Bonnie Blue BBQ AL
Rating
1467
peak 1503 · rated over 21 contests
Contests
23
in the data
First seen
2019-03-08
latest 2025-10-10
Best ToY finish
#144
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 23 contests
Avg finish
top 67%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
331.47 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 330.55 (+0.92)
Walk rate
30%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±49.62
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 167.62 · weakest Pork Ribs (162.48)
Road miles
806
mi across 22 mapped stops · furthest 57 mi
Schedule strength
64%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1558)
Purse competed for
$92K
listed at 21 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 2 state-championship entries
Backyard avg
330.55 / 360
22 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
Wee Daddy's BBQ has finished one call ahead of Bonnie Blue BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
All Smoked Up has landed one call behind them 3 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
LEE LA Q has come out ahead in 16 of their 19 shared contests.
😤 Chicken nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, NORALA BBQ TEAM has out-cooked them in 15 of 18 shared chicken entries.
📅 A October team
Something about October: average finish in the top 47% across 4 contests, versus top 67% the rest of the year.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 1.8 years, then back at Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) (2021-06-11).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE LA Q | 19 | 3 | 16 | 16% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 17 | 1 | 16 | 6% | ⚔ compare |
| PUCKDADDY'S KILLER Q | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| Deviant Smoke | 14 | 1 | 13 | 7% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Electro-Que-ted | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTSY-Q | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | ⚔ compare |
| Modest Meats | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Bentley Que | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9% | ⚔ compare |
| LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 174.2628 | 154.7772 | 167.62 | top 52% |
| Pork Ribs | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8572 | 151.4056 | 162.48 | top 70% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 173.1200 | 159.3484 | 166.93 | top 56% |
| 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 | 20 | 0 | top 66% |
| TN | 2 | 0 | top 81% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 63% |
| Medium (20–39) | 19 | 0 | top 66% |
| Large (40+) | 2 | 0 | top 82% |
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 | 4 | 0 | top 47% | 2025-10-10 |
| Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 3 | 20 | 0 | top 73% | 2025-06-13 |
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 85% | 2025-05-03 |
| O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | top 63% | 2025-05-02 |
| Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 25 | 0 | top 65% | 2025-03-21 |
| Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2 | 15 | 0 | top 74% | 2022-09-08 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (8 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (21 of 23 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (23 entries)
- Average Backyard overall score: 330.55 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📣 — First call · Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2019-09-06 — Career-best overall score (494.6968) · Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY)
- 📈 2022-10-07 — Peak power rating (1503) · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.8 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2021-10-08 |
| +7.4 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2022-09-08 |
| +6.9 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2022-10-07 |
| +4.9 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-12 |
| +2.5 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 | 2024-05-03 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -14.2 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ | 2021-08-13 |
| -11.7 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2021-06-11 |
| -10.6 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 | 2025-05-03 |
| -10 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-05-17 |
| -7.8 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-09-06 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 83% | 90.3% | 90.3% |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14% | top 70% | 94.6% | 91.8% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13% | top 71% | 93.8% | 91.7% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 40% | 93.5% | 92.2% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 67% | top 71% | 94.6% | 77% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 57% | 137.4% | 114.8% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 23 / 30 (321.6116) | 25 (161.0972) | 23 (160.5144) | — | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Smoke on the Water Guntersville (BACKYARD ONLY) Guntersville, AL | 15 / 28 (340.5028) | 12 (174.2628) | 22 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 20 / 35 (337.6572) | 24 (168.5372) | 13 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 23 / 32 (332.4684) | 23 (168.5256) | 24 (163.9428) | 13 (169.7028) | — |
| 2025-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 23 / 23 (314.7312) | 22 (162.8112) | 23 (151.9200) | 18 (166.2400) | — |
| 2025-05-02 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 21 / 28 (333.0744) | 10 (170.8228) | 24 (162.2516) | 18 (166.2284) | — |
| 2025-03-21 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 25 / 43 (334.2056) | 28 (165.6800) | 25 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 24 / 38 (325.0284) | 12 (173.1200) | 33 (151.9084) | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 14 (154.7772) | — | — | — |
| 2024-09-06 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 23 / 27 (333.6228) | 13 (170.8228) | 23 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 24 / 35 (326.1828) | 28 (163.3828) | 22 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2024-05-17 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 35 / 39 (319.8972) | 36 (156.5144) | 27 (163.3828) | 6 (173.1200) | — |
| 2024-05-04 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 2 Oneonta, AL | 14 / 20 (335.9200) | 15 (167.3828) | 15 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2024-05-03 | O'So Good BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Day 1 Oneonta, AL | 14 / 27 (337.6572) | 13 (170.2628) | 12 (167.3944) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 27 / 38 (331.9084) | 17 (170.2628) | 30 (161.6456) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 14 / 38 (336.5372) | 22 (165.6800) | 13 (170.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-09-08 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 15 / 35 (327.3372) | 16 (165.6800) | 21 (161.6572) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 4 / 31 (340.5372) | 6 (171.9656) | 6 (168.5716) | — | — |
| 2021-08-13 | Whistlestop Festival & Rocket City BBQ 🏅 Huntsville, AL | 52 / 49 (168.5828) | 3 (168.5828) | — | — | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 29 / 31 (322.7884) | 13 (169.7256) | 29 (153.0628) | — | — |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL | 12 / 19 (494.6968) | 3 (172.5484) | 14 (162.8000) | 15 (159.3484) | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 17 / 34 (331.9544) | 8 (169.1316) | 24 (162.8228) | — | — |
| Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 19 / 23 (325.1084) | 4 (173.7028) | 23 (151.4056) | — | — |
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 | #147 (393 pts) | #131 (441 pts) | #159 (375 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #144 (399 pts) | #116 (545 pts) | #139 (409 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | #1109 (96 pts) | — | — | — |