The Smokin’ Huskies AL
Rating
1448
peak 1448 · rated over 7 contests
Contests
13
in the data
First seen
2022-10-07
latest 2025-10-10
Best ToY finish
#245
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 13 contests
Avg finish
top 88%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
317.30 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 313.55 (+3.74)
Walk rate
31%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±9.24
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 165.50 · weakest Pork Ribs (154.36)
Road miles
486
mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 50 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1559)
Purse competed for
$44K
listed at 12 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
313.55 / 360
7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
NORALA BBQ TEAM has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Dixie Pigs & Chick's BBQ Team | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Mad Rocket Barbecue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 145.6344 | 158.61 | top 77% |
| Pork Ribs | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4172 | 143.4288 | 154.36 | top 83% |
| Pork | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.0344 | 160.5028 | 165.50 | top 61% |
| 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) | 2 | 0 | top 69% |
| Medium (20–39) | 5 | 0 | top 95% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 4 | 24 | 0 | top 90% | 2025-10-10 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (5 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (13 of 13 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (10 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 313.55 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2022-10-07 — First tracked contest · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- 📈 2022-10-07 — Peak power rating (1490) · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- 📣 2023-10-13 — First call · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- ⭐ 2024-04-05 — Career-best overall score (330.8000) · Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.8 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-04-05 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.9 | Smoke on the Falls | 2023-04-07 |
| -10.5 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2022-10-07 |
| -9.7 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-10-10 |
| -9.5 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2023-10-13 |
| -7.6 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) | 2024-10-11 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 97% | 87% | 87% |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 75% | 91.9% | 88.6% |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 94% | 88.6% | 86.5% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 89% | 85.9% | 85.9% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cleveland, AL | — | 27 (151.4060) | — | — | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Cleveland, AL | — | — | — | 21 (160.5028) | — |
| 2025-10-24 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Cleveland, AL | — | — | 28 (147.8972) | — | — |
| 2025-10-18 | Battle for the Bones BBQ Cook Off (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 13 (150.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 29 / 30 (313.0744) | 28 (155.9656) | 26 (157.1088) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 33 / 38 (307.2912) | 30 (158.8000) | 35 (148.4912) | — | — |
| 2024-05-04 | The Great Alabama Public Television BBQ Cook-Off (ONE MEAT PORK) Birmingham, AL | — | — | — | 9 (168.0344) | — |
| 2024-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 10 / 16 (330.8000) | 13 (159.3828) | 5 (171.4172) | 7 (167.9656) | — |
| 2023-10-21 | Battle for the Bones (ONE MEAT RIBS) Birmingham, AL | — | — | 7 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 24 / 27 (316.5144) | 6 (171.4172) | 27 (145.0972) | — | — |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, AL | 13 / 17 (318.8116) | 11 (160.5372) | 13 (158.2744) | — | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 45 / 39 (299.2572) | 46 (145.6344) | 43 (153.6228) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 34 / 38 (309.1316) | 21 (165.7028) | 37 (143.4288) | — | — |
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 | #411 (55 pts) | #325 (107 pts) | #222 (210 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #1504 (52 pts) | #916 (155 pts) | #1158 (69 pts) | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #245 (176 pts) | #258 (161 pts) | #217 (226 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | — | #914 (127 pts) | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #169 (279 pts) | #168 (295 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1049 (141 pts) | — | — |