You Don't Win Friends with Salad AL
Rating
1497
peak 1507 · rated over 4 contests
Contests
4
in the data
First seen
2021-08-13
latest 2025-10-17
Best ToY finish
#2158
Master 2015
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 4 contests
Avg finish
top 56%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
324.39
last 4 Backyard vs avg 324.39 (+0.00)
Walk rate
0%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±6.53
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.99 · weakest Pork Ribs (160.40)
Road miles
7
mi across 4 mapped stops
Schedule strength
26%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1521)
Purse competed for
$29K
listed at 4 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
324.39 / 360
4 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Boob-B-Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.2 years, then back at The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) (2023-10-20).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1544 | 161.7028 | 163.99 | top 49% |
| Pork Ribs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7144 | 155.9200 | 160.40 | top 60% |
| Pork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 51% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 58% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 20 | 0 | top 59% | 2025-10-17 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (4 of 4 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (4 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 324.39 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2021-08-13 — First tracked contest · Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- 📈 2021-08-13 — Peak power rating (1507) · Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ
- ⭐ 2025-10-17 — Career-best overall score (334.8688) · WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +7.1 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2021-08-13 |
| +1.4 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-10-17 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.8 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2023-10-20 |
| -4.2 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-18 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 51% | 93% | 93% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 66% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 76% | 89% | 89% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 33% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-17 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 20 / 39 (334.8688) | 23 (165.1544) | 16 (169.7144) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 33 / 50 (324.5372) | 26 (165.1200) | 36 (159.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-10-20 | The Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 38 / 50 (320.5144) | 26 (163.9772) | 37 (156.5372) | — | — |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 16 / 49 (317.6228) | 16 (161.7028) | 25 (155.9200) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 ↗ | Master | #2274 (60 pts) | #1791 (135 pts) | #2349 (60 pts) | #2326 (60 pts) | #2345 (60 pts) |
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #2158 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2209 (60 pts) | #2225 (60 pts) | #2214 (60 pts) |