Back 40 BBQ AL
Rating
1482
peak 1482 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
7
in the data
First seen
2019-09-13
latest 2025-10-10
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
0
of 7 contests
Avg finish
top 71%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
326.25 ▲
last 5 Backyard vs avg 325.58 (+0.67)
Walk rate
14%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±7.34
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 163.39 · weakest Pork (149.68)
Road miles
55
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 46 mi
Schedule strength
53%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1547)
Purse competed for
$32K
listed at 7 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 1 state-championship entries
Master avg
631.85 / 720
1 Master contest · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
325.58 / 360
6 Backyard contests · 0 GCs
Master and Backyard overall scores sit on different scales (Master is out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.
Storylines
⚔️ A tough matchup
Hickory Hangover has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of The Smokin’ Huskies in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) (2021-10-08).
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 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 29% | ⚔ compare |
| Hickory Hangover | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| WSG Cookers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BUTSY-Q | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Wee Daddy's BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| Bonnie Blue BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| REDBONES BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| 2 Swine Crew | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.4284 | 159.4288 | 162.93 | top 67% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 155.3828 | 161.68 | top 68% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.6800 | 149.6800 | 149.68 | top 86% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3944 | 163.3944 | 163.39 | top 57% |
“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.
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) | 5 | 11 | 0 | top 64% | 2025-10-10 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: — (1 contest)
- Cooks mostly in AL (7 of 7 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (7 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 631.85 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 325.58 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 — First tracked contest · Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY)
- ⭐ 2019-09-13 — Career-best overall score (631.8516) · RiverFest
- 📣 2022-10-07 — First call · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
- 📈 2023-10-13 — Peak power rating (1496) · Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.4 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2022-10-07 |
| +5.7 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2023-10-13 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -10.9 | RiverFest | 2019-09-13 |
| -7.7 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-10-10 |
| -7.3 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) | 2021-10-08 |
| -6.4 | 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)
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 | 0% | top 91% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 87% | 88.5% | 88.5% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 79% | 88.6% | 88.6% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 41% | 92.8% | 92.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 34% | 93.7% | 93.7% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 81% | 89.5% | 89.5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 84% | 87.8% | 87.8% |
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 | 26 / 30 (318.7772) | 21 (163.3944) | 28 (155.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 30 / 38 (318.8344) | 29 (159.4288) | 25 (159.4056) | — | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 11 / 27 (334.2512) | 12 (167.4284) | 14 (166.8228) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 13 / 38 (337.1544) | 25 (164.5944) | 10 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 25 / 31 (322.2056) | 21 (163.4056) | 23 (158.8000) | — | — |
| 2019-09-13 | RiverFest 🏅 Decatur, AL | 31 / 37 (631.8516) | 25 (160.5600) | 30 (158.2172) | 32 (149.6800) | 21 (163.3944) |
| Scottsboro BBQ Cook Off Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 21 / 23 (322.2516) | 18 (161.6916) | 19 (160.5600) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #245 (76 pts) | #262 (66 pts) | — | — |