579)
Purse competed for
$14K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
297.38 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 3.1 years, then back at O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 (2024-05-03).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.7256 | 20.0000 | 137.69 | top 81% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.9772 | 163.3828 | 166.83 | top 68% |
| Pork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.0000 | 152.4568 | 164.23 | top 58% |
| 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 contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 81% |
| Medium (20–39) | 3 | 0 | top 79% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (6 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (8 of 8 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (5 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 297.38 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-04-09 — First tracked contest · Smoke on the Falls
- 📈 2021-04-09 — Peak power rating (1497) · Smoke on the Falls
- 📣 2025-09-12 — First call · The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK)
- ⭐ 2025-10-25 — Career-best overall score (342.8456) · Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.7 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-12 |
| -3.4 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) | 2025-10-25 |
| -2.8 | Smoke on the Falls | 2021-04-09 |
| -2.3 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33% | top 91% | 95.2% | 73.1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 67% | 92.5% | 92.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 71% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-25 | Last Chance Points Dance (BACKYARD) Cleveland, AL | 13 / 16 (342.8456) | 12 (173.7256) | 10 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 24 (161.0740) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 24 (152.4568) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 13 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 28 / 28 (183.3828) | 28 (20.0000) | 26 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Lakeside Pork Fest" (ONE MEAT PORK) Guntersville, AL | — | — | — | 2 (176.0000) | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 18 / 27 (333.1088) | 14 (168.5488) | 20 (164.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 27 / 38 (330.1944) | 34 (165.0972) | 25 (165.0972) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #258 (154 pts) | #209 (216 pts) | #186 (282 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #1446 (57 pts) | #1102 (113 pts) | #600 (292 pts) | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #343 (87 pts) | #325 (107 pts) | #364 (77 pts) | — | — |