Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ AL
Rating
1556
peak 1595 · rated over 23 contests
Best runs
4
straight top-10s
Contests
27
in the data
First seen
2023-11-17
latest 2026-07-24
Best ToY finish
#40
Backyard 2025
Grand champs
1
1 reserve
Category wins
2
6 podiums
Overall top-10s
8
of 27 contests
Avg finish
top 45%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
337.77 ▼
last 5 Backyard vs avg 339.12 (-1.35)
Walk rate
63%
contests with a top-10 call
Top-10 streak
4
best run (overall)
Consistency
±6.51
std dev of Backyard overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork
avg 170.91 · weakest Brisket (164.70)
Road miles
2740
mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 358 mi
Schedule strength
82%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1583)
Purse competed for
$153K
listed at 22 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
1 🏅
GCs in 14 state-championship entries
Master avg
675.19 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Backyard avg
339.12 / 360
18 Backyard contests · 1 GC
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
🎯 The one to beat
Dogpatch Q has finished one call ahead of Cluckin’ Crazy BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.
⚔️ A tough matchup
Electro-Que-ted has come out ahead in 14 of their 16 shared contests.
⚔️ A strong matchup
They've finished ahead of Wiggle Butts BBQ in 8 of their 8 shared contests.
🏕️ Happy hunting ground
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 18% across 2 visits.
😤 Pork nemesis
Even in their strongest meat, Electro-Que-ted has out-cooked them in 7 of 10 shared pork entries.
📅 A November team
Something about November: average finish in the top 21% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electro-Que-ted | 16 | 2 | 14 | 13% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | ⚔ compare |
| BAD ROOSTER BBQ | 13 | 3 | 10 | 23% | ⚔ compare |
| Blue Smoke Q | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| MAYA JANE BBQ CO. | 12 | 7 | 4 | 58% | ⚔ compare |
| ZIPS BBQ | 12 | 6 | 4 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
| NORALA BBQ TEAM | 12 | 3 | 9 | 25% | ⚔ compare |
| ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | ⚔ compare |
| Say My Name BBQ | 12 | 1 | 11 | 8% | ⚔ compare |
| COOL HAND QUE | 11 | 7 | 4 | 64% | ⚔ compare |
| LEE LA Q | 11 | 4 | 7 | 36% | ⚔ compare |
| Rollin Smoke BBQ | 11 | 3 | 8 | 27% | ⚔ compare |
| Dogpatch Q | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| Smokey Bees BBQ - MS | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | ⚔ compare |
| OFF THE CHAIN | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 176.5944 | 157.6340 | 170.35 | top 44% |
| Pork Ribs | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 177.1428 | 161.0972 | 168.80 | top 42% |
| Pork | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 177.7144 | 163.9656 | 170.91 | top 32% |
| Brisket | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 170.2744 | 159.9428 | 164.70 | top 65% |
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 9 | 1 | top 24% |
| AL | 8 | 0 | top 50% |
| TN | 4 | 0 | top 69% |
| KY | 1 | 0 | top 64% |
| FL | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 79% |
| Medium (20–39) | 12 | 1 | top 40% |
| Large (40+) | 10 | 0 | top 46% |
Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 3 | 10 | 0 | top 21% | 2025-11-14 |
| Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2 | 2 | 0 | top 43% | 2026-05-29 |
| Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 58% | 2025-09-20 |
| Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 18% | 2025-03-07 |
The story so far
- Busiest season: 2025 (14 contests)
- Cooks mostly in AL (10 of 27 contests)
- Most-entered category: Chicken (25 entries)
- First Grand Championship in the data: Pigs & Peaches (2025-08-15)
- Wins it all in 4% of contests
- Average Master overall score: 675.19 / 720
- Average Backyard overall score: 339.12 / 360
Milestones
- 🚩 2023-11-17 — First tracked contest · Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- 📣 2024-03-01 — First call · Sip & Swine BBQ Festival
- 🏆 2025-08-15 — First Grand Championship · Pigs & Peaches
- 📈 2025-11-14 — Peak power rating (1595) · Atlanta BBQ Store Classic
- ⭐ 2026-04-17 — Career-best overall score (681.0288) · The Downtown BBQ Showdown
- 🎖️ 2026-05-24 — 25th tracked contest · 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026)
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +14.6 | Pigs & Peaches | 2025-08-15 |
| +14.6 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2025-05-30 |
| +14.2 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2025-06-13 |
| +10.7 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival | 2025-03-07 |
| +10.7 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic | 2024-11-15 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -11.2 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship | 2026-03-20 |
| -9.3 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) | 2026-05-23 |
| -8.4 | Honeybee BBQ Competition | 2026-05-29 |
| -8 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) | 2024-10-18 |
| -7.6 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown | 2026-04-17 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% | top 72% | 94.6% | 93.5% |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 86% | top 35% | 97.3% | 95% |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75% | top 37% | 94.6% | 92.7% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 23% | 93% | 93% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Fire on the Mountain BBQ 🏅 Leburn, KY | 14 / 22 (675.2912) | 19 (163.9312) | 4 (175.4172) | 9 (176.0000) | 17 (159.9428) |
| 2026-05-29 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 15 / 19 (680.9940) | 14 (168.5256) | 4 (175.4056) | 8 (175.4056) | 17 (161.6572) |
| 2026-05-24 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Master Series Invitational and the Backyard Series Invitational (Sunday, May 24, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 42 / 82 (331.9316) | 32 (170.8344) | 47 (161.0972) | — | — |
| 2026-05-23 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: Wells Cup, Cocktail Ancillary, Dessert Ancillary (Saturday, May 23, 2026) Lebanon, TN | 105 / 117 (670.7428) | 107 (165.6800) | 80 (168.5372) | 77 (168.5600) | 80 (167.9656) |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Chicken Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | 58 (170.2628) | — | — | — |
| 2026-05-22 | 8th Annual KCBS World Invitational: World Rib Finals (Friday, May 22, 2026) Lebanon, TN | — | — | 73 (165.1200) | — | — |
| 2026-04-17 | The Downtown BBQ Showdown 🏅 Lake City, FL | 29 / 41 (681.0288) | 13 (175.4172) | 30 (168.5372) | 19 (173.1200) | 34 (163.9544) |
| 2026-03-20 | Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN | 100 / 125 (667.8744) | 101 (165.6916) | 86 (166.8228) | 106 (165.0856) | 58 (170.2744) |
| 2025-11-14 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 10 / 56 (344.5372) | 7 (176.0000) | 17 (168.5372) | — | — |
| 2025-09-20 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD) Glencoe, AL | 10 / 22 (338.2628) | 18 (165.1428) | 7 (173.1200) | — | — |
| 2025-09-19 | The Great Alabama BBQ Cook-off Qualifier "Don't Burn the Brisket" (ONE MEAT BRISKET) Glencoe, AL | — | — | — | — | 15 (161.0972) |
| 2025-09-19 | Smoke in the Park (BACKYARD & KIDS QUE) Glencoe, AL | 21 / 30 (334.7772) | 16 (170.8228) | 21 (163.9544) | 6 (175.4172) | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (ONE MEAT CHICKEN) Cullman, AL | — | 3 (176.5716) | — | — | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Bernard Blues & BBQ Cookoff (BACKYARD ONLY) Cullman, AL | 18 / 29 (339.3600) | 6 (176.5600) | 25 (162.8000) | — | — |
| 2025-08-15 | Pigs & Peaches 🏅 Kennesaw, GA | 1 / 27 (343.9428) | 1 (175.4172) | 5 (168.5256) | 9 (163.9656) | — |
| 2025-08-01 | Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Florence, AL | 9 / 23 (343.9660) | 10 (170.8344) | 8 (173.1316) | 2 (177.7144) | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Reelin N Smokin Backyard BBQ Competition (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 3 / 35 (350.2972) | 6 (176.5944) | 8 (173.7028) | — | — |
| 2025-05-30 | Honeybee BBQ Competition 🏅 Lafayette, GA | 2 / 26 (344.5600) | 7 (167.4172) | 1 (177.1428) | 8 (165.0856) | — |
| 2025-05-16 | High on the Hog Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Winchester, TN | 17 / 32 (340.5256) | 19 (170.2628) | 15 (170.2628) | 2 (177.7028) | — |
| 2025-04-25 | BBQ & Boogie 🏅 Calhoun, GA | 8 / 32 (343.3944) | 4 (176.5600) | 11 (166.8344) | 4 (171.4056) | 3 (167.9772) |
| 2025-04-11 | Smoke on the Falls BBQ Competition 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 21 / 31 (334.7656) | 26 (163.9428) | 13 (170.8228) | — | — |
| 2025-03-07 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 8 / 45 (343.9656) | 9 (171.9656) | 8 (172.0000) | 12 (166.2400) | — |
| 2024-11-15 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA | 12 / 58 (340.5144) | 6 (175.4056) | 21 (165.1088) | — | — |
| 2024-10-18 | WhistleStop BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Huntsville, AL | 37 / 50 (319.8740) | 42 (157.6340) | 29 (162.2400) | — | — |
| 2024-04-12 | Smoke on the Falls 🏅 Gadsden, AL | 11 / 31 (338.2056) | 9 (171.9772) | 13 (166.2284) | — | — |
| 2024-03-01 | Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA | 11 / 59 (336.5372) | 12 (168.0000) | 9 (168.5372) | 8 (171.9772) | — |
| 2023-11-17 | Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA | 14 / 60 (334.7772) | 17 (167.3828) | 14 (167.3944) | 12 (165.0972) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Backyard | #179 (188 pts) | #146 (278 pts) | #175 (213 pts) | — | — |
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #351 (436 pts) | #320 (536 pts) | #270 (691 pts) | #298 (541 pts) | #393 (411 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Backyard | #40 (1023 pts) | #41 (1028 pts) | #57 (881 pts) | — | — |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | — | #738 (219 pts) | — | — | #1065 (94 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Backyard | #136 (419 pts) | #148 (414 pts) | #133 (424 pts) | — | — |