Smoke Wagon BBQ AL
Rating
1467
peak 1467 · rated over 6 contests
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2019-08-31
latest 2025-09-26
Best ToY finish
#934
Master 2013
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 76%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
323.75
last 4 Backyard vs avg 323.75 (+0.00)
Walk rate
33%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±8.99
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 163.29 · weakest Brisket (148.81)
Road miles
1214
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 801 mi
Schedule strength
63%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)
Purse competed for
$110K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
GCs in 4 state-championship entries
Master avg
620.97 / 720
2 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
323.75 / 360
4 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
Modest Meats has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.
🔁 The comeback
Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Smoke on the Water (2022-04-29).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.2972 | 157.0628 | 163.29 | top 68% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170.8112 | 127.3372 | 156.23 | top 70% |
| Pork | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 152.4800 | 161.10 | top 67% |
| Brisket | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.0972 | 148.5144 | 148.81 | top 83% |
“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 | 4 | 0 | top 75% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| NE | 1 | 0 | top 93% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 2 | 0 | top 68% |
| Medium (20–39) | 2 | 0 | top 78% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 68% | 2025-09-26 |
| Poosa Q | 2 | 53 | 0 | top 82% | 2024-10-04 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2024 (2 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (4 of 6 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (6 entries)
- Average Master overall score: 620.97 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 323.75 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2019-08-31 — First tracked contest · Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge
- 📈 2019-08-31 — Peak power rating (1487) · Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge
- 📣 2022-04-29 — First call · Smoke on the Water
- ⭐ 2022-04-29 — Career-best overall score (635.2460) · Smoke on the Water
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +1.5 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-09-27 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -12.6 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge | 2019-08-31 |
| -9 | Poosa Q | 2024-10-04 |
| -6.4 | Poosa Q | 2023-10-05 |
| -4.3 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-09-26 |
| -2 | Smoke on the Water | 2022-04-29 |
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 80% | 91.2% | 91.2% |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 73% | 93.3% | 90.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 74% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 64% | 88.2% | 88.2% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 93% | 84.3% | 84.3% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 12 / 15 (328.4684) | 12 (165.0856) | 12 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 53 / 59 (312.9944) | 51 (157.0628) | 53 (155.9316) | — | — |
| 2024-09-27 | Central AL BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Clanton, AL | 10 / 18 (335.9084) | 12 (165.0972) | 4 (170.8112) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q 🏅 Montgomery, AL | 54 / 73 (317.6232) | 50 (161.6800) | 54 (155.9432) | — | — |
| 2022-04-29 | Smoke on the Water 🏅 Liberty, IN | 16 / 25 (635.2460) | 7 (170.2972) | 14 (163.9544) | 22 (152.4800) | 19 (148.5144) |
| 2019-08-31 | Septemberfest BBQ & Rib-eye Steak cook-off challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE | 26 / 28 (606.6972) | 22 (160.5372) | 28 (127.3372) | 13 (169.7256) | 25 (149.0972) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 ↗ | Master | #1372 (180 pts) | #1328 (220 pts) | #1395 (200 pts) | #1505 (180 pts) | #1198 (245 pts) |
| 2013 ↗ | Master | #934 (313 pts) | #1065 (288 pts) | #696 (478 pts) | #1075 (283 pts) | #961 (318 pts) |