REDBONES BBQ AL
Rating
1647
peak 1710
Contests
85
in the data
First seen
2019-02-22
latest 2025-09-19
Best ToY finish
#164
Backyard 2024
Grand champs
4
7 reserve
Category wins
16
45 podiums
Overall top-10s
54
of 85 contests
Avg finish
top 32%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
335.69 ▼
last 5 vs career avg 386.93 (-51.24)
Walk rate
85%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
12
best run (overall)
Consistency
±82.09
std dev of overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 168.86 · weakest Brisket (166.24)
Road miles
12763
mi across 85 mapped stops · furthest 631 mi
Storylines
🎯 The one to beat
LEE LA Q has finished one call ahead of REDBONES BBQ 7 times — their closest competition in the data.
👀 Looking over their shoulder
Hickory Hangover has landed one call behind them 7 times.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Under the Radar has come out ahead in 11 of their 12 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of LENOX & SON BBQ COMPANY in 20 of their 27 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Roast N Boast is their spot: 1 Grand Championship in 3 visits.
💔 The heartbreaker
Came within 0.5940 points of the Grand Championship at Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) (2021-08-06).
🗡️ Giant slayer
Took the Grand Championship over a 55-team field at Hawgin On Lanier.
🐣 Announced themselves early
Finished 4 of 27 at their very first tracked contest, Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off (2019-02-22).
Teams like this (closest power rating, AL first)
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 84 | 49 | 7 | 19 | 179.4400 | 150.7656 | 168.86 | top 38% |
| Pork Ribs | 86 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 180.0000 🔥 | 147.3488 | 168.70 | top 32% |
| Pork | 33 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 178.8572 | 138.1368 | 167.41 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 166.2400 | 166.2400 | 166.24 | top 47% |
“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 | 57 | 1 | top 34% |
| MS | 8 | 1 | top 31% |
| TN | 7 | 1 | top 30% |
| GA | 3 | 1 | top 13% |
| VA | 2 | 0 | top 26% |
| FL | 2 | 0 | top 18% |
| KS | 1 | 0 | top 22% |
| IN | 1 | 0 | top 54% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 13 | 2 | top 37% |
| Medium (20–39) | 55 | 1 | top 33% |
| Large (40+) | 13 | 1 | top 25% |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2019 (20 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (59 of 85 contests)
- Most-entered category: Pork Ribs (86 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) (2019-04-05)
- Wins it all in 5% of contests
- All-time average overall score: 386.93
- 1 perfect 180 on the books 🔥
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
Category scores over time
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Category wins | Best overall | Avg overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 331.3372 | 331.34 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 347.9772 | 332.83 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 521.6456 | 393.64 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 517.6688 | 417.07 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 517.6684 | 397.85 |
| 2020 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 521.6800 | 405.15 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 514.2172 | 356.21 |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 9 (166.2400) |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 23 / 30 (331.3372) | 27 (163.9428) | 16 (167.3944) | 26 (162.8000) | — |
| 2024-10-11 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Scottsboro, AL | 10 / 38 (343.9312) | 18 (169.6684) | 7 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2024-04-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 6 / 40 (347.9772) | 7 (174.8572) | 13 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2024-03-22 | Singing River Smoke-O-Rama (BACKYARD ONLY) Athens, AL | 19 / 38 (338.2172) | 35 (162.8000) | 6 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 42 / 93 (317.0056) | 21 (167.3944) | 46 (149.6112) | 7 (171.9656) | — |
| 2024-03-15 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 22 (171.4056) | — | — |
| 2024-03-09 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 21 / 28 (316.9940) | 25 (150.7656) | 9 (166.2284) | 25 (157.0628) | — |
| 2023-10-20 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 4 / 12 (517.0628) | 5 (173.1200) | 6 (170.8228) | 3 (173.1200) | — |
| 2023-10-13 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 13 / 27 (331.9428) | 22 (159.9656) | 7 (171.9772) | — | — |
| 2023-10-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 53 / 73 (318.7200) | 53 (159.3484) | 50 (159.3716) | — | — |
| 2023-09-08 | Bernard Blues and BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 17 / 19 (311.3256) | 18 (154.2628) | 16 (157.0628) | — | — |
| 2023-08-26 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Lincoln, AL | 10 / 17 (332.4684) | 10 (161.6340) | 3 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-08-11 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 2 / 35 (521.6456) | 3 (174.2628) | 6 (173.1200) | 3 (174.2628) | — |
| 2023-08-04 | Smoke in the Outfield (BACKYARD) (TEAM REGISTRATION FULL) Madison, AL | 4 / 58 (350.2512) | 1 (177.7028) | 20 (172.5484) | — | — |
| 2023-05-19 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 15 / 34 (337.0744) | 16 (170.8344) | 17 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2023-04-28 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 4 / 36 (518.2516) | 30 (163.9544) | 2 (176.5944) | 3 (177.7028) | — |
| 2023-04-07 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 20 / 39 (335.3716) | 21 (168.5372) | 22 (166.8344) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship Lebanon, TN | 29 / 80 (329.6228) | 18 (168.5488) | 32 (161.0740) | — | — |
| 2023-03-17 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 5 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2023-03-10 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook-Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 2 / 31 (519.9544) | 1 (177.7144) | 2 (173.7144) | 8 (168.5256) | — |
| 2022-12-01 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 11 / 13 (327.8740) | 17 (159.3484) | 4 (168.5256) | — | — |
| 2022-10-28 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 1 / 8 (517.6688) | 11 (163.3944) | 1 (177.7144) | 1 (176.5600) | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 22 / 28 (315.3144) | 20 (165.1200) | 25 (150.1944) | — | — |
| 2022-10-07 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 4 / 38 (348.5600) | 5 (173.7028) | 5 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2022-09-16 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 5 / 18 (349.1316) | 9 (172.5600) | 3 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2022-08-12 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 25 / 35 (495.8744) | 1 (178.8572) | 3 (175.4172) | 33 (155.9316) | — |
| 2022-08-05 | Back to School Bash (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 6 / 21 (509.0400) | 13 (167.3828) | 12 (167.3944) | 2 (174.2628) | — |
| 2022-06-10 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 3 / 23 (343.4056) | 6 (171.9772) | 4 (171.4284) | — | — |
| 2022-05-20 | The High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 10 / 29 (339.3716) | 5 (175.4172) | 16 (163.9544) | — | — |
| 2022-05-05 | Poosa Q Montgomery, AL | 3 / 72 (343.4288) | 25 (166.8572) | 1 (176.5716) | — | — |
| 2022-04-22 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (Backyard) Florence, AL | 9 / 34 (508.4800) | 6 (176.0000) | 19 (166.2400) | 19 (166.2400) | — |
| 2022-04-08 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 15 / 34 (337.6340) | 18 (167.9656) | 14 (169.6684) | — | — |
| 2022-04-02 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 10 / 20 (509.6228) | 11 (170.2628) | 7 (171.9772) | 9 (167.3828) | — |
| 2022-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 2 / 26 (513.0744) | 8 (166.2400) | 5 (171.4172) | 1 (175.4172) | — |
| 2022-03-04 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 13 / 73 (497.6116) | 20 (166.2400) | 25 (159.3944) | 3 (171.9772) | — |
| 2021-12-02 | Christmas on the River State Bar B Q Championship Demopolis, AL | 10 / 19 (329.6112) | 10 (165.6684) | 9 (163.9428) | — | — |
| 2021-11-12 | Barbecue With A View (BACKYARD ONLY) Vicksburg, MS | 12 / 30 (341.0856) | 11 (171.9656) | 14 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2021-10-22 | Railyard BBQ Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) Madison, AL | 5 / 30 (345.0972) | 11 (169.6800) | 2 (175.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-10-08 | Scottsboro BBQ Festival (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE ONLY) Scottsboro, AL | 9 / 31 (336.5372) | 1 (179.4400) | 26 (157.0972) | — | — |
| 2021-09-18 | Downtown Madtown BBQ Showdown - One Meat Rib Contest Madison, AL | — | — | 4 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2021-08-27 | Great Americana BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 1 / 25 (517.6684) | 4 (173.7028) | 5 (170.8456) | 5 (173.1200) | — |
| 2021-08-06 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 2 / 31 (513.6344) | 1 (179.4400) | 11 (165.1200) | 8 (168.5372) | — |
| 2021-06-11 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 10 / 31 (341.1088) | 22 (166.2516) | 2 (174.8572) | — | — |
| 2021-06-04 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD) Butler, AL | 4 / 14 (342.8000) | 4 (171.9656) | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2021-05-21 | Twin States Barbecue Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS | 10 / 22 (335.3828) | 13 (167.9656) | 11 (167.4172) | — | — |
| 2021-04-23 | Smoke on the Water Festival(BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 8 / 29 (341.6456) | 2 (175.4056) | 13 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2021-04-17 | Fire at the Foothills (BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 6 / 21 (502.2056) | 14 (165.1084) | 7 (169.6916) | 8 (167.4056) | — |
| 2021-04-09 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 18 / 38 (338.2172) | 9 (171.9772) | 23 (166.2400) | — | — |
| 2021-03-12 | Foley BBQ & Blues Cook Off (BACKYARD ONLY) Foley, AL | 18 / 28 (486.1372) | 9 (169.1084) | 20 (147.3488) | 6 (169.6800) | — |
| 2021-03-05 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival Lawrenceville, GA | 16 / 81 (498.7428) | 3 (173.7028) | 24 (162.8000) | 25 (162.2400) | — |
| 2020-11-20 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 4 / 21 (345.6800) | 5 (173.1200) | 4 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2020-11-13 | Second Annual KCBS World Invitational Barbeque Competition Mayetta, KS | 21 / 94 (332.4684) | 26 (158.2056) | 5 (174.2628) | — | — |
| 2020-10-30 | Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 5 / 33 (504.4688) | 2 (174.2628) | 11 (162.8116) | 5 (167.3944) | — |
| 2020-10-29 | The Nightmare Before Zom-B-Q Wytheville, VA | 12 / 33 (482.1372) | 9 (166.2400) | 13 (156.5144) | 11 (159.3828) | — |
| 2020-10-23 | Smokin For Garrett Boonville, IN | 22 / 41 (450.6740) | 8 (163.4628) | 22 (149.0744) | 27 (138.1368) | — |
| 2020-10-09 | Roast-N-Boast Columbus, MS | 7 / 36 (499.9312) | 13 (160.5256) | 6 (170.2628) | 3 (169.1428) | — |
| 2020-10-02 | Bonifay All American Smoker Competition Bonifay, FL | 4 / 18 (346.2628) | 2 (176.5828) | 12 (169.6800) | — | — |
| 2020-09-25 | Southern Sounds BBQ & Bluefest Backyard Contest Semmes, AL | 4 / 23 (337.6912) | 8 (169.6912) | 4 (168.0000) | — | — |
| 2020-09-18 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 22 / 28 (329.6456) | 21 (166.2628) | 24 (163.3828) | — | — |
| 2020-08-07 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 6 / 21 (506.7540) | 1 (166.8572) | 11 (152.5256) | 10 (162.8228) | — |
| 2020-07-31 | Hawgin On Lanier Cumming, GA | 1 / 55 (521.6800) | 8 (172.0000) | 9 (170.8228) | 1 (178.8572) | — |
| 2020-06-05 | Kick It In The Sticks (BACKYARD ONLY) Butler, AL | 10 / 23 (329.6684) | 7 (169.1084) | 18 (160.5600) | — | — |
| 2020-03-06 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Hartselle, AL | 3 / 32 (343.9656) | 9 (169.1200) | 3 (174.8456) | — | — |
| 2020-02-21 | Capital City Cook Off Montgomery, AL | 3 / 25 (341.1316) | 1 (178.3200) | 14 (162.8116) | — | — |
| 2019-12-06 | COTR BBQ Demopolis, AL | 4 / 25 (338.8000) | 3 (169.6800) | 5 (169.1200) | — | — |
| 2019-11-22 | Mission Q (Backyard Only) Tuscumbia, AL | 3 / 20 (342.2516) | 2 (176.0000) | 14 (166.2516) | — | — |
| 2019-11-01 | West Alabama State Fair Barbeque Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Northport, AL | 5 / 15 (340.5028) | 6 (169.6800) | 5 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2019-10-11 | Smokin' & Stokin' Trussville (BACKYARD ONLY) Trussville, AL | 3 / 17 (493.0856) | 4 (165.1428) | 1 (173.7256) | 14 (154.2172) | — |
| 2019-10-04 | Roast N Boast Columbus, MS | 2 / 25 (340.5144) | 3 (171.9656) | 4 (168.5488) | 3 (172.5600) | — |
| 2019-09-13 | RiverFest Decatur, AL | 8 / 37 (340.5144) | 9 (169.6800) | 5 (170.8344) | — | — |
| 2019-09-06 | Fire on the Mountain (BACKYARD ONLY) Arab, AL | 2 / 19 (510.2172) | 10 (169.1200) | 3 (173.7028) | 8 (167.3944) | — |
| 2019-08-23 | Great Americana BBQ Festival Franklin, TN | 14 / 39 (328.4916) | 21 (157.6688) | 8 (170.8228) | 6 (169.1316) | — |
| 2019-08-09 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD ONLY) Glencoe, AL | 4 / 26 (514.2172) | 3 (175.4172) | 5 (170.2744) | 12 (168.5256) | — |
| 2019-07-26 | Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL | 2 / 27 (343.9656) | 14 (167.4056) | 1 (176.5600) | — | — |
| 2019-06-21 | Elkmont Lions Club Smokin Railroad St. BBQ Cook-off (BACKYARD ONLY) Elkmont, AL | 14 / 23 (327.3372) | 19 (155.3600) | 7 (171.9772) | 9 (169.6916) | — |
| 2019-06-14 | Poosa-Q Montgomery, AL | 4 / 48 (346.8456) | 7 (174.8456) | 5 (172.0000) | — | — |
| 2019-06-07 | Downtown BBQ Showdown (BACKYARD ONLY) Meridian, MS | 3 / 22 (338.8340) | 6 (169.1084) | 4 (169.7256) | — | — |
| 2019-04-26 | Smoke on the Water Festival (BACKYARD ONlY) Florence, AL | 7 / 45 (342.8000) | 19 (168.5140) | 5 (174.2860) | 5 (170.8228) | — |
| 2019-04-19 | High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN | 3 / 39 (345.1200) | 2 (176.0000) | 5 (169.1200) | 10 (162.3200) | — |
| 2019-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls Gadsden, AL | 48 / 30 (163.9428) | 28 (163.9428) | — | — | — |
| 2019-04-05 | Fire at the Foothills(BACKYARD ONLY) Chelsea, AL | 1 / 18 (356.5944) | 2 (176.5944) | 2 (180.0000) | — | — |
| 2019-03-15 | Smokin In the Square Pensacola, FL | 5 / 35 (335.9428) | 7 (163.3828) | 1 (172.5600) | — | — |
| 2019-03-08 | Corums Building Center BBQ(BACKYARD ONLY) Harselle, AL | 12 / 34 (334.2284) | 25 (161.1084) | 5 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2019-02-22 | Bama Q Capital City Cook-Off Montgomery, AL | 4 / 27 (339.9544) | 5 (169.6800) | 8 (170.2744) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #164 (338 pts) | #187 (278 pts) | #120 (508 pts) | — | — |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | — | — | #1259 (75 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Backyard | — | #31 (1085 pts) | #33 (1104 pts) | — | — |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | — | — | #900 (185 pts) | — | — |
| 2022 ↗ | Backyard | — | #49 (847 pts) | #16 (1180 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Backyard | — | #9 (1225 pts) | #27 (1045 pts) | — | — |
| 2021 ↗ | Master | — | — | #824 (184 pts) | — | — |
| 2020 ↗ | Backyard | — | #1 🏆 (1222 pts) | #8 (1035 pts) | — | — |
| 2019 ↗ | Backyard | — | #1 🏆 (619 pts) | #4 (434 pts) | — | — |